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Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies at 68
AFP, Published on 27/10/2023
» BEIJING - Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang, a reform-minded bureaucrat once tipped as the country's future leader only to be eclipsed by President Xi Jinping, died Friday. He was 68.
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The self-made Chinese billionaire battling to save debt-mired Evergrande
AFP, Published on 12/09/2021
» BEIJING: From rural poverty to real estate billions, the fortunes of Xu Jiayin tracked China's runaway growth for much of the past two decades -- but now he is battling to save his Evergrande conglomerate from a quagmire of debt.
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With propaganda push, China's Communist Party celebrates 100 years
AFP, Published on 28/06/2021
» CHANGSHA, China: Hair windswept, handsome and 32-metres high, a statue of Mao Zedong presides over a crowd of millennials alternating between selfies and bubble teas -- drawing a thread through the past, present and future of China's Communist Party in its red heartland.
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North Korea to hold military parade to mark 70th anniversary
AFP, Published on 09/09/2018
» PYONGYANG - Hundreds of trucks carrying thousands of troops lined a Pyongyang riverbank in the pale light of dawn early Sunday, as nuclear-armed North Korea prepared to celebrate its birthday with a huge show of military strength.
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China's foreign minister to visit N. Korea this week
AFP, Published on 30/04/2018
» BEIJING: China's foreign minister will visit North Korea this week, his office said Monday, becoming the highest-ranking Chinese official to travel there in years as Beijing moves to further improve ties with Pyongyang days after a landmark inter-Korean summit.
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Xi Jinping gets set to amass more power
Reuters, Published on 17/10/2017
» BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to amass even greater power at a Communist Party Congress this week, promoting close allies, having his guiding thought enshrined in the party constitution and possibly assuming a title to put him on par with Mao Zedong.
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China's giant cow farms befoul environment
Business, AFP, Published on 27/12/2016
» Gannan, China: Giant piles of black manure towering over cornfields, while rancid-smelling effluent from thousands of cows spills onto the land -- this is the price of a glass of milk in China today.
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China's giant cow farms leave neighbours up milk creek
AFP, Published on 26/12/2016
» GANNAN (CHINA) - Giant piles of black manure towering over cornfields, while rancid-smelling effluent from thousands of cows spills onto the land -- this is the price of a glass of milk in China today.
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Japan boy band SMAP mulling breakup: reports
AFP, Published on 13/01/2016
» TOKYO - Japanese pop fans were rocked by news Wednesday that evergreen boy band SMAP is mulling a breakup, ending the group's 30-year reign at the top of the music business that has won them legions of fans across Asia.
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China's Xi warns Communist colleagues over relatives
AFP, Published on 30/12/2015
» BEIJING - China's Communist chief Xi Jinping told top officials in the ruling party to closely watch their families, state media said Wednesday, after reports that his relations and those of other elite politicians amassed massive wealth.
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