Sydney  -  Sinosteel is set to become the first Chinese company to take over an Australian resources firm after iron ore miner Midwest Corporation recommended acceptance of a sweetened takeover bid

Taipei  - Taiwan president-elect Ma Ying-jeou was blasted Tuesday by both ruling and opposition politicians for choosing a pro-independence supporter as his China policymaker.

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

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

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Beijing  - German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged China Tuesday to be open in handling political conflicts such as the controversy over Tibet as well as security for the Olympic Games.