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Ageing China migrants a 'major concern' in New Zealand

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Nearly 40 per cent of immigrants from China gaining New Zealand permanent residence last year were aged 50 or over. The number of elderly Chinese migrants arriving in the country is nearly four times the 10.7 per cent average of permanent residents in the age group from all other countries. At the same time, those leaving the country are much younger. Sociologist Paul Spoonley said a main purpose... 

Beijing slams US 'woeful record of human rights'

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The US turns a blind eye to human rights issues, seriously threatening the lives of its citizens, a Chinese report claims. The damning analysis of US human rights abuses is Beijing’s retaliation to a Washington report decrying the Chinese government. The report’s release on Chinese state outlet Xinhua accused Washington of “double standards” and turning a “blind eye to its woeful record... 

Earthquake in China claims 160 lives and more than 5700 injured

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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in southwestern China has left 160 dead and more than 5,700 people injured. The Chinese army has stepped in to deal with the debris of collapsed houses and public building as death toll continues to rise. Please follow RT’s LIVE UPDATES on the earthquake in China. The disaster has struck the country’s south-western Sichuan province at 00:02 AM GMT (8:02 AM local... 

North Korea ready to Develop Relations with World Nations

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North Korea is ready to develop peaceful relations with world nations – but only as a nuke state, the DPRK’s nominal head of state Kim Yong-nam said on Sunday. This comes as the US, Japan, and China call for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. North Korea, which, despite tension, is getting ready to celebrate the birthday of the country’s founder Kim Il-Sung, said it was ready to conduct... 

US committed to protecting Japan amid Korean tensions

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US Secretary of State John Kerry says Washington is “fully committed” to protecting Tokyo days after it received nuclear threats from North Korea. The latest comments by Kerry come after North Korea vowed to launch a strike on Japan if it continued with its “hostile posture” against Pyongyang. “The United States is fully committed to the defence of Japan,” Kerry said during... 

Shanghai stops poultry Trade over new Deadly Mutant Virus

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Chickens are seen in a farm in Zouping, east China’s Shandong Province, April 1, 2013. China has closed Shanghai’s live poultry markets as more birds are being culled to prevent the spread of a new bird flu virus. The live poultry markets in the Chinese city of Shanghai were shut down after authorities banned the trading of birds to prevent the spread of the H7N9 bird flu, which has claimed... 

North Korea tells foreign embassies to consider possibility of evacuation

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South Korean soldiers man K-55 self-propelled howitzers at a military training field in the border city of Paju on April 5, 2013. North Korea has asked foreign embassies, including that of Russia, to consider the possibility of evacuation due to an upsurge of tensions on the Korean Peninsula. “A representative of the North Korean Foreign Ministry suggested that the Russian side examine the question... 

Chinese Scientists warn of Deadly new Coronavirus

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Chinese scientists have said that a new coronavirus, which has already killed 11, appears to be deadlier than SARS. The new virus, originating in the Middle East, can affect many different organs and kill cells more rapidly than SARS. The infectious disease strongly resembles Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which killed 800 people in 2002 and 2003 in a global epidemic that originated in... 

China Genetic Test Causes Mass Death Catastrophe

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A shocking report prepared by Health Minister Dr. Veronika Skvortsova for President Putin that is circulating in the Kremlin today states that a Peoples Republic of China genetic test “backfired” and has, instead, caused a catastrophic situation to occur in Anhui Province wherein nearly 5 million swine have died during the past fortnight. According to this report, Russian health officials became... 

US Army lieutenant colonel accused of passing nuclear secrets to Chinese mistress

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A Hawaii-based US defense contractor is facing charges for giving classified defense information, including top secret information about nuclear weapons, to a 27-year-old Chinese woman that he had a romantic interest in. Benjamin Pierce Bishop, a 59-year-old Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who works as a civilian employee of a defense contractor at the US Pacific Command, was arrested at the command’s... 

New Chinese President Xi aims to paint Africa red

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The fact that China’s incoming president, Xi Jinping, is set to visit Africa on his first foreign trip is a strong indication of where Sino-African relations are headed. But as Beijing focuses on building African industry, Washington has other plans. At a recently held meeting of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, China’s leaders unveiled a dramatic long-term plan to integrate some... 

China says won't abandon North Korea despite backing sanctions

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un China says it will not abandon North Korea and sanctions are not the ‘fundamental way’ to resolve the issues pertaining to North Korea, despite Beijing’s support for a recent UN resolution against Pyongyang. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said at a news conference on Saturday that Beijing’s backing of a new series of UN sanctions against Pyongyang should... 

Thousands of dead pigs dumped in Chinese river

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Nearly 3,000 dead pigs have been fished out of the Huangpu River in China – a source of drinking water for millions of Shanghai residents. The number is likely to increase as the operation progresses. It is remains unknown who dumped the carcasses into the Huangpu River or what the cause of their death may have been. One possibility is that the pigs were discarded into the waters by some farmer... 

French workers hold demo to save jobs

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Goodyear employees gather around burning tires outside the Goodyear tire company in the northern French city of Amiens on February 26, 2013. French workers have held a demonstration in the northern city of Amiens against the impending closure of a troubled tire plant in the city. The workers at Goodyear Dunlop Tires France have been trying to save their jobs for more than five years, but in a last-ditch... 

China admits 'cancer villages' existence

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China has acknowledged the existence of so-called “cancer villages” as Chinese people have been concerned about the impact of pollution on their health for years. The environment ministry released its latest report on Friday entitled “Guard against and control risks presented by chemicals to the environment during the 12th Five-Year period (2011-2015)”. “The toxic chemicals... 
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