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Plague death toll rises  A third man has died of pneumonic plague in north-western China where a town of more than 10,000 people has been sealed off
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| Aug.9 |
Southern China |
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 Typhoon Morakot slams into China  Map of Fujian China| At least one person was killed as Typhoon Morakot is packing high winds and torrential rain. Nearly a million people had been evacuated | |
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Millions displaced as typhoon blasts China| High winds and torrential rain of Typhoon Morakot that slammed into China's coastal provinces and Taiwan has left dozens missing | |
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| Aug.10 |
Southern China |
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Landslide crushes buildings Map of Pengxi in Zhejiang China At least 6 apartment blocks have collapsed following landslides in eastern China, trapping an unknown number of people
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| Aug.13 |
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WTO rules China must open markets The United States hailed the ruling to open Chinese markets and ease controls on the import of U.S. films, DVDs, music downloads and books
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Filtering software will not be required Individual computer users may choose whether to install a system, but it will be installed on computers in any public place
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| Aug.14 |
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Lead poisons at least 615 children Map of Shaanxi China Abnormal lead levels have been detected in children living near a smelting plant in northwest China. 166 were hospitalized
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| Aug.19 |
Southern China |
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Web addiction camp investigated A 14-year-old boy beaten at a boot camp for Internet addicts was in critical condition, less than 3 weeks after a youth at a different camp died
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| Aug.26 |
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Organ donor system to stop trafficking China has launched a donation system that it hopes will eliminate illegal organ trading and encourage people to become donors
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 Dalai Lama to visit typhoon-hit Taiwan| Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said that the country will allow a visit by the Dalai Lama to pray for the victims of the typhoon-battered island | |
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| Aug.30 |
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 Dalai Lama arrives in Taiwan| The Dalai Lama arrived on a visit that will include prayers for victims of Typhoon Morakot, but which has raised the ire of neighboring China | |
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 Myanmar refugees flood into China Thousands of refugees poured across the border into southern China at the end of the week to escape fighting there
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| Aug.31 |
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Dalai Lama disputes China's claims The Dalai Lama on a visit that includes prayers for recent typhoon victims has rebutted China's claims that he is there for political reasons
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