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Rescuers are working to save 57 coal miners trapped in Sanmenxia in China's Henan province.
2011-11-4

At least 9 people including a suspect are killed and 28 others are injured in a knife attack in Kashgar, west Xinjiang, China, marking the second attack of the month in Xinjiang.
2011-07-31

A Chinese court sentences a forklift driver to death for killing a protester in an incident that started unrest in Inner Mongolia. [http:--www.straitstimes.com-BreakingNews-Asia-Story-STIStory_682301.html ("Straits Times")]date=August 2019
2011-06-21

Hundreds of Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese people are arrested in several countries across Asia during a crackdown on a telephone scam network.
2011-06-10

Singer Bob Dylan denies censoring his shows while performing in China.
2011-05-15

A convoy carrying Chinese mine workers is attacked in Cabinda Province, Angola, killing two soldiers.
2010-11-12

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

20 people are reported arrested in China over imprisoned human rights activist Liu Xiaobo's 2010 Nobel Peace Prize award. Liu's wife's whereabouts remain unknown after she was taken away by police with human rights group Freedom Now claiming she is in de facto house arrest.
2010-10-10

North Korea confirms the seizure of a South Korean fishing boat two weeks ago, with four South Korean and three Chinese sailors on board.
2010-08-19

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