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Jack Ma Escapes Beijing's Crosshairs By Giving Up His Power
Jack Ma is taking a weeks-long tour in Europe after largely disappearing from public view for almost two years, adding to signs that China's government is easing pressure on the entrepreneur.
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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Nathan Chen Wins Long-Awaited Skating Gold As Yuzuru Hanyu Is Dethroned
Nathan Chen said "he never thought he'd be able to make it this far" as he won Olympic figure skating gold in Beijing on Thursday, easily beating defending champion Yuzuru Hanyu, who fell twice and finished fourth.
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Tencent's Pony Ma Looks For Growth After China Threat Erases $170 Billion
Beijing's clampdown on its most powerful internet firms is clouding the prospects for Tencent Holdings Ltd. and its $120 billion financial services operation just as it's casting around for new sources of growth.
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Chinese Twitter Users Concerned Over Appointment for China
Chinese users of Twitter have raised concerns over Kathy Chen's connections to Beijing and wondered if their freedom of speech on the platform would be compromised.
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Thousands Arrested Suspected of Environmental Crimes, Says China
Chinese police arrested thousands of people suspected of environmental crimes last year, a minister told parliament today, as the world's most populous country vows to get serious on protecting the environment.
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China Detains Renowned Screenwriter For Taking Illegal Drugs
Police have detained a famous Chinese screenwriter for taking illegal drugs, in the latest case of a celebrity becoming ensnared in a government crackdown on crime and Internet "rumours".
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China sets targets for curbing air pollution
China has set new targets for its provinces to reduce air pollution by 5 to 25 per cent, state media said late on Tuesday, underscoring the government's concern about a source of public anger.
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Cashing in on health scares, China online food sales boom
Chinese consumers are responding to a powerful new marketing tactic that plays to a widespread fear of food contamination - the promise of safe groceries sold online.
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Hollywood knocking on China's door
As Keanu Reeves, star of Hollywood blockbusters such as Speed and The Matrix, visits China to promote his directorial debut Man Of Tai Chi, an increasing number of Hollywood films are beginning to feature more and more Chinese elements.
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24th anniversary observed of Tiananmen Square protest crackdown
Activists in China are taking to social media to urge the public to wear black on the 24th anniversary of the bloody military crackdown on protesters who had camped out for weeks on Tiananmen Square.
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Brother of blind Chinese activist says he was beaten up
The eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said he was beaten up on Thursday by two men he said were government-hired thugs, which would mark a sharp escalation in harassment meted out to Chen's family.
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China dissident's brother says home attacked with dead poultry, bottles
Security personnel in eastern China are carrying out a nightly harassment campaign against the brother of blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng, the two said on Tuesday, throwing rocks, bottles and dead poultry at his house for 12 nights in a row.
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Journalist bride reports on China earthquake in wedding dress
A dedicated Chinese TV presenter cut short her wedding after a massive earthquake hit her hometown yesterday, grabbing a mike to report live from the scene in her bridal gown and veil.
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China to compensate woman for detention in old morgue for three years
China will compensate a woman who was held in a disused morgue as punishment for going to Beijing to petition against her husband's jailing, state media said on Friday, in an unusual case of the government overturning an extra-judicial detention.
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Blind Chinese activist to visit China's rival Taiwan
Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng, whose escape from house arrest sparked a diplomatic crisis between Beijing and Washington, accepted an invitation on Friday to visit Taiwan, underscoring his drive to ensure his influence as a human rights campaigner will continue abroad.
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Jack Ma Escapes Beijing's Crosshairs By Giving Up His Power
Jack Ma is taking a weeks-long tour in Europe after largely disappearing from public view for almost two years, adding to signs that China's government is easing pressure on the entrepreneur.
-
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Nathan Chen Wins Long-Awaited Skating Gold As Yuzuru Hanyu Is Dethroned
Nathan Chen said "he never thought he'd be able to make it this far" as he won Olympic figure skating gold in Beijing on Thursday, easily beating defending champion Yuzuru Hanyu, who fell twice and finished fourth.
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Tencent's Pony Ma Looks For Growth After China Threat Erases $170 Billion
Beijing's clampdown on its most powerful internet firms is clouding the prospects for Tencent Holdings Ltd. and its $120 billion financial services operation just as it's casting around for new sources of growth.
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Chinese Twitter Users Concerned Over Appointment for China
Chinese users of Twitter have raised concerns over Kathy Chen's connections to Beijing and wondered if their freedom of speech on the platform would be compromised.
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Thousands Arrested Suspected of Environmental Crimes, Says China
Chinese police arrested thousands of people suspected of environmental crimes last year, a minister told parliament today, as the world's most populous country vows to get serious on protecting the environment.
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China Detains Renowned Screenwriter For Taking Illegal Drugs
Police have detained a famous Chinese screenwriter for taking illegal drugs, in the latest case of a celebrity becoming ensnared in a government crackdown on crime and Internet "rumours".
-
China sets targets for curbing air pollution
China has set new targets for its provinces to reduce air pollution by 5 to 25 per cent, state media said late on Tuesday, underscoring the government's concern about a source of public anger.
-
Cashing in on health scares, China online food sales boom
Chinese consumers are responding to a powerful new marketing tactic that plays to a widespread fear of food contamination - the promise of safe groceries sold online.
-
Hollywood knocking on China's door
As Keanu Reeves, star of Hollywood blockbusters such as Speed and The Matrix, visits China to promote his directorial debut Man Of Tai Chi, an increasing number of Hollywood films are beginning to feature more and more Chinese elements.
-
24th anniversary observed of Tiananmen Square protest crackdown
Activists in China are taking to social media to urge the public to wear black on the 24th anniversary of the bloody military crackdown on protesters who had camped out for weeks on Tiananmen Square.
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Brother of blind Chinese activist says he was beaten up
The eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said he was beaten up on Thursday by two men he said were government-hired thugs, which would mark a sharp escalation in harassment meted out to Chen's family.
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China dissident's brother says home attacked with dead poultry, bottles
Security personnel in eastern China are carrying out a nightly harassment campaign against the brother of blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng, the two said on Tuesday, throwing rocks, bottles and dead poultry at his house for 12 nights in a row.
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Journalist bride reports on China earthquake in wedding dress
A dedicated Chinese TV presenter cut short her wedding after a massive earthquake hit her hometown yesterday, grabbing a mike to report live from the scene in her bridal gown and veil.
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China to compensate woman for detention in old morgue for three years
China will compensate a woman who was held in a disused morgue as punishment for going to Beijing to petition against her husband's jailing, state media said on Friday, in an unusual case of the government overturning an extra-judicial detention.
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Blind Chinese activist to visit China's rival Taiwan
Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng, whose escape from house arrest sparked a diplomatic crisis between Beijing and Washington, accepted an invitation on Friday to visit Taiwan, underscoring his drive to ensure his influence as a human rights campaigner will continue abroad.
