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Heavy snowfall wreaks havoc in China; 21 killed, economic losses worth 3.5 billion yuan recorded
•Heavy snowfall in China continued to wreak havoc, damaging houses, agriculture and power facilities, with authorities saying 21 people have been killed and millions hit in the last one week
Face Off: Woman in China undergoes plastic surgery to evade $3.7 million debt
•A 59-year old woman from China transformed her appearance through plastic surgery in order to avoid 25 million yuan of personal debts
China building blaze: Fire in residential house kills 22, injures three in Jiangsu province
•At least 22 people were killed when a house in China's eastern Jiangsu province caught fire on Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency cited local authorities as saying
China blast: Seven killed, 66 injured as explosion rocks Jiangsu kindergarten, probe underway
Fp Staff •Police say an explosion has struck the entrance to a kindergarten in eastern China, with reports saying there have been casualties.
Scaffolding collapses at power plant construction site in China; at least 67 dead
Agencies •State media say the death toll from the collapse of scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China has jumped to 67, with two other workers injured and one more missing
Death toll in tornado-hit Jiangsu province of China rises to 99
Ians •The death toll from a fierce tornado and hailstorm in China's Jiangsu province rose to 99, with 846 others injured, officials said on Sunday.
51 people killed by a powerful tornado in China
•At least 51 people were killed and dozens injured today by a powerful tornado as extreme weather wrecked havoc in east China's Jiangsu province.
Another setback for Uber as China bans private drivers on apps
Fp Archives •After India, Uber ran into trouble in China too as the country banned drivers of private cars from offering services through taxi-hailing apps, citing passenger safety concerns.
Safety violations caused dust blast in Chinese auto factory
Fp Archives •The factory also ignored prior warnings about dust, did not have appropriate fire safety equipment and did not provide safety training for workers, according to the report.
Chinese factory blast: Death toll rises to 75, poor safety measures at fault
Fp Archives •The death toll in for an explosion at a Chinese auto parts factory has risen to 75 people, as investigators fault poor safety measures and news reports reveal that workers had long complained of dangerous levels of dust at the facility.