BEIJING, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) Hundreds of people were injured and thousands of homes damaged by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Yunnan province on Thursday, Xinhua news agency said. ... > full story
URUMQI, China, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) Chinese President Hu Jintao, forced to abandon a G8 summit in Italy by ethnic violence in restive Xinjiang, said that maintaining social stability in the energy-rich region was the "most urgent task," state television reported on Thursday. ... > full story
BEIJING/SYDNEY, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) China said on Thursday detained staff from Australian miner Rio Tinto had harmed China's economic interests in a case that has rattled currency markets and raised questions about China-Australia relations. ... > full story
BEIJING, July 5, 2009 (Reuters) Flooding and heavy rain in southern China have forced 550,000 people to evacuate their homes and killed at least 15, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. ... > full story
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Corus set to make jobs announcement July 9, 2009 (Yorkshire Post, UK) STEEL-maker Corus is set to make a further announcement today on the future of hundreds more jobs across the region as fears grow its Scunthorpe ...
Mothballed Ferrochrome Capacity May Be Restored July 9, 2009 (AllAfrica.com) STRENGTHENING demand for ferrochrome is encouraging SA's major ferrochrome producers to bring mothballed capacity back on line, they said ...
15 killed in Vietnam floods, landslides July 5, 2009 (Australian Broadcasting Company) Heavy rains have triggered floods and landslides in mountainous regions of northern Vietnam, killing at least 15 people, destroying houses and ...
India flash floods 'kill 1, displace 400,000' July 5, 2009 (Australian Broadcasting Company) One person died and 400,000 have been displaced in a north-eastern Indian state where a rain-swollen river burst its banks four days ago swamping ...