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/ 17 November 2009
The Tibetan government-in-exile said on Tuesday it was willing to talk to China after Barack Obama called for resumption of dialogue.
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/ 17 November 2009
Japan’s football chief has raised the decibel level against vuvuzelas at next year’s World Cup.
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/ 16 November 2009
United States President Barack Obama on Monday called al-Qaeda the biggest threat to US security.
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/ 13 November 2009
Likening slavery in US to that of Tibetan society under Dalia Lama, Beijing says "black president" should be sympathetic.
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/ 11 November 2009
Delta has been warming faster than global average for a decade, and the impact is already being felt, according to WWF China.
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/ 10 November 2009
Tucked into a grimy building in Guangzhou, a small band of Chinese master carvers chip away at ivory tusks with chisels.
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/ 9 November 2009
Despite falling short at the HSBC Championships in Shanghai, Ernie Els was glad to walk away from a week of golf where he felt he regained his touch.
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/ 9 November 2009
Emerging economies, smarting under rampant currency appreciation, are finally daring to join a chorus of protests against China’s weak yuan.
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/ 9 November 2009
China on Monday offered full assistance to Africa in agriculture and infrastructure following its pledge of -billion in concessional loans.
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/ 9 November 2009
Phil Mickelson left Shanghai on Monday for an extended break, wrapping up a difficult season on a high and excited about his prospects for 2010.
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/ 6 November 2009
Chinese scientists claim to be able to control precipitation. But is so-called geo-engineering more than wishful thinking?
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/ 6 November 2009
Tiger Woods stormed into a share of the lead with Nick Watney at the WGC-HSBC Champions on Friday, with Phil Mickelson one shot behind.
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/ 6 November 2009
Xie Caiping’s trial has revealed all the hallmarks of a typical gang boss, writes Tania Branigan.
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/ 5 November 2009
Nick Watney made an immediate impression in the HSBC Champions by tying the course record with an 8-under 64 to build a two-shot lead on Thursday.
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/ 5 November 2009
The US will not agree to targets cutting greenhouse gas emissions unless developing countries, particularly China, make similar moves.
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/ 4 November 2009
Although United States President Barack Obama has never set foot there, China cast a long shadow in the Pacific region where he grew up.
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/ 4 November 2009
Tiger Woods is once again the man to beat this week as the HSBC Championships tees off this week.
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/ 4 November 2009
Chinese investors in Africa, long used to low-interest policy loans, are being reluctantly pushed towards commercial lending.
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/ 3 November 2009
Tiger Woods renews battle with Phil Mickelson in China this week as Asia hosts its biggest golf tournament ever with the HSBC Champions.
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/ 2 November 2009
Barely a month goes by without some new energy or mineral deal being struck between China and an African nation.
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/ 22 October 2009
China has not ruled out military action to rescue the crew of a coal ship hijacked by Somali pirates, although it is also pursuing negotiations.
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/ 19 October 2009
China on Monday launched the latest in a long list of attempts to rein in industrial overcapacity to keep its fast-growing economy on an even keel.
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/ 16 October 2009
Frenchman Gilles Simon put up a fight before second seed Novak Djokovic struggled through into his second straight semifinal in China on Friday.
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/ 15 October 2009
We’re somewhere between the petroleum age and renewables, writes Kevin Davie.
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/ 12 October 2009
Novak Djokovic won his third ATP title of the year at the China Open on Sunday, outlasting giant killer Marin Cilic of Croatia in a baseline battle.
Svetlana Kuznetsova marched into the semifinals of the China Open on Friday, but Nikolay Davydenko was ousted in a straight-set upset.
Russia’s Maria Sharapova became the latest upset victim at the China Open on Wednesday, while four of her compatriots advanced to the quarterfinals.
The world must address climate change with or without the US, writes David Adam
China and a top G77 official accused rich nations on Monday of trying to kill off the Kyoto Protocol.
China pledged to strengthen bonds with isolated North Korea on Monday, calling their relationship a boon to peace.
China overtook the United States as South Africa’s biggest export destination in the first half of 2009.
China formally kicked off mass celebrations of 60 years of communist rule on Thursday.