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Huge China explosions leave scores dead, hundreds injured
Enormous explosions in a major Chinese port city killed at least 44 people and injured more than 500, leaving a devastated industrial landscape of incinerated cars, toppled shipping containers and burnt-out buildings.
13 August 2015
'Children of the aggressor': the Japanese war babies adopted by China
Now 73 and sitting in his Tokyo home, Yohachi Nakajima fights back tears when he thinks of his Chinese adopted mother and the farming village he once called homeю
12 August 2015
New transportation opportunities for Trans-Caspian Route: Nomad express container train welcomed in Baku
On August 3, Baku welcomed the Nomad express container train traveling from Shihezi, China to Georgia via Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan
10 August 2015
Typhoon Soudelor kills 14 in China: state media
Typhoon Soudelor killed 14 people in eastern China and four are missing after parts of the country were hit by the heaviest rains in a century.
10 August 2015
China MH370 families march to Malaysia embassy, demand Reunion trip
Chinese relatives of passengers aboard missing flight MH370 marched to Malaysia's embassy in Beijing, some demanding to be taken to Reunion island where suspected wreckage from the plane was found.
07 August 2015
Japan's Hiroshima ceremonies 'scheming': Chinese media
A Chinese newspaper with close ties to the ruling Communist Party slammed Japan for commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima without highlighting its own wartime aggression.
06 August 2015
Beijing's bid to host 2022 Winter Olympics beats Kazakhstan's Almaty
Chinese Beijing has won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games from Kazakhstan's Almaty.
31 July 2015
Hundreds protest in Taipei after student suicide
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Taipei early calling for the education minister to resign after a student committed suicide.
31 July 2015
Turkey's Erdogan in China for talks amid Uighur strains
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed for China Wednesday having secured NATO's backing for Ankara's fight against Islamic State militants.
29 July 2015
Olga Rypakova wins triple jump at IAAF Diamond League
Olympic champion in track and field Olga Rypakova from Kazakhstan has won the IAAF Diamond League in London.
27 July 2015
Hard lives of China's 'left behind' children
Deep in the Chinese countryside, the lives of Liang Yuxiu and her brother Zhaolu epitomise the cost of decades of breakneck economic growth.
24 July 2015
Richard Gere speaks up for Tibet at US hearing
Hollywood star Richard Gere expressed outrage Tuesday over the death in a Chinese prison of a key Tibetan dissident, as the US Congress explored ways to ratchet up pressure on Beijing over Tibet.
15 July 2015
Google removes Chinese name on map after Philippine furore
Google has quietly removed the Chinese name for a South China Sea shoal bitterly disputed by Beijing and Manila from its maps service, following an outcry from Filipinos.
14 July 2015
China evacuates over 865,000 as super typhoon nears
Super typhoon Chan-hom barrelled towards eastern China near commercial hub Shanghai, prompting the evacuation of more than 865,000 people.
11 July 2015
145-men fight between Chinese and Kazakh miners in Kazakhstan, 65 injured
A large fight between Kazakh and Chinese workers of Aktogay mine in East Kazakhstan occurred on July 8.
10 July 2015
Kazakh Special Forces beat Chinese, Russian and American teams at international competition
Special Forces of Kazakhstan show high-quality of training during international competition for elite special forces.
08 July 2015
Russian economic winds blow cold in Chinese border town
The warmth of the friendship between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin does little to counter the bitter economic winds blowing through their shared border.
08 July 2015
New music generation celebrates Dalai Lama at 80
The Dalai Lama has long enjoyed an avid following among Western musicians and, as he turns 80, both new and veteran stars are offering songs to spread his message.
03 July 2015
Chinese Ambassador calls Kazakhstan to abandon Cold War mentality
The Ambassador of China in Kazakhstan Zhang Hanhui assured Kazakhstan that it should not fear Chinese expansion in agriculture.
02 July 2015
China PM kicks off France visit with climate pledge, Airbus deal
China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang made a long-awaited pledge to curb carbon emissions during a trip to France.
01 July 2015