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China objects to an offering that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday.
2024-04-22

China bans the use of iPhones for government officials resulting in the market value of Apple Inc. stock declining by $200 billion in the past two days.
2023-09-7

At least 38 people are killed and two others are injured by a fire at a factory in Anyang, Henan, China. Local officials report evidence of electric resistance welding violating workplace safety standards as the likely cause of the fire.
2022-11-21

Several miners including four Chinese nationals are kidnapped by terrorists in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria.
2022-06-29

China reports a record 5,280 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
2022-03-15

Chinese authorities begin an investigation into American multinational courier delivery services company FedEx for allegedly undermining the rights of Chinese clients. The investigation stems from allegations by Chinese telecommunications company Huawei that FedEx attempted to divert the shipping route of its packages without the company's prior authorization which in turn has been denied by FedEx.
2019-06-1

Huawei sues the U.S. Government to challenge the constitutionality of "Section 889" of the National Defense Authorization Act which prohibits U.S. executive government agencies from procuring telecommunications equipment from two Chinese companies, Huawei and ZTE.
2019-03-6

China limits petroleum exports and bans imports of textiles from North Korea as part of new sanctions following the latest nuclear test.
2017-09-23

Reporters Without Borders releases their annual report regarding press freedom around the world with 71 journalists killed in 2013 so far. The deadliest countries are Syria, India, the Philippines, Pakistan, and Somalia while the worst jailers are China, Turkey, Eritrea, Iran, and Syria.
2013-12-19

China blocks the website of the "New York Times" and searches on social media after it published an investigation into the finances of Premier Wen Jiabao.
2012-10-26