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From the New York Times: Chinese officials announced on Sunday that water had been restored in the northeastern provincial capital of Harbin after a tide of toxic river water had forced the closing of the municipal water system for five days. But the central government, which is under criticism for its handling of the Harbin […]
Read MoreFrom the Telegraph: Hundreds of thousands of people living in towns and villages along the upper reaches of the Songhua river were allowed to continue using toxic water for more than a week, even though authorities knew that benzene levels were lethally high, Chinese officials have admitted. Anger was growing in Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via the New York Times: China’s northeastern city of Harbin turned on the taps again on Sunday after a toxic spill into its river left millions without water for five days and an 80-km (50-mile) slick still flowing beyond the city. Water supplies in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, were resumed at 1000 […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: China, known as a country with a history of benevolence, underlined charity at a national conference for the first time this week, calling upon the whole nation to aid those in need. “The meeting is a strong signal from the government for society to support social charities, and reveals a picture that charities […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily, via China Daily: Police will keep a man from Jiangxi Province in detention for seven days for allegedly posting a note on a popular Website offering to sell babies. The man, surnamed Wu, said on eBay’s...
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