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 »
5.3-magnitude earthquake hits southwest China
Beijing – At least three people were injured and several houses damaged after a 5.3-magnitude quake jolted a town in southwest China early today, authorities said. There were reports of house collapse, road cave-ins and rocks rolling down from mountains in quake-hit Yongshan County, Yunnan... read more »
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China formally allows more couples to have second child
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