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N Korea sends special envoy to China

N Korea sends special envoy to China

PYONGYANG (North Korea) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China today (May 22) as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its...

Tests show tainted rice sold in Guangzhou

HONG KONG — A government test indicated that nearly half the rice sold in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was contaminated with cadmium, triggering anger from consumers...

Obama, Xi move up talks to next month

WASHINGTON — China’s new leader Xi Jinping will confer with United States President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to...

Sinkhole in Shenzhen

Sinkhole in Shenzhen

Rescue workers carrying out the body of a victim in a road cave-in accident in this picture taken through a security window in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, yesterday.

Sinkhole in Shenzhen

Sinkhole in Shenzhen

Rescue workers carrying out the body of a victim in a road cave-in accident in this picture taken through a security window in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, yesterday.

New rice contamination reported in China

BEIJING — Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country’s largest cities was...

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