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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...

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...

Girls beaten for disturbing nap

National
2009-11-17

A DOCTOR with a primary school clinic in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been suspended after beating nine girls who she said had disrupted her nap. The girls, all 4th grade pupils with the...

Inner Mongolia reports 12th swine flu death on mainland

National
2009-11-6

THE Chinese mainland reported one more death from swine flu today after at least 12 people had fallen victim to the disease, authorities said. The new death case, reported in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous...

Escapees who killed guard may face death

National
2009-10-22

THE three escapees who were captured in a massive manhunt following a weekend prison break are likely to face imminent execution, police in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous said yesterday. The inmates,...

Cops kill 1 escapee, capture 3 others who fled Hohhot prison

National
2009-10-21

POLICE in northern China yesterday shot and killed one of the four prison escapees who murdered a guard during their weekend breakout and arrested the other three, wrapping up a 67-hour nationwide manhunt. Police...

Chinese police kill one escaped prisoner, capture three others

National
2009-10-20

AN escaped prisoner was shot dead and three others captured by police in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region this morning, police said.

Hunt widens for prison escapees

National
2009-10-20

POLICE in the capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region yesterday found the taxi that four convicts hijacked after they killed a guard and broke out of prison over the weekend, but the men were still...

Power tariffs turn on cheaper electricity for industrial firms

Business | Energy
2009-10-20

CHINA has for the first time set power tariffs in its direct power trading pilot program between big users and generators, which gives industrial manufacturers access to cheaper electricity. As part of its power...

Prisoners kill guard in breakout

National
2009-10-19

FOUR inmates escaped from a prison in northern China over the weekend after killing a guard. The four, two on death row and two serving life sentences, fled in a taxi after their Saturday afternoon breakout from...