A data analysis shows that air pollution has killed more than 1.2 million people in China in 2010. The study conducted by the University of Washington, World Health Organization and Health Effects Institute also found that air pollution has resulted in the death of 3.2 million people worldwide in 2010. Robert O’Keefe, the vice president… Continue reading Air Pollution kills over 1.2 million People in China
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28 Killed, 13 Injured in China Mine Blast
At least 28 people were killed and 13 others sustained injuries following a coal mine blast in north-east China. About 41 workers were trapped after the accident happened around 10.40 p.m. (local time) last night at Babao Coal Mine in Jiangyuan District of Jilin Province, a spokesperson with the provincial work safety and supervision bureau… Continue reading 28 Killed, 13 Injured in China Mine Blast
Xi Jinping Warns of Meddling in Affairs of Other Countries
In Russia, Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned against foreign meddling in the affairs of other countries, sending a signal to the West on the crisis in Syria. “We must respect the right of each country in the world to independently choose its path of development and oppose interference in the internal affairs of other… Continue reading Xi Jinping Warns of Meddling in Affairs of Other Countries
3 Dead In SW China Road Accident
Three people were killed and four others were injured after a truck and an ambulance collided Wednesday morning on an expressway in Xiuwen county in Southwest China’s Guizhou province, chinadaily reported. The truck collided with the ambulance at about 6 am on a section of the Guizhou-Bijie expressway, sources said. The injured have been rushed… Continue reading 3 Dead In SW China Road Accident
Container Ship Sinks Off In China
A container ship has sunk off the east coast of China, killing at least 11 crew members and leaving two missing. One man has been rescued by helicopter. Rescue officials in the city of Yantai in Shangdong province say the ship, named Guangyangxingang, capsized Monday evening amid strong winds, northeast of Longkou in Shandong. They… Continue reading Container Ship Sinks Off In China
China Overtakes UK As World’s 5th Arms Exporter
China has become the world’s fifth-largest arms exporter overtaking Britain in the global arms trade, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) says. Between 2008 and 2012, China’s volume of weapons exports saw a 162-percent growth compared with the previous five-year period, the SIPRI said on Monday. Over the period, China’s share of the global… Continue reading China Overtakes UK As World’s 5th Arms Exporter
Xi Jinping confirmed as President of China
Xi Jinping has been formally elected as the new President of the People’s Republic of China. He also assumes the role of Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission in addition to being the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. Xi Jinping was the top leader elected at the 4th plenary… Continue reading Xi Jinping confirmed as President of China
China plans to survey disputed islands
Beijing plans to send a survey team to land on small East China Sea islands at the centre of a bitter territorial dispute with Japan, state media reported Tuesday, in what would be a major escalation of the row. Chinese marine surveillance vessels regularly patrol what Beijing says are its waters around the Diaoyu islands,… Continue reading China plans to survey disputed islands