When 50 taxi drivers in China helped an ailing colleague
September 8th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) A group of 50 taxi drivers in east China's Zhejiang province are selflessly driving an ailing co-worker's cab to help his family fight poverty and disease.When ... Read more...
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China to deploy drones for marine surveillance
August 29th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are to be deployed along China's coastline to undertake remote-sensing marine surveillance, an official said Wednesday.The project also includes the construction of ... Read more...
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Chinese official sacked for pushing cameraman into pond
August 20th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) An official in east China's Zhejiang province was Monday dismissed from his post after he allegedly pushed a cameraman into a fish pond.Shi Guofeng was sacked ... Read more...
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Bogu Kailai sentenced to death with reprieve
August 20th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) Bogu Kailai, wife of former Chinese politician Bo Xilai, was Monday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on charges of murdering British businessman Neil Heywood.A ... Read more...
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Over 850,000 evacuated due to China storms
August 5th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 4 (IANS) Around 867,000 people have been evacuated from the eastern coast of China after gales lashed the region following the arrival of two tropical storms, the government ... Read more...
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Concern over overworked online Chinese shopkeeper’s death
July 27th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) A long period of overwork left a 24-year-old online shopkeeper dead in her sleep, raising concern in China about the working conditions and health of those ... Read more...
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Hang on! No quick divorce in Chinese city
July 26th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 26 (IANS) In China couples can get divorced in less than half an hour, but a city in east China's Zhejiang province has introduced a policy requiring couples ... Read more...
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China exports 120 trains to Sri Lanka
July 19th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 19 (IANS) China Thursday exported 120 trains to Sri Lanka.The trains were shipped from the port city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong province, the China Daily reported.The ... Read more...
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31 held in China for running porn website
July 19th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 19 (IANS) At least 31 people were arrested Thursday in a city in east China for allegedly running a pornographic website that contained over 20,000 videos, one million ... Read more...
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Three Chinese robbers sentenced to death
July 19th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 19 (IANS) Three Chinese men who committed five armed robberies from 1991 to 2011 that led to the death of eight people have been sentenced to death.Xu Deyong ... Read more...
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Nine dead in China rains
July 6th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 5 (IANS) At least nine people have died and more than one million affected due to heavy rains in east China's Anhui province, Xinhua reported Thursday.Torrential downpour over ... Read more...
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China starts differential electricity pricing system
July 2nd, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 2 (IANS) China implemented a new multi-tier electricity pricing system Monday to tackle the increasing pressure of supplying power to the world's most populous country.Under the new system, ... Read more...
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India bag women’s basketball title at Asian Beach Games
June 19th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Haiyang (China), June 19 (IANS) Indian women's basketball team Tuesday defeated hosts China to win the gold medal at the third Asian Beach Games here in east China's Shandong province.The ... Read more...
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Two minutes late, Chinese student not allowed to take exam
June 10th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, June 10 (IANS) A student in this Chinese metropolis was not allowed to appear in his national college entrance examination as he reached the venue two minutes after the ... Read more...
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Four die from cyanide poisoning in China
June 10th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 10 (IANS) Four workers have died and two were hospitalised after being poisoned by cyanide at a chemical plant in east China, officials said Sunday.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Paper names, shames 192 ‘freeloaders’
May 10th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 10 (IANS) A Chinese newspaper has dedicated two pages to naming and shaming 192 civil servants and others who are still being paid despite not working in their ... Read more...
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China’s animation industry grows
May 1st, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 1 (IANS) The production value of China's animation industry hit an estimated 60 billion yuan ($9.5 billion) in 2011, and a total of 200,000 minutes of animation were ... Read more...
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Chinese boy stands trial for setting girl on fire
April 23rd, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 23 (IANS) A teenager who allegedly set fire to a girl who turned down his romantic advances stood trial in a court in east China's city of Hefei ... Read more...
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India, US to discuss China, Myanmar
April 17th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Against the backdrop of tensions in South China Sea and the recent defiant rocket launch by North Korea, India and the US Tuesday will hold ... Read more...
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Blast in garage kills nine in China
April 16th, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Fuzhou, April 15 (IANS) An explosion that toppled a residential building and killed nine in east China's Fujian Province Sunday morning was caused by explosives illegally stored in a garage, ... Read more...
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60-year-old ’stud’ in pregnancy trouble!
March 21st, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 21 (IANS) A 60-year-old Chinese man is in trouble after being duped into believing that a young woman will pay him to get her pregnant.A court has ordered ... Read more...
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China to continue developing high speed trains
March 11th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 11 (IANS) China will continue developing its high speed rail network in the face of rising public demand for travelling efficiency and for future economic development, a railway ... Read more...
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14 ill as gas leaks in Chinese plant
February 23rd, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) Fourteen people fell sick Thursday after a gas leak at a steel plant in China's Jiangsu province.Ten people have been hospitalized, and four remain trapped after ... Read more...
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Chinese graveyard offers attractive jobs to young women
February 20th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) A Chinese graveyard is offering jobs to five young women to work as funeral attendants for 100,000 yuan ($15,886) a year.The selected candidates will be required ... Read more...
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Chinese gets jail term for Internet pornography
February 17th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 17 (IANS) A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for operating a pornographic website in China via a US-based web server, authorities said Friday.China has ... Read more...
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Three killed in China shipyard blast
February 12th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 12 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 12 injured in a shipyard blast in east China's Jiangsu province Sunday, the authorities said.The accident occurred in the ... Read more...
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Chinese scientists make headway in leprosy prevention
January 30th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 30 (IANS) Chinese scientists have claimed to have identified 10 susceptibility genes for leprosy to date, a finding that will help identify high-risk individuals and aid in the ... Read more...
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Ball removed from dolphin’s stomach
January 21st, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) Doctors in China have removed a toy volleyball from the stomach of a dolphin after sedating it.Doctors took out the ball from five-year-old Jiang Bo in ... Read more...
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Chinese student goes blind after blood donation
January 7th, 2012 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 7 (IANS) A woman college student in China collapsed, hit her head on a chair and later became blind in one eye after donating blood, a media report ... Read more...
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12 Chinese kids killed as school bus overturns
December 12th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 12 (IANS) At least 12 students of a primary school were killed in east China Monday evening after their school bus overturned.The accident took place at about 6.00 ... Read more...
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Fog affects life in China
December 7th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 7 (IANS) Foggy weather and falling air quality, plaguing various regions and cities in China since Sunday, have led to a surge in the sale of masks.Over 30,000 ... Read more...
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China bans commercials during TV dramas
November 28th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 28 (IANS) China has barred the airing of commercials during TV dramas effective Jan 1 next year.China's top broadcasting watchdog, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television ... Read more...
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Chinese brothers, father get death sentence for fraud
November 7th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hangzhou (China), Nov 7 (IANS) Two brothers and their father were sentenced to death on Monday for cheating 15,000 investors out of over $1.1 billion in east China's Zhejiang province.Ji ... Read more...
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India calls for closer ties among Indian Ocean nations
October 27th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 27 (IANS) With growing global stakes in the resource-rich Indian Ocean, India has asked for closer cooperation with Australia in boosting greater trade and security cooperation among ... Read more...
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Police in China hunt for ‘runaway bosses’
October 26th, 2011 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 26 (IANS) Police in China have launched a crackdown on entrepreneurs who have gone into hiding to avoid repaying bank and informal high-interest loans.The move has come as ... Read more...
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