‘Grinning’ Chinese official sacked (Lead)
September 21st, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 21 (IANS) An official who was photographed smiling at the scene of a fatal bus crash that occurred in northwest China's Shaanxi Province late last month has been ... Read more...
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47 killed in two China expressway collisions
August 26th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Yan'an/Chengdu (China), Aug 26 (IANS) Forty-seven people were killed and four were injured in two separate expressway collisions in China on Sunday.The first accident occurred around 2.18 a.m. in ... Read more...
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28 killed in China road accident
August 26th, 2012 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 26 (IANS) At least 28 people were killed early Sunday in a collision between a bus and a methanol-loaded tanker in northwest China's Shaanxi province, police said.The ... Read more...
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Toxic mushrooms kill seven, poison 50 in China
August 4th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 4 (IANS) Consumption of wild mushrooms in China's Shaanxi province has claimed the lives of least seven people and poisoned more than 50, forcing the country's top ... Read more...
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Downpour wreaks havoc across China
July 24th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) Rainstorms since the weekend have ravaged many parts of China, including the capital city of Beijing where the heaviest rain in 60 years caused 37 ... Read more...
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Chinese family gets compensation for forced abortion
July 11th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 11 (IANS) The family of a young Chinese woman forced to have a late-term abortion has agreed to settle the case out of court after their town ... Read more...
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China’s earliest wine unearthed in tomb
July 6th, 2012 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 6 (IANS) Liquid found inside an ancient wine vessel unearthed in China's Shaanxi province is believed to be the earliest wine in the country's history, dating back ... Read more...
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China probes forced abortion case after national outrage
June 14th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 14 (IANS) Authorities in China's Shaanxi province have launched an investigation into an incident of forced abortion, pledging that anyone found responsible will be punished according to ... Read more...
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Attitudes towards sex change in China
June 9th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 9 (IANS) As China develops socially and economically, the Chinese are becoming less likely to view sex as a taboo subject, the China Daily reported Saturday.That tendency ... Read more...
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American filmmaker opens up about China’s reclusive hermits
May 5th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The elusive mountain monks of China are gradually allowing foreigners to visit their shrines and learn about their harsh religious practices, says American filmmaker ... Read more...
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Chinese province steps up use of English
February 15th, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 15 (IANS) Civil servants in a Chinese province will learn to speak English by the year 2015 to provide better services to people.All civil servants with a ... Read more...
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Chinese held for poaching panda 17 years ago
February 10th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) A villager in China has been charged with poaching and skinning a giant panda 17 years ago.Zhang Chengwa, from Yangxian county in northwestern Shaanxi province, ... Read more...
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16 million Chinese women married to gay men
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 3 (IANS) Sixteen million women in China are married to homosexual men, an expert claimed.Due to traditional family values in China, about 90 percent of homosexual men ... Read more...
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Ancient tree in China shows growth after transplantation
December 31st, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 31 (IANS) An over 4,000 years old cypress tree that was transplanted nine months ago in northwest China's Shaanxi province has shown signs of growth, said local ... Read more...
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US tech firm to set up branch in Chinese city
December 23rd, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) Qualcomm, the world's largest wireless semiconductor company, has announced it will set up a branch in Xi'an, capital of China's northwest Shaanxi province, the authorities ... Read more...
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Panda numbers increase in China
December 17th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) The number of pandas in the wild has increased from 14 to 41 over the past decade in China's Shaanxi province, one of the country's ... Read more...
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For two ibises received, Japan returns 8 to China
December 11th, 2011 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 11 (IANS) Authorities in northern Japan Saturday transferred eight of 17 crested ibis birds to China, which had originally supplied these endangered birds' over a decade ago ... Read more...
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Five sacked over China coal mine blast
October 22nd, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 22 (IANS) Five officials were sacked after a coal mine gas explosion killed 11 people and injured two in northwest China's Shaanxi province, authorities said Saturday.The officials, ... Read more...
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11 killed in China coal mine gas blast
October 16th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Xi'an (China), OCt 16 (IANS) Eleven people were killed in a gas blast at a coal mine in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local authorities said.Altogether 21 miners were working ... Read more...
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10 killed, 22 missing in China landslide
September 18th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) Ten people were killed and 22 others were missing following a landslide in northwest China, Xinhua reported Sunday.The landslide, triggered by heavy rains, occurred in ... Read more...
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Torrential rains impact 120,000 people in China
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) Torrential rains since Sunday in northwest China's Shaanxi province have affected almost 120,000 people, authorities said Tuesday.More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying ... Read more...
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18 dead in China landslide
July 6th, 2011 - 8:40 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 6 (IANS) At least 18 people were confirmed dead in a rain-triggered landslide in China, rescuers said Wednesday morning.The landslides occurred in Lueyang county in Shaanxi province, ... Read more...
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Farewell to college life - with love, laughter and naughtiness
July 3rd, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, July 3 (IANS) Many university students in Shanghai are trying to turn their last days of college into an unforgettable time of their campus life with love, laughter ... Read more...
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Rare 1,100-year-old murals on display in China
June 21st, 2011 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 21 (IANS) Rare murals dating back at least 1,100 years and unearthed from various tombs, were thrown open Monday to public viewing for the first time in ... Read more...
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Bangladesh seeks close ties with China
June 20th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) Visiting Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said Monday that her country seeks to boost close bilateral cooperation with China. The two-way trade volume exceeded $7 ... Read more...
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Chinese who killed woman after accident sentenced to death
April 22nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) A student of music who stabbed to death a woman after an accident as he feared she will report him to the authorities was sentenced ... Read more...
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2,000 years old Xi’an tomb unearthed to study Western Han Dynasty
April 9th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, April 09 (ANI): Chinese archaeologists have excavated a tomb built more than 2,000 years ago in the ancient capital of Xi'an to study the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC ... Read more...
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Former Chinese governor gets life imprisonment for bribery
April 9th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Chongqing (China), Apr.9 (ANI): Former Vice Chairman of China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Li Tangtang, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for taking bribes. A Chongqing Municipality court in southwest China ... Read more...
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Remains of largest Stone Age building discovered in NW China
January 26th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered the remains of the largest Stone Age building, thought to be a prehistoric 'town hall', in Northwest China's Shaanxi province.The remains of the ... Read more...
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China’s Silk road temple conservation held up as model
January 22nd, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 22 (IANS/AKI) A project to conserve a 634 AD temple along China's famed 'silk road' has turned a model for preservation and urban renovation, says the International Council ... Read more...
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Four tonnes of ancient coins found
December 23rd, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) Four tonnes of ancient coins have been found in China's Shaanxi province.The huge trove was dug out by workers in Huaxian, the China Daily reported Thursday. Authorities ... Read more...
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13 children injured in China wall collapse
September 8th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) Thirteen children and a teacher were injured when a wall at a privately-run kindergarten in northwest China's Shaanxi province collapsed, an official said Wednesday.
The accident happened Tuesday ... Read more...
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Chinese terracotta soldiers on an overseas visit
August 18th, 2010 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 18 (IANS) Over 100 terracotta soldiers dating back to 206 B.C. are on an overseas visit to Sweden, dubbed as one of the largest cultural exchanges between the Asian ... Read more...
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Six dead, 18 missing after mud-rock flow hits village in northwest China
July 27th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by BNO News
SHANGLUO, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- At least six people were killed on Saturday and scores of others remain missing after a mud-rock flow hit a village in northwest China, state-run media reported ... Read more...
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Six die, 18 missing in China mud-rock flow
July 27th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 18 remained missing after a mud-rock flow hit a mountain village in China's Shaanxi province, authorities said Tuesday.
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