Ground collapses under mined N China village

A villager strides over a crack in the earth in front of a house in Pangpangta village, Aug 15, 2011. [Photo/CFP]

Qin Yongming, a villager in Pangpangta village, tries to salvage belongings buried in a collapsed house, Aug 15, 2011. [Photo/CFP]

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Li Xing, China Daily's assistant editor-in-chief and veteran columnist, died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Aug 7 in Washington DC, US.

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