Tag Archives: mining

Panic buying of water in Liuzhou – a report from the ground

BBC News — 26 January 2012: River pollution sparks panic water buying in China city Ken Fletcher is a British resident of Liuzhou in Guangxi Province where the panic buying is taking place. He sent this report to Danwei on January 27. … Continue reading

Posted in Consumer Culture, Health and Medicine, Wildlife, Nature and the Environment | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Panic buying of water in Liuzhou – a report from the ground

Xinhua recaps the Wangjialing mine disaster and rescue

The Xinhua Daily Telegraph devotes an entire front page to a narrative of the March 28 mine flood and ensuing relief effort: 115 rescued, 33 dead, 5 still missing as of noon Sunday.

Continue reading

Posted in Disaster Relief, Front Page of the Day | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Xinhua recaps the Wangjialing mine disaster and rescue

More miners rescued in Shanxi

Commercial papers announce that 115 miners were saved; the People’s Daily trumpets Hu Jintao’s instructions.

Continue reading

Posted in Disaster Relief, Front Page of the Day | Tagged , , | Comments Off on More miners rescued in Shanxi

Miners rescued in Shanxi after a week underground

‘Miracle’ is the word of the day as papers report on the rescue of nine miners who had been trapped underground for eight days.

Continue reading

Posted in Front Page of the Day | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Miners rescued in Shanxi after a week underground

The Rio Tinto case in the Chinese media

Iacob Koch-Weser examines the Chinese media response to the Rio Tinto corporate espionage case.

Continue reading

Posted in Media | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on The Rio Tinto case in the Chinese media

Big Tree County and Sulphur mining

Big Tree County (大树县), in Sichuan Province, is the site of a large sulfur mine. In 1992 Hao Zhiqiang produced a 60-minute documentary on how the mine wiped out the trees that gave the county its name. More information about the film can be found at the Asia Society China Green page.

Continue reading

Posted in Featured Video | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Big Tree County and Sulphur mining

A governor’s tearful apology

Chongqing Evening News: Wang Ju, the governor of Shanxi Province she some public tears during his apology to the mine accident victims’ families.

Continue reading

Posted in Front Page of the Day | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on A governor’s tearful apology

Want to buy a coal mine?

A Guizhou mining company looks for investors in Southern Weekly.

Continue reading

Posted in Advertising and Marketing | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Want to buy a coal mine?

The rich lives of coal bosses

Coal bosses from Tangshan (唐山) buy a surprising amount of luxury items in Beijing. Also, Xia Yaozhou (夏耀周) builds a city in Yunnan.

Continue reading

Posted in Business | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The rich lives of coal bosses

Sex and drugs and rock ‘n roll in Sudan

Sudanese Thinker writes on China’s presence in the Sudan.

Continue reading

Posted in China and Africa, China and foreign relations, Oil, Energy and Resources | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Sex and drugs and rock ‘n roll in Sudan