Chemical Warfare

26 Apr 2013

The White House said yesterday that US intelligence agencies now assess, with "varying degrees of confidence," that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, but it said it needed...

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West calls for UN inquiry into Syria chemical attack reports

21 Mar 2013

Britain, France and the United States called on Wednesday for a United Nations inquiry into accusations by the Syrian government and the opposition of chemical weapons attacks.

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Vietnamese school trains disabled victims of Agent Orange

19 Feb 2013

It is hoped these skills will help them set up a small business in future, as they are unlikely to get traditional employment after "graduating" from this Vietnamese school.

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Hoaxers stir scare over chemical factory fire

21 Oct 2010

A fire at a chemical factory outside Nanjing yesterday morning sparked a flurry of internet rumours about a second major explosion in the city in three months - one that apparently even hoodwinked...

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Airline approval needed for banned items

3 Sep 2010

Passengers carrying prohibited items, including empty bullet casings, need prior approval from an airline to board.

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Fleeing from fumes

12 May 2006

Residents walk away after toxic fumes from a chemical warehouse fire in Guangzhou made at least 49 people ill on Wednesday night. About 6,000 students from a nearby college were also evacuated....

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Hundreds left sick after Ningbo chlorine leak

Hundreds of people have been left sickened by a chlorine gas leak at a chemical plant in the eastern city of Ningbo after the company responsible failed to inform the government about the...

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Factory boss held as gas leak fells 370

Police in Kaifeng City , Henan Province , have detained a chemical factory manager after a gas leak caused by an explosion at his factory left more than 370 people sick.

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Toxic gas leak takes its toll

Victims of a toxic gas leak are treated in a Fuzhou hospital yesterday. The leak of phosgene at a Chinese Academy of Sciences laboratory in the capital of Fujian province killed one man and...

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Anti-Japanese sentiment swells among students

Resentment grows over Tokyo's reaction to victims of mustard gas that was dumped during the second world war

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Recognising history

I am writing in response to the letter headlined 'You can't buy forgiveness' (October 23), by Seima Tateoka.

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Courting controversy

The Japanese government's decision to appeal against a Tokyo district court ruling that ordered it to pay US$1.7 million to 13 Chinese plaintiffs is logical from a legal standpoint.

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