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Olympics: China's Yu quits badminton after scandal
One of the star Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics for throwing a match has announced she is quitting the sport, saying her dreams had been "heartlessly shattered".
02 August 2012
Olympics: Ye's Aussie mentor says doping claims wrong
An Australian mentor of Chinese swimming sensation Ye Shiwen has slammed claims her Olympic achievements were fuelled by drugs, saying he was "100 percent certain" the teenager was clean.
02 August 2012
Olympics: S. Korea media, netizens lament "disgrace"
South Korean newspapers and netizens were generally scathing Thursday about their country's involvement in the Olympic badminton scandal, with one paper terming the affair a national embarrassment.
02 August 2012
Chinese outraged with Chinshanlo's victory for Kazakhstan
Chinese media insists that Kazakhstan weightlifter Zulfiya Chinshanlo is a Chinese sportswoman rented to Kazakhstan.
01 August 2012
China hits back at new US sanctions over Iran
Beijing reacted furiously Wednesday to new US sanctions imposed on a Chinese bank over transactions with Iran, urging Washington to revoke them and saying it would lodge an official protest.
01 August 2012
China mudslides kill at least 16: Xinhua
Mudslides that buried an iron ore mine in northwestern China have killed at least 16 people, with another 12 still missing a day after the disaster.
01 August 2012
Olympics: China to probe match throwing claim - Xinhua
China's Olympic delegation has launched an investigation into allegations its star badminton players threw a match, state media said Wednesday, in the latest controversy to strike the Chinese team.
01 August 2012
Australia smashes $500 mln Hong Kong drug ring
Australian police have seized half a billion dollars' worth of crystal methamphetamine and heroin after smashing a Hong Kong-linked international drugs syndicate.
31 July 2012
US report on religious freedom 'unjustified': China
China's official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday there was "no justification" for a US report signalling a marked deterioration in the country's religious freedom in 2011.
31 July 2012
China to land first moon probe: state media
China will next year attempt to land an exploratory craft on the moon for the first time, state media reported, in the latest project in the country's ambitious space programme.
31 July 2012
Olympics: More gold for China as records tumble in pool
China surged clear at the top of the Olympic medals table on Sunday, as two world records fell in the pool on a night when France stunned swimming's superpowers to take a dramatic relay gold.
30 July 2012
Hong Kong parents protest China patriotism lessons
Thousands of stroller-pushing Hong Kong parents and activists Sunday protested a plan to introduce national education lessons, slamming it as a bid to brainwash children with Chinese propaganda.
30 July 2012
Japan firm says China waste claims 'groundless'
A Japanese paper firm whose factory was at the centre of deadly weekend protests in China said Monday it was concerned about the demonstration, but rejected pollution claims as "groundless".
30 July 2012
Pollution protestors clash with police in China
Thousands of people demonstrating against alleged pollution from a paper factory in east China clashed with police Saturday, the latest in a series of environmental protests.
28 July 2012
Chinese buying more luxury goods at home: survey
Chinese shoppers are increasingly buying luxury goods in mainland China, turning away from high-end stores abroad and in Hong Kong.
28 July 2012
Chinese and EU solar makers at war over dumping
A host of EU solar makers haved called on the European Commission to probe alleged dumping practices by its Chinese rivals, as Beijing warned an investigation could trigger a trade war.
27 July 2012
Air Astana starts new Almaty – Hong Kong flight
Air Astana airlines company is starting new Almaty-Hong Kong-Almaty flights on August 28, 2012.
27 July 2012
Kazakhstan and China increased commodities turnover
Commodities turnover between Kazakhstan and China grew 29.8 percent up in 5 months of 2012.
27 July 2012
Olympics: Chinese doctor reveals state-sponsored doping
Chinese Olympians were subjected to a state-sponsored doping regime in the 1980s and 1990s, a retired chief medical supervisor revealed to Australian media on Friday.
27 July 2012
Beijing to 'strike' at critics after flood disaster
Authorities in Beijing said they would begin to "strike" out at online critics of the government response to recent record flooding, while declining again Thursday to release updated casualty tolls.
27 July 2012