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An earthquake in China's Yunnan province injures at least 45 people and forces thousands to relocate.
2014-05-30

South Korea and the People's Republic of China hold discussions about measures in response to North Korea's plans to launch a Unha rocket later this month.
2012-12-6

The Japanese National Police Agency reveals that 90 per cent of cyberattacks on its web site on July 10 came from Internet Protocol addresses in the People's Republic of China. [http:--mdn.mainichi.jp-mdnnews-national-news-20110826p2g00m0dm011000c.html (MDN)]date=August 2019
2011-08-26

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly visits China, the third such visit in a year.
2011-05-20

At least 25 people are killed and 250 injured following a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Yingjiang County, Yunnan province, China, near the Burma border.
2011-03-10

2011 Chinese protests:Police in China show up in force in several cities after a call for a "Jasmine Revolution", and disperse protesters in Beijing and Shanghai. [http:--www.sify.com-news-protesters-gather-in-beijing-shanghai-news-international-lcurOdjfcii.html (Sify India)] [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-asia-pacific-12517909 (BBC)]2011 Iranian protests:Iranians are invited to attend a protest rally in Tehran and other cities in commememoration of the two people killed while attempting to demonstrate for better freedoms last week. [http:--english.aljazeera.net-news-middleeast-2011-02-20112197512326286.html (Al Jazeera)]Mehdi Karroubi, the opposition leader under house arrest, calls for his trial to take place in public so that people can "get to know the truth". He posts the request on his website since he cannot leave his house to personally deliver it. [http:--english.aljazeera.net-news-middleeast-2011-02-201122053957526278.html (Al Jazeera)]2011 Chinese protests:
2011-02-20

Over 60,000 people are evacuated in China's Yunnan Province following an earthquake.
2011-02-2

China issues new regulations requiring the managers of mines to accompany workers down the shafts.
2010-10-7

A Chinese court accepts its first case relating to a man claiming job discrimination on the grounds he had HIV.
2010-08-31

An Australian mining company signs a $70 billion deal to supply Chinese power stations with coal, in the country's biggest ever export contract.
2010-02-6