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Officials, police chief sacked after Chinese girl's death: report
AFP - 1 hour 44 minutes agoBEIJING (AFP) - - Authorities Friday sacked top local Communist Party officials and a police chief over an inquiry in the death of a schoolgirl which triggered massive riots in southwest China, state media reported. More »
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China, Taiwan resume direct flights
AFP - Friday, July 4TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AFP) - - China and Taiwan resumed regular direct flights Friday for the first time in six decades, ushering in what Beijing called a "new start" in their tense and testy relations. More »
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Bush to attend Beijing Olympics opening gala
AFP - Friday, July 4WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US President George W. Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, defying boycott calls from critics of China's record on human rights and in Tibet, the White House said. More »
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China flight leaves for Taiwan: state media
AFP - Friday, July 4BEIJING (AFP) - - A direct flight from China to Taiwan departed on Friday, Chinese state media said, in the first such service since 1949. More »
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Police chief faces sack after Chinese girl's death: report
AFP - Friday, July 4BEIJING (AFP) - - The police chief whose inquiry into the alleged rape and murder of a schoolgirl triggered riots in southwestern China is facing the sack for sparking the unrest, state media reported early Friday. More »
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China launches fresh attack on Dalai Lama
AFP - Friday, July 4BEIJING (AFP) - - China launched a fresh verbal attack on the Dalai Lama on Thursday, even as state media reported the two sides wrapped up talks in Beijing that many hope could lead to the start of a rapprochement. More »
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China faces serious challenges on grain supply: premier
AFP - Thursday, July 3SHANGHAI (AFP) - - China faces serious challenges in ensuring it will have enough grain to feed its population in the decades to come, with urbanisation and climate change two major problems, Premier Wen Jiabao said. More »
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China to crack down harder on 'hot money': govt
AFP - Thursday, July 3BEIJING (AFP) - - China will launch a forex monitoring system to scrutinise checks on the authenticity of export transactions, the government said, in its latest move to crack down on speculative capital inflows. More »
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Jail terms cut for China's prisoner quake heroes: official media
AFP - Thursday, July 3BEIJING (AFP) - - Hundreds of prisoners who survived China's deadly earthquake have had their jail terms reduced as a reward for heroic actions during the disaster, state press reported on Thursday. More »
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In wake of riots over girl's death, China denies official's son involved
AFP - Wednesday, July 2BEIJING (AFP) - - Police in southwestern China have ruled out allegations that a government official's son was involved in the rape-murder of a girl that sparked a riot by 30,000 people, state media reported on Wednesday. More »
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