Sources: Reuters
Environmental investigators determine that the February 2025 failure of a tailings dam owned by a Chinese copper mining company dumped 50 million liters of highly toxic waste into the Kafue River basin, killing ecosystems up to 100 km (62 mi) downstream and impacting the water supply, fishing activities, and irrigation of 60% of Zambia's population. 2025-03-15
Four people are killed and 335 others are infected in Zambia due to an anthrax outbreak, with the Ministry of Health implementing public health measures. 2023-11-1
South Korea and the People's Republic of China hold discussions about measures in response to North Korea's plans to launch a Unha rocket later this month. 2012-12-6
Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata is declared the winner of the Zambian presidential election. 2011-09-23
Vietnam holds a live fire drill in the South China Sea amid a dispute with China. 2011-06-13
Three children die after drinking suspected nitrite- (as opposed to 2008's melamine-) tainted milk in China; 35 others are hospitalized. 2011-04-8
At least seven people are killed and fifteen injured in a 100-vehicle pile up in southwest China. 2010-12-27
A court in Zambia grants bail to two Chinese managers accused of attempted murder for shooting and injuring 11 coal miners during a protest over pay and working conditions. 2010-11-2
Chinese officials seize 64 tonnes of raw dairy materials contaminated with melamine. 2010-07-9
China jails Tibetan environmentalist Karma Samdrup on charges of stealing from tombs. 2010-06-25