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Pride before a fall: water pipe helps cherished waterfall in China stay flowing

A viral video from a tourist showed that Yuntai falls in Henan province relies on some artificial help to keep the torrent of water flowing

The Guardian - AU

Extreme Weather Took Toll on North China’s Grain Output in 2023

Production fell by 2.4% in Henan last year due largely to a nonstop week of rain, while severe flooding caused a 1.4% drop in Hebei

Caixin Global

China: 13 dead after school dormitory fire in Henan province

The students were all in the third grade, a teacher has told local media

Evening Standard

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Gao Yaojie obituary

Doctor and Aids activist who uncovered China’s blood contamination scandal despite resistance from health officials

The Guardian - UK

Former Chinese PM Li Keqiang dies of heart attack

Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 68.

France 24

Chinese influencer impersonates Russian soldier using deepfake filter

An man posing as "Paul Kochadie" fooled over 400,000 followers on his Douyin account (TikTok's equivalent in China) by using artificial intelligence to pretend to be a Russian soldier on the Ukrainian frontline. This man, who sent "daily" updates about the war in Ukraine, was neither Russian nor a soldier,…

France 24

Former CDB Henan Branch Head Gets 10 Years in Prison

Fu Xiaodong convicted of bribery after confessing to 22 transactions over 13 years in Henan and Ningxia

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Henan Rural Banking Scandal Claims Another Senior Official

Wu Jinpeng, former deputy chief of Henan Rural Credit Union, turns himself in to authorities investigating multibillion-dollar swindle

Caixin Global

Henan Moves to Consolidate Struggling Steel Sector

Central China province folds Anyang Iron & Steel into newly formed Henan Steel Group and begins rationalization of fractured industry

Caixin Global

Almost everyone in China's third most populous provice has been infected with COVID

Official data from the health commission for central Henan province indicates about 88.5 million people have been infected with COVID as authorities across China brace for a surge in cases expected as Lunar New Year travel and celebrations approach.

ABC News

90% of People in China Province Infected with Covid

Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top official said Monday, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases. Kan Quancheng, director of the health commission for central Henan province, told a press conference that "as of January…

Asharq Al-Awsat

90% of people in China province infected with Covid, says local health official

Data from the health commission for central Henan suggests 88 million people in the province may have had the virus

The Guardian - AU

One dead in big pileup on Chinese bridge shrouded in fog

One person was killed on Wednesday when more than 200 vehicles were involved in a pile-up on a bridge in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou in heavy fog, rescuers and the CCTV state broadcaster reported.

Reuters

Chinese farmers let cabbages rot as COVID curbs disrupt sales

China's vegetable growers are ploughing their produce back into their fields or leaving it to rot, as widespread restrictions to curb the spread of COVID cut off distribution channels and close markets.

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Former Head of China Development Bank Branch Kicked Out of Communist Party

Fu Xiaodong, who was president of CDB’s Henan unit, accused of accepting bribes and turned over to prosecutors, graft busters say

Asharq Al-Awsat

38 Killed in Central China Fire

Thirty-eight people were killed and two were injured after a fire at a plant in central China, state media said Tuesday, citing local authorities. The fire broke out at a plant in Anyang City in Henan Province on Monday afternoon, news agency Xinhua reported. State media said rescue services first…

Daily Mirror

Dozens killed in horror blaze at chemical factory as rescuers search for missing

A massive blaze has swept through a chemical and electrical goods company in China's Henan province killing at least 36 people and search teams are now looking for the missing

The Independent UK

Fire kills 38 at industrial wholesaler in central China

A fire has killed 38 people at an industrial wholesaler in central China's Henan province

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Factory fire kills 36 in Chinese city of Anyang

A fire at a factory in the Chinese city of Anyang in Henan province has killed 36 people, with two others injured, state media reported on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

China’s Guangzhou locks down, Beijing shuts schools over COVID

China is battling COVID flare-ups from Zhengzhou in central Henan province to Chongqing in the southwest.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Several Beijing Districts Shut Schools as China COVID Cases Rise

Students in schools across several Beijing districts buckled down for online classes on Monday after officials called for residents in some of its hardest-hit areas to stay home, as COVID cases in China's capital and nationally ticked higher. China is fighting numerous COVID-19 flare ups, from Zhengzhou in central Henan…

Reuters

When Chinese protesters came up against Xi's security machine

Jack Yao, a Chinese Communist Party member, never wanted to be an activist.

The News Lens

Hundreds Arrested Over China Banking Scandal That Triggered Protests

The scandal drew national attention in China and protests by disgruntled customers in July were violently quashed. Authorities in Henan now say they have arrested 234 people and made progress recovering the funds.

The Conversation

What is this new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried?

A new virus, Langya henipavirus, is suspected to have caused infections in 35 people in China’s Shandong and Henan provinces over roughly a two-year period to 2021.

The News Lens

China Pushes to Quell Protests Over Billion-dollar Banking Scandal

The scandal has drawn national attention as Beijing is struggling to maintain economic growth in the face of President Xi Jinping's commitment to a zero-Covid policy that has prompted widespread lockdowns and a resulting economic slowdown.

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