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2010-08-11

Landslide

Heavy rains threaten rescue efforts after a deadly mudslide in Gansu, China, as the death toll reaches 1,117.

Villagers rebelling in village of Wukan in southern China, say they will hold talks with the government and demand concessions in return for calling off a march.
2011-12-20

Dozens of people are injured in a petrol bomb attack on a bank in Gansu, northwest China.
2011-05-13

China issues new regulations requiring the managers of mines to accompany workers down the shafts.
2010-10-7

China has a day of mourning to commemorate the victims of last weekend's Zhouqu landslide.
2010-08-15

China announces a national day of mourning for the victims of mudslides in the northwest of the country, as the death toll rises to 1,239 people.
2010-08-14

Rescue efforts are disrupted by severe rain after last week's deadly landslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu.
2010-08-12

127 people are killed and 2,000 missing in landslides in Gansu Province, China, due to ongoing flooding.
2010-08-8

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrives in China on a rare foreign visit.
2010-05-3

A 3.4 M w earthquake hits Guizhou Province, China, and kills seven people.
2010-01-18

China commences surveillance of text messages, with customers from the country's two largest operators being blocked for lewd messages. Meanwhile, text messaging returns to Xinjiang, after riots last July.
2010-01-18

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2010-08-11

Landslide

Heavy rains threaten rescue efforts after a deadly mudslide in Gansu, China, as the death toll reaches 1,117.

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