http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/asia/china/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the China section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 22 May 2013 16:13:08 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/asia/china/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a special envoy to Beijing, state media announces, amid cooling relations after weeks of tension. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22620600#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22620600 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:10:36 GMT Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says that co-operation on power generation in Pakistan should be a priority for both countries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22624871#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22624871 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:54 GMT Chinese media hope President Xi Jinping's US visit will promote a new partnership of "equality and mutual trust" between the two nations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22620548#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22620548 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:04:52 GMT Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, which trades commodities, is being probed by the police and market regulators over alleged financial irregularities. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22620651#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22620651 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:18 GMT The US and Chinese presidents, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, announce they will hold their first summit in California in June. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22605278#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22605278 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:11:36 GMT A Chinese fishing crew seized by unidentified North Koreans two weeks ago is freed along with their boat, reports say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22605280#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22605280 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:02 GMT State-sponsored hackers are renewing their attacks on the US after a three-month hiatus, according to the New York Times. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22594140#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22594140 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:13:08 GMT Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng tells the BBC he thinks Washington should do more to protect his relatives, a year after he fled China for the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22593402#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22593402 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:25:03 GMT Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says India and China must "improve mechanisms" to settle a long-running border dispute. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22592770#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22592770 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:49 GMT China cannot be a "free rider" when it comes to global trade, the EU's trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, warns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22601503#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22601503 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:43:56 GMT Flooding and landslides across nine southern Chinese provinces leave more than 50 people dead and 14 missing, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22579102#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22579102 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:50:58 GMT A Chinese man in Pakistani-administered Kashmir is taken into protective custody after he was accused of desecrating the Koran, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22578490#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22578490 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:49:46 GMT Chinese artist Ai Weiwei releases a foul-mouthed music video in which he recreates his detention and rages against abuses of state power. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22627605#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22627605 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:48:30 GMT A senior Chinese official says "uncivilised behaviour" by some Chinese tourists is damaging the country's image abroad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22573572#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22573572 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:30 GMT Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has released a music single. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22629903#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22629903 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:10:59 GMT The family of Chen Guangcheng are 'paying for his activism' back home according to the Chinese dissident http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22598621#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22598621 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:35:44 GMT A two-mile viaduct in the Chinese city of Wuhan has been demolished, breaking a record for the longest reinforced concrete bridge ever blown up in the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22586997#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22586997 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:26:16 GMT Film director Sir Alan Parker says he is appalled at how blockbuster films like Titanic and Ironman are being edited to satisfy Chinese censors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-22552460#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-22552460 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:11:38 GMT Artist Ai Weiwei has created a map of China made entirely out of tins of formula milk, to highlight tensions over tainted baby food. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22592660#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22592660 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:56:02 GMT Deadly storms are sweeping across southern China, killing more than 50 people and leaving 14 missing http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22579629#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22579629 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:25 GMT With tensions between China and Japan showing no sign of abating, Mariko Oi asks the head of Japan's Maritime Self Defence Force, Katsutoshi Kawano, if he feels under pressure. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22534533#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22534533 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:06:45 GMT For several years in China it has been difficult to establish which is more dominant - the forces of censorship or freedom of expression. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22574385#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22574385 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:42:14 GMT Can China harness its millions of cheap graduates? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22449179#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22449179 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:52:36 GMT Why does every Chinese leader want to salute this Indian? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22599356#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22599356 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:07:18 GMT How a journalist took on a top official http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22523903#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22523903 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:23:04 GMT How will China spend its massive cash reserves? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22567974#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22567974 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:09:14 GMT China's activists see tighter web controls under new government http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22566821#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22566821 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:37 GMT The man who lost his legs in the Sichuan quake http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22498975#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22498975 Sun, 12 May 2013 01:04:34 GMT A storm over food safety - Chinese style http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22467484#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22467484 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:16:03 GMT Parents seek answers, five years on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22476977#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22476977 Fri, 10 May 2013 08:24:34 GMT China's influence on Nepal worries India http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22365488#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22365488 Wed, 08 May 2013 11:59:12 GMT Quake of 2008 brought disaster on an immense scale http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22398684#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22398684 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:36:41 GMT All you need to know about the latest virus killing people in China http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22107104#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22107104 Fri, 03 May 2013 14:30:10 GMT