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Mayor, Party Secretary Detained Over Shandong Mine Explosion

A total of 45 people have been held accountable for the January accident that killed at least 10 min......

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Shandong Orders Safety Inspections After Repeated Mining Incidents

All non-coal mines will be inspected and those not meeting safety standards will be shut down, autho......

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Shandong Family Dies From Gas Poisoning After Illegal Dumping

Several residents from a neighborhood in Zhucheng were hospitalized after inhaling toxic fumes emitt......

2021-02-02 13:52:42

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Day After Dramatic Rescue, 10 Shandong Miners Confirmed Dead

A total of 22 miners were trapped underground for two weeks. One group was rescued, another group pe......

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11 Shandong Miners Rescued After 2 Weeks, 10 Still Trapped

One miner has been confirmed dead after suffering a head injury, and one among those rescued is in c......

2021-01-24 12:12:06

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Shandong Miner Trapped by Explosion Believed Dead From Head Injury

A new drill hole big enough to bring survivors to the surface will take at least 15 days to complete......

2021-01-21 07:27:00

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A Week After Explosion, Trapped Chinese Miners Give Sign of Life

Through a newly completed drill hole, a group of 11 mine workers sent up a note confirming they are ......

2021-01-17 13:27:39

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Sichuan Court Says Cartoon 10% Responsible for Child’s Death

Industry commentators say the tragic death of an 8-year-old viewer was due to bad parenting, not bad......

2021-01-14 10:22:28

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After 30-Hour Reporting Delay, Rescue of 22 Trapped Miners Begins

In China’s perilous mining industry, accidents are especially frequent ahead of work deadlines such ......

2021-01-13 08:12:28

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3 Dead, 5 Missing After Container Ship Sinks in Yangtze Estuary

The 165-meter-long vessel sank after colliding with another boat Sunday.

2020-12-14 06:14:33

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A Song of Eyes and Fire: Battling the Blaze, Freezing Time

A firefighter-turned-photographer, Cheng Xueli’s images of the Sichuan Armed Police Forest Force on ......

2020-11-19 13:17:46

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Lanzhou Brucellosis Patients to Receive Payouts From Factory

Some of the more than 3,200 people who contracted the bacterial disease from a veterinary vaccine pl......

2020-10-05 09:02:52

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China Eastern Employee Killed in Shanghai Airport Accident

The ground crew member was run over by a vehicle on the tarmac.

2020-09-30 07:33:43

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills 16 at Chongqing Coal Mine

The deaths resulted from a conveyor belt catching fire Sunday.

2020-09-28 08:12:08

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Typhoons Ravage China’s Bread Basket, Worrying Farmers

Parts of Northeast China have been buffeted by three typhoons in just two weeks.

2020-09-09 10:07:07

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29 Dead in Building Collapse as Birthday Celebration Goes Awry

Linfen residents had built the banquet hall out of cheaper, more lightweight construction materials,......

2020-08-31 03:54:46

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Three Gorges Dam Reports Record Inflow After Massive Flood

The dam’s reservoir has weathered six major floods this summer and accelerated its water discharge f......

2020-08-21 09:14:51

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14 Missing After Oil Tanker Collision Near Yangtze Estuary

The tanker, carrying thousands of tons of gasoline, is ablaze after colliding with a cargo ship earl......

2020-08-20 07:13:34

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How 2020 Exposed the Holes in China’s Flood Controls

This summer’s floods have revealed how lower-income regions bordering China’s smaller rivers have be......

2020-08-05 12:37:23

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