2010年9月4日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Southwest China landslide toll rises to 24 (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:02 PM PDT

Chinese rescuers search for survivors after landslides swept through a mountain village near the city of Baoshan in a rugged region of southwest China's Yunnan province on September 3. The death toll from rain-triggered landslides that hit a remote village in southwestern China rose to 24, with another 24 people still missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported Saturday.(AFP/File)AFP - The death toll from rain-triggered landslides that hit a remote village in southwestern China rose to 24, with another 24 people still missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported Saturday.


China halts loans to firms that break environment rules (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 02:18 AM PDT

A man rides a tricycle past a power plant in Pinghu, near Shanghai. China has ordered banks to stop new lending to companies that pollute excessively or consume too much energy, as part of a drive to make its economy more energy efficient, state media said.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China has ordered banks to stop new lending to companies that pollute excessively or consume too much energy, as part of a drive to make its economy more energy efficient, state media said Saturday.


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