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Chinese giant to buy US oil assets: company

AFP - Thursday, November 5

OSLO (AFP) - - Norwegian energy group Statoil said Wednesday it was selling some of its US offshore oil assets to China's state-owned CNOOC, marking the first step by a Chinese energy major into the US market. More »

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Dalai Lama relative joins Communist Party: state media
AFP - Wednesday, November 4
BEIJING (AFP) - - A relative of the Dalai Lama has joined China's ruling Communist Party, state media reported on Wednesday.
Outrage at photo of naked woman in China prostitute bust
AFP - Wednesday, November 4
BEIJING (AFP) - - A photo showing a plainclothes policeman pulling a naked woman by the hair during a prostitution bust in central China has caused outrage on the Internet, where it has been widely circulated.
Obama's half-brother speaks of their abusive father
AFP - Wednesday, November 4
GUANGZHOU, China (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo Wednesday broke his silence to speak of their abusive father at the launch of his first novel.
Beijing gives frosty reception to man-made snowstorm
AFP - Wednesday, November 4
BEIJING (AFP) - - Government scientists in Beijing have been pilloried for inducing a recent heavy snow fall that jammed traffic, delayed air travel and left city residents shivering, state media said Wednesday.
China's military making strides in space: US general
AFP - Wednesday, November 4
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - China's military has made dramatic progress in space over the past decade and the goals of its program remain unclear, a top American general said.
Mafia 'godmother' jailed in China
AFP - Wednesday, November 4
BEIJING (AFP) - - A court in China Tuesday sentenced the "godmother" of an organised crime gang to 18 years in jail after a sensational trial which gripped the nation with lurid tales of sex and corruption.
China police chief urges harsher Internet controls
AFP - Tuesday, November 3
BEIJING (AFP) - - China's police chief has called for a reinforced nationwide Internet security system, in the nation's latest effort to oversee the activities of the world's largest online population.
China won't pressure North Korea: think-tank
AFP - Tuesday, November 3
SEOUL (AFP) - - North Korea's military provocations this year angered its ally China but Beijing remains reluctant to tighten the screws on Pyongyang, an influential think-tank said Tuesday.
China protest halts Bangladesh Tibet exhibition
AFP - Tuesday, November 3
DHAKA (AFP) - - Bangladeshi police in the capital Dhaka closed a photography exhibition on Tibet following complaints from Chinese diplomats, the government and organisers said Monday.
China chief says space arms inevitable: state media
AFP - Monday, November 2
BEIJING (AFP) - - A top China air force commander has called the militarisation of space an "historical inevitability", state media said Monday, marking an apparent shift in Beijing's opposition to weaponising outer space.
China rushes to clean up oil spill on Yangtze
AFP - Monday, November 2
BEIJING (AFP) - - Authorities in China rushed to clean up an oil spill at the mouth of the Yangtze River after an Iranian-registered ship ran aground in bad weather, state media said Monday.
Houses toppled as 4.9-quake hits southwest China: govt
AFP - Monday, November 2
BEIJING (AFP) - - A moderate earthquake hit southwest China Monday, injuring 28 people, toppling more than 1,000 houses, and killing hundreds of livestock, local authorities reported.
China vaccinates over 3.7 million for swine flu
AFP - Monday, November 2
BEIJING (AFP) - - China has inoculated over 3.78 million people against swine flu and distributed over 26 million doses of vaccine to ward off a serious outbreak of the disease, the government said Sunday.
Protectionism a threat to recovery: Chinese official
AFP - Monday, November 2
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - - A top Chinese central bank official warned Sunday that rising trade and investment protectionism remains one of the major threats to the global economic recovery.
Acid ship 'sinks in China's Yangtze'
AFP - Monday, November 2
BEIJING (AFP) - - A ship carrying 100 tonnes of hydrochloric acid sank in China's Yangtze river on Sunday after colliding with another vessel, state media reported, citing local officials.
China stamp fetches record price
AFP - Monday, November 2
HONG KONG (AFP) - - A stamp that was pulled from circulation the day it was issued because it failed to show Taiwan as part of China fetched a record price at auction in Hong Kong on Sunday.
Beijing's first snow of season 'artificially induced'
AFP - Monday, November 2
BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese meteorologists covered Beijing in snow Sunday after seeding clouds to bring winter weather to the capital in an effort to combat a lingering drought, state media reported.
Myanmar torches seized drugs: state media
AFP - Sunday, November 1
YANGON (AFP) - - Myanmar's junta has burnt more than 20 million dollars worth of drugs seized during a recent campaign against ethnic rebel forces in the remote northeast by the Chinese border, state media said Sunday.
Dalai Lama defends visit to disputed Indian state
AFP - Saturday, October 31
TOKYO (AFP) - - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he was surprised at China's protest against his planned visit to an area of India claimed by Beijing, hinting he backed India on the border issue.