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Salva Kiir, the President of South Sudan, visits the People's Republic of China seeking assistance to build an oil pipeline.
2012-04-24

Rescuers pull a further 45 trapped coal miners to the surface in Sanmenxia in the People's Republic of China, with eight miners reportedly having died.
2011-11-5

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange closes as Typhoon Nesat nears China's Hainan Island with schools, transport services and government offices also closing.
2011-09-29

At least 11 people, including 5 suspects, are killed and 15 others are injured on Sunday's violence in China's Xinjiang region, raising the death toll to 20 over the weekend attacks in Kashgar.
2011-08-1

Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is freed on bail. Under the terms of his bail agreement, he is not permitted to disclose the reason for his arrest and detention.
2011-06-22

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

There is a near riot in the Beijing Apple Store as the Apple iPad 2 goes on sale in the People's Republic of China.
2011-05-8

The minimum wage in the Chinese capital Beijing is raised by 20% for the second time in six months, amid rising food costs.
2010-12-29

Chinese authorities investigate four Japanese employees of Fujita Corp., suspected of entering a military zone and illegally videotaping military targets in northern Hebei Province.
2010-09-23

A diesel fuel leak in Shaanxi, China reaches the Yellow River, a water source for millions of people.
2010-01-4