Xinxing
XINXING (540–594), Chinese Buddhist monk and founder of the Sanjie Jiao, or Three Stages sect. A native of Henan Province, Xinxing entered the religious life at an early age and eventua...
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Henan
(2002 est. pop. 100.8 million). Located in north-central China, Henan Province covers an area of 167,000 square kilometers and is bordered by Hebei, Shandong, and Shanxi Provinces. Today, Henan ...
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Police in central China have rescued 217 people, including 29 children, who had been forced to work as slaves at brick kilns, official media reported Thursday.More than 35,000 officers were mobiliz...
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(EDS: ADDING NEW NUMBERS FOUND, LEADERSHIP RESPONSE, PAPERS'
REACTIONS)
More than 460 people found working as slave laborers at
brickworks in central China have now been rescued in a huge p...
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Beijing (dpa) - China is to allow a pioneering doctor travel to
the United States to accept an award for her work on behalf of
HIV/AIDS patients, it was confirmed Saturday. ...
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More than 200 people working as slave laborers at brickworks in
central China have been rescued in a huge police operation and more
victims are likely to be found in the coming days, accordin...
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China's leaders have ordered a nationwide survey of conditions
at brickworks and collieries after a police operation found hundreds
of men and boys working as slave laborers, state-run media ...
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Beijing (dpa) - China had evacuated about 500,000 people from
central areas along the Huaihe river by Wednesday, as experts
forecast the worst floods for 50 years, state med...
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Officials and mining executives in central China have been accused of concealing the severity of an accident last week that killed 24 coal miners, not seven as initially reported, state media said ...
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Beijing (dpa) - Rescue workers on Wednesday evacuated at least 32
of 69 people trapped underground by floodwater at a coal mine in the
central Chinese province of Henan sinc...
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