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Landslide kills 23 in Shanxi Province

National
2009-11-18

EIGHT children aged one to four are among 23 people confirmed dead in Monday's massive landslide that buried part of a village in northern China's Shanxi Province, local authorities said yesterday. The landslide,...

Death toll rises to 23 in Shanxi landslide

National
2009-11-17

THE death toll has risen to 23 as 11 more bodies have been recovered after a massive landslide in north China's Shanxi Province, rescuers said today. So far, all of the 23 people buried under the debris have been...

Police bust baby-trafficking ring

National
2009-11-9

POLICE in northern China's Shanxi Province have seized 42 suspected baby traffickers belonging to a ring that allegedly sold at least 52 infants nationwide. Officers said over the weekend that charges would soon...

Shanxi mines merge as province tackles safety

National
2009-10-26

THE first group of 19 merged coal mines in Shanxi Province have won business permits from authorities, as the region ramps up its restructuring campaign to improve work safety conditions and production capacity. ...

11 die in Hangzhou landslide

National
2009-8-14

SIX people died in a landslide late last night on Qingliang Hill in Hangzhou after a rainstorm while several others are still missing, China National Radio reported today. Four of the victims were a family living...

Death toll in central China rainstorm rises to 10

National
2009-7-26

FIVE bodies were retrieved from last night to this morning to bring the death toll from a rainstorm-triggered landslide to 10 in Hongjiang district of Huaihua city, central China's Hunan province, according to local...

Dog steps in to nurse newborn red pandas

National
2009-7-17

TWO red panda cubs that were abandoned by their mother shortly after birth at a north China zoo are now healthy thanks to a surrogate mother dog, zoo workers said yesterday. The baby red pandas were born at Taiyuan...

Accident: 10 more officials charged

National
2009-7-15

PROSECUTORS in Shanxi Province have charged 10 more officials for covering up a mine accident that killed 277 people, the worst in China last year. Xiangfen County Party Secretary Kang Hailong and Li Xuejun, the...

Death toll in Chongqing landslide climbs to 15

National
2009-7-13

A total of 15 hikers were confirmed dead and four others remained missing today, two days after rain-triggered flood and landslide stranded a 35-member tour group in a canyon in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. ...

Shanxi has top birth-defect rate

National
2009-7-13

THE northern Shanxi Province has the highest rate of birth defects of mainland provinces, state television said. Many infants born in the province had defects, such as cleft lips, spina bifida, fluid on the brain...