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China's Wanda buys luxury yacht maker Sunseeker

Chinese property and cinema conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group says it is buying British yacht maker Sunseeker and will develop an upmarket London hotel, expanding into the luxury market as part of the latest foray abroad by a major Chinese firm. Full story

North Korean envoy in Beijing seeking to mend ties: experts

BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy held talks with Chinese officials on Wednesday that experts said were unlikely to yield concessions from Pyongyang on its nuclear program but were more aimed at repairing ties with Beijing. Full story

GM aims for 10 percent of China's luxury car market by 2020

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> aims to have 10 percent of China's luxury market by 2020, its China chief said on Wednesday. Full story

China says Ghana's arrest of its miners will not harm relations

ACCRA (Reuters) - China is determined that its relations with Ghana will not be undermined by the arrest of some 200 Chinese illegal gold miners in a crackdown by Ghanaian authorities, a senior Beijing Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday. Full story

Cargo handler tosses boxes everywhere (but the plane)

   A man in China is seen throwing more cargo boxes off a conveyor belt than onto it as he tries loading them onto a plane.

China bans private adoptions of abandoned infants

China has announced that individuals and groups are banned from privately adopting abandoned infants, in a country where tens of thousands are abandoned each year and where baby trafficking has been a perennial problem. Full story

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  Bear paw smugglers arrested in China

Police discover 213 severed bear paws hidden in a van's tires as smugglers tried to cross the border from Russia into China. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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General Motors' new Chinese-made cars are seen at a parking lot in Shenyang, Liaoning province, January 25, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer

Smuggled bear paws are seen at the China-Russia border in Manzhouli
Smuggled bear paws are seen at the China-Russia border in Manzhouli

Smuggled bear paws are seen at the China-Russia border in Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 15, 2013. Two Russians were arrested for smuggling 213 bear paws into China at a China-Russia land border, according to the Chinese customs police's recent announcement. Picture taken June 15,

Customs officials count smuggled bear paws in Manzhouli
Customs officials count smuggled bear paws in Manzhouli

REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT Customs officials count smuggled bear paws in Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 15, 2013. Two Russians were arrested for smuggling 213 bear paws into China at a China-Russia land border, according to the Chinese customs police's recent announcement. Picture