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Public outrage as China delivery man beaten by drunk woman on electric bike
Food delivery man has his face stomped on by drunken woman who resented his offer of road safety tips.
14 Oct 2024 - 2:48PM
Blast warning for China KOL who promotes helium balloon hiking to ease climb
9 Oct 2024 - 12:04PM
‘Slave factory’: China comic artists expose working conditions at manga studio
7 Oct 2024 - 2:00PM
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.
3 Sep 2024 - 7:19PM
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How foreign travellers are showing China to a global audience
Travellers taking advantage of China’s visa-free transit policies can help the international community get a balanced view of the country.
20 Aug 2024 - 6:56AM
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Taiwan-made ice cream batch blocked from sale in Hong Kong over food safety fears
Shipment of ‘Brown Sugar Boba Frozen Dessert Bars’ found to have bacterial counts exceeding legal limit.
14 Aug 2024 - 3:26AM
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China shopping mall fire kills 16
18 Jul 2024 - 5:42PM
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Ukraine man praises Beijing as e-bike remains untouched despite ignition key left in all day
A Ukrainian man has hailed Beijing for its safety after he returned to his electric bike at the end of a workday and found his vehicle untouched despite having left the ignition key there.
18 Jul 2024 - 12:03PM
China’s new large amphibious aircraft goes into production and final assembly
AG600 can reach anywhere in South China Sea within 4 hours of Hainan and move cargo or passengers between Chinese-controlled islands, says state media.
5 Jul 2024 - 9:02PM
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Chinese tourists stranded at sea on diving trip forced to make 2-hour swim to safety
The crew of a boat that took three tourists in China to a location where they were taking a diving test refused to return to collect them, forcing the trio to swim for two hours to reach the shore.
23 Jun 2024 - 2:13PM
Chinese scientists use AI to detect unreported carcinogenic pollution: paper
PFAS, widely used due to resistance to oil, water and heat, has been restricted or banned around the world but use of substitutes is hard to track.
28 May 2024 - 1:00PM
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China warns of floods as ‘dragon boat rain’ threatens to soak Pearl River region
Cities in south China are on high alert and authorities are preparing for emergencies as forecasters warn of heavy rainstorms in coming weeks.
21 May 2024 - 4:18PM
Death toll from China’s Guangdong highway collapse rises to 48
Cause of landslide not known but engineer says ‘poor drainage after prolonged rainfall’ may have caused section of highway to collapse early on Wednesday.
2 May 2024 - 5:56PM
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Death toll rises to 24 after highway collapses in China’s Guangdong province
Another 30 people sent to hospital as road collapse leaves nearly 18-metre-long crater on highway linking Guangdong to Fujian province
2 May 2024 - 2:01PM
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2 injured in barbecue restaurant blast in China
Investigation under way into explosion and fire that destroyed two-storey facility in Huaian, Jiangsu province.
16 Mar 2024 - 9:57PM
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Shocking video captures moment fatal blast destroys building near Beijing
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.
13 Mar 2024 - 11:13PM
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Lunar New Year fireworks: even a beloved tradition can’t ignore safety
The debate over the ban on setting off fireworks and firecrackers to celebrate the new year arises anew every time the festival comes around. A balance should be struck, and local governments have the leeway to set regulations appropriate to the situation.
15 Feb 2024 - 9:15AM
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China’s Xi Jinping urges ‘deep reflection’ as Jiangxi fire claims 39 lives
Authorities should curb the trend of repeated ‘safety accidents’, Chinese President Xi Jinping says, while urging local governments to help ensure social stability.
25 Jan 2024 - 9:33PM
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3 students dead and club boss detained after gym in China collapses
Anti-corruption authorities investigate after middle school students playing basketball killed by collapse: state media.
7 Nov 2023 - 5:16PM
Officials get warnings, demerits over deadly blaze at Beijing hospital in April
Forty-one officials held accountable, including city’s vice-mayor in charge of health, for fire at Changfeng Hospital that killed 29 people, according to state media. Police are investigating 20 others.
25 Oct 2023 - 8:25PM
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Air China flight lands safely in Singapore after engine catches fire
Photos circulating on social media suggest the left engine had caught fire and all those on board had to be evacuated using slides.
10 Sep 2023 - 9:55PM
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Chinese flood victims seek compensation for heavy losses from storm
8 Aug 2023 - 2:00PM
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Safety row hits Chinese high-speed railway. How serious is the issue?
State-owned outlet says foundation pillars for a rail bridge were shorter than the design length and accuses a construction firm of cutting corners.
6 Aug 2023 - 4:29PM
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Thousands forced from homes in Hebei to ease flooding in Beijing
Residents have been relocated to temporary housing but it could be some time before they can return to their properties.
3 Aug 2023 - 7:10PM
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China’s NGO teams rushing to flood-hit areas ‘told to wait for official invite’
Southern Weekly report on delays goes viral as northern China battles worst rain in decades, with doubts raised over local disaster responses.
2 Aug 2023 - 6:34PM
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Mourning and anger mount in aftermath of Chinese school roof collapse
Families of the 10 girls and teacher who died in the accident in Qiqihar marked the culturally significant seventh day after death.
30 Jul 2023 - 4:35PM
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Chinese city under fire for failing to keep parents informed after school collapse
Videos from a hospital appear to show a bereaved father complaining that the girls’ parents were not being kept informed about the rescue operation.
24 Jul 2023 - 9:03PM
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China pledges ‘crackdown on cover-ups’ after recent deadly mining disaster
Country’s top safety chief has promised a special investigation of under-reported mining accidents.
18 Jul 2023 - 8:59PM
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9 September, 2024
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