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At least 74 people are dead and many others injured and trapped after a construction platform at a power plant in the Chinese city of Fengcheng in Jiangxi province collapses.
2016-11-24

According to Eurostat, the Eurozone's economy grew by 0.6% in the first three months of 2016, faster than what was originally expected, with unemployment falling to 10.2%. This growth suggest that the eurozone's economy is now bigger than it was before the start of the financial crisis of 2007–08.
2016-04-29

The Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and the President of France François Hollande call for an international summit of Eurozone leaders to discuss the next moves.
2015-07-5

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 251 points on the back of weak economic data and poor news from the Eurozone.
2012-06-21

Celebrations of Losar, the Tibetan Buddhist New Year, are cancelled in the People's Republic of China due to a wave of immolations.
2012-02-21

China records a trade surplus of $6.5 billion for January, less than expected.
2011-02-14

Three fishermen from the People's Republic of China are released from South Korean custody after their vessel collided with a Coast Guard vessel last week.
2010-12-25

South Africa announces it has intercepted a ship carrying North Korean arms destined for central Africa, travelling by way of China, in violation of Security Council Resolution 1874. [http:--online.wsj.com-article-SB10001424052748704479404575087411640791960.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines ("Wall Street Journal")] [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-169703-china-probes-path-of-seized-north-korea-arms ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019
2010-02-25

China sentences Tan Zuoren, who investigated poor construction after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, to five years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power".
2010-02-9

An Australian mining company signs a $70 billion deal to supply Chinese power stations with coal, in the country's biggest ever export contract.
2010-02-6