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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.
- The main rainbands moved to the southern coast after floods further north killed at least four people and displaced tens of thousands of residents
- Forecasters said the rain would ease over the next one or two days, but warned there would be more storms later in the week
A couple from China who were visiting an Indonesian tourist hotspot faced tragedy when the wife plummeted 75 metres to her death as the husband took her photo.
Two empty buildings collapsed after two quakes, at magnitudes of 6.0 and 6.3, were felt early on Tuesday morning.
Ten remain missing in hard-hit cities of Qingyuan and Shaoguan as rescuers race to save trapped residents after intense rain brings water levels above 50-year highs in parts of Bei River, a tributary of the Pearl River.
Study finds groundwater changes and building weight appear linked to subsidence; a quarter of China’s coastal land will sink below sea level within a century.
Waters in Pearl River tributary expected to peak at 1am on Monday after days of torrential rain.
A heated debate has been sparked on mainland social media after a university student from China died while climbing Mount Everest because of confusing advertising about the insurance policy he bought for the trip.
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.
