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China says it may deport badly behaved foreigners: China may deport foreigners who buy or sell sex, steal or get involved in fights under new laws that come into effect on Wednesday, state newspapers reported.

Did China invent golf?: Famously, they gave the world gunpowder. They also came up with the wheelbarrow, the umbrella, printing and paper, phosphorescent paint and something called land sailing. But golf?

China fights to hold back sands: China declared its first victory in a centuries-old war against the desert yesterday after a campaign to plant 12bn trees in five years finally made a small green dent in an ocean of sand dunes and dustbowls.

Local Story

Finding a Family: Kolyma and Abbi are all American girls. Austin, Texas is home, but they were born in China.

Snow in Shennongjia

Marvellous snowfall in Shennongjia Nature Reserve: Pictures after a snowfall in Shennongjia Nature Reserve in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. A heavy snow hit the reserve, which is famed for its excellently-preserved geologic structures in the Precambrian time 3.96 billion years ago, high and elegant mountain peaks, limpid spring water and rare animals and plants.

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China Loses Its Hold on Winter Sports in Asia: China finished in 14th place on the 20th Winter Olympic Games medal tally with two golds, four silvers and five bronzes.

China claims 400M mobile phone users: China's mobile phone market, already the world's biggest, has passed 400 million users.

Two human infections reported in East China: Two people confirmed on Saturday to be infected with bird flu were in critical condition yesterday as agricultural authorities warned of a possible massive outbreak among birds in the country.

China culls 22 million fowls last year to curb bird flu: China culled 22,571,200 fowls in 2005 to curb bird flu, said China's Agriculture Minister Du Qinglin, who also warned the public against a possible massive outbreak of this lethal epidemic.

China in the Olympics

Search begins for new stars: With one gold, one silver and three bronze, China's short- track speed skaters contributed most of the medals for the country at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games, which came to a conclusion yesterday.

China to spend more money on winter sports: Excited with the gains in the Turin Olympics, Chinese officials said here Monday that the country would spend more money to develop winter sports.

The world's moved by China: The most touching moment in Turin 2006 Winter Olympics is not on the high podium for medal winners. Rather, it occurred on the eve of pairs figure skating on Feb. 13. The last duo on that day, Chinese athletes Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao tried to finish an unprecedented throw quad salchow but Zhang Dan failed to stick the landing and injured herself.

Chinese Fabric

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China alert for spring bird flu: China could suffer a "massive" outbreak of bird flu this spring, the Chinese agriculture minister has said.

Beijing Spends Millions in Curbing Spitting: The Beijing municipal administration has recently stepped up efforts to change some people's bad habit of spitting on the ground and will punish those found violating the rules through a high-tech vehicle equipped with monitors.

'Jurassic beaver' found in China: The discovery of a fossil beaver that lived when the dinosaurs ruled the Earth could challenge some currently accepted ideas on mammal evolution.

Forest Coverage Rises: China will work towards to increasing its woodland coverage in 70 percent of the cities nationwide which would mean per capita public land under vegetation reaching eight square meters.

News -- Baby Trafficking

Jail for Chinese baby traffickers: A Chinese orphanage director and nine other people have been given jail sentences for buying and selling dozens of babies who were then adopted abroad.

China jails nine in baby scandal: Prison sentences of up to 15 years were imposed on those convicted of selling babies in Hunan province in southern China. In addition, the former head of one orphanage, the Hengdong Social Welfare Home, was sentenced to one year in prison for buying babies, and 23 local officials were sacked and punished for negligence or involvement in the baby-trafficking scandal.

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Featured Flickr Photo

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A total of 20 families live in the Dawodang depression; 60 people all together as one child per family is the maximum allowed in China.
The flat bottom of the depression is littered with rice paddies.

(Courtesy of Rob Millenaar)