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Hundreds of children forced into factory work in southern China

Beijing - Hundreds of children have been forced to work in factories in southern China for low wages and long hours, Chinese newspaper reports said Wednesday.

Human Rights Watch condemns abuse of lawyers in China

Beijing  - Chinese lawyers who take cases which are considered politically sensitive by the regime are subject to threats and actual physical assault, according to a report released Tuesday by US-b

China working on details for dialogue with Dalai Lama

Dalai LamaBeijing - China on Tuesday said representatives of the Dalai Lama will be contacted soon

China blames speeding for train derailment, crash

Beijing - Chinese authorities Tuesday said high speed - in excess of 50 kilometres over the limit - caused a passenger train to derail in the country's worst train crash in more than a decade, kill

Chinese stocks down 2 per cent

Beijing  - Stocks in China closed more than 2 per cent down Monday as the mood of investors was hit by reduced profits announced by big companies, the state news agency Xinhua reported.

Activists demand return to "normalcy" in Tibet

Beijing - Activists demand return to "normalcy" in Tibet

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