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China food safety scandal: Violations ‘were company-led’
Five employees of a company accused of selling expired beef and chicken to McDonald’s, KFC and other restaurants were detained by police Wednesday...
China food scandal as McDonald’s and KFC provider is shut
China has shut a factory of U.S. food provider OSI Group for selling out-of-date meat to restaurant giants including McDonald’s and KFC, authorities...
Dozens killed in fiery crash in China
At least 38 people were killed when a lorry loaded with flammable liquid crashed into a bus and exploded in southern China, state media has reported.
China studies floating gas plants for South China Sea
Chinese energy giant CNOOC Group is studying the possibility of building a multi-billion-dollar floating liquefied natural gas vessel, as-yet untried technology...
Apple’s iPhone branded ‘a threat to national security’ by Chinese state media
Chinese state media today branded Apple’s iPhone a threat to national security because of the smartphone’s ability to track and time-stamp...
Van falls into pond, killing 8 children in China
Eight kindergarteners and three adults died in central China after the minivan they were in crashed into a pond.
Report: Chinese hackers chased after personnel info on U.S. security clearances
Chinese hackers broke into the computer networks of the Office of Personnel Management earlier this year with the intention of accessing the files of tens...
Chinese bus fire suspect identified by police
Chinese police investigating an arson attack that injured dozens of bus passengers say they have identified the man suspected of starting the blaze.
Wild things: Crackdown on China’s animal eaters fails to bite
Porcupines in cages, endangered tortoises in buckets and snakes in cloth bags – rare wildlife is on open sale at a Chinese market, despite courts being...
'Transformers' producers face new dispute over Chinese product placement
A scenic Chinese location where scenes in Paramount Pictures’ “Transformers: Age of Extinction” were filmed has threatened to sue the...
China jails 113 in ethnic Xinjiang region
Chinese courts in the far west, ethnic region of Xinjiang have imprisoned 113 people for terrorism or other charges, according to a government-run news...
Stranded Chinese workers in Iraq being evacuated
More than 1,200 Chinese workers who had been trapped in the embattled northern Iraqi city of Samarra have been evacuated to Baghdad, Xinhua news agency...
Frugality bites as China curbs construction of government buildings
China plans to curb construction of unapproved government buildings, amid a national campaign against wasteful spending and graft, according to an updated...
Ni hao, y’all: In reversal, U.S. hinterlands woo Chinese firms
After decades of siphoning jobs from the United States, Chinese companies invested a record $14 billion in the United States last year.
South China Sea trade routes safe despite rows
Despite territorial stand-offs between China and other nations bordering the South China Sea, analysts say governments know better than to choke off the...
China police kill man who took 50 students hostage
A convicted criminal who took 50 elementary school students and a teacher hostage was shot and killed by police in central China on Tuesday, the Public...
China says Vietnamese vessels rammed its ships more than 1,000 times
China has accused Vietnam of ramming its ships more than 1,000 times in a disputed part of the South China Sea.
China spending over $145 billion to beef up military: U.S.
China’s military spending exceeded $145 billion last year as it advanced a program modernizing an arsenal of drones, warships, jets, missiles and...
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