43 injured in China quake
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted a county in China’s Yunnan province Friday, injuring 43 people and forcing the evacuation of 35,000 people. The quake hit Yingjiang county under Dai-Jingpo autonomous prefecture of Dehong at 9:20 a.m., Xinhua quoted the China Earthquake Networks Centre as... read more »
Report: 7 killed in central China knife attack
BEIJING — A Chinese state news agency says a man stabbed seven people to death in a village in a central province. The China News Service said the attack occurred at 4 a.m. Wednesday in the county of Lushan in Henan province. It says the attacker was captured.The report says the attack was... read more »
Six Wounded in Knife Attack at Chinese Train Station
Chinese state media reported six people were wounded Tuesday in a knife attack at a train station in a southern city, the latest in a series of such attacks. The People’s Daily says four knife-wielding men dressed all in white attacked passengers who had just gotten off a train in Guangzhou... read more »
13 people killed in bridge, house collapse in China
At least 13 people were killed when an illegal bridge under construction collapsed in southern China and a residential complex caved in east China, officials said today. Eleven people were killed when a bridge under construction collapsed in south China’s Guangdong Province. The stone-arch... read more »
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China to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam
Beijing – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday that the country is willing to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam, Xinhua reported. The development of China-Vietnam relations... read more »
China’s economy to be ‘smooth and stable’ in 2014: PM
Beijing – China’s economy will be on a steady path in 2014, Premier Li Keqiang has said. During a trip to Tianjin, Keqiang said that China has the conditions in place to... read more »
China to strengthen supervision of officials’ assets reports
Beijing – China has ordered strict enforcement of a regulation that requires officials to report their assets and their family members’ earnings. Authorities will enhance... read more »
China formally allows more couples to have second child
Beijing – China’s top legislature Saturday made a resolution to allow couples to have two children if either parent is an only child. The Standing Committee of the National... read more »
