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40 dead in China storms   Beijing : The toll due to hailstorms and torrential rains in a mountainous county in northwest China has risen to 40, officials said late Saturday. At least 18 people we ... More

Blind Chinese activist fled under moonless sky   Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng feigned illness for weeks and when people keeping a watch on him let their guard down, he scaled a wall and fled under a moonless sky, said a media rep ... More

Sexy models at China auto show spark debate   Models clad in revealing dresses at an ongoing international automotive exhibition here have drawn criticism for seeking instant fame while crossing the thin mo ... More

ONGC-Videsh going ahead with South China Sea exploration   State-owned ONGC-Videsh will go ahead with the exploration of oil in the South China Sea despite China's objections, a top company official said here Tuesday. ... More

18,500 bottles of fake vodka destroyed in China   More than 18,500 bottles of counterfeit vodka were destroyed Monday after customs officers seized the goods before they entered China's northern city of Tianjin. Shi Guowang, an official ... More

China’s GDP growth slows to 8.1 percent   China's economy expanded 8.1 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012, slowing from 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Frid ... More

China’s economy to grow 8.2 percent in 2012: World Bank  

Beijing  :  China's economy is expected to expand at 8.2 percent in 2012 and 8.6 percent in 2013 as domestic demand will continue to boost the world's seco ... More

Chinese minority celebrates own Valentine’s Day   An ethnic minority community in China, called the Miao, has its own form of Valentine's Day -- a three-day dating festival for young people to find their Mr. or ... More

China names six terrorists   China has published a list of six Islamist terrorists who trained in Pakistani camps and announced it was freezing their funds and assets. The six are all co ... More

Attempted self-immolation by Tibetan against Hu Jintao’s visit   Two days ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India, a Tibetan protester set himself ablaze at Jantar Mantar Monday during a demonstration by around 100 Tibetans against Hu's visi ... More

DreamWorks China venture to produce first animation film   A joint venture between DreamWorks Animation, producer of Hollywood blockbusters such as "Kung Fu Panda", and its Chinese partners is scheduled to release its first animated film in 2016, th ... More

Over 300 use China’s fastest supercomputer   The number of registered users of China's fastest supercomputer has crossed 300, the authorities said. Companies from the US, Canada, Singapore and Sweden ar ... More