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Siberian tigers are typically found in northeastern China, parts of North Korea and southeastern Siberia in Russia. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese wildlife authorities search for Siberian tiger after it bites villager

Farmer nearly loses his hand to ferocious feline in northeastern province where conservation efforts have boosted wild tiger activity.

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Driver held after children injured in car crash outside Chinese primary school

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Zhuhai car attack survivor recalls ‘earthquake-like’ noise

Exclusive | Zhuhai victims heard sound ‘like earthquake’ but had no time to escape: survivor

A member of a local exercise group says an SUV ploughed into people from behind while they were using a trail in the southern Chinese city.

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A local man looks at flowers laid outside the scene of the deadly attack in Zhuhai on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Zhuhai car attack: China tightens security as leaders look for ‘risks and dangers’

Police presence has been ramped up so people ‘feel safer’ after Monday night’s attack, official says.

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Rampaging wild boars a growing menace in China’s cities

Authorities allocate funds and encourage hunting to cull the animals, which have attacked people and damaged property across the country.

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China husband suffers 90% burns in kitchen gas blast, saves wife, dies later

Heroic husband dies from multiple organ failure as son struggles to tell mother of his father’s tragic demise.

An heroic husband in China who bravely went back into the flames of a blazing kitchen to save his wife despite suffering 90 percent burns has tragically died from his injuries. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

China on course for record harvest in boost for food security drive

Minister says the country is set to produce more than 700 million tonnes of grain for the first time despite extreme weather events.

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9 million watch video in shock as severely burned mother saves trapped toddler

Injured son pulled out from under blown-off kitchen door after gas leak sparks huge explosion as mother cooks.

Small areas of Tibetan Plateau may have outsize impact on East Asia’s rainfall

Up to a quarter of the heaviest rainfall may be the result of gravity waves created in small pockets of mountainous terrain.

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The Tibetan Plateau is the source of several major Asian rivers. Photo: Xinhua

Milton vs Yagi: why do superstorms kill more people in US than China?

Among several differences, observers note that China’s evacuation orders are mandatory, moving thousands out of harm’s way.

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A largely deserted street in downtown Tampa, Florida during the approach of Hurricane Milton on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Taiwan warns of storm surge from Typhoon Krathon, mobilises 40,000 troops

Coastguard searches for 19 sailors who abandoned ship as Kaohsiung mayor describes storm as ‘no less powerful’ than 1977’s Typhoon Thelma.

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Japan, China top diplomats to meet in New York over murder of Japanese boy

Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa of Japan says she will ‘strongly urge’ Chinese counterpart ‘to provide a clear explanation of the facts’.

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Editorial | China’s storm response a sign of progress in relations with Vietnam

China’s efforts to help Vietnam recover from Yagi are a proactive move that hopefully will continue. Both sides should seize the opportunity.

The flooded Red River in Hanoi is seen on September 10. Photo: AFP

Man accused of stabbing Japanese boy jobless with criminal record: Chinese media

Information about the sensitive case is tightly controlled by Chinese police, media and internet censors.

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Chinese paramilitary police officers march past the entrance of the Japanese embassy in Beijing on Thursday. China has expressed “regret and sadness” after a Japanese schoolboy died after being stabbed on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Child from Japanese school stabbed in China on sensitive 918 anniversary

Local police detain 44-year-old man accused of attacking the primary student who is being treated in hospital for injuries.

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Opinion | Can China strengthen climate defences before it’s too late?

While China has prioritised climate adaptation, inadequate investment, fragmented policies and poor coordination between municipalities risk holding back progress.

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Shanghai hit by biggest typhoon in 75 years

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Shanghai mops up as Typhoon Bebinca reaches eastern China’s Jiangsu province

Financial hub of 25 million people lashed by winds and rains from strongest tropical cyclone to hit the city since 1949.

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China says it’s working with Vietnam on flood control after Typhoon Yagi

Water is being stored in reservoirs of hydropower stations along upper reaches of the Red River, according to foreign ministry.

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Super Typhoon Yagi: officials, military in Southern China push to fix services

Guangdong and Hainan provinces work to clean up and sanitise streets and help farmers, fishers and factories get back to work.

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Rescuers in Zhanjiang in Guangdong province work to clean up and restore electricity and communications after serious damage from Super Typhoon Yagi. Photo: Weibo/ 湛江发布

Super Typhoon Yagi lashes south China, killing 4 and injuring 95

Beijing pledges 200 million yuan in disaster relief after this year’s second-strongest tropical cyclone sweeps Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi.

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Strong wings from Super Typhoon Yagi batter coconut trees in Haikou, capital of south China’s island province of Hainan, on Friday. Photo: Xinhua via AP

Super Typhoon Yagi: over 410,000 people relocated as storm hits southern China

Yagi predicted to move northwest, crossing Haikou, Chengmai and Lingao before moving into the ocean by Saturday morning.

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11 dead in eastern China, driver detained after bus hits crowd outside school

Local movie theatre hosts blood donation vehicles amid social media callout to aid dozens injured in crash.

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Chinese cooking oil scandal prompts new safety rules for transporting products

China to adopt regulations in wake of investigation finding dirty fuel tanks were used to carry vegetable oil, but public still sceptical.

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China is drafting rules about the types of containers that may be used for transporting cooking oil following a food safety controversy that rocked the nation. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images

China says Mekong dam did not discharge water downstream amid Thailand floods

The Jinghong dam has previously been blamed for changes in water levels, but Bangkok embassy says no water was discharged last week.

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Heavy monsoon rains and flooding have hit large areas of Thailand. Photo: Reuters

China-US study finds urbanisation worsens extreme droughts

Nearly 40 per cent of world’s cities face more severe droughts now than in 1980, pointing to need for sustainable urban design and planning.

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Major earthquake off Taiwan is felt in mainland China, Japan, Philippines

The 6.1 magnitude quake disrupted travel for morning commuters in Taipei but there were no immediate reports of damage.

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16 October, 2024
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