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UN holds emergency meet to tackle African swine fever outbreak across Asia
•China, the world's largest pork producer and consumer, reported its first case in August.
China culls over 38,000 pigs amid fears of an African swine fever outbreak
•China reported its first case of the disease in August in northeast Liaoning province.
Explosion in mine in China's Liaoning district leaves 11 dead and 9 injured; 23 workers rescued after being trapped overnight
•23 miners were rescued from an iron-ore mine in China after being trapped overnight. The mine shaft collapsed after an explosion, killing 11 people.
Eleven dead, 25 trapped in explosion at iron-ore mine in northeast China, reports State broadcaster
•Eleven people were killed and nine injured in an explosion at an iron-ore mine in northeast China's Liaoning province, state media reported.
China's first indigenous aircraft carrier's sea trial likely in February, says report
•China's first indigenous aircraft carrier is expected to conduct its maiden sea trials next month, even as the country's navy began building a third carrier vessel in Shanghai.
North Korea nuclear test caused no radiation across border, say China and Japan
•China and Japan said on Monday that no atmospheric radiation has been detected following North Korea's most powerful nuclear test to date
Taiwan scrambles military airplanes and ships to monitor China's fleet crosses its strait
Ians •Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Wednesday urged its population to be calm as China's aircraft carrier and an accompanying fleet passed through the Formosa Strait, a few kilometres from Taiwan.
China launches its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier, expected to be commissioned before 2020
•China launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own on Wednesday, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and determination to safeguard its maritime territorial claims and crucial trade routes.
China building a second aircraft carrier? State-owned newspaper sparks rumours
Fp Archives •Fresh reports that China is building a second aircraft carrier circulated over the weekend on a city government microblog and a state-owned newspaper, as the country scrambles to modernise its military.
China's 1st aircraft carrier successfully completes sea trials
Fp Archives •The aircraft carrier underwent a comprehensive test of its combat system and conducted a formation practice during its 37-day voyage, the report quoted an unnamed naval source as saying.