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China trains guides as tourists flock to mountains

AFP - 1 hour 27 minutes ago

SIGUNIANG MOUNTAINS, China (AFP) - - As mountain climbing booms in China, the first group of guides trained by an expert Frenchman will soon graduate -- part of a government drive to boost safety standards. More »

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China unveils new jumbo jet company: report
AFP - Sunday, May 11
BEIJING (AFP) - - China unveiled its own jumbo jet maker in Shanghai on Sunday, state press reported, in a move that could eventually rival Airbus and Boeing. More »
Hu's visit to Japan 'complete success': Chinese foreign minister
AFP - Sunday, May 11
BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Japan was a "complete success", Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Sunday, in a further sign of the warming relations between the traditional rivals. More »
Beijing Olympics to boost Chinese energy demand: analysts
AFP - Sunday, May 11
LONDON (AFP) - - The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will boost China's rampant demand for energy, threatening to push world oil prices beyond current record heights, according to industry analysts. More »
Six people detained over fatal China rail accident: report
AFP - Sunday, May 11
BEIJING (AFP) - - Six people, including a train driver, have been detained over a train crash in eastern China that killed 72 people in the nation's worst rail accident in over a decade, state press have said. More »
Tibet rally in Paris calls for pressure on China
AFP - Sunday, May 11
PARIS (AFP) - - Several hundred demonstrators rallied Saturday in Paris in the name of Tibet with a call on the international community to step up pressure on China. More »
Three Chinese workers freed in Nigeria
AFP - Sunday, May 11
BEIJING (AFP) - - Three Chinese construction workers kidnapped on Tuesday in southern Nigeria have been freed, China's foreign ministry said Saturday. More »
China's Hu winds up rare visit to Japan
AFP - Sunday, May 11
NARA, Japan (AFP) - - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday wound up his five-day visit to Japan, which has seen the traditional rivals commit to closer ties but also met with protests over Beijing's rule in Tibet. More »
China's Hu says Japan visit "successful"
AFP - Saturday, May 10
NARA, Japan (AFP) - - Chinese President Hu Jintao Saturday said his five-day visit to Japan, which has seen the traditional rivals commit to closer ties but also met protests over Beijing's rule in Tibet, was a success. More »
Japan to allow military use of space: lawmakers
AFP - Saturday, May 10
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japanese lawmakers voted Friday to allow the military use of space, breaking a decades-old taboo in the officially pacifist country which has an increasingly ambitious space programme. More »

Olympics: Beijing tightens security as Games approach: reportsAFP -Saturday, May 10
Death toll in China disease outbreak hits 34: state mediaAFP -Friday, May 9
US warns China of 'technological isolation'AFP -Friday, May 9
Chinese president Hu says his country no military threatAFP -Friday, May 9
China to hold formal talks on Tibet: Dalai Lama envoyAFP -Thursday, May 8
Olympic flame reaches Mount Everest summitAFP -Thursday, May 8
Tibetan envoy says China told to free Tibetan prisonersAFP -Thursday, May 8
Pope underlines 'great importance' of Beijing OlympicsAFP -Thursday, May 8
Spike in prices hits Hong Kong shoppers, food industryAFP -Thursday, May 8
Animal group denounces China's panda loan to JapanAFP -Wednesday, May 7

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