Looted antiques on display, at home China: Four 18th century sculptures which had been looted by British and French troops some 140 years ago from the imperial garden Yuanmingyuan in Beijing, went on display under tight security Thursday at the ongoing Shenzhen cultural fair.
China tries to calm dam protests: China has sacked at least one Communist Party official and suspended work on a controversial dam after one of the largest rural protests in recent years. Tens of thousands of farmers staged violent protests over the Pubugou dam project, in Sichuan province.
China faces cold winter as fuel grows scarce: Some 200 million people could be left out in the cold in China this winter, the state-run media warned yesterday, as energy shortages threatened the traditional switching on of the nation's centrally planned central heating system.
China opens TV to foreign firms: China has announced it will allow foreign companies to buy large stakes in Chinese television and film production ventures.
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