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Staff Reporter | Apr 01, 2013 10:58 AM EDT
An explosion killed six workers Monday at a coal mine in northeast China where 28 miners were killed in a similar accident just three days earlier, state media reported, one of a string of industrial accidents across the country that is again focusing attention on lax enforcement of safety regulations. read more
Staff Reporter | Mar 29, 2013 06:50 PM EDT
A massive landslide engulfed a gold mining area in mountainous Tibet, burying 83 workers believed to have been asleep early Friday morning, Chinese state media said. read more
Staff Reporter | Mar 29, 2013 04:23 PM EDT
The cost of environmental degradation in China in 2010 was about $230 billion, or 3.5 percent of the nation's gross domestic product, an official Chinese news report said this week. read more
Staff Reporter | Mar 29, 2013 11:58 AM EDT
Nearly 24 million people have been affected by drought in China's various provinces since last October while causing a big financial loss to the government, authorities said Thursday. read more
Staff Reporter | Mar 27, 2013 07:12 PM EDT
China’s most recent contribution to fast food, the Sausage Double Beef Burger, which will only be found in the regional McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) chains in the nation, has taken the Internet by storm. read more
Staff Reporter | Mar 27, 2013 05:43 PM EDT
Bridal customers in Vera Wang's China store had to fork over 3,000 yuan (about $500) before trying on wedding gowns. The designer canceled the controversial 'trying fee' after negative press. While the policy isn't in place at any other Vera Wang stores, it's common in China as a way to deter counterfeiters. read more
Staff Reporter | Mar 27, 2013 12:13 PM EDT
A one-room shack with a single, bare light bulb on a non-descript Beijing side street is 29-year-old Chinese migrant worker Zhang Xuefang's best recourse to medical care. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
