Rescuers have recovered the bodies of three workers in a flooded tunnel under construction in a southern Chinese city and are continuing to look for the 11 other workers trapped since Thursday. Crews also have been working to pump out water from the Shijingshan tunnel, which lies under a reservoir …
Read More »China says no leak at nuclear plant, no change to detection standards
China said on Wednesday that there was no radiation leak at the Taishan nuclear power station and it had not raised acceptable limits for radiation levels around the plant, responding to a CNN report earlier this week. CNN reported on Monday that Framatome, the French company which designed the plant, …
Read More »China says radiation levels normal around Taishan reactor
China said on Tuesday that radiation levels around the Taishan nuclear project in the southeastern province of Guangdong remained normal, following media reports of a leak at one of its reactors. French utility EDF, one of the project’s owners, said on Monday that it was investigating media reports that abnormal …
Read More »Wuhan holds mask-free massive graduation ceremony after COVID-19
A huge red banner welcomed nearly 9,000 students in Wuhan for a massive graduation ceremony over a year after the city was battered by the first global outbreak of COVID-19. Students in navy gowns and mortarboards sat in crowded rows, without social distancing or face masks, beneath the sign that …
Read More »China’s leading respiratory expert shares experience with Iraq in fighting COVID-19
Chinese medical experts have shared their experience with Iraqi health officials in a video conference, as part of China’s efforts to help Iraq cope with the spread of COVID-19. Renowned Chinese respiratory specialist Zhong Nanshan joined the conference which was held on Thursday. China’s Ambassador to Iraq Zhang Tao, Iraqi …
Read More »Heavy rain, floods continue in China as 61 people killed.
Heavy rain and floods continued on Saturday, June 15, after 61 people have been killed and 356,000 evacuated from their homes as heavy rain and floods swept through large parts of southern and central China this week, Chinese rescue authorities said. In a notice published late on Thursday, June 13, …
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