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Hundreds feared buried, 34 dead after mudslide in northern China

Hundreds feared buried, 34 dead after mudslide in northern China Beijing - Several hundred people could be missing after mud and rock buried a market and other buildings in northern China's Shanxi province, killing at least 34 people, the government and state media said on Tuesday.

Initial state media reports said only that a warehouse at an iron mine was destroyed by the mud and rock flow early Monday, but the official Xinhua news agency on Tuesday said a market, an office block and several homes were also engulfed.

China expresses surprise over India’s disappointment with its NSG stand

New Delhi, Sept 9 : Chinese Foreign Minister Yang JiechiChinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, who is on a three-day visit to India, has said that he is surprised by reports that India is disappointed by China’s stand at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting in Vienna. 

Jiechi, who met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the second day of his state visit on Monday, told this to a private television news channel.

Tibetans in exile protest Chinese Foreign Minister’s arrival in India

tibetNew Delhi, Sept 8 : Tibetans-in-exile took to streets in New Delhi to show their annoyance against visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi who arrived in the national capital today.

The Tibetan protestors carrying Tibetan flags and shouting slogans condemned the alleged Chinese atrocities against the Tibetans in their homeland and demanded that Beijing should set Tibet free.

Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister meets Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh, Yang JeichiNew Delhi, Sept 8 : Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi, who is on a three-day visit to India, met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh soon after his arrival in New Delhi on Monday.

Jeichi who began his India visit with an overnight stay in Kolkata met West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and expressed Beijing''s keen interest in making investments in various fields in India including infrastructure building.

The Chinese Foreign Minister is scheduled to meet his Indian counterpart later in the day.

Landslide kills 26 at mine warehouse in northern China

China launches two satellites to monitor environment Beijing - At least 26 people died on Monday after a landslide caused by heavy rain destroyed a mine warehouse in a mountainous area of northern China's Shanxi province, state media said.

Several others were trapped under rubble and rescue workers had not established the exact number of people missing at the Tashan mine near Shanxi's Linfen city, the Xinhua news agency quoted local safety officials as saying

Torrential rain caused mud and rock to flow down a hillside and engulf the building early Monday morning, the agency said.

India, China hold talks amid new strain in bilateral ties

New Delhi  - India and China began high-level talks Monday amid a new strain in bilateral relations over Beijing's perceived negative role that threatened Indian efforts for civilian nuclear trade with the world.

Indian officials criticized China for objecting to a trade waiver for India at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on the weekend.

The waiver, clinched after hectic lobbying by the United States, was crucial to allow India to trade in fissile materials and technology to meet its soaring energy needs.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi arrived in New Delhi Monday for talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence.

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