Guizhou

9 Dec 2012

With 158 festivals a year, the Miao people of Guizhou have plenty to celebrate, unlike their livestock. Words and pictures by Trefor Moss.

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Suspect in 1997 killing turns up as Guizhou university professor

23 May 2013

A Chinese businessman who was accused of killing a man 16 years ago and went on the run, setting up a new life as a university professor, has been held after the victim’s brother found him,...

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Guizhou taps Hong Kong for funding and talent

21 May 2013

Guizhou, a southwest province long known for its strong mao-tai liquor, is seeking capital and talent from Hong Kong to boost its economy. The province has brought 480 projects to the city for...

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China coal mine explosion kills 12 and injures 2

11 May 2013

Chinese state media say a coal mine blast in southwestern China has left 12 people dead and two more injured.

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China mine accident kills 21: state media

13 Mar 2013

An accident at a coal mine in southwest China killed 21 miners Tuesday, state media said, in the latest disaster to hit the country’s troubled industry.

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China reports second fatal case of bird flu this year, in Guizhou

24 Feb 2013

The 31-year-old died in hospital in the city of Guiyang on Friday, the Guizhou province health department statement said, adding that no other human cases of bird flu had been reported in the...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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Hong Kong-sponsored mainland charity school turned into rubbish dump

A charity school funded by a Hong Kong-based foundation was abandoned and turned into a rubbish dump shortly after its construction, according to a Beijing News report on Friday.

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Five more young boys die trying to keep warm in Guizhou

Three months after the death of five boys in a rubbish bin in Guizhou province shocked the nation, five more boys have been killed in a similar incident in the same province. The boys, aged...

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Young boys found dead in Guizhou shack

Five young boys in China’s southwestern Guizhou province died of suffocation on Monday in a deserted shack, the Xinhua state news agency reported on Tuesday.

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Briefs, December 29, 2012

The government will issue real-time air quality data in 74 cities from January 1, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said yesterday. The data will include PM2.5, fine particles that can...

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HERITAGE

'Traditional Chinese villages' selected in drive to preserve cultural heritage

More than 600 ancient villages have been designated as having special cultural significance, a first step towards slowing the pace of their destruction in the drive towards development.

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Official response to Guizhou child deaths invokes anger

The deaths of five boys in a refuse bin in Bijie city, Guizhou province, last month has heightened concerns over the plight of China’s street children.

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