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The bird flu virus that's killed 36 people in China is capable of human-to-human spread, scientists found in animal studies that highlight its pandemic potential.

Only the paranoid can survive. This is the rule that the production team of the 3-D animation film Kunta sticks to throughout the three years of preparation.

In Zhejiang province's Hangzhou, one of the largest hotbeds of the emerging wealthy class, Century Lianhua Supermarket Heping Branch has set aside an area for Italian luxury and tailor-made brands.

Chinese shoppers are so hungry for luxury items that they have started snapping up Gucci wallets and made-to-order shirts while grocery shopping.

Framed by mountains overlooking its mystical West Lake , Hangzhou's romantic ambiance offers visitors a scenic perch from which to explore not only the area's natural beauty but its cultural riches, its regional cuisine, fragrant local teas and "hands on" arts and crafts.

A MAN confessed in court yesterday to killing a female taxi driver 18 years ago, meaning five people convicted in the case may have been wrongly jailed for 16 years.

The H7N9 bird flu epidemic, which has inflicted huge losses on China's poultry industry, is also hitting the country's down products manufacturers.

AN uncle and his nephew, wrongly imprisoned for rape and murder in 2004, have been awarded about 1.1 million yuan each in compensation.

Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Ruud Lubbers delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the second World Cultural Forum in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 18, 2013.

Main Category: Bird Flu / Avian Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS ; Respiratory / Asthma Article Date: 17 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT A novel avian-origin reassortant influenza A virus emerged in China in February 2013, and is associated with severe lower respiratory tract diseases.

Culture plays an essential role in the sustainable development of the global economy, Irina Bokova, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, said on Wednesday at an international conference themed "Culture: key to sustainable development" in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras kicked off his four-day trip to China yesterday, hoping it will help his country's ailing economy by attracting investment and promoting the export of Greek products.

A novel avian-origin reassortant influenza A virus emerged in China in February 2013, and is associated with severe lower respiratory tract diseases.

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Bank executives from 16 Chinese public banks saw their income drop by 3.13 percent year-on-year in 2013, according to the Hangzhou-based financial data service provider iFind.

In homage to the 100th anniversary of his grandfather's birth, Christopher Nixon Cox - the grandson of late President Richard Nixon -- last week visited China to retrace the steps of the former president during his historic 1972 trip to the communist nation.

In 1913, a copper cross was raised in Ziwei Garden Mansion in Hangzhou by the government, marking "kilometer zero" of Hangzhou and the entire Zhejiang Province.

SEVEN people have died and another injured after a road accident in east China's Zhejiang Province, local authorities said today.

Guangzhou is a huge, teeming city just north of Hong Kong in mainland China and is green and leafy, with remarkably little litter.

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. , today announced that Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co, Ltd.