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The People's Republic of China revises its regulations for foreign investors in its listed companies, seeking to attract more such investment by expanding eligibility criteria and easing financial requirements.
2024-11-1

At least five people are killed and at least 33 others are injured by a tornado in Guangzhou, China.
2024-04-27

An investigation by "Humo" magazine and the website "Apache.be (nieuwswebsite)" reveals that Belgian Vlaams Belang politician Filip Dewinter worked as a "senior political advisor" for China for several years.
2024-03-25

China announces its intent to increase tariffs from 10% to 25% on $60 billion worth of imports from the United States effective June 1, 2019.
2019-05-13

China opposes any new sanctions against North Korea during a meeting in the United Nations Security Council.
2016-12-10

China's mission carrying Yutu, China's first lunar rover, lands on the Moon. It is the first "soft" landing on the Moon since 1976 and the third ever robotic rover.
2013-12-14

A bus catches fire after falling into a ravine in Gansu province, China, killing 18 people and injuring 34 others.
2013-02-2

Vietnam accuses China of cutting seismic survey cables from one of its ships in the South China Sea.
2012-12-3

Elections for the 70-member Legislative Council are held in Hong Kong. Forty seats are elected by direct popular vote, the remainder are attributed by the "functional constituencies": business and special interest groups. China has promised a fully popular vote by the year 2020; the roadmap is still being laid out.
2012-09-9

China successfully carries out its first manual docking of a spacecraft between the Shenzhou 9 capsule and Tiangong-1 station.
2012-06-24