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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.
It’s 11am in Yan’an: time for a daily rerun of Mao’s revolution, finds Tania Branigan.
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/ 23 September 2009
Ethiopia said on Wednesday that its national electricity company has signed contracts with three Chinese firms to develop hydro-electric projects.
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/ 23 September 2009
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday promised to put a ”notable” brake on the country’s rapidly rising carbon emissions.
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/ 22 September 2009
China and the US will seek to revive stalled negotiations on a new pact to combat global warming at a UN summit on Tuesday.
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/ 20 September 2009
South Africa’s delegation to ‘Climate Week’ aims
to negotiate for financial pledges from developed
countries, writes Yolandi Groenewald
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/ 14 September 2009
Angola is evicting whole communities to meet the
president’s promise to build a million new homes
by 2012, writes Niren Tolsi
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/ 12 September 2009
China lashed a US decision to impose duties on Chinese-made tyres, calling them flagrant protectionism.
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/ 10 September 2009
Standard Bank Group expects its profit in China to double next year, benefiting from the growing economic ties between Africa and China.
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/ 4 September 2009
Security forces used tear gas to break up protests on Friday, as thousands of Han Chinese demanded better security after a spate of syringe attacks.
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/ 4 September 2009
Recent syringe attacks in Xinjiang were ”instigated by ethnic separatist forces”, Beijing’s security minister was quoted saying on Friday.
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/ 3 September 2009
China rejected on Thursday claims by US journalists that they were seized on Chinese territory before being dragged into North Korea and jailed there.
Refugees who fled to China from armed clashes in north-east Burma began going back on Monday, overcoming worries about safety.
China denounced a proposed trip to Taiwan by the Dalai Lama on Thursday, saying any such visit threatened to ”sabotage” improving relations.
Tens of thousands of African and Arab traders have thronged to export hubs such as Guangzhou and Yiwu in eastern China to seek their fortunes.
Quick-fix economic strategies are a recipe for disaster, writes Larry Elliott.
Chinese officials appear to have retreated from their controversial plan to install an internet-filtering system on computers in the country.
Traders catch scent of recovery on global manufacturing figures
Hillary Clinton’s African tour cannot conceal a stark reality: China has overtaken the US as Africa’s top trading partner.
No scars, no history of serious illness in the last three generations of your family, and no cavities are among the rules for would-be astronauts.
China has denied claims by an exiled Uighur leader that 10 000 people disappeared following the riots in Urumqi, dismissing them as ”fabricated”.
A human rights group said on Wednesday that China retained its position as the world’s top executioner in 2008.