Articles by Joseph Campbell and Sui-Lee Wee

Huge Explosions & Fire in Chinese Port of Tianjin Kill 44; Firemen Missing

Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 44 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said …

WHO Says New Bird Flu Strain is ‘One of Most Lethal’ Viruses

A new strain of bird flu that has killed 22 people in China is “one of the most lethal” of its kind and is more easily transmissible to humans than an earlier strain that has killed hundreds around the world …

Cancer Village Lawsuit Tests China’s Pollution Lawsuit Climate

Nothing in Wu Wenyong’s rural childhood hinted he would end up on a hospital bed aged 15, battling two kinds of cancer. Born to poor farmers in Xiaoxin, a dusty village of low brick houses in southwestern Yunnan province, he …

Chinese Drywall Makers Won’t Compensate U.S. Homeowners

The U.S. has failed to persuade Chinese makers of defective drywall to compensate American homeowners, in a dispute that threatens to mar strained trade ties. The failure to persuade about 13 makers of contaminated drywall to redress American homeowners has …

Chinese Drywall Makers Refusing to Compensate U.S. Homeowners

The top U.S. product safety official said on Monday the agency has failed to persuade Chinese makers of defective drywall to compensate American homeowners, in a dispute that threatens to mar strained trade ties. The failure to persuade about 13 …