16 die in expressway collision in eastern China
BEIJING - At least 16 people died and 14 were injured Saturday in southeastern China after a truck hit a road maintenance vehicle from behind, sending it off a bridge, police and a news report said.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2009-09-19
China declares emergency in drought-struck regions
BEIJING - China declared an emergency Thursday in eight provinces suffering a serious drought that has left nearly 4 million people without proper drinking water and is threatening millions of acres of crops.
Nations:China People:Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Source:(AP)
2009-02-05
China denies alleged attack on foreign journalists
BEIJING - Local Chinese officials on Wednesday denied allegations by a Belgian television crew that they had been attacked while trying to report on the HIV epidemic in a hard-hit rural village, state media said.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-12-03
Laid-off factory workers in China say prospects grim
DONGGUAN, China (AFP) - Frustrated Chinese workers left jobless when a major toy maker went bust said Sunday they might have to go home in debt, as more factories face failure due to the global financial crisis.
Nations:China Source:(AFP)
2008-10-19
Parents file lawsuit in China against dairy firm
BEIJING - The parents of a 1-year-old boy who developed kidney stones after drinking infant formula tainted with an industrial chemical are suing the dairy at the heart of the scandal, state media reported, as tests implicated 15 more companies Wednesday.
Nations:China Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-10-01
China: local leaders must manage complaints better
BEIJING - China has told local government leaders to be more responsive to people's complaints after several rural protests threatened to disturb the calm run-up to next month's Olympic Games, a government notice said Wednesday.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-07-16
China: Floods kill 63 this month
GUANGZHOU, China - Soldiers scrambled to shore up soggy levies with sandbags Tuesday in southern China as forecasters warned that more heavy rain in the central region could trigger flooding on the country's second-longest river.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Southern China Flood Source:(AP)
2008-06-17
Thousands evacuated as rains lash China quake region
BEIJING (AFP) - Tens of thousands of victims of China's earthquake were evacuated Monday as torrential rain lashed the region, triggering flood warnings on major rivers including the Yangtze and the Pearl.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Southern China Flood 2008 China Earthquake Source:(AFP)
2008-06-16
China leaders grapple with political aftershocks
Chinese leaders moved to contain the political aftershocks of last week's deadly earthquake, promising a big rebuilding fund, reining in the recently aggressive media and trying to keep despair from turning to anger in the disaster zone.
People:Hu Jintao Wen Jiabao Deng Yaping Activities:2008 China Earthquake
2008-05-21
China orders budgets cut to feed $10B relief fund
A woman trapped in a tunnel at a power plant was rescued nine days after an earthquake struck central China -- the only person found alive Wednesday -- while the government ordered budgets slashed to free money for relief efforts.
Nations:China People:Deng Yaping Activities:2008 China Earthquake
2008-05-21
Boy dies in China as govt tries curb diseases
The death of a child in south China has raised fears that a virus that has already killed 22 is spreading, as authorities called Saturday for better controls of infectious diseases.
Nations:China Activities:2008 China EV-71 Outbreak
2008-05-03
Chaotic rush to board trains in China
Hundreds of thousands of desperate travelers, some hoisting terrified children or baggage over their heads, pushed their way onto trains Thursday as service resumed after the worst winter storms in decades paralyzed China.
Nations:China Activities:2008 China Snow Storm
2008-02-01
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