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Toll in Chinese Mine Explosion Rises to 104

HONG KONG A gas explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China early Saturday killed at least 104 people, China’s worst mine disaster in nearly two years, Chinese official media said Monday. Since an announcement on Saturday that 42 were dead and 66 ...

From KEITH BRADSHER, The New York Times,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Xinhua,  Hu Jintao,  Wen Jiabao

At Least 421 Die in Chinese Mine Explosion

HONG KONG A gas explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China early Saturday morning killed at least 42 people and left 66 others trapped deep underground, Chinese official media said. Rescuers waited on Saturday to go down a coal mine to search for ...

From KEITH BRADSHER, The New York Times,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Xinhua,  Hu Jintao,  Wen Jiabao

Obama Raised Issue of American Held in China

HONG KONG The Chinese government has held an American oil geologist on suspicion of stealing state secrets for nearly two years, prompting President Obama to raise the issue during his visit to Beijing this week, the American Embassy in Beijing said ...

From KEITH BRADSHER, The New York Times,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: IHS Inc.,  Barack Obama,  Xue Feng,  New York University,  New York Times Company

Group Accuses China of Abuses in Secret Jails

HONG KONG A human rights group accused China’s national government on Thursday of tolerating an extensive network of secret jails operated in Beijing by provincial and municipal governments to prevent their citizens from complaining to national ...

From KEITH BRADSHER, International Herald Tribune,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Human Rights Watch,  Barack Obama,  National Security Council,  Hu Jintao,  European Union

The Mouse's Surprise Hong Kong Rival

HONG KONG — As Mickey Mouse heads north from Hong Kong to Shanghai, he runs the risk of being followed north by his Asian nemesis: Whiskers the Sea Lion. Whiskers is the mascot of Ocean Park, a 32-year-old Hong Kong theme park that was widely expected ...

From KEITH BRADSHER, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Wal-Mart,  National Geographic Kids

Chinese Export Boom in Evidence at Trade Show

GUANGZHOU, CHINA — Throngs of buyers from around the world swarmed through the world’s largest trade show at its opening Thursday, underscoring how China’s combination of a cheap currency and low wages is producing a resurgence of exports this autumn. ...

From KEITH BRADSHER, The New York Times,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Hong Kong Apartment Sells for $56.5 Million

HONG KONG — Just hours after Hong Kong’s chief executive warned Wednesday that the city might be facing a real estate bubble, one of the city’s largest real estate developers announced that it had sold an apartment for 439 million Hong Kong dollars, or ...

From KEITH BRADSHER, The New York Times,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Donald Tsang

Unexpected Tariff May Further Strain U.S.-China Trade Relations

HONG KONG Companies that import solar panels to the United States are facing up to $70 million in unexpected tariffs. Workers manufacture solar panels at the Suntech factory in Wuxi, China. The bill comes at a time when the industry is already ...

From KEITH BRADSHER, The New York Times,  30 Sep 2009

Chinese Threat Reinvigorates Effort to Mine Rare Minerals

HONG KONG A Chinese threat to halt exports of rare minerals vital for high-performance electric motors in wind turbines, hybrid cars and missiles appears to have backfired. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. With control of more ...

From KEITH BRADSHER, The New York Times,  25 Sep 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  US Department of Defense,  World Trade Organization

China’s Plans for Mines Are Blocked

HONG KONG The Australian government rejected Chinese investments in two mining projects on Thursday in a setback for Beijing’s push this week to expand its overseas holdings of natural resources. Patrick Colmer, the executive board member of the ...

From KEITH BRADSHER, The New York Times,  24 Sep 2009

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