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Xi, Obama set a new benchmark in diplomacy

Barack Obama sent off Xi Jinping with something not every world leader has: the huge wooden park bench on which they sat to chat.

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Relative of imprisoned Nobel winner gets 11 years

A court sentenced the brother-in-law of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, to 11 years in prison yesterday - an unusually harsh punishment for a business dispute that the activist's...

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Xi and Obama remain divided despite 'successful' summit

President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama ended their two-day desert summit yesterday, managing to forge policy understandings in strategic issues of North Korea and climate change...

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Former railways minister seeks leniency on corruption charges

The man once responsible for overseeing the mainland's notorious railways ministry went on trial in Beijing yesterday seeking a lenient verdict on charges of corruption and abuse of power.

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China's first lady briefly steps out of the limelight

Photogenic first lady Peng Liyuan played steel drums in Trinidad, strolled hand-in-hand with a coffee farmer's daughter in Costa Rica and snapped pictures with her iPhone in the shadow of the...

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Chinese gold miners released in Ghana

Ghana has released 124 Chinese gold miners detained by its immigration authorities and has promised to set free the remaining 45 by today, according to the Chinese embassy in the resource-rich...

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Pandora's Xbox of security fears

Microsoft's new super-sensitive console takes gaming to a new level, but critics say it has all the features of a covert surveillance device.

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Figures point to growth faltering in China

The mainland's trade, inflation and lending data for last month all showed a downward trend and trailed estimates, in more signs that weaker global and domestic demand will test the new leadership...

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Man sentenced to death over vengeful arson attack

Lin Binwei confessed to setting the fire on February 23 in revenge against a man he thought was having an affair with his girlfriend. Eight people were killed in the attack.

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US, Chinese presidents agree to step up dialogue between their militaries

US President Barack Obama has reiterated the need to improve the military dialogue between the United States and the mainland in order to help both sides understand each others' strategic...

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Taiwan calls for continued arms sales amid US-China summit

During the meeting in California, the Chinese side had asked the US to end its arms sales to Taiwan, which Beijing sees as part of its territory.

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Depressed vendor blamed for deadly Xiamen bus fire

Police in Xiamen believe a disgruntled street vendor started the fire on an express bus on Friday in which he and 46 other passengers were killed and 34 injured, many seriously.

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Veteran official regains Hong Kong-Macau office post

Xu Ze, a veteran central government official for Hong Kong and Macau affairs, has been appointed to a second stint as a deputy director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office....

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