First sandstorm of year hits northern China Northern China was blanketed in dust on Saturday as the first sandstorm of the year struck the region, including the capital Beijing, state media reported, citing the national weather service. China coach collision leaves 21 dead A coach has crashed head-on with another vehicle on a highway in southwest China's Yunnan province, killing 21 people and injuring 34 others. China's 'New Deal' Faces Big Challenges Communist leaders have launched China's most ambitious initiative in decades, promising billions of dollars in social spending and farm aid to help the 800 million people in its neglected countryside catch up with its booming cities.
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