Thursday, January 05, 2006

News

Blizzards force evacuation of 97,000 people in Muslim part of China: Violent blizzards have forced the evacuation of 97,000 people in a largely Muslim region of western China, as the nation braces for its worst winter in 20 years.

Great Wall competes for new world wonders: The Great Wall of China, the Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are among the 21 global landmarks chosen as final candidates in the New Seven Wonders of the World.

More than 126,000 people died in accidents in China last year: More than 126,000 people died in nearly 728,000 industrial, road and work accidents in China last year, although there were fewer fatalities than 2004, the government said.

Bird flu found in China's Sichuan: A new outbreak of bird flu has been reported in China's south-western province of Sichuan.


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