18 killed in China mine explosion

This is my fourth or fifth story, may be more, on chines mine blast death in last few months.Latest report from central chinese mines says that atleast 18 people died in a mine blast.This tragic incident happened at a mine in Chexou city in  Hunan province.Last year 3200...

Premier of China,Wen Jiabao:why I hurried to Hunan for twice

First of all,Hunan is rather essential in the stratagem of our whole national economy,it links north China and south China.Provided such main artery was cut back,that will impact on the national economy.This is...

Wen Jiabao return to disaster area after he backing to Beijing for 44 hours

The forth snow strom striked south China.The situation of winter disaster was urgent,and the premier's heart was impatient. After Wen returning to Beijing for 44 hours,he hurried back to Hunan again. From 28th...

Snow storm kills dozens in China and $3 bil in damages

The front pages of the Chinese dailies are full of stories describing the disastrous impact of the snow storms during the busiest travel season of the Chinese calendar.The Chinese government has sent in their...

53 die as a result of China snowstorms

"Central China has been hit by one of its heaviest snow storms in 50 years. At least 53 people have died either directly or indirectly as a result of the weather. And so far more than 40m people in ten provinces are without electricity or tap water. At a factory in Wuhan,...

11 killed in fireworks factory blast in China

Beijing (ANTARA News) - Eleven people were killed and eight others injured in a blast at a fireworks workshop in north China`s Shanxi Province, local officials said. The cause of Wednesday`s blast in Yangquan city and the number of men at work at the time of the explosion was...

W. Java establishing sister-province cooperation with China`s Hunan

""This is a golden opportunity for West Java to establish relations with Hunan province, with a population of 90 million," the deputy governor said. According to Nu`man, Hunan is one of China`s oldest provinces which was set up 5,000 years ago. Hunan province had potentials...

Lovers Fined For "Public Hugging"

    No, it is not something out of George Orwell's 1984, well almost; it is yet another horror story out of communist China. A young man and a young women were arrested and fined the Chinese...

Bridge under construction in China collapses

A Bridge under construction gives way, though tragic, could have been much worse if opened to the public in which thousands of users could have lost their lives. Given the tragedy of the  US Bridge collapse...

"Two Billion" Rats Invade China Lake Towns

"For the past two weeks residents living around China's second largest lake have been able to smell a rat—make that two billion rats. When the Yangtze River flooded on June 23, the water level rose in Dongting Lake, which sits along the river south of Wuhan in...

Chinese Floods Force Mass Evacuations; Many Dead

Smaller villages throughout southern China have been devastated by storm-fed floods and flood-triggered landslides as over half a million people are forced to flee. Citizen-journalist photos have been relatively slow to come out of China so far, as Flickr is blocked there,...

China irked by topless women's health ad

"Chinese TV presenter issued a public apology after posing topless with two other women in hospital advertisements for women's health, the Beijing News said Tuesday. Chen Dan, a presenter on Changsha TV's...

Hunan Leads Central China in FDI

CHANGSHA- Hunan Province led central China in most foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2005, according to the provincial trade authorities. The province approved 729 foreign-owned enterprises last year, involving...

China to Establish Disaster Relief Force

BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Whether it's flooding in Ili of Xinjiang or hailstone in Jiangxi, tents needed for the homeless and clothing for the destitute are delivered at the earliest possible...

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