35 dead in central China bus fire
2016-06-26 17:49:18
A fire that reduced a tour bus into charred frames on Sunday morning has killed at least 35 people, including two children, in Hunan Province, local authorities said.
Chinese tornado, hailstorm death toll hits 99
2016-06-26 15:41:06
The death toll has climbed to 99 after a fierce tornado and storm hit East China's Jiangsu Province, leaving 846 others injured, local authorities said Sunday.
Casualties reported after bus catches fire in central China
2016-06-26 15:01:51
Casualties have been reported after a passenger bus burst into flames on a highway in Yizhang County of Hunan Province on Sunday morning, local authorities and rescuers said.
China starts emergency response for flood-hit Anhui
2016-06-25 22:02:35
Chinese authorities have issued a grade-IV emergency response on Saturday to rainstorm and flood in East China's Anhui province, which has left 10 people dead, 1.62 million impacted.
Central government allocates fund for tornado relief in Jiangsu
2016-06-25 21:48:43
China's central government has appropriated a budget of 160 million yuan ($24.2 million) to cover disaster relief work in a city in East China's Jiangsu province, which was hit by tornado Thursday.
Rescuers disposing chemicals at storm-hit plant in East China
2016-06-25 20:05:04
Rescuers are racing against the clock to safely dispose of chemicals stored at a solar panel factory, which was destroyed during a severe storm in East China's Jiangsu province.
South China tanker truck road accident kills 2
2016-06-25 16:52:36
Two tankers carrying chemicals caught fire after one rear-ended the other on an expressway in South China's Guangdong province on Saturday, killing two people on board.
NE China province to launch overseas tourists tax refund
2016-06-25 16:23:01
Heilongjiang will begin to issue tax rebates for overseas visitors on July 1, to boost inbound tourism to the northeastern province.
East China warehouse fire kills 5
2016-06-25 16:21:06
Five people died in a fire at a building early Saturday in East China's Jiangsu province, the local fire department said.
China renews yellow alert for heat wave
2016-06-25 11:11:07
China's national observatory on Saturday morning renewed its yellow alert for a heat wave in some southern and northern areas, where temperatures of between 35 and 39 degrees Celsius are predicted for the daytime.
Jiangsu province a frequent victim of tornadoes
2016-06-25 07:49:02
Northern Jiangsu province is one of the regions in China most frequently hit by tornadoes, which present a challenge for the country to monitor and forecast, the national weather forecaster said on Friday.
Online fiction finding home in China
2016-06-25 07:49:02
The Interpreters, a romantic TV series, attracted millions of viewers before it recently went off air. It was adapted from an online novel published a decade ago by former interpreter Miao Juan, who sold the book's copyright to Croton Media, a Chinese company, in 2012.