Monday, May 20, 2013   

Guangxi region orders all coal mines shut
07-23 23:45
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has ordered all of its coal mines to halt production for a safety overhaul after a deadly flooding accident. The regi...
Last Three Gorges Dam migrants evacuate as water rises
07-23 23:44
China has finished evacuating the last town to be submerged by the giant Three Gorges Dam, making way for water levels in the reservoir to rise to their final h...
Vanadium mine leak taints rivers
07-23 19:20
A broken spillway from a vanadium mine in northwest China has contaminated two nearby rivers with ore tailings, forcing authorities to rush to protect drinking wa...
SKorean on trial for Shanghai kidnap plot
07-23 19:08
A South Korean man and two Chinese men are on trial over the alleged kidnapping of another South Korean in Shanghai, state media reported. Kim Soo...
Olympic hotels slash rates as costs, visa rules deter visitors
07-23 15:28
Beijing hotels are slashing rates by as much as 50 percent for next month's Olympics in a last-ditch bid to lure tourists put off by soaring travel costs and diff...
Beijing beefs up security measures
07-23 13:34
Beijing has been is implementing a host of security measures ahead of next month's Olympic, conducting daily exchange of intelligence with other countries in orde...
Death toll from mine flooding rises to seven
07-23 11:37
The death toll from a flooded mine in southern China has risen to seven, with 29 workers still trapped, the government said. The figure from the Nadu c...
Last Three Gorges Dam migrants evacuate as water rises
07-23 11:03
China has finished evacuating the last town to be submerged by the giant Three Gorges Dam, making way for water levels in the reservoir to rise to their final h...
Cyber dissident arrested, rights group says
07-23 10:58
Chinese police have arrested a prominent internet dissident for violating his probation terms, accusing him of posting articles on overseas websites and receiving ...
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