Blast kills 87 in NE China colliery

Death toll from the deadly coal mine blast in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has risen to 87 as of 7 a.m. Sunday, with another 21 still trapped.

New EU chief good for ties with China

The appointment of Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as European Union (EU) president will help its member nations agree on a unified China policy and reduce the risk of estrangement in relations, diplomats and experts said on Friday.
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Push for stronger yuan does no good now: US expert

Nobel economics laureate Paul Krugman's recent push for a stronger Chinese currency "was wrong," and such a move currently does no good to the U.S. and Chinese economies, a U.S. expert said recently in an article on Forbes' website.

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Deadly explosion kills 87 in NE China colliery

Rescue workers stand by the mine entrance as smoke billows out after a gas explosion at a coal mine in Hegang City, November 21, 2009.

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China's telecom industry reported 698.9 billion yuan in main business revenue for the first 10 months this year, according to MIIT.