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The death toll from yesterday's landslide in Taining County in China's Fujian province rises to 14 with 25 still missing,
2016-05-9

The Natural Development and Reform Commission, an economic planning agency of the People's Republic of China, announces an increase in the price of natural gas sold to non-residential buyers.
2014-08-12

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers his final annual address to the National People's Congress. The People's Republic of China sets its economic growth rate for 2013 at 7.5%.
2013-03-5

At least 36 people are trapped underground in a coal mine in China's Shandong Province after a fire breaks out.
2011-07-7

China posts a trade deficit for the first time since March 2010, amid slowing exports.
2011-03-10

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his wife are reportedly beaten after filming a secret video showing their house arrest.
2011-02-11

China blocks searches for "Egypt" on its internet and restricts media coverage.
2011-01-29

Two judges are fired and a court official suspended in China over a life sentence imposed on a man who evaded thousands in motorway toll fees. The ruling is also overturned.
2011-01-17

Five more bodies are found after a gas leak in a coal mine in China's Henan province, bringing the death toll to 26.
2010-10-17

A gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine in Henan province kills at least 20 workers. Another 17 are declared missing.
2010-10-16