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China court upholds life sentence for ousted Bo Xilai

BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in eastern China on Friday upheld a life sentence for ousted former senior politician Bo Xilai on charges of bribery,

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Li Tianyi and his father Li Shuangjiang, a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army who gained fame singing revolutional songs, are seen at the son's solo concert at a odeum of China National Orchestra in Beijing, August 19, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer
Son of Chinese general faces rape trial; raises anger over top families

BEIJING (Reuters) – The teenage son of a prominent Chinese general goes on trial on Wednesday suspected of involvement in a gang rape in a case that has inflamed public

Scores dead as floods and rainfall hit China

At least 105 people have died and 115 are missing after floods and a typhoon hit parts of China, state media report. Heavy rain since Wednesday has caused floods in

Sotheby’s celebrates 40 years in Asia with auction of 20th-century Chinese art

Zao Wou-ki’s rare triptych, 15.1.82  Some of the greatest names in modern Chinese art are set to go under the hammer at an upcoming Sotheby’s evening sale in Hong Kong.The

China fines foreign milk powder makers after price probe

SHANGHAI/NEW YORK: China fined three companies including Mead Johnson Nutrition Co and New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra in relation to a probe into price fixing and anti-competitive practices by foreign

China rules out Sino-Japanese summit: state media

SHANGHAI: China has ruled out the possibility of a proposed summit meeting with Japan, the official China Daily reported on Tuesday, after Tokyo proposed the meeting in a bid to

China leaders play safe on reforms as growth sags

BEIJING: For all the strong rhetoric, China’s latest policy actions suggest a shift in focus on the economy to mix relatively pain-free reforms that burnish Beijing’s credentials for change with

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China quake death toll more than doubles to 54, hundreds hurt

BEIJING (Reuters) – The death toll from a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in China’s western Gansu province on Monday more than doubled to 54 people, the municipal government said, with hundreds

Earthquake in China kills at least 20 people

BEIJING: A strong earthquake struck a rural part of western China on Monday morning, killing at least 20 people and injuring 296, according to the local government. The quake hit

Bomb detonated at Beijing airport; 1 injured

BEIJING: A man in a wheelchair set off a homemade bomb in Terminal 3 of the Beijing International Airport on Saturday evening, injuring himself but no one else, Chinese state