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China mulls closure of Internet cafés

Chinese authorities are seeking greater control of the country's estimated 140,000 plus internet cafes. One proposal under consideration enviages a total ban on these cafes
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China's poor swell in numbers, so do the rich

 
China has recorded its widest wealth gap since economic reforms began in 1978 threatening the social stability of the country, say experts.The average annual income ...
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China-born aerospace engineer gets 15 years for spying

 
A Chinese-born aerospace engineer, Greg Chung Dongfan ( 73) was jailed for more than 15 years in the United States on Feb 9  after being ...
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China Karaoke Bars Under Moral Censors

 
China’s popular Karaoke Bars have come under moral censors. Surveillance system is being fitted in these joints to let the authorities know when illegal music ...
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US sanctions on China symbolic

 
US sanctions are not coming in the way of Chinese companies doing ‘nuclear business’ with American firms, a study reveals. American companies are no less ...
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Google withdraws from China phone launch

 
Google has taken its first concrete step out of China, postponing the launch of two mobile phones produced specifically for the Chinese market, Jane Macartney ...
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Google threatens to leave China

 
Piqued by ‘attacks’ on its e-mail service, Google has threatened to pull out of China.A primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts ...
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Chinese human rights lawyer ‘missing’ in custody

 
A prominent Chinese lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, is reported to have “gone missing” while in the custody of the Chinese police. The Chinese authorities have told his ...
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Chinese democracy leader Zhou Yongjun jailed for 'fraud'

 
Chinese democracy leader Zhou Yongjun has been sentenced to nine years in jail, the latest in a series of tough prison terms to be handed ...
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Dhondup Wangchen makes a pro-Dalai film, lands in jail

 
'Leaving Fear Behind' a film that Chinese governmnt sees as pro-Dalai Lama, has landed its Tibetan maker Dhondup Wangchen in jail. He produced the film ...
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