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China courts sentence six to death over organized crimes

National
2009-10-21

SIX people convicted in connection with organized crime gangs were sentenced yesterday to death at two courts in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The No. 1 Intermediate People's Court handed down death...

'Mickey Mouse' gang faces trial

National
2009-10-13

A GANG of 28 members in Chongqing faced 11 charges today including assault, vandalism, arson, robbery, extortion and using force. The gang, headed by Li Yi, known as "Mickey Mouse," faced trial in Kaixian County...

Maradona drops seven; adds Higuain, Aimar

Sports | Soccer
2009-9-26

EMBATTLED Argentina coach Diego Maradona juggled his team for next month's two critical World Cup qualifiers, dropping seven players and giving a first-time call up to Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain. Maradona...

2 former justices face bribe claims

National
2009-9-18

TWO former justices from the Higher People's Court of Chongqing are under investigation for allegedly accepting a large amount of bribes, according to the spokesman of the municipal government. Zhang Tao, former...

Thousand of fish die in Shanghai river

Metro
2009-8-24

THOUSANDS of fish suddenly died in a Shanghai river yesterday. The fish were found over a 1,500-meter stretch of the 25-meter wide river in Sanlin Township, Pudong New Area. About 10,000 dead fish floated all...

Cement factory construction site collapse kills one, seven still buried

National
2009-8-18

A WORKER has died and 15 were buried when a cement mill warehouse under construction collapsed late yesterday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, authorities confirmed today . Rescuers, including fire...

Steel workers protest factory takeover in Henan

National
2009-8-16

STEEL workers in a second mass protest against the purchase of their plant by a private company in Henan Province dispersed yesterday. Up to 400 workers and their relatives gathered yesterday morning inside and...

National death figure hits 307

National
2009-7-31

RAINSTORMS in China this year have left 307 people dead and 113 missing as of yesterday, according to the country's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. The severe weather also damaged about 260,000...

Worker undergoes chest operation to prove occupational disease

National
2009-7-17

A WORKER in Henan Province underwent a chest operation to prove he had a work-related ailment after his former employer refused to pay compensation after the local occupational disease authority denied he had developed...

Patient dies after face transplant

World
2009-6-16

A BURN victim who received a simultaneous partial face and double hands transplant in a French hospital has died, the Paris Public Hospital authority said yesterday. The man, whose name has not been made public,...