News Topic - China

Rights group criticize Nepal for blocking Tibetan protests
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- A New York-based human rights group has alleged that Nepal arbitrarily arrested hundreds of Tibetans protesting against China and restricted their right to demonstrate, according to a report Thursday.
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One dead as three quakes hit China's disaster area: Xinhua
AFP - One person was killed and at least 10 injured on Thursday as three powerful earthquakes hit the same area of China's southwest that was devastated by a massive tremor in May, state media reported.
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China clamps down on issuing business visas
AP - China has clamped down further on issuing business visas, government officials said Thursday, in the latest expansion of already-tight entry restrictions for next month's Olympic Games.
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Report: Aftershock leaves at least 5 injured in China
BEIJING---- A Chinese news agency says an aftershock has jolted parts of China, injuring at least five people.
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Powerful aftershocks hit China quake area, 1 dead
BEIJING (Reuters) - At least three powerful aftershocks hit southwest China's quake area on Thursday, killing one elderly person and injuring more than a dozen, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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Aftershock injures 5 in China
AP - A Chinese news agency says an aftershock has jolted parts of China, injuring at least five people.
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Final protest as village cleared for China's Three Gorges dam
AFP - Chinese authorities had to drag a woman from the water as she protested the evacuation of the last town to be submerged by China's Three Gorges Dam project, a local campaigner said Thursday.
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South Sound Woman Will compete in China Living her Olympic Dream
U.S. Olympian Melanie Roach will step alone onto the world sports stage Aug. 10 in Beijing.
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China Tightens Business Visas
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Unseen heroes: Olympians in 'lockdown' at SJSU on way to Beijing
They're here! They're here! But where? Oh, dear. For nearly a week, members of the United States Olympic team - en route to the Summer Games in China - have been in San Jose, filling the air with the scent of liniment and ambition.
San Jose Mercury News  –  19 hours, 49 minutes ago  ¦  comment?
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