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China blames "social grievances," gangs for riot in south-west

Beijing - China on Thursday said a string of unresolved "social grievances" and encouragement by criminal gangs sparked rioting by 30,000 people after the death of a teenage girl in the south-weste

China cautions against "empty talk" on climate at G8 summit

Beijing - China on Thursday cautioned against "empty talk" on long-term climate goals at next week's G8 summit of the world's seven leading industrial nations and Russia.

Opening of Beijing's Olympic Line subway delayed

Beijing OlympicBeijing - The opening of three new subway line

Mine collapse kills 18 in north-west China

Beijing - Eighteen miners are confirmed dead in a collapsed shaft in north-west China, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

Man stabs to death five police officers in Shanghai

Beijing - Five police officers died and several others were
seriously injured after man armed with a knife attacked them at a

China punishes 13 officials over fake tiger photos

Beijing- China has sacked or given other punishments to 13 local officials who used crudely faked photographs to claim the rare South China tiger had returned to forests in the northern province of

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