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| Apr.1 |
China |
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Chinese factories hum at record pace
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Washington |
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Obama seeks China aid over Iran US President Barack Obama discussed the Iranian nuclear issue in an hour-long telephone call with President Hu Jintao
| Apr.2 |
China |
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Sounds heard from mine Rescuers have heard sounds coming from a coal mine, where 153 workers have been trapped for more than five days
| Apr.3 |
Queensland |
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Alert over oil leak on Great Barrier Reef Map of Great Barrier Reef Australia The Shen Neng I, a Chinese ship, has run aground off north-eastern Australia, sparking an alert of an oil leak into the Great Barrier Reef | |
| Apr.4 |
China |
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9 rescued after week trapped in mine Map of Shanxi China Nine miners have been rescued from a flooded coal mine in northern China where 153 people have been trapped for a week
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Washington |
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U.S. delays report on China currency
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China |
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Dozens rescued from flooded mine Map of Shanxi China At least 79 miners have been rescued and more are thought to be trapped alive underground, a week after a mine flooded
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Queensland |
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Ship aground near Great Reef off course
| Apr.5 |
China |
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China rescues 115 from flooded mine Map of Xinhua China More than a week after their coal mine was flooded by a rush of underground water, 115 miners were pulled out alive | |
| Apr.6 |
China |
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Five workers found dead in mine collapse Five trapped workers were found dead more than a week after their coal Wangjialing mine was flooded by a rush of underground water
| Apr.7 |
Southern China |
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Dams dried up Dams have dried up in southwest China, nearly half of northern Vietnam's farmland is under threat because of a regional drought
| Apr.8 |
China |
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Mine death toll at 12 The death toll in flooded Wangjialing mine has risen to 12, and crews were working to rescue 26 miners who remain trapped
| Apr.12 |
Washington |
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Obama, Hu meeting focuses on Iran President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao held a private meeting before the start of a nuclear security summit, with the focus on Iran
| Apr.13 |
Western China |
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Hundreds dead in 6.9 earthquake Map of Qinghai China Some 300 people are feared dead after a rapid series of strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area
The quake hit at 7:49 a.m. local time. The epicenter was about 240 kilometers northwest of Qamdo, Tibet
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| Apr.14 |
Western China |
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China sifts rubble for quake survivors Map of Qinghai China China has been sifting rubble for survivors of the deadly quake which hit the remote region as thousands spent a freezing night in the open
| Apr.16 |
Tibet |
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PM visits quake zone as death toll climbs As rescuers raced against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble, Wen Jiabao traveled to earthquake-devastated zone
| Apr.17 |
India |
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Dalai Lama seeks access to quake site The Tibetan Buddhist leader long exiled from China, is seeking to visit the Tibetan region rocked by a deadly earthquake this week
| Apr.18 |
Shanghai |
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Jenson Button won a rain-hit Grand Prix
| Apr.19 |
Tibet |
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Quake death toll climbs above 2,000 Another 195 people were still missing. 12,135 people were injured, of whom 1,434 were in serious condition
| Apr.20 |
Beijing |
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China pays tribute to quake victims China lowered flags to half staff and pulled entertainment programming from the airwaves to mourn more than 2,000 people killed during earthquake
| Apr.22 |
Beijing |
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Rich list tycoon on trial Huang Guangyu, 41, founder of Gome, a leading retail chain, went on trial accused of stock-market manipulation, insider trading and bribery
| Apr.23 |
Western China |
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China changes Xinjiang party boss China replaces the most powerful official in its western region of Xinjiang, where ethnic violence left 200 people dead last year
| Apr.27 |
Beijing |
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China lifts ban on foreigners with HIV The government has lifted a rule that banned foreigners with HIV and AIDs, STD and leprosy from entering the country | |
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Tokyo |
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Asian stocks slide amid Greek debt crisis Asian stock markets have suffered big falls amid further signs that the Greek debt crisis is intensifying. Tokyo down 2.6%. Hong Kong's 1.3%
| Apr.28 |
Beijing |
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China stripped of 2000 Olympic bronze The International Olympic Committee stripped a medal in the women's team event after finding one of the team's athletes was underage
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China |
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Man stabs 28 children in kindergarten 28 children and 3 adults have been injured by a man with a knife at a kindergarten in eastern China, the third such attack in a month
| Apr.30 |
Shanghai |
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Shanghai rolls out record world's expo Up to $58 billion has been pumped into the local economy in preparations for Expo 2010, which runs from May 1 to October 31 | |
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