SNIPPETS Over 1.2m evacuated BEIJING: More than 1.2 million people were evacuated as Typhoon Matsa pounded the coast of eastern China on Saturday, causing widespread flooding. The storm landed at Ganjiang town in Zhejiang province at 3:40 am and was moving... Women 06 Aug, 2005
SNIPPETS Scribe held for spyingHong Kong: Chinese authorities on Friday arrested a Hong Kong-based journalist on charges of espionage for Taiwan, reports Xinhua. The State Security Bureau of the Beijing Municipalitythat carried out the arrest said Cheng Cheong... Women 05 Aug, 2005
SNIPPETS China mishaps kill 27BEIJING: At least 27 people were killed in two bus mishaps in China on Saturday and Sunday. Seventeen people were killed when a bus carrying 55 people flipped over and fell into a valleyin Enshi, a city in central China’s Hubei... Women 17 Jul, 2005
Illicit trade endangers biotech barriers The GuardianBeijing, June 15:Genetically engineered strains of the world’s most important staple crop, rice, could creep on to the global market through the back door, Greenpeace warned yesterday after disclosing that GE rice was being sold illegally... 15 Jun, 2005
China cracks down on phone sex Associated PressBeijing, January 8:China said today it has shut down 97 phone sex lines and arrested an unspecified number of people since July 2004. The government is engaged in a nationwide crackdown on the steamy dial-up service.Some 700 phone... Women 08 Jan, 2005
SNIPPETS Flood sweeps away 18BEIJING: Eighteen people, including 12 children, were swept away and remain missing after flood waters breached a reservoir dam in central China, officials said on Friday. “Eighteen people are missing. We are still looking for... Women 29 May, 2004
