Top Story: Gang on trial for smuggling pangolin scales in SW China China\'s Arctic expedition team sets up temporary research station on ice Typhoon Nuri nears Hong Kong, forces flight cancellation Taiwan prosecutors to summon Chen Shui-bian, family members Lhasa announces incentives for a...
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Powerful earthquakes strike off the coast of Sumbawa island in central Indonesia. MOREINFO: The quakes affected the eastern side of Sumbawa island, a rugged volcanic island that gets fewer tourists than neighbouring Lombok and Bali. At least three people were killed and 45 injured. Rustam Pakaya...
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It's the second earthquake in as many days and medical teams are now working in makeshift tents set up to facilitate the care of more than a hundred people who have been injured. A team of 1300 from the Yunnan border guard detachment have also been brought in to join the relief effort. On Thurs...
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Aftershocks following China's worst earthquake in decades are bringing further misery to Sichuan province but some experts fear worse is to come. Zipingpu dam is one of the region's biggest and has been badly hit. Around it there are signs of landslides. Greek seismologist Efthimios Lekka, who...
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As Asia marked the second anniversary of 2002 tsunami, a strong earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale hit Taiwan causing a powerful aftershock. The effects of the quake were felt in Hong Kong and southern China.
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PlusFloods Kills 57 in China's Quake Damaged RegionFloods Kills 57 in China's Quake Damaged RegionThe Associated PressWeeks of rain is causing serious flooding in China. Dozens of people have been killed. Tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed and 2.12 million acres of crops are damaged...
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India has sent another planeload of relief to earthquake-hit China on May 19. India had dispatched the first shipment of its pledged US$5 million assistance to China on May 17. The second consignment includes sleeping bags, wheel chairs, stretchers, tents and blankets. India will send more aid to...
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Most Asia markets gain on Tuesday; Shanghai markets fall after earthquake. ZHANG: Asian shares gained on Tuesday, led by banks, tech companies, and automakers. ...
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The second of four Russian planes packed with humanitarian supplies has arrived in China with emergency aid for victims of Monday’s devastating earthquake. The IL-76 aircraft took 30 tonnes of supplies, including tents, blankets and mattresses.
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