Chinese top cop faces trial for bribe, abusing power (Lead)
September 18th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) A former police chief in China faced an open trial Tuesday for graft and bending the law for selfish ends.Wang Lijun, having served as Chongqing city's ... Read more...
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Chinese top cop faces trial for graft, abuse of power
September 18th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) In one of the biggest political scandals in China, a former police chief linked to politician Bo Xilai and his convicted wife Gu Kailai stood an ... Read more...
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China vows to protect foreigners
April 21st, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 21 (IANS) Police in China's Chongqing city, a major trade hub, have promised better protection to foreigners following the murder of a British national there."Neil Heywood's case is ... Read more...
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Six dead in China landslide
April 14th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 14 (IANS) At least six construction workers were killed Saturday when a part of a mountain came apart, causing a landslide and crushing a few work sheds where ... Read more...
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Man repays debt of neighbours’ kindness with shoes
February 21st, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 21 (IANS) A man in southwest China has prepared nearly 400 pairs of cloth shoes as a token of gratitude for his neighbours who once helped his parents ... Read more...
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Toxic fumes kill six in China tunnel
December 10th, 2011 - 6:00 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 10 (IANS) Six workers suffocated to death after inhaling toxic smoke in an under-construction railway tunnel in China's Chongqing city, authorities said.The incident took place Friday when welders ... Read more...
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Thunderstorms impact 275,000 in Chinese city
July 26th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 26 (IANS) Thunderstorms over the past five days have battered China's Chongqing city, damaging homes and farmland, cutting power supplies and affecting about 275,000 people.More than 1,500 houses ... Read more...
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Learn 36 patriotic songs, Chinese city residents told
April 21st, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 21 (IANS) Residents of China's Chongqing city have been told to learn and sing 36 patriotic songs.The songs have to be learnt as part of a campaign ahead ... Read more...
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China to create world’s largest security network with 500,000 cameras
March 10th, 2011 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar.10 (ANI): China will spend 2.6billion pounds on 500,000 surveillance cameras to create the world's largest security network.The system would create world's largest 'Big Brother' network of CCTV since the September ... Read more...
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Parents reading kids’ texts, chats declared illegal in China’s Chongqing city!
August 26th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Chongqing (China), Aug 26(ANI): Reading children's text messages or chatting records could now land parents in trouble in China's Chongqing city, as the local municipality has declared all such acts as illegal. ... Read more...
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China’s fattest man hospitalized
May 28th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) China's fattest man, who weighs 225 kg, was admitted to a hospital in the country's southwestern Chongqing city after a kidney failure, a media report said.
Liang Yong, who ... Read more...
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