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China floods continue as 13 are killed in northeast (Jul 30)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Thirteen people have been killed and another six are missing after floodwaters swept through northeastern China, state media said Thursday, as the country struggles with its worst floods in a decade.


China pipeline blast toll rises to 13: state media (Jul 30)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The death toll from a powerful chemical pipeline explosion that rocked a city in eastern China has risen to 13, state-run --inhua news agency reported on Thursday.


Chinese miner says VP detained after toxic spill (Jul 30)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A major Chinese mining company said Thursday that one of its vice presidents has been detained by police in connection with a spill of copper mine waste that poisoned a river near the country's southeast coast.


High-speed rail links to double by 2012: China (Jul 30)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - China will spend 800 billion yuan (US$120 billion) as part of an ambitious plan to double its high-speed rail network by 2012, the Ministry of Railways said.


China conducts naval drill in disputed southern seas (Jul 30)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chinese naval forces have carried out a series of drills in the South China Sea, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday, strategic waters that are disputed by a number of Southeast Asia countries.


Water safe after chemical spill in China: official (Jul 30)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The water supply was safe in a northeastern China city after more than 3,000 containers of toxic chemicals were washed into a river by the worst floods in a decade in the country, an official said Thursday.


Chinese miner says Vice President detained after toxic spill (Jul 29)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A major Chinese mining company said Thursday that one of its vice presidents has been detained by police in connection with a spill of copper mine waste that poisoned a river near the country's southeast coast.


Heavy floods trap 30,000 in northern Chinese town (Jul 29)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern China stranded tens of thousands of residents without power Wednesday, as the worst flooding in more than a decade continues to affect the country.


Record floods testing Three Gorges Dam (Jul 29)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Record-high water levels put the capacity of China's massive Three Gorges Dam to the test Wednesday after heavy rains raged on across the country, compounding flooding problems that already have left more than 1,200 people dead or missing.


Blast at China factory kills 5; scores hurt (Jul 29)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A powerful blast caused by a suspected gas leak rocked a plastics factory in eastern China on Wednesday, killing at least five people and seriously injuring 28.