Tuesday, May 21, 2013   

Landslide toll at 151
09-11 21:17
The death toll after a landslide engulfed a Chinese town has risen to 151 with 35 injured, state media reported, citing the official investigation team. ...
Man self-immolates in busy Shanghai square
09-11 18:14
A man committed suicide by self-immolation along Shanghai's historic Bund riverfront area, state media reported. The unidentified man doused himself wit...
Top news anchor hospitalized with cancer
09-11 17:19
One of China's top television news anchors, Luo Jing, has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, Chinese media reported. Luo, 46,...
Baby dies as new milk powder scare spreads
09-11 13:47
A health scare in China involving babies developing kidney stones after drinking possibly fake milk formula has spread across the country, state media said. ...
No hope for several hundred missing in landslide
09-11 11:52
Several hundred people believed missing after an industrial landslide engulfed Taoshi township, Shanxi province are likely dead, with 128 already confirmed kil...
Ticket scalpers turn attention to Paralympics
09-11 11:19
Beijing police caught 134 scalpers selling Paralympic Games tickets near competition venues and detained 99 in a single day, local media reported. Police...
Help pledged for labor-intensive exporters
09-11 11:17
China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming pledged government help for labor-intensive exporters as global demand falters. "The government pays close att...
Two scale wall at defacto US embassy in Taipei
09-11 11:02
Two mainland nationals climbed a wall at the US's unofficial embassy in Taiwan on Wednesday before being handed over to local police, a US official said. ...
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