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Residents shout slogans during a protest march against the construction of the planned interoceanic canal, in San Jorge, Nicaragua, in October.

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Nicaragua's New Canal Could Be Environmental Disaster, Report Says

2:05pm February 12, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Scientists believe the project, which is reportedly underway already, could destroy a million acres of rainforest and contaminate Central America's largest source of drinking water.

Some DVD vendors in Shanghai still sell on the street, but a government crackdown forced most out of business or into storefronts.

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The Oscar Nominees Are In; The Shanghai DVD Sellers Are Stocking Up

11:40pm February 08, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

The Academy Awards are coming this month, and if you're still trying to see all the nominated films, it may be easier to find them in China than in the U.S. — if you don't mind the pirated versions.

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Rolls of toilet paper and packages of tissue paper printed with images of pro-Beijing Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying are shown Democratic Party Vice Chairman Lo Kin-hei in Hong Kong on Saturday.

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China Seizes Toilet Tissue Featuring Likeness Of Hong Kong Leader

11:17am February 07, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The approximately 8,000 rolls, with images of the territory's unpopular Beijing-appointed chief executive, were confiscated from a factory on the mainland.

China's Defense Minister Chang Wanquan, left, and Thailand's Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan walk during a ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday.

Thailand's Military Moves Closer To China

12:57pm February 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

An agreement for stronger ties with Beijing comes after last year's coup in Thailand soured relations between Bangkok and Washington.

President Obama bows his head towards the Dalai Lama as he was recognized during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, on Thursday.

Obama Condemns 'Horrific Acts' In The Name Of Religion

4:56pm February 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The president said that God never justifies the killing of innocent people. He also referred to the Dalai Lama, who attended the National Prayer Breakfast for the first time, as his "good friend."

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during their talks in Beijing on Wednesday. In a tweet she sent out today, Kirchner appeared to mock Chinese speech.

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Argentina's President, During Visit To China, Mocks Chinese Speech In Tweet

5:56pm February 04, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner appeared to suggest the Chinese have trouble pronouncing their R's and L's — using the words "rice," "petroleum" and "Campora" as examples.

Thousands of pro-democracy activists on Sunday take part in a democracy march to Central, demanding universal suffrage in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Activists Stage New Protest

8:08pm February 01, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Organizers say 13,000 showed up for the rally, far fewer than had joined previous protests against China's insistence on hand-picking candidates for the territory's next chief executive.

A Chinese paramilitary police officer stands in front a portrait of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong outside the Forbidden City in Beijing, in November.

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China Cracks Down On University Textbooks Promoting 'Western Values'

8:54pm January 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Education Minister Yuan Guiren says the country's institutions of higher learning should stop using textbooks that criticize China's leaders and political system.

Some fake Apple stores like this one in Kunming, in China's southwestern Yunnan province, were so authentic-looking that even some of their employees didn't know they were fake.

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China Continues To Push The (Fake) Envelope

6:20pm January 28, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

A fake bank in Nanjing bilked customers out of nearly $33 million. With trappings of a real bank, like security guards and LED screens, it fooled depositors attracted by higher interest rates.

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On Jan. 1, people gathered at a makeshift memorial marking the site of a New Year's Eve stampede on the Bund in Shanghai, China. Three dozen people died, and dozens more were injured.

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Shanghai Fires 4 Officials Over Fatal New Year's Eve Stampede

2:57am January 22, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

Investigators said the officials were off enjoying a banquet at an opulent Japanese restaurant during the stampede along the city's waterfront that killed three dozen people and injured 49 others.