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92 perish in China mine disaster: state media

AFP - Monday, November 23

HEGANG, China (AFP) - - The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China climbed to 92 on Sunday as rescuers hunted for 16 workers still trapped deep underground in the nation's deadliest mine disaster in two years. More »

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Chinese rights lawyer's wife gets US asylum: supporters
AFP - Sunday, November 22
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The United States has granted political asylum to the wife and children of jailed Chinese civil rights lawyer Guo Feixiong who the family says is suffering abuse, supporters said Saturday.
Dalai Lama praises Obama on Tibet issue
AFP - Sunday, November 22
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday praised US President Barack Obama for taking up the issue of Tibet "very seriously" with Chinese leaders on his recent trip to China.
11 dead, 118 trapped after China mine blast: media
AFP - Saturday, November 21
BEIJING (AFP) - - An explosion at a mine in northeast China early Saturday killed 11 workers and left 118 trapped, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said.
China's Wen welcomes new EU president post
AFP - Saturday, November 21
BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday congratulated the European Union for creating the new posts of president and foreign policy chief, calling it a "step forward" for EU integration.
Chinese defence chief to visit N.Korea: media
AFP - Friday, November 20
BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie will visit North Korea soon, state-run media said on Friday, amid efforts to draw Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks.
China orders more accurate swine flu tallies
AFP - Friday, November 20
BEIJING (AFP) - - China has ordered more accurate reporting of swine flu deaths after a doctor renowned for helping expose the scale of the 2003 SARS outbreak claimed the true number of fatalities was being covered up.
Japan, China agree to improve military, political exchanges
AFP - Friday, November 20
TOKYO (AFP) - - The foreign ministers of Japan and China agreed Thursday to advance political and military exchanges in a bid to foster mutual trust, a Japanese diplomat said.
China tightens supervision of online games
AFP - Friday, November 20
BEIJING (AFP) - - China has vowed to tighten supervision of its fast-growing online games market, saying some games contained content that was "harmful" to players.
Afghan minister accused of major bribery: report
AFP - Thursday, November 19
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Afghanistan's minister of mines accepted a 30-million-dollar bribe to award a huge development project to a Chinese state firm, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a US official.
Desperate parents roam China to find kidnapped children
AFP - Thursday, November 19
ZHENGZHOU, China (AFP) - - Hu Xiaojiao was watching an undercover report about forced labour at a brick kiln in the midst of a slavery scandal in China two years ago when she saw her missing adult son in the video.
Tibetan cause faces 'setback' when Dalai Lama dies
AFP - Thursday, November 19
ROME (AFP) - - The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday his death would be a "setback" for Tibetans' struggle, but that he was confident the next generation would carry on his torch.
N.Korea nuke talks top Obama agenda in Seoul
AFP - Thursday, November 19
SEOUL (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama arrived in South Korea Wednesday on the last leg of his debut Asian tour, with North Korea's nuclear programme due to top the agenda after three days of negotiations in China.
Obama wraps up China trip with PM talks, Great Wall
AFP - Thursday, November 19
BEIJING (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama wrapped up his first trip to China on Wednesday by meeting Premier Wen Jiabao, who said the two nations were better off as partners not rivals, and visiting the Great Wall.
Hong Kong's 'spiders' stick to bamboo scaffolding
AFP - Wednesday, November 18
HONG KONG (AFP) - - Nicknamed "spiders" for their gravity-defying skills in web-like constructions, Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolders have risen above predictions that their trade would disappear.
China, US call for resumption of N.Korea talks
AFP - Wednesday, November 18
BEIJING (AFP) - - China and the United States want talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programme to resume "as soon as possible", US President Barack Obama said Tuesday after talks with his host Hu Jintao.
Obama urges early China talks with Dalai Lama reps
AFP - Tuesday, November 17
BEIJING (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he told his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao that he backs an early resumption of talks between Beijing and representatives of the Dalai Lama.
N.Korea kidnapped Chinese in refugee crackdown: report
AFP - Tuesday, November 17
SEOUL (AFP) - - Pyongyang's agents over the past decade abducted about 200 Chinese citizens as part of a campaign to stop people from fleeing North Korea, a news report said Tuesday.
China fuels US foreign student boom
AFP - Tuesday, November 17
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Soaring interest by Chinese students has led to record foreign enrollment at US universities, offering a potential boon to the United States both economically and politically, a study said.
CNN reporter detained in Shanghai over Obama-Mao T-shirt
AFP - Tuesday, November 17
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A CNN correspondent said Monday she was detained byChinese security guards in Shanghai for two hours for displaying a T-shirt on camera depicting US President Barack Obama as Mao Zedong.