Woods and McIlroy to face-off in China
August 29th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) World No.1 golfer Rory McIlroy will take on 14-time major championship winner Tiger Woods in a one-day duel in Zhengzhou Oct 29.The world's two most ... Read more...
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Pricey peaches stolen from China laboratory
July 25th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) Thieves in China got away with peaches worth 100,000 yuan ($15,700) that were grown scientifically at a research institute.Three unemployed men who stole the peaches Monday ... Read more...
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Fruit of 10 years’ research stolen as another peach
July 4th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 4 (IANS) While stealing peaches from an agricultural institute, three jobless men may have never thought that they were actually taking away the fruit of decade-long reseach of ... Read more...
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200 flights hit as fog covers Beijing
March 17th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) Nearly 200 flights were cancelled as a thick blanket of fog enveloped Beijing Saturday.Fog impacted the north China region, including Beijing and Tianjin, grounding a number ... Read more...
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China’s Shaolin Temple risks losing rating
January 31st, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) Shaolin Temple, the cradle of Chinese martial art kungfu, faces losing its top rating after it was found littered with garbage and the scene of traffic ... Read more...
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Boy killed, chopped up, turned into mincemeat
July 20th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 20 (IANS) A nine-year-old schoolboy was abducted, killed, chopped up and then his kidnappers used a meat grinder to mince his body, before throwing it in a river ... Read more...
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26 killed in China mine blast
December 8th, 2010 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 8 (IANS) Twenty-six people were killed in an explosion in a coal mine in central China's Henan province, authorities said Wednesday.A total of 46 miners were working ... Read more...
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China to breed earthworms to recycle kitchen waste
November 14th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 14 (IANS) An environmental group in China is planning to breed earthworms in a bid to recycle kitchen waste in several cities across the country.Friends of Nature - one of ... Read more...
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10/10/10: Perfect day to tie the knot (Lead)
October 10th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 10 (IANS) For the Chinese, number 10 implies perfection. So a large number of couples tied the knot Oct 10, 2010, or 10-10-10, in a bid to make their marriage ... Read more...
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10/10/10: Lucky day for Chinese to get married
October 10th, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 10 (IANS) Thousands of Chinese couples are rushing to tie the knot Sunday, believing the "lucky number day" - 10/10/10 - will give them a perfect marriage.With the number 10 ... Read more...
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Fastest train in China rolls out
May 27th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 27 (IANS) China Thursday rolled out the production line of the country's fastest train, which promises a top speed of 380 km per hour.
The new generation train was launched in ... Read more...
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Cleanup begins after oil leak in China’s Yellow river branch
January 3rd, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 3 (IANS) A pipeline oil leak that led to fuel flowing into a major branch of the Yellow river has been brought under control, China National Petroleum Corporation has ... Read more...
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Former Chinese official gets death sentence for corruption
September 24th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing , Sept 24 (ANI): A former official of China ''s Ethnic Affairs Commission has been sentenced to death on corruption charges, according to the official Xinhua news agency.Du Maoji, the ... Read more...
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Major earthquake hits China
May 12th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 12 (Xinhua) A major earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale hit Wenchuan County in China's southwestern Sichuan province Monday. The earthquake took place at 2.28 p.m. The epicentre was ... Read more...
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