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The Dalai Lama defended President Barack Obama from criticism that he has been too soft on China, saying Sunday that the U.S. leader just has a different approach to dealing with the Asian giant.
The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China climbed to 87 on Sunday as rescuers hunted for 21 workers still trapped deep underground in the nation's deadliest mine disaster in two years.
The massive reservoir behind China's Three Gorges Dam was supposed to be filled to capacity this month. But landslides on the reservoir and water shortages downstream have delayed the process. Questions have been raised about the dam, which is the world's largest hydropower project, and what it might mean for the Yangtze River.
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Sands China Ltd. and its parent Las Vegas Sands Corp. , the casino company controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson , raised HK$19.4 billion ($2.5 billion) in a Hong Kong share sale conducted at the low end of the offered range.
The death toll from China's latest coal mine disaster reached 92 on Sunday, state television said, and hopes dimmed that more survivors would emerge after a gas blast at a colliery in the nation's far northeast.
The leader of Indian Kashmir's moderate separatists said on Saturday that China has a stake in peace in restive Kashmir as part of the disputed Himalayan region is under Beijing's control.
The death toll from China's latest coal mine disaster reached 87 as hopes dimmed on Sunday that more survivors would be found a day after a gas blast at a colliery in the country's icy far northeast.
SRINAGAR: China has a stake in the restoration of peace in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK), as part of the disputed region is under Beijing’s control, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Saturday.
The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China rose to 87 on Sunday, with 21 miners still trapped underground, in the nation's deadliest mining disaster in two years, state media reported.
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- A coal-mine explosion killed 87 miners and left 21 missing in northeastern China, Xinhua News Agency said on its Web site. A total of 528 mine workers were underground when the blast occurred at 2:30 a.m. yesterday at Xinxing mine in Heilongjiang Province, the State Administration of Work Safety said on its Web site.
The death toll from an explosion at a northeastern China coal mine rose to 87 early Sunday, state-run media reported.
An article last Sunday about China’s economic growth described the trade relationship between China and the United States incorrectly. China is America’s biggest source of imports, not its biggest trading partner. (America’s biggest trading partner, a category that takes account of American exports as well as imports, is Canada.).
HEGANG, China — When gas levels suddenly spiked deep in the Xinxing coal mine, Wang Jiguo grabbed two co-workers and they ran for their lives. Minutes later, there was a huge bang, a torrent of hot air and the earth shuddered. Nearly two days later, at least 92 people are reported dead and 16 missing, the official Xinhua news agency said. The deadliest accident in China's mining industry in two ...
The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China has risen to 87, with 21 other miners still trapped, state media reported Sunday.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Aluminum prices may rise in China, the world’s largest producer, after the government increased power rates, which will spur Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. and rivals to pass on the costs to users, said Essence Securities Co.
An explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday killed at least 42 workers, state news agency Xinhua said, citing emergency services.
At least 87 miners are dead after gas exploded Saturday at a coal mine in northern China, and rescue workers are continuing their efforts in frigid weather on Sunday, media reports say.
Rescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped a third of a mile (half a kilometer) underground after a huge gas explosion Saturday ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least 42 people.
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers go down the exploded coal mine in Hegang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2009.
I mentioned in JoC columes over the past few weeks an overwhelming impression from nearly a month traveling in China: The stage is being set for a quantum leap in internal consumption that will drive rapid growth in domestic logistics and a transformation of that industry.
Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.
