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Tensions in Taiwan Strait must be eased in wake of tragedy involving two fishermen from mainland China who were being pursued by Taiwan coastguard.
Hong Kong must accept that extreme weather is now the norm rather than the exception, and come up with ideas to safeguard our city and its residents.
Deadly flooding in China and other parts of Asia has shown there is need to be better prepared for the increasing force of nature.
A clear accounting of the real environmental impact of our economies should be included in every GDP report. The call to action is ringing with renewed urgency as we grapple with the clear signs of a climate crisis.
As investigations begin into a Beijing inferno that killed at least 29 people, a rapidly ageing Chinese society needs to take a long hard look at itself.
- More than 800 people evacuated in Guangdong as Pearl River tributary logs earliest No 1 flood of the year since records began
- National met office issues blue rainstorm alert for second day in a row for several provinces, days after freak rain and winds kill seven in Jiangxi
Mainland social media has been left in shock after freakish gusts of wind in China took the lives of three people by sucking them out of broken windows in their high-rise flats.
High-speed rail services affected in Shanghai, with suspensions and delays for passengers in Fujian, Jiangxi, Guandong and Zhejiang provinces.
The dead include three hikers and a truck driver killed by falling rocks in Hualien on the east coast of the island.
A drought in China’s southwest has stoked fears the dry period could have severe knock-on effects, with agriculture, hydroelectric power and aluminium production all facing potential shortfalls.
Chinese authorities send over 1,000 firefighters to Sichuan province to battle fire that has spread across mountains, but no casualties have been reported so far.
Investigation under way into explosion and fire that destroyed two-storey facility in Huaian, Jiangsu province.
Chinese police forcibly remove journalists from scene of explosion in Hebei province, prompting debate about media’s right to report on disasters.
Two dead, two missing after six people were thrown into the sea by large waves. Rescue boats from both sides of the Taiwan Strait responded.
Gas leak named as cause of explosion at fried chicken restaurant in Yanjiao, Hebei province, but specifics of how and where the blast occurred are not known.
Production areas have been hit by a series of cold waves with more frosty temperatures expected this week.
Blaze broke out early on Friday morning in an area where electric bikes had been parked.
The ship’s impact tore away a section of the bridge in Guangzhou’s Nansha district, seen as a Greater Bay Area technology hub
Mainland Chinese delegation to Quemoy will ‘find out the truth’ in latest incident to fuel cross-strait tensions.
Heavy snow triggers 13 avalanches on highways, with some roads still closed and more snowstorms expected this week.
A group of entrepreneurial residents in China have had a windfall thanks to unexpected snowfall, which inspired them to make cute snowmen small enough to put on the bonnets of visitors’ cars.
A weather-induced power failure stops one train into Wuhan for eight hours, leaving passengers without heating.
Snowstorms, freezing rain and heavy rainfall expected to affect much of the country during the holiday, also known as Spring Festival, and the ‘complex’ conditions could have ‘significant impact’ on transport, meteorological agency says.
Authorities should curb the trend of repeated ‘safety accidents’, Chinese President Xi Jinping says, while urging local governments to help ensure social stability.
More than a dozen homes were in the disaster’s path as it struck on Monday morning, state media report.
Teachers say the victims in deadly dormitory blaze in central China were all third-graders, or about nine years old, according to media reports.
As lives and homes were destroyed by the worst earthquake to hit China since 2014, an optimistic couple overcame the challenges and forged ahead with their marriage plans.
