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Woman files for divorce after husband changes lock on door!

divorce New Delhi, Apr 21 : A divorce petition from a young Chinese couple was thrown out of court afte

Nuclear oversight in China inadequate, regulator says

Nuclear oversight in China inadequate, regulator saysBeijing - The quick expansion of China's nuclear energy production is far outpacing the regulation of its nuclear reactors, the country's top nuclear watchdog warned.

Li Ganjie, director of the National Nuclear Safety Administration, also said in unusually strong terms that China has insufficient capacity to handle nuclear waste.

China, Russia seal oil-for-loan deal

China, Russia seal oil-for-loan dealBeijing - China and Russia on Tuesday signed an oil cooperation deal involving the supply of Russia oil in return for record loan of 25 billion dollars from China.

Chinese Vice Prime Minister Wang Qishan and his Russian counterpart, Igor Sechin, signed government agreements in Beijing to finalize the deal.

The cooperation pacts included building a pipeline to China, supplying oil and providing financing from the China Development Bank, China's official Xinhua news agency reported.

Action star Jackie Chan faces backlash over China freedom remarks Eds: epa file photos available

Too much freedom in China can lead to ‘chaos’, says Jackie ChanHong Kong - Students and politicians in Hong Kong Tuesday hit out at comments by movie star Jackie Chan that Chinese people should be controlled and that too much freedom could harm China.

The Rush-Hour star sparked a growing controversy by saying at a business forum Saturday that freedoms had made Hong Kong and Taiwan "chaotic" and adding: "We Chinese need to be controlled."

China sentences three Tibetans to death for role in 2008 unrest

ChinaBeijing - More than one year after anti-Chinese protests rocked the Tibetan capital Lhasa, Chinese authorities sentenced three Tibetans to death for arson, the official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday.

Two others were each sentenced to 10 years in prison by a municipal court in Lhasa for involvement in fires that killed six people in March 2008.

The death sentences were suspended for two years, after which it is possible for them to be converted into life-in-prison sentences.

China says it is not cooperating on nuke energy with North Korea

China says it is not cooperating on nuke energy with North KoreaBeijing, Apr. 21 : China has disavowed any kind of cooperation with the Democratic People''s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in nuclear energy development, and urged a peaceful solution to the DPRK nuclear disputes.

"China has never had any cooperation with the DPRK in nuclear energy development," the Xinhua news agency quoted Wang Yiren, the head of the China''s Atomic Energy Authority, as telling reporters at a nuclear energy conference in Beijing on Monday.

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