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• China: Flaws may have led to school collapses
BEIJING - Nearly four months after China's devastating earthquake, a government scientist acknowledged Thursday that a rush to build schools in recent years likely led to construction flaws causing so many of them to collapse. It was the first ...
• Coke offers $2.5 billion for China juice maker
HONG KONG - The Coca-Cola Co., the world’s biggest beverage company, moved to expand its operations in the fast-growing Chinese market Wednesday with a $2.5 billion bid for major juicemaker China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd. Under the deal, Coca-Cola ...
• Workers sorry Vise-Grip plant moving to China
LINCOLN, Neb. - Gary Oden has known for weeks that the plant where he has spent the last 19 years helping build Vise-Grips, one of Nebraska's most famous products, would be shutting down. But he still wasn't completely prepared for the meeting at 5 ...
• The world's coolest airport terminals
Architect Massimiliano Fuksas, who designed the 4.8 million-square-foot Shenzhen Airport in central China, says he finds the sheer scale exciting, but also loves the fact that his building will "mark the history of a city and act as a bridge between ...
• Murderous Mom Spared Death Penalty
After deliberating for five hours, the jury told the judge it couldn't agree on whether to recommend the death penalty or life in prison for 28-year-old China Arnold.