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Villagers revolting in Wukan, southern China, threaten to march on government offices this week if detained protesters are not released.
2011-12-18

Philippines officials claim that the People's Republic of China has executed a Filipino man for drug trafficking despite a plea for clemency from the President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III on humanitarian grounds.
2011-12-8

China calls on Myanmar to protect interests of Chinese companies after President Thein Sein halted the controversial Chinese-backed Myitsone Dam project.
2011-10-1

Hundreds of Vietnamese citizens protest outside the Chinese embassy in Hanoi for the third straight week as tensions escalate over disputed areas of the South China Sea.
2011-06-19

Two officials are detained in China after 1,500 people clashed with riot police over the death of a local legislator in police custody.
2011-06-11

At least 21 people die as two coal mines in the People's Republic of China flood.
2011-06-6

North Korea is to establish a special economic zone on two islands close to the Chinese border.
2011-06-6

A US$600 million project to revamp the Democratic Republic of the Congo's colonial-era railway system is launched in the capital Kinshasa, primarily funded by the World Bank and China.
2011-05-12

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his wife are reportedly beaten after filming a secret video showing their house arrest.
2011-02-11

26 people are confirmed dead after a gas explosion at a coal mine in Henan Province in central China.
2010-12-8