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CHINA

Capital
Beijing

Area
9.6 million sq km (1 km = 0.62 miles); bordering Russia and Mongolia to the north, North Korea in the northeast, the former Soviet republics of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in the northwest, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bhutan to the west and southwest, and Burma, Laos and Vietnam to the south.

Language
Principal language is Mandarin. Variants of this language can be found in the rest of the country, the most widespread being Cantonese, in the south. Ethnic minorities -- such as Tibetans, Mongols and Uygurars -- speak their own languages.

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thumb for Typhoon Parma 14 Oct 2009 14:46:00 GMT
Typhoon Parma
Typhoon Parma struck Vietnam as a tropical storm at about 06:00 GMT on 14 October.

thumb for Typhoon Ketsana 29 Sep 2009 12:36:00 GMT
Typhoon Ketsana
Typhoon Ketsana struck Vietnam at about 06:00 GMT on 29 September.

thumb for Typhoon Koppu 15 Sep 2009 02:41:00 GMT
Typhoon Koppu
Typhoon Koppu struck China at about 18:00 GMT on 14 September.

thumb for Tropical depression Mujigae 10 Sep 2009 02:30:00 GMT
Tropical depression Mujigae
Tropical depression Mujigae is forecast to strike China as a tropical storm at about 20:00 GMT on 10 September.

thumb for PHOTOS: Myanmar refugees fleeing to China 03 Sep 2009 09:28:00 GMT
PHOTOS: Myanmar refugees fleeing to China
Refugees who fled to China from armed clashes in northeast Myanmar began going back on Monday, overcoming worries about safety to return to shops and homes they feared would be looted.

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Save the Children - International Alliance

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Save the Children - International Alliance

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•  Parents & child protection officials applaud handbook for parents of children with disabilities
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Jobs

•  Public Health Promoter – Humanitarian Support Professional (HSP) (Oxfam GB)
Oxfam GB - UK

•  Senior International & Relief Service Officer (1-year contract & renewable)
Red Cross - Hong Kong

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Related links


  • Amnesty International

  • BBC World Service

  • China News Agency - from WorldNews Network

  • Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United Kingdom

  • Tibetan government in exile

  • UNAIDS

  • U.S. Committee for Refugees
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