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  Delhi leaves Beijing behind to become world's most polluted city

  India | January 30, 2014 6:50 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi's air pollution is twice that of Beijing, and the city's air pollution levels have risen 44 per cent since last year. A Yale University study has found   Delhi the world's most polluted

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  China unveil's new reforms, to give decisive role to market

  November 12, 2013 19:39 IST

  Beijing: In a bid to arrest its sliding growth, China's ruling Communist Party today unveiled new “wave of reforms” to give the market a “decisive role” in the allocation of resources while retaining the public

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  Chinese, US police close child porn websites

  World | October 23, 2013 6:43 IST

  Beijing: Four transnational child pornography websites have been shut down and over 250 suspects arrested during a joint crackdown involving the Chinese and US police, authorities said here Tuesday.The drive, initiated by Chinese and the

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  Border dispute not 'easy issue' to tackle says PM

  World | October 22, 2013 20:40 IST

  Beijing: Asserting that the commitment of the Indian and Chinese leadership to maintain peace on the frontiers is an important guarantor for progress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the border dispute is not an

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  Manmohan Singh to go sightseeing in Beijing

  World | October 21, 2013 13:52 IST

  Moscow: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will do something later this week he rarely does on foreign jaunts - go sightseeing. And that too at the insistence of his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang.During his Beijing

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  Djokovic beats Verdasco to reach Beijing quarters

  Tennis | October 04, 2013 6:37 IST

  Beijing: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams overcame tough challenges Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open.   Djokovic outlasted Fernando Verdasco of Spain 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 in a see-saw match while Williams saved

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  China Open: Djokovic beats Verdasco to reach Beijing quarters

  Tennis | October 03, 2013 16:26 IST

  Beijing: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic overcame Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open.Djokovic won the first three games en route to taking the first set, but Verdasco fought

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  Typhoon Usagi kills three in China

  World | September 23, 2013 6:51 IST

  Beijing: At least three people have been killed as typhoon Usagi, the strongest of the year, made landfall in south China's Guangdong province Sunday evening, authorities said.The super typhoon, packing winds up to 162 km

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  Eight killed in China road accident

  World | August 27, 2013 6:40 IST

  Beijing: Eight people were killed and seven others injured after a minibus and a truck collided in China's Anhui province Monday afternoon, officials said.The head-on collision occurred near a village in Dangshan county, Xinhua reported

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  Tropical storm Jebi to lash China

  World | August 01, 2013 7:43 IST

  Beijing, Aug 1: Tropical storm Jebi will bring heavy rains and strong gales to China's southernmost island province of Hainan this Friday, meteorological officials said.A tropical depression over the South China Sea Wednesday strengthened into

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  13,000 affected in China floods

  World | July 29, 2013 7:48 IST

  Beijing, July 29 : Rain-triggered floods have affected 13,000 people in a forest area in China's Inner Mongolia region.In the worst-hit Tulihe Township of Yakeshi City alone, mountain torrents swept the township Sunday. Over 1,200

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  Toll in China landslide rises to 43

  World | July 14, 2013 6:25 IST

  Beijing, July 14: The death toll in a landslide that occurred earlier this week in southwest China's Sichuan province has risen to 43, authorities said.The landslide occurred Wednesday in Sanxi village, Xinhua reported.Officials said 10

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  US factory boss held hostage by workers in Beijing

  World | June 25, 2013 12:06 IST

  Beijing, Jun 25: An American executive said he has been held hostage for four days at his medical supply plant in Beijing by scores of workers demanding severance packages like those given to 30 co-workers

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  8,000 stranded as storm hits China island

  World | June 23, 2013 7:11 IST

  Beijing, June 23: Tropical storm Bebinca disrupted at least 147 flights and left more than 8,000 passengers stranded at an airport in south China's Hainan island province, officials said.Till 10 p.m. Saturday, 110 flights were

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  China, North Korea hold strategic talks in Beijing

  World | June 19, 2013 15:53 IST

  Beijing, Jun 19: Ngotiators from North Korea and China held strategic talks in Beijing on Wednesday as they work to repair strained relations, but offered little indication they will lead to a resumption of nuclear

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  Beijing begins military recruitment of college students

  World | June 17, 2013 17:17 IST

  Beijing, June 17: More than 1,000 representatives from over 30 universities in Beijing Monday joined in a ceremony held to mark the start of the military recruitment of college students.Brochures introducing recruitment policies were distributed

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  Beijing to launch new airport by 2018

  World | April 11, 2013 8:44 IST

  Beijing, April 11: Construction of a new airport in the Chinese capital will start next year, and the facility is expected to be completed and put to use in 2018, officials said Wednesday.Preliminary work prior

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  Franco calls for music without borders in Beijing

  Hollywood | March 12, 2013 12:56 IST

  Beijing, March 12: Flutist Horacio Franco promoted his idea of timeless music without borders at a performance here that combined the classic works of Vivaldi and Bach with the pop tunes of the Beatles."You do

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  Menon in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders

  World | December 02, 2012 18:56 IST

  Beijing, Dec 2 : In the first high-level Sino-India contact since China's leadership change, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon arrived here on Sunday for wide-ranging talks on bilateral ties, including the vexed border issue.During his

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  Tokyo protests Chinese ships' trespass

  World | October 03, 2012 18:56 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 3: Tokyo has lodged an official protest with Beijing over Chinese ships entering the territorial waters of disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japanese media reported Wednesday.Four Chinese maritime surveillance ships were