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1. Natural wonders

   Posted Jul 25th 2006, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Yunnan While the nearby historic town of Lijiang in Yunnan province is overrun by tourists, the Naxi people have set up an eco-project to preserve their culture and habitat, writes Helen Iveson TIMES ARE CHANGING in Yunnan province. China's fastest growing travel destination is home to 25 minorities, nearly half of the recognised ethnic groups on the mainland. Until ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/557904/natural-wonders
2. News - China

   Several arrests as Kunming protest over petrochemical plant ends

   Posted May 16th 2013, 11:59am by Staff Reporter

   ... but their methods may not always be right. He promises improvement.   Updated 4.50pm:  A reporter from the Yunnan CPCC Daily asks Li whether the government will continue to delete microblog posts and keep ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1238809/live-updates-kunming-residents-protest-petrochemical-plant
3. News - China

   18 children buried as landslide hits school

   Posted Oct 05th 2012, 12:00am by Mimi Lau

   ... Eighteen schoolchildren and a farmer were buried in a landslide in Yunnan province yesterday. By last night, rescuers had pulled the bodies of nine victims from debris after a hillside ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1054089/18-children-buried-landslide-hits-school
4. News - China - DISASTER

   16 dead as landslide buries China school, thousands help in rescue

   Posted Oct 04th 2012, 01:03pm by Agence France-Presse in Beijing

   ... southwestern province of Yunnan, Xinhua news agency reported. The slide also blocked a nearby river, creating a lake and forcing the evacuation of more than 800 residents living downstream, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1053675/18-school-pupils-buried-china-landslide-xinhua
5. News - China - DISASTER

   Two earthquakes kill at least 64 in Yunnan's Yiliang county

   Posted Sep 08th 2012, 12:00am by Mimi Lau

   ... News China Earthquake Yunnan Mimi Lau in Guangzhou mimi.lau@scmp.com Death toll expected to rise with thousands of houses destroyed by rockslides in Yiliang county At least 64 people were killed and 715 injured when two strong earthquakes rocked Yiliang county in Yunnan , southwest China, yesterday. The death toll in the mountainous region is expected to climb, with thousands ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1031949/two-earthquakes-kill-least-64-yunnans-yiliang-county
6. News - China - DISASTER

   Quake survivors in Yunnan, China, fear aftershocks as rescuers search last parts of quake zone

   Posted Sep 10th 2012, 12:00am by STEPHEN CHEN

   ... News China Earthquake Yunnan Stephen Chen binglin.chen@scmp.com Hundreds of survivors fear fresh aftershocks even as rescuers search the last isolated parts of disaster zone Thousands of military and civilian rescuers continued an arduous search yesterday for survivors of two relatively mild earthquakes that killed dozens of people in Yunnan on Friday, as many citizens lived ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1033020/quake-survivors-yunnan-china-fear-aftershocks-rescuers-search-last-parts
7. News - China

   Yunnan authorities say accurate earthquake forecast ‘broke the law’

   Posted Apr 19th 2013, 02:26pm by Chris Luo

   ... News China Earthquake Forecast Prediction Yunnan Chris Luo chris.luo@scmp.com Yunnan authorities said a private agency which accurately predicted the 5.0 magnitude earthquake in the region on Wednesday “broke the law”. Zhang Junwei, a spokesman for Yunnan Earthquake Administration, said any earthquake predictions by private parties or agencies were violating the law. “All earthquake ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1218227/yunnan-authorities-say-accurate-earthquake-forecast-broke-law
8. A shot of reality

   Posted Oct 12th 2011, 12:00am

   ... But in Yunnan, ethnic minorities don't get the same kind of medical care. This summer, 17 Hong Kong students visited Yulong Liminglisuzuxiang Hospital in northwestern Yunnan as part ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/981685/shot-reality
9. News - China - EARTHQUAKE

   Hundreds of homes flattened in Yunnan earthquake

   Posted Mar 03rd 2013, 06:15pm by AFP

   ... Xinhua. The quake’s epicentre was just nine kilometres beneath the surface, Xinhua said. Southwest China is prone to earthquakes, with twin quakes in Yunnan last September triggering landslides ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1173272/hundreds-homes-flattened-china-quake
10. Ancient trading hub sets sights on modernity

    Posted Jun 09th 2008, 12:00am by Peter Simpson

    ... Transport in Yunnan Peter Simpson Throughout history, Yunnan has looked to Indochina for trade, but today the province is seeking inward investment to drag its economy into the 21st century. 'Yunnan's major industries are unique. But they need to be structurally upgraded to place more added-value into the products they make. At the same time, we should avoid ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/640818/ancient-trading-hub-sets-sights-modernity

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