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China floods claim more lives

Posted on 20 July 2010.

Torrential rain that has lashed China for weeks has killed dozens more people in China's west and forced authorities to close shipping locks on the massive Three Gorges Dam, officials said on Tuesday.

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China seals oil port after spill

Posted on 19 July 2010.

One of China's biggest ports, Dalian, shut on Monday after an pipeline explosion triggered a major offshore oil spill, forcing a refinery to cut processing and importers to divert cargoes elsewhere.

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China boomtown migrants sorely underpaid

Posted on 18 July 2010.

Young migrant workers in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen are sorely underpaid but in no position to ask for more money, state media on Monday cited a survey as showing against a backdrop of strikes.

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Striking workers at Honda China supplier demand apology

Posted on 16 July 2010.

Striking workers at a plant supplying parts to Honda Motors' China operations have issued a long list of demands for returning to work, aiming to win better conditions commensurate with China's rising economic clout.

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Death toll from China landslides rises

Posted on 14 July 2010.

Heavy rain is continuing to cause havoc across southern and central China, triggering landslides which have left dozens of people dead or missing.

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China expands anti-corruption law

Posted on 12 July 2010.

China has issued new anti-corruption rules which require government workers to report their investments, incomes and assets, state media reports.

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China 'rocket farmer' wins cash in demolition dispute

Posted on 9 July 2010.

A farmer in China who fired improvised rockets at demolition teams says he has been rewarded with a generous compensation package.

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New toxic milk powder scandal hits China

Posted on 9 July 2010.

Chinese authorities seized 64 tonnes of milk powder and products laced with the same deadly toxic additive that sparked an uproar in 2008, officials and state media said, underscoring the persistence of food safety breaches.

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China executes top Chongqing official for corruption

Posted on 7 July 2010.

China has executed the top justice official in the city of Chongqing as part of a crackdown on corruption.

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China's new migrant workers pushing the line

Posted on 5 July 2010.

After a morning of confrontation with his bosses at an auto parts factory in southern China, Wei took a different route home to avoid the plain-clothes police tailing him.

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