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The mine, affiliated to the State-owned Huajin Coking Coal Co Ltd, is a major project approved by the provincial government. It is expected to produce 6 million tons of coal annually once in operation.
Xinjiang mine collapse
In Northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, 10 people have been trapped underground after a coal mine under [...]

Many believe the Expo faces tougher security challenges compared to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games due to the six-month duration and huge number of visitors, estimated at 70 million.
Pan Guang, an expert on anti-terror affairs at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, said for any big event, vigilance tends to wane as it draws [...]

The combination of professional anti-terrorism forces and the public "forms an effective anti-terrorism module", Wu Heping, the spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security, told a Tuesday news briefing.
"In general, China\’s security situation is stable," he said.
Yu said the focus in the coming month is the six trial runs which will be staged [...]

Coal mine worker in Xinjiang recalls horror of shaft collapse
Hoboksar, Xinjiang
Yong Chang is very clear about what he will not do in the future.
"I will never go down the shaft and be a mine worker again for the rest of my life, no matter how much they pay me," said the 28-year-old, [...]

Villagers build a makeshift dam to stop the leaked oil sludge from flowing further into the Luohe River on Thursday. Huang Xianming / for china daily
Ground collapse at Shaanxi sewage treatment plant to blame: Officials
Some 1,000 tons of oil sludge spilled from a sewage treatment plant has contaminated Luohe River in Luochuan county of [...]

China\’s railways transported a total number of 417.8 million passengers in the first quarter this year, up 9.3 percent year on year, the Ministry of Railways announced Friday.
A total amount of 899.9 million tonnes of freight was transported in the first three months, up 18 percent year on year, the ministry said in a statement [...]

But Liu\’s life isn\’t all stress and unhappiness – she recently indulged a bit and bought a villa in Daxing district with a yard in front, saying she\’s always had the quintessential urban dream of owning a house in the country.
"I\’d love to live in a place like that when we retire," Liu said, with [...]

Wang owns two apartments in Beijing, both bought with loans, and an investment portfolio worth 2 million yuan, but said he still doesn\’t think he qualifies as middle class yet.
"Genuine members of the middle class are those with the money as well as other resources, such as leisure time, to maintain a certain lifestyle," he [...]

But Liu\’s life isn\’t all stress and unhappiness – she recently indulged a bit and bought a villa in Daxing district with a yard in front, saying she\’s always had the quintessential urban dream of owning a house in the country.
"I\’d love to live in a place like that when we retire," Liu said, with [...]

China\’s railways transported a total number of 417.8 million passengers in the first quarter this year, up 9.3 percent year on year, the Ministry of Railways announced Friday.
A total amount of 899.9 million tonnes of freight was transported in the first three months, up 18 percent year on year, the ministry said in a statement [...]