Sources: Mainichi Shimbun
Authorities in China's Xinjiang region sentence nine people for up to 14 years for terrorism offences. 2014-06-26
An earthquake in China's Yunnan province injures at least 45 people and forces thousands to relocate. 2014-05-30
The UN Security Council holds a closed-door session to discuss new sanctions against North Korea following reports of an agreement on a draft resolution between the United States and China. North Korea announces plans to nullify the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-asia-21673332 (BBC)] [http:--english.yonhapnews.co.kr-national-2013-03-05-28-0301000000AEN20130305005600315F.HTML (Yonhap News)] [http:--www3.nhk.or.jp-daily-english-20130305_43.html (NHK World)]date=August 2019 2013-03-5
Japanese electronics company Panasonic suspends operations at its three factories in the People's Republic of China until Tuesday as a result of the Senkaku Islands dispute. 2012-09-17
China dispatches two Chinese Marine Surveillance patrol boats to the islands in order to "safeguard its sovereignty" over the territory. 2012-09-11
The economic growth rate for the People's Republic of China falls to 7.6 per cent, its lowest level in three years. 2012-07-13
At least 41 people are killed in a fire on a bus in Xinyang City, central China. 2011-07-22
Newly released cables from the United States indicate former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd suggested the use of force against China if it could not be "successfully integrated" into the international community. The Australian government refuses to respond to the release. 2010-12-6
Two passenger train carriages are swept into a river by floods in Sichuan, China. 2010-08-19
Twenty-eight children and three adults are stabbed at a nursery school in China. 2010-04-29