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North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un (Reuters)

NKorea sends 'special envoy' to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday.

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Contaminated rice found in China

Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain was contaminated with a toxic metal.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping (Reuters)

Xi to meet Obama earlier than expected

China's new leader will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting.

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Meat may be 'starting to move' video

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says New Zealand meat stalled at Chinese customs may already be starting to enter the country.

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Rescuers search through the factory's rubble (Reuters)

Fatal blast at China explosives factory

A massive blast has ripped through an explosives factory in eastern China, killing at least 12 people and leaving others buried in the debris.

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Mine workers protest over the mine collapse which killed 17 (Reuters)

17 dead in Indonesia gold mine collapse

Rescuers recovered more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia.

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China meat issue 'urgent' - farmers

Federated Farmers says it's absolutely vital the issue with meat exports into China is resolved urgently.

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang waves as India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh watches (Reuters)

Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip.

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Minister of Primary Industries Nathan Guy

Held-up meat costing millions video

Govt officials now admit they don't actually know why China is blocking New Zealand meat and they also don't know when it will end.

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