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Typhoon-triggered disasters kill 20 in SW China province

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Aug 11, 2008 6 related
        

KUNMING, Aug.11 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rain and flooding triggered by typhoon Kammuri has claimed 20 lives and caused around 300 million yuan (43.7 million U.S. dollars) of economic loss from Thursday to Sunday in southwest China's...

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Kammuri triggers torrential rains in southwest China, disrupts traffic

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Aug 9, 2008
        

KUNMING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) --The torrential rains brought about by Kammuri, the ninth tropical storm of the year, toppled plenty of civilian houses, and destroyed road and telecommunications facilities in parts of Hekou, a border...

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The Great Japan/China Trip: Kunming

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Aug 8, 2008
        

At the end of our two days in Lijiang, K. and I were finally getting on a plane to Kunming, the city where our spring study abroad students are based. Our plan for the next day was to talk to the concierge service office in the...

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The Great Japan/China Trip: Lijiang

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Aug 5, 2008
        

Whoops, falling behind again. When we arrived, a guide from the tour company met us at the airport with a sign. Our guest house was located in there, in the historical center of Lijiang that has in recent years been turned into...

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Uigher Terrorism’s Rapid Rise

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Aug 4, 2008
        

In late July, bombs exploded on buses in Kunming and Shanghai, killing two and injuring a dozen people. Chinese authorities initially denied the claims of Commander Seyfullah of the Turkestan Islamic Party, which claimed...

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Overseas tours to province of SW China asked to report shedule in advance

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Aug 3, 2008
        

KUNMING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- From August 1, all overseas tour groups to southwest China's Yunnan Province were requested by local authorities to report their detailed tourists information and tour schedules 24 hours before their...

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Colliery blast kills five, injures one in SW China

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Aug 2, 2008
        

KUNMING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Five miners died and one was injured in an explosion in a coalmine in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, according to Xuanwei city government Saturday. The accident occurred at 8:56 a.m....

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Aug 1, 2008
        

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Police detain six people for spreading rumors connecting Kunming bus blasts

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Aug 1, 2008
        

KUNMING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Police have penalized six people for making up rumors and deliberately inciting panic by spreading false information on the Internet about the two bus bombings in Kunming last month. Two people were...

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Beijing intensifies bus safety in wake of Yunnan explosion

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Jul 31, 2008 7 related
        

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Beijing is deploying 25,000 security personnel on public buses and bus stations to ensure safety, after deadly bus explosions in southwest China's Kunming city killed two and injured 14 on July 21....

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