11 killed in south China rains
July 15th, 2012 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 15 (IANS) Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rains in southern China's Guizhou province have killed at least 11 people and damaged homes of 980,000 residents, officials said.Authorities ... Read more...
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50 dead, 42 missing in China floods
June 30th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) At least 50 people have died and 42 others are missing following floods triggered by strong rainfall which has been battering many parts of China for ... Read more...
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Rains likely to hit China’s food bowl
May 28th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) Heavy rains are forecast in China's grain-growing areas in the north, southwest and regions along the Yangtze river.Parts of Shaanxi, Hubei, Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu ... Read more...
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92,000 displaced people resettled in China
December 20th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 20 (IANS) About 92,000 people who were displaced due to a water diversion project in central China have been resettled, a media report said Tuesday.The last batch of ... Read more...
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Seven trapped Chinese miners found alive
November 19th, 2011 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 19 (IANS) Seven labourers, trapped in a coal mine in China early Friday, have been found alive underground the caved-in mine, Xinhua reported.According to the regional coal mine ... Read more...
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China arrests over 900 in tainted pork crackdown
August 29th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) At least 989 people have been arrested over the last six months as part of a national crackdown on the manufacture and sale of an illegal ... Read more...
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54 killed in China storms
July 27th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) At least 54 people have been killed in storms that hit China since the weekend, the government announced Wednesday.The National Disaster Reduction Committee said thunderstorms accompanied ... Read more...
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175 killed in China floods
June 20th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) Floods in southern China triggered by heavy rains have left 175 people dead and 86 missing during June, the civil affairs ministry said Monday.Four rounds of ... Read more...
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China warns of floods, rains as millions face misery
June 20th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) The Chinese government has warned of severe floods following heavy rains even as over five million people have already been displaced or affected by floods in ... Read more...
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China on highest flood alert, 550,000 evacuated
June 17th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 17 (IANS) China Friday raised the alert for floods to the highest level as heavy rains pounded the central and southern provinces, forcing the evacuation of more than ... Read more...
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44 killed in China floods
June 10th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 10 (IANS) Floods triggered by torrential rains deluged central and eastern regions of China Thursday night and Friday, killing at least 44 people, officials said.At least 33 people ... Read more...
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Drought affects 35 million in China
May 30th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 30 (IANS) A severe drought in China's central, eastern and southern provinces has affected nearly 35 million people and caused an economic loss of almost 15 billion yuan ... Read more...
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35 mn affected by drought in China
May 28th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) Nearly 35 million people in China have been affected by severe drought conditions due to low rainfall and insufficient flow of water from the upper reaches ... Read more...
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China’s longest river faces worst drought since 1961
May 23rd, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 23 (IANS) China's longest river Yangtze has been plagued by a severe drought, as this year it received the lowest rainfall since 1961, said an official with the ... Read more...
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China diverts river water to ease drought
May 19th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) Water from China's Yangtze river was diverted to central China's Hunan and Hubei provinces Wednesday to ease drought in the region, an official said.About 300,000 people ... Read more...
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Snowfall eases drought in China
February 11th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 11 (IANS) Widespread snowfall in the past two days has helped ease a severe drought gripping China's winter wheat producing regions, said officials.The snowfall occurred in the areas along ... Read more...
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Man abducted 30 years ago reunited with parents
December 13th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 13 (IANS) A 34-year-old Chinese man, who was abducted 30 years ago and sold at least three times during the period, has finally been reunited with his parents.Wu Jiubing from ... Read more...
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Krishna to attend RIC ministerial meeting in China
November 14th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will leave for China today to attend the 10th Russia, India, China (RIC) ministerial meeting.This is the sixth stand-alone meeting and ... Read more...
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3,185 dead in China floods in 2010
September 1st, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 1 (IANS) Floods triggered by torrential rains in China in 2010 have left a total of 3,185 people dead and at least 1,060 are still missing, the ministry of ... Read more...
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Foxconn workers rally to boost morale
August 19th, 2010 - 5:55 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) Thousands of workers of electronic giant Foxconn took part in a rally to boost the morale of the employees of the firm which witnessed a spate of suicides ... Read more...
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China to relocate 330,000 for water project
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 12 (IANS) Over 330,000 people in two provinces in China would be relocated by 2014 to make way for one of the country's biggest water diversion projects.
Around 180,000 people will ... Read more...
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At least 107 killed in China torrential rains
July 14th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): At least 107 people have been killed and 59 are missing following torrential rains and severe flooding in ten provinces along the Yangtze River in China.According ... Read more...
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15 die as rain, floods wreak havoc in China (Lead)
July 9th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 9 (IANS) At least 15 people were dead and tens of thousands evacuated after rain-triggered landslides wreaked havoc in China, authorities said Friday.
Six people were killed, two missing and ... Read more...
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China to construct 10 nuclear reactors using ‘AP1000′ third-generation technology
July 6th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Baijing, July 6 (ANI): China, which is currently building the largest number of nuclear power stations worldwide, is expected to use one of the most advanced technologies 'AP1000' for constructing 10 of ... Read more...
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China unveils plan to boost foreign investment
April 30th, 2010 - 7:15 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 30 (IANS) China will offer discounted loans and other incentives to companies to boost foreign investment in the country's inland regions, the commerce ministry has said.
The government is eyeing investment ... Read more...
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China arrests nine for murder scam in mines
December 31st, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 31 (DPA) Police in south-western China's Sichuan province have arrested nine suspects accused of murdering at least nine people with learning difficulties and then claiming compensation from mine owners, state ... Read more...
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Solar eclipse viewing may be marred in China by rainfall on July 22
July 21st, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Officials at China's National Meteorological Center have predicted that the cities that had been widely regarded as the ideal places to watch the rare total solar eclipse ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
China frees beautician who killed official
June 16th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Badong (China), June 16 (Xinhua) A court in China's central province of Hubei Tuesday freed a young beautician who was accused of killing an officer in self defence after he tried to ... Read more...
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Women born in same delivery room give birth in same wards 30 years on!
February 25th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, February 25 (ANI): Two Chinese women born in the same delivery room gave birth to their sons on the same day 30 years later.While Zhao Riling delivered a 3.75 ... Read more...
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Gamblers stake fortunes - and lives - on Hong Kong lottery
February 12th, 2009 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Feb 12 (DPA) Behind drawn curtains, an 18-year-old who spends his daylight hours hiding from loan sharks paces nervously back and forth in his shabby rented room in Zhenxiong. He ... Read more...
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China employs artificial means to create rains in drought-hit provinces
February 9th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 9 (ANI): China has employed artificial means to create rains in at least seven provinces to alleviate a rare drought that has hit the areas.Reports from the China ... Read more...
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China creates artificial rain in drought-hit provinces
February 8th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 8 (Xinhua) China employed artificial means to cause rainfall in seven provinces Saturday to ease drought, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said Sunday.
Weather-control officials fired 2,392 artillery shells and launched ... Read more...
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China to divert water from rivers to ease drought: official
February 8th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 8 (Xinhua) China will divert water from its two longest rivers to irrigate the drought-hit areas in the country's north, an official said.
Water from the country's longest river, the ... Read more...
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China earmarks $12 bn more for drought relief
February 7th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 7 (Xinhua) China has earmarked 86.7 billion yuan (about $12.69 billion) more in aid for the drought-hit areas in the western part of the country, officials said. The finance ministry ... Read more...
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China to build first inland nuclear plant in Hubei
December 8th, 2008 - 11:17 am ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec.8 (ANI): China has announced plans to construct its first inland nuclear plant in the central province of Hubei.
The cost of the first two phases of the project, with an ... Read more...
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