One held for China bomb hoax
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 2 (IANS) A 29-year-old man has been detained in China for a hoax bomb warning that forced the diversion of a domestic flight, Xinhua reported.Xiong Yi, a resident ... Read more...
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Napkin counterfeit ring smashed
August 22nd, 2012 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) An underground network of workshops that made and sold counterfeit sanitary napkins worth more than 150 million yuan ($23 million) has been destroyed, the Shanghai Daily ... Read more...
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China to ensure security at every school by 2013
August 18th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) With a number of murder incidents taking place in Chinese schools in recent years, the country has decided to beef up security measures at schools ... Read more...
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China bans sale of mud snails after vomiting cases
July 20th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 20 (IANS) China's health ministry Friday banned the sale of Nassariidae, a small mud snail species, that have reportedly caused people to faint and vomit after eating them.The ... Read more...
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$5 bn subsidy for Chinese rural households
July 14th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 14 (IANS) To enable villagers renovate their dilapidated houses in rural areas, the Chinese government has decided to support four million poor households this year, China Daily reported ... Read more...
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50 dead, 42 missing in China floods
June 30th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) At least 50 people have died and 42 others are missing following floods triggered by strong rainfall which has been battering many parts of China for ... Read more...
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Chinese banks may cut mortgage rates
June 11th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 11 (IANS) Chinese banks may lower their mortgage rates after the central bank decided to cut its benchmark interest rates last week, a media report said Monday.The Guangdong ... Read more...
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34 held for selling bogus Chinese IDs
June 1st, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 1 (IANS) Thirtyfour people have been held in China's Fujian province on charges of selling fake identification certificates to Chinese seeking to cross the border illegally, authorities here ... Read more...
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Hailstorms in China leave 29 dead, devastate homes
April 22nd, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) Hailstorms in China caused havoc, killing 29 people from March to April 20 and destroying various houses, said statistics released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.According ... Read more...
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China cracks down on online crime, over 1,000 held (Lead)
March 31st, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 31 (IANS) In a massive nationwide crackdown on internet crime, Chinese police Saturday said they have arrested 1,065 suspects and deleted more than 208,000 "harmful" online messages. Six ... Read more...
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Chinese microblogs stop comments after crackdown
March 31st, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 31 (IANS) Two major Chinese microblogging sites have suspended comment functions after they were "punished" for allowing rumours about a military coup in Beijing.A total of 16 websites ... Read more...
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16 Chinese websites closed, six detained for spreading rumours
March 31st, 2012 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 30 (IANS) Chinese authorities closed 16 websites and detained six people responsible for "fabricating or disseminating online rumors," the State Internet Information Office (SIIO) and Beijing police said ... Read more...
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China to crack down on illegal gun possession
February 10th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) The Chinese government will soon launch a nationwide crackdown on illegal possession of guns and explosives following a recent spate of armed robberies.The government "will concentrate ... Read more...
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China to monitor radiation in water around n-plants
January 18th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 18 (IANS) China's health authorities have been told to check for radiation in drinking water around the country's nuclear power plants.The monitoring will cover areas within 30 ... Read more...
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China taxi driver killed in police raid
January 11th, 2012 - 5:26 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 11 (IANS) A taxi driver was accidentally killed in southern China when a raiding police team opened fire at a nightclub, officials said Tuesday.He was waiting near his ... Read more...
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Bird nest delicacy could cause cancer
December 24th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) A delicacy made from the nest of cave swift, a species of bird that builds its nest from its saliva, may cause cancer, China's quality watchdog ... Read more...
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Parents of octuplets in China face hefty fines
December 21st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 21 (IANS) A wealthy Chinese couple who conceived eight babies through in-vitro fertilization may face hefty fines for violating the family-planning law.The babies were conceived by the wife ... Read more...
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China executes South African woman for drug smuggling
December 12th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by BNO News
JOHANNESBURG (BNO NEWS) -- Chinese authorities on Monday executed a South African woman after she was earlier convicted of drug smuggling, the South African government confirmed. The woman had repeatedly claimed to ... Read more...
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China arrests 2,200 in crackdown on organied gangs
September 16th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 16 (IANS) Police in China have arrested about 2,200 suspected gangsters and destroyed 18 gangs during a nationwide crackdown, said the ministry of public security in a statement.The ... Read more...
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China faces shortage of life saving drug
September 13th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 13 (IANS) Experts in China have called for a national drug control system following a countrywide shortage of a life saving drug that has lasted at least three ... Read more...
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Rare freshwater jellyfish found in China
August 27th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 27 (IANS) A rare type of freshwater jellyfish has been found to be thriving in a river in south China.Schools of the endangered freshwater jellyfish were discovered by ... Read more...
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Doctor selling Vietnam kids to Chinese families
August 1st, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) A Chinese doctor has been found guilty of helping sell Vietnamese children to buyers in China. Two children, less than a week old, were found to ... Read more...
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Adopted Chinese Americans begin root-seeking journey
July 28th, 2011 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 28 (IANS) Adopted Chinese children from 90 American families have begun a journey to their native country in search of their roots.The China-born children - aged four to ... Read more...
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Double for Ikhwan in JK Racing Asia Series
July 24th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 24 (IANS) Malaysia's 19-year-old Afiq Ikhwan (Meritus GP) overcame a stiff challenge from Austrian sensation Lucas Auer (Euro International) in the final race of the weekend to complete ... Read more...
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Over 1.5 mn people affected in China floods
July 15th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 15 (IANS) Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in south China have affected 1.57 million people, officials said Friday.The National Commission for Disaster Reduction said heavy ... Read more...
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Crackdown on illegal mining in China
July 3rd, 2011 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 2 (IANS) China has ordered a clampdown on mining activities at unauthorised places after many people died in accidents in such facilities, Xinhua reported Saturday.China's top work safety ... Read more...
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One in five working women sexually exploited in China: Survey
May 4th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai/Beijing, May 4 (IANS) A survey has revealed how unsafe it is turning out for the women in China to work at offices, with one in five women respondents admitting ... Read more...
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One in every five women is sexually harassed in China: Survey
May 4th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Shanghai/Beijing, May 4:(ANI) - A survey conducted in China has found that one in every five female respondents has experienced sexual harassment at work.The poll found 20 percent of the 1,837 participants ... Read more...
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Fukushima nuke plant resident risk much less those staying near Karachi reactor
April 23rd, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 23 (ANI): An analysis carried out by Nature and Columbia University, New York, shows that two-thirds of the world's 211 power plants have more people living within a 30-kilometre radius ... Read more...
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Open-minded’ college students largest sperm donors in China
March 21st, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
'New Delhi, March 21 (ANI): Due to the improved attitudes and increased subsidies, a growing number of college students in China have become sperm donors.Sources with the Guangdong human sperm bank said ... Read more...
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Most Chinese unhappy with government websites
December 18th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) Nearly 80 percent Chinese in a survey said they were dissatisfied with government websites as they lacked useful information.Of the 450,000 people surveyed from June to November, only ... Read more...
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Miandad says China good neutral venue for Pak cricket
December 15th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec.15 (ANI): Former captain and Pakistan's cricket ambassador to China Javed Miandad believes that if China becomes another venue for Pakistan's offshore international matches, then it will also help promote the ... Read more...
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10 missing after ship sinks off south China coast
December 4th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 4 (IANS) Ten Chinese sailors were missing after a vessel with Panamanian flag sank off the coast of China's southern province of Guangdong Saturday, authorities said.The cargo ship MV Hong ... Read more...
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Asian Games taekwondo: Jasvant loses in pre-qaurters
November 17th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 17 (IANS) India's Jasvant lost a close fight against Indonesian Yulius Fernado 5:6 to bow out of the men's 74 kg taekwondo event at the Asian Games here Wednesday.Jasvant was ... Read more...
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China starts driverless metro service for Asian Games
November 9th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 9 (IANS) China's Guangzhou city, venue for the Asian Games, has launched a metro train service that can be operated without a driver.The four-kilometre metro service links the Tianhe district ... Read more...
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