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China becomes Vietnam’s largest investor in Q1

China is now not only Vietnam’s largest trade partner but also its largest foreign investor as it poured US$723.1 million into the country in the first quarter of the year, according to the General Statistics Office.

 

Pineapples dumped following halt to Chinese exports

Farmers in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have thrown away tonnes of pineapples since China halted purchases.

 

China, Vietnam cooperate in arresting wanted criminals

Vietnamese police received a fugitive on the most wanted list from their Chinese counterpart at the Huu Nghi international border gate in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son on March 26.

China, Vietnam cooperate in arresting wanted criminals

 Vietnamese police received a fugitive on the most wanted list from their Chinese counterpart at the Huu Nghi international border gate in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son on March 26.

China, Russia push for loosening of embargoes on DPRK

 China was very active in calling on the US to ease its embargoes against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) ahead of the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam which took place on February 27-28. 

World's largest annual human migration now underway in China

 Heading to China to usher in the Year of the Pig? Brace yourself, because things are about to get wild.

World's largest ice and snow festival kicks off in China

 If you think enduring teeth-chattering cold is part of the fun when you travel, then the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is the carnival for you.

China to 'cut US car tariff to 15%'

 China has reportedly proposed cutting tariffs on US-made cars to 15%, the same tax levied on car imports from other countries.

China cracks down on $4.3m worth of illegal and fake beauty products

 Police in China have cracked down on a supply network of unlicensed and counterfeit beauty products, state media said.

Multi-nationals begin leaving China, head for Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Multinationals have begun doing what they have threatened: relocating their factories from China to Vietnam.

Mourning dog waits for 80 days in road where owner died

 A loyal dog which has waited on a busy road for more than 80 days after its owner died there has captured the hearts of online communities in China.

China knife attack injures kindergarten children

 At least 14 children have been injured in a knife attack at a kindergarten in Chongqing, south-west China.

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China: Car rams into Hunan square killing nine

 A man has driven a car into a busy square in southern China, killing at least nine people and injuring 43, local government officials say.

Vietnam sells more rice to China, raising concerns

VietNamNet Bridge - The news that Vietnamese exporters are enhancing rice sales to China has raised big concerns.

Vietnamese ‘help’ Thai businesses sell fruit to China

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses that sell Thai fruits to China could create misunderstandings about Vietnam’s fruit export situation.


Chinese Premier Li Keqiang calls for crackdown on vaccine industry

 Authorities in China have ordered an investigation into a vaccination scandal as panic grows over product safety.

Thai fruits sent to China via Vietnam

Government agencies have reported a high number of fruit exports to China, considering it a great achievement of Vietnam’s agriculture. But a significant amount of fruit exports to China are from Thailand.

China industrial park explosion kills 19

 An explosion at an industrial park in China's Sichuan province has left 19 people dead and 12 others injured, officials say.

Ozone hole mystery: China insulating chemical said to be source of rise

 Cut-price Chinese home insulation is being blamed for a massive rise in emissions of a gas, highly damaging to the Earth's protective ozone layer.