China Pushes to Dig More Coal
With the U.S. expected to retreat from its role as a climate leader in the wake of Donald...
mining industry
Trials May Spell End of Era for Chinese Labor Activism
Last month saw the long-anticipated trials of three Guangdong labor activists charged with...
With Protests on the Rise, State Sector Facing Layoffs
Amid an economic downturn and a plan to streamline the state-owned sector, the Chinese government...
Coal Industry Faces Slowdown, Layoffs [Updated]
Recent government statistics indicate that China has been burning 17 percent more coal a year than...
On The Ground In China’s Fight To Quit Coal
With climate change on the global political agenda this week, much attention is being paid to...
China Further Consolidates Rare Earth Industry
While China is home to around 25% of the world’s proven reserves of rare-earth elements...
Mining Tibet, Poisoning China
At The Asian Review of Books, the University of Sydney’s Kerry Brown reviews Gabriel Lafitte’s forthcoming book, Spoiling Tibet: China and Resource Nationalism on the Roof of the World, available October 8th: A few...
Chinese Mine Threatens Afghan Buddhist Site
In Afghanistan, a planned Chinese mine at the site of the world’s second largest deposit of copper is threatening an ancient Buddhist settlement including the remains of a 100-acre monastery. Archeologists are currently...
Tibet’s Untouchable Environmental Challenges
Tibet’s environment is in jeopardy due to mining and hydropower operations, but despite increasing damage, many are afraid to speak up due to the sensitive nature of Tibet-related topics. Even for Southern Weekly, one of the...
Pandas Survive Quake, But Some Face Other Threats
Xinhua reports that the 61 giant pandas at the Bifengxia breeding center were not physically harmed by the 6.6Mw earthquake that struck Sichuan province on Saturday, killing 193 and injuring over 12,000: According to the video...
Tibet Landslide Rescue Work Suspended
Rescue efforts have been halted at a mine near Lhasa due to fears that fresh landslides might add to the toll from Friday’s disaster. 36 bodies have been recovered, and little hope remains of any survivors among the 83...
Mongolia: Before the Gold Rush
China’s hunger for raw materials has brought double-digit economic growth to its northern neighbor, the coal and mineral-rich republic of Mongolia. But an anti-Chinese nationalist backlash has arisen in response to the...
Political Connections Linked to Higher Worker Death Rates
At Bloomberg Businessweek, Christina Larson examines a previously featured study which found a strong correlation between executives’ political connections and higher death rates among employees. Coal mining in China is...
Mining Accident in Guizhou Kills 18
After one of the deadliest mine accidents in almost three years and another mining accident in Gansu resulting in 20 deaths, the Voice of America reports at least 18 people have died and 5 are missing in China’s most...
China, North Korea Tensions Rise After Failed Venture
As China and North Korea deepen their ties with Kim Jong-Un’s uncle’s visit and the hiring of North Korean guest workers in China, the New York Times reports tensions between China and North Korea seems to be on the...
China’s Part in Afghanistan Mining Boom
A New York Times article on the rush for Afghanistan’s estimated trillion-dollar natural resources includes details of Chinese companies’ involvement. Already this summer, the China National Petroleum Corporation, in...
Chinese Manager Killed at Zambian Mine
One Chinese manager has been killed and two injured at a copper mine in Zambia where 11 local workers were shot in 2010. From The Wall Street Journal: Scores of irate coal miners on Saturday attacked their supervisors after...
Little Hu and the Mining of the Grasslands
As the 2012 leadership transition looms, The Economist profiles a man tipped to come out ahead in 2022: Hu Chunhua, whose current position as Party secretary of Inner Mongolia parallels Hu (no relation) Jintao’s equivalent...
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