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Water cutoff testifies China's ability to tackle pollution emergency |
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"It is an unprecedented incident for a city with millions of people in China to face such a severe water pollution, which adds difficulties to decision-making |
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City to supply water intermittently |
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At the early period after resumption, Harbin will supply water intermittently, according to the city government.
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Harbin resumes water supply |
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Northeast Chinese city of Harbin resumed water supply at 6:00 p.m. Sunday since cutoff Wednesday over pollution fears, as Governor of Heilongjiang Province |
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Premier inspects water pollution in Harbin |
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday arrived in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, to inspect the water pollution of the Songhua |
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Pollutant concentration drops in Songhua River |
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The concentration of nitrobenzene, the prime pollutant in the contaminated Songhua River following explosion of a petrochemical plant near the river earlier this |
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Water supply in Harbin to resume as scheduled |
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Water supply in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, which is now under a four-day water cutoff, will be resumed at 11 p.m. on Sunday as |
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River pollution spurs resolve to combat pollution |
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A central government work group leaves here Friday for the northeastern Harbin city to investigate into the pollution of the Songhua River, now officially |
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Govt work group to probe into river pollution |
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A work group of the State Council, China's cabinet, will leave here on Friday afternoon for Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, to |
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100 tons of chemicals flowed into river |
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About 100 tons of dangerous chemicals equivalent to 10 tanker-truck loads was spewed into the Songhua River, which supplies water to Harbin, the nation's environment watchdog |
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Harbin water supply to be unsafe at least for another day |
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The drinking-water supply to 3 million people in Harbin city will be unsafe for at least another day after a benzene plant blast this week that may cause ecological damage |
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China pledges to minimize impact of river pollution on Russia |
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China pledged on Thursday it will try its utmost to minimize the impact of northeast China's Songhua River pollution on the neighboring Russia, including |
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CNPC, Jilin apologize for river pollution |
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Deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corp.(CNPC) Zeng Yukang expressed his sincere sympathy and deep apologies to the residents of |
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Jilin, PetroChina apologize for chemical spill |
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The Party head of Jilin City, where a chemical plant exploded on November 13, and the plant's owner, PetroChina Company Ltd, have apologized to Harbin citizens for the |
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Toxic water from polluted water reaches Harbin |
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The front of the polluted water of Songhua River in northeast China reached Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province, on early Thursday morning, local environment |
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City of 3.8 mln battles thirst as river pollution confirmed |
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After two days of rumors and fears about water cutoff, residents in a northeast China's Harbin city got the official confirmation Wednesday that their upriver water |
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Harbin on first day of water cut-off |
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Liu Zhenying, a retiree of a technical institute Wednesday embarked on a morning flight with her husband and seven-year-old grandson for Shanghai to escape the |
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Harbin ensures 1-month storage of daily necessities |
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The storage of major daily necessities, especially pure water, sugar, salt and disinfectant, in this capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province shall be |
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Major river pollution confirmed in northeast China |
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China's State Environmental Protection Administration(SEPA) said here on Wednesday that the Songhua River in northeast China suffered a major water pollution |
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Harbin to guarantee heating despite water stoppage |
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Ordering all local heating companies to store adequate water, the heating bureau of Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has assured |
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Harbin schools to suspend classes due to water stoppage |
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All primary and middle schools in the urban areas of Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, will suspend classes from Nov. 23 to 30 for |
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Main factories not to be affected by water supply cut-off in Harbin |
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The main factories of Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, indicated that their normal operation will not be affected by the whole city's |
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Harbin striving to cope with water stoppage |
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The government of Heilongjiang province is taking efforts to expand water supply for its capital city, to cope with water shortage after the temporary water supply |
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Harbin to suspend water supply at wee hours Wednesday |
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Water supply to urban areas of Harbin, capital city of northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, will be cut off at wee hours of Wednesday, local municipality said |
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Harbin takes emergency measures to ease water shortage |
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Harbin City in northeast China has taken a series of measures to guarantee its drinking water supply after an emergency suspension of the city's major water network |
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Harbin moves to ensure water quality after blast |
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The provincial health department of northeast China's Heilongjiang province vowed Tuesday to step up inspection of water quality as a chemical plant blast caused |
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Harbin to suspend water supply due to river pollution |
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Water supply will be stopped for four days as of Tuesday evening in this capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province due to possible river contamination |
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Urgent: Harbin announces city-wide water cut-off for four days |
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The water supply throughout the northeast city of Harbin will be cut off for some four days starting Tuesday, local news media reported late Monday.
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Chemical plant blasts releases no toxic substance |
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No poisonous substance has been detected in the air after the blasts occurred in a chemical plant in Jilin City in northeast China's Jilin Province, local |
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Death toll rises to 5 in Jilin chemical plant blasts |
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The death toll from the chemical plant explosion in northeastern Jilin Province rose to five as rescuers found the remains of four more workers, the |
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Chemical plant blasts force evacuation of 10,000 residents in Jilin |
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A string of blasts happened Sunday afternoon in a chemical plant in Jilin City of northeast China's Jilin Province have forced evacuation of more than 10, |
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One confirmed dead in chemical plant blasts |
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Rescuers found remains of one of the six workers who were missing in a chemical plant explosion Sunday in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province. |
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Jilin chemical plant blasts, 30 wounded |
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At least 30 persons were wounded in a series of blasts that occurred Sunday afternoon in a chemical plant in northeast China's Jilin Province but there has been no |
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10,000 evacuated in Jilin over chemical plant blasts |
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More than 10,000 people were evacuated to safe places on Sunday after explosions at a chemical plant in Jilin City of northeast China's Jilin Province.
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