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Hopes fade for miners as fatal blast toll hits 92

National
2009-11-23

THE death toll from China's latest coal-mine disaster reached 92 yesterday, and hopes dimmed that more survivors would emerge after a gas blast at a c...

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Middle school online chatters provide shocks

National
2009-11-23

A WIDE-RANGING study of middle school students across China's mainland involving online friendships has thrown up some alarming statistics. For example, only 6 percent of middle school students said making online...

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Sex probe on, but cops say no basis

National
2009-11-23

AUTHORITIES of Fuxin City in Liaoning Province have decided to investigate an official even though police believe claims of sex and drug abuse against him are false. Yu Yang, deputy director of the Communist Party...

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Chinese sailors hailed as heroes

National
2009-11-23

TWO Chinese sailors wounded in a battle against Somalia pirates 11 days ago have returned home to a hero's welcome in southern China's Guangdong Province. Hong Xianwen and Yan Bo, of the China Ocean Shipping...

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Rein in lavish banquets by officials: lawmaker

National
2009-11-23

A CHINESE lawmaker has proposed holding people who use public funds on lavish banquets legally accountable so as to curb the widespread practice. Zhao Linzhong, deputy to the National People's Congress, the top...

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Breakthrough Over Seized Ship

National
2009-11-23

PIRATES said yesterday they may release Chinese ship "De Xin Hai" next week. The bulk vessel was seized in mid-October with 25 Chinese crew and 76,000 tons of coal. "Negotiations between us and the owners to...

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Fund set to help the disabled jobless

National
2009-11-23

THE China Disabled Persons' Federation and the Ministry of Finance launched a plan yesterday to finance services for jobless people with mental and serious physical disabilities. According to the "Sunshine Home"...

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100 tiger cubs expected

National
2009-11-23

SOME 100 cubs were expected to be born in the world's largest Siberian tiger artificial breeding center in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province in 2010, or the year of the tiger in China. The first heavy snow...

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Army attracts college women

National
2009-11-23

HAD the examiners not been wearing the green uniforms, the interview might be taken as one for art college. Some girls were dancing, some were singing and others were playing musical instruments. It was, believe...

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Wanted: Mascot, logo for 'Bird's Nest'

National
2009-11-23

THE company that operates China's National Stadium, or "Bird's Nest," said yesterday that designs for its mascot and logo should combine regional characteristics and Chinese cultural elements. The stadium, which...

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Old diary bares feud of iconic authors

National
2009-11-23

A DIARY manuscript from 80 years ago provides new-found evidence about the grudge between two Chinese iconic writers. It is by Chinese bilingual writer Lin Yutang, nominated for the Nobel Prize several times in...

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Death toll from Heilongjiang colliery explosion rises to 87

National
2009-11-22

DEATH toll from the deadly coal mine blast in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has risen to 87 as of 7 am today, said local authorities. Another 21 are still trapped in the shaft. The blast happened...

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16 scientists set to study river system

National
2009-11-22

SIXTEEN Chinese scientists will start an exploratory mission of the Mekong River next week, team leader Tao Baoxiang said. Huo Mingyuan, chief scientist, said the 20-day study aims to learn about the state of the...

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42 miners die in blast, 66 trapped

National
2009-11-22

A GAS explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China yesterday, killing at least 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground with rescuers working frantically to save them. The gas blast...

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23 killed in Heilongjiang coal mine blast, 90 still trapped

National
2009-11-21

AT least 23 miners have been killed in a coal mine blast in Heilongjiang Province this morning, while 90 other miners were still missing. The rescue headquarters said that gas outburst caused the explosion in the...

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Gas explosion traps 139 coal miners in Heilongjiang

National
2009-11-21

A gas explosion at a coal mine in Hegang City of Heilongjiang Province this morning trapped 139 miners, according to the provincial coal mine safety watchdog. The source said that the coal mine is owned by the...

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Lin makes sure old news is good news for environment

National
2009-11-21

CONFRONTED with an ever-growing pile of old newspapers, Taiwan fashion designer Colin Lin came up with the idea of using them to make shoes and tote bags for her environmentally friendly footwear company. Lin,...

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Burglar stole to care for his sick mother

National
2009-11-21

A BURGLAR who stole nearly 100,000 yuan (US$1,464.49) from more than 100 victims in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality over the past two years spent most of the money on caring for his sick mother. Du Xiaofeng,...

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Securities fraudster forced to pay up

National
2009-11-21

A BEIJING court has recovered a fine of 125 million yuan (US$18.31 million) -- the largest levied by China's securities authority on an individual -- from the former head of a securities firm, despite his refusal...

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Child rights at the forefront

National
2009-11-21

CHINA has substantially promoted its children's development and rights protection since it became the 105th signatory of the "Convention on the Rights of the Child" adopted by the 44th United Nations General Assembly...