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8 Missing After Cargo Ship Collides With Boat Near China's Hainan Island: Report
A collision Wednesday between a cargo ship and a fishing boat near the southern Chinese island of Hainan has left eight people missing, state media reported, as search efforts continued.
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China Unveils Plan To Permit Visa-Free Travel To Its Southern Island Of Hainan
China unveiled plans Wednesday to permit visa-free travel to its southern island of Hainan, as Beijing pushes international tourism to the tropical destination in another step to open up the region.
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'China's Hawaii' Has A Gambling Plan: Here Are Potential Winners
Beijing's ambitions to bring more tourists and gambling to an island billed as China's Hawaii is sparking visions of a rapid transformation for an important provincial region.
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China Trains 'Fishing Militia' To Sail Into Disputed Waters
The fishing fleet based in this tiny port town on Hainan island is getting everything from military training and subsidies to even fuel and ice as China creates an increasingly sophisticated fishing militia to sail into the disputed South China Sea.
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This Chinese High Speed Train Conquers Extreme Weather
The unique circular high-speed railway in China's Hainan Island, the world's first such train around a tropical zone, has been operating smoothly since last year, braving extreme weather conditions.
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China Building World's Longest Aircraft Carrier Base in Hainan
China is building its second aircraft carrier base, said to the longest in the world, at its strategic Hainan island in the South China Sea to effectively deploy guided missile nuclear submarines.
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Displaced Filipino Fishermen Seek United Nations Help Against China
A group of Filipino fishermen have asked the United Nations to stop China harassing them as they cast their nets around a disputed South China Sea shoal, their lawyer said today.
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Typhoon Hits China's Hainan After Shutting Down Hong Kong
A powerful typhoon slammed into China's Hainan island on Tuesday after sweeping past Hong Kong where it disrupted flights and forced the closure of the stock market and container ports.
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China Braces for Second Typhoon; Taiwan Drenched
China was bracing Wednesday for the arrival of a second typhoon in as many weeks, as communities along the country's southern coast cleared away debris in the wake of the earlier storm that killed 46 people.
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Chinese Ships Arrive in Vietnam to Pick Up Workers
Two Chinese passenger ships arrived at a Vietnamese port today to evacuate Chinese workers following deadly rioting last week, officials said, a dramatic maneuver from Beijing that intensifies pressure on Hanoi as the two countries jostle over disputed territory in the South China Sea.
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8 Missing After Cargo Ship Collides With Boat Near China's Hainan Island: Report
A collision Wednesday between a cargo ship and a fishing boat near the southern Chinese island of Hainan has left eight people missing, state media reported, as search efforts continued.
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China Unveils Plan To Permit Visa-Free Travel To Its Southern Island Of Hainan
China unveiled plans Wednesday to permit visa-free travel to its southern island of Hainan, as Beijing pushes international tourism to the tropical destination in another step to open up the region.
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'China's Hawaii' Has A Gambling Plan: Here Are Potential Winners
Beijing's ambitions to bring more tourists and gambling to an island billed as China's Hawaii is sparking visions of a rapid transformation for an important provincial region.
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China Trains 'Fishing Militia' To Sail Into Disputed Waters
The fishing fleet based in this tiny port town on Hainan island is getting everything from military training and subsidies to even fuel and ice as China creates an increasingly sophisticated fishing militia to sail into the disputed South China Sea.
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This Chinese High Speed Train Conquers Extreme Weather
The unique circular high-speed railway in China's Hainan Island, the world's first such train around a tropical zone, has been operating smoothly since last year, braving extreme weather conditions.
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China Building World's Longest Aircraft Carrier Base in Hainan
China is building its second aircraft carrier base, said to the longest in the world, at its strategic Hainan island in the South China Sea to effectively deploy guided missile nuclear submarines.
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Displaced Filipino Fishermen Seek United Nations Help Against China
A group of Filipino fishermen have asked the United Nations to stop China harassing them as they cast their nets around a disputed South China Sea shoal, their lawyer said today.
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Typhoon Hits China's Hainan After Shutting Down Hong Kong
A powerful typhoon slammed into China's Hainan island on Tuesday after sweeping past Hong Kong where it disrupted flights and forced the closure of the stock market and container ports.
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China Braces for Second Typhoon; Taiwan Drenched
China was bracing Wednesday for the arrival of a second typhoon in as many weeks, as communities along the country's southern coast cleared away debris in the wake of the earlier storm that killed 46 people.
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Chinese Ships Arrive in Vietnam to Pick Up Workers
Two Chinese passenger ships arrived at a Vietnamese port today to evacuate Chinese workers following deadly rioting last week, officials said, a dramatic maneuver from Beijing that intensifies pressure on Hanoi as the two countries jostle over disputed territory in the South China Sea.
