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/ 3 February 2011
The Chinese calendar may be set to welcome in the year of the rabbit but the new year could be auspicious for love cheats, astrologers predict.
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/ 24 January 2011
China has mandated that all schoolchildren undergo lessons on etiquette — the latest expression of concern over uncultured manners.
The red carpet is out for the Chinese president — a far cry from a miserable working lunch.
Chinese media praised President Hu Jintao’s visit to the United States on Friday as a diplomatic "masterstroke" in easing tensions.
China and the US talked on Wednesday about China’s yuan currency being undervalued, militaries and discourse between China and the Dalai Lama.
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/ 18 January 2011
The South Africa women’s hockey team are hoping for good form when they play in the South African International Series starting on Wednesday.
US-China relations are at a critical juncture and a summit between their leaders next week must produce "real action, on real issues".
Huge foreign reserves has given the emerging superpower a tighter grip on business, finance and politics.
A United States military presence in the Pacific is essential to restrain Chinese assertiveness, Washington’s defence chief said on Friday.
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/ 13 January 2011
China said it will be "difficult" for its ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency to tour Iran’s nuclear facilities.
China told the United States on Wednesday that its first test-flight of a stealth fighter jet should not be seen as a threat.
China on Tuesday denied any connection to an industrial espionage scandal at French car-maker Renault.
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/ 10 January 2011
Chinese investment in Zambia topped $1-billion and created 15 000 jobs in 2010, with $5-billion more to be spent in the coming years.
The defence chiefs of the United States and China on Monday sought to play down a growing military rivalry between the two countries.
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/ 10 January 2011
China has followed Japan’s lead in the capsule-hotel market, amid an explosion of leisure travel in the world’s most populous country.
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/ 10 January 2011
Global food prices have reached an all-time high and food inflation is on the rise. Will South Africa also be affected?
French intelligence services are looking into China’s possible role in an industrial espionage scandal at car-maker Renault.
South Africa’s invitation to join the amorphous entity is an affront to the country’s foreign policy, write Mills Soko and Mzukisi Qobo.
President Jacob Zuma is emerging as an international statesman, which is paying dividends for the country.
Investors are watching inflation, but Jonathan Schiessl of Ashburton remains bullish.
Once again, China has scored points in Africa. Beijing wants South Africa to become the fifth member of the Bric countries.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, have vowed their countries will cooperate closely despite differences.
South Africa’s coal exports rose to 63,43-million tons in 2010 from 61,14-million tons the previous year, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal said.
The popular Internet service Skype could be dealt a major setback in one of the world’s largest markets as the Chinese government cracks down.
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/ 31 December 2010
A virus targeting smart phones in China running Google’s Android operating system may represent the most sophisticated bug to target mobile devices.
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/ 30 December 2010
China shut down more than 60 000 pornographic websites this year, netting almost 5 000 suspects in the process.
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/ 29 December 2010
Cost of pollution, deteriorating soil and other impacts surged to $199-billion in 2008. Equivalent to 3,9% of country’s GDP.
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/ 24 December 2010
South Africa has received a formal invitation to join the Brazil, Russia, India and China (Bric) group of large emerging economies.
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/ 24 December 2010
China’s commerce minister warned that measures being taken in Europe to fix the sovereign debt crisis are "turning an acute disease into a chronic".
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/ 24 December 2010
China says its two-way trade with Africa has increased by nearly 45% in a year to hit a record $114,81-billion.
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/ 22 December 2010
The Dalu Robot restaurant’s hotpot meals are not as famous yet as the staff who never lose their patience and never take tips.
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/ 17 December 2010
China’s internet censors may keep most of the nation’s 420-million web users from accessing Facebook, but they haven’t stopped social game developers.