China
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China’s woes take sheen off amber as traders fear risky times aheadIt is believed to bring luck and good health, but prices that have soared by 1,000% in past five years could go into reverse
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Photo highlights of the day: pampered pooches and bodybuildersThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world, including
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Mark Zuckerberg's Beijing smog jog chokes up Chinese social mediaFacebook founder posts picture of himself running in Tiananmen Square when air pollution was 15 times safe level
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Millennials of the developing world: new freedom, new obstaclesThey may be the lucky generation compared with their forebears, but young adults from India to Kenya still face some tough tests that may sound familiar
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New Chinese ship activity spotted at disputed South China Sea shoalUS navy chief says moves could be precursor to land reclamation in Scarborough Shoal, seized from the Philippines in 2012
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Stuart Robert's China trip with Liberal donor to be investigated by policeAFP received referral from Labor shadow attorney general Mark Dreyfus over former minister’s trip, during which donor Paul Marks signed business deal
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Argentina sinks Chinese trawler during pursuit for illegal fishingCrew rescued, with Buenos Aires saying Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 was trespassing in its waters, tried to ram coast guard boat and ignored warning shots
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Chinese investors rival Marriott with $14bn offer for Starwood hotel chainThe chain, which owns Sheraton and St Regis hotels, said it still favors Marriott bid over that of Anbang Insurance Group, which bought Waldorf Astoria last year
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Chinese media mistakenly calls Xi Jinping the nation's 'last leader'Error carried by government’s official news agency was quickly changed to refer to the president as China’s ‘top leader’
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Thousands of coal miners protest over unpaid wages in ChinaAngry employees of a mine in the country’s north-east take to the streets to demand an end to pay cuts
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How one brave woman is taking on growing might of China’s censorsAs the economic downturn grips China, last week Hu Shuli defied a climate of tightening government controls to publish a warning of official censorship
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China to begin civilian flights to disputed South China Sea islandUS raises concerns about Beijing’s pursuit of territory and says move could complicate disputes with neighbours
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Edward Snowden, Pussy Riot and Ai Weiwei protest cyber censorshipProminent activists recorded online messages for World Day Against Cyber Censorship, and even teamed up with AdBlock to bring their voices to the public
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Man held for shooting at noisy dancers in ChinaReports say woman hit in the leg with air rifle shot after group practising outside man’s home refused to turn down volume
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Trump faces backlash after calling Tiananmen Square protest a 'riot'The Republican appeared to belittle the 1989 tragedy as he defended previous comments about China’s ‘show of strength’
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Ten Years – the terrifying vision of Hong Kong that Beijing wants obscuredA dystopian independent film has played to packed houses but after Chinese criticism it has disappeared from public screens
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China to build vast, controversial 'port city' in Sri LankaThe $1.4bn plan had been suspended by president Maithripala Sirisenabut is back on the table despite erosion fears
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China accuses US of rape and murder after criticism of human rights recordGovernment officals call out hypocrisy of US and Japan after world leaders issue joint statement at UN Human Rights Council
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Shark fin soup: a dangerous delicacy for humans and sharks alikeHong Kong’s shark fin trade is still robust, even given recent scares over unsafe mercury levels. But public attitudes towards consumption are slowly changing
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More Chinese than ever are coming for tourism, business and, especially, education – and they are the biggest spendersWhy Chinese visitors are best in class for the Australian economy
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg meets China propaganda chief in Beijing