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Angie Zhao | Jul 09, 2013 03:31 PM EDT
Rainstorm-triggered floods have affected Sichuan Province since July 8th. Major floods have caused severe damages to many places in Sichuan. At press time, at least four people are missing and three bridge collapses duo to the rainstorm-triggered floods. Min River, Tuo River and Fu River have been swollen, with water levels surpassing warning marks. Moreover, the heavy rain has battered many counties, including Jintang County. read more
Xiaochao Jin | Jul 09, 2013 10:38 AM EDT
Yesterday, a video of a 12-year-old Egyptian boy explaining Egyptian crisis goes viral in Chinese Social Network. In the video, a boy named Ali Ahmed eloquently and passionately criticized the president Mohamed Morsi's rule of last year. read more
Camille Wu | Jul 08, 2013 04:46 PM EDT
July 8th, On the Shengli forest farm of Huanan Forestry Bureau in Heilongjiang , the staff are taking photos of the dead cattle which was killed by a wild Northeast tiger. Recently the Northeast tiger in Huanan Forestry region "played" with a homebred cattle and killed it then, and this is the fourth time the Northease tiger hunt the cattle. read more
Angie Zhao | Jul 08, 2013 02:49 PM EDT
July 8th, Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court announced Liu Zhijun a suspended death sentence for corruption and abuse of power, with a two-year reprieve, deprival of political rights for life, and confiscation of all personal property. read more
Camille Wu | Jul 08, 2013 11:51 AM EDT
On July 8th, 7：03pm, the Shanghai Police Station got a call, saying a travel bus on Lujiazui rotary island caught fire. And then the policemen, fireman and some other department members came to accident spot immediately. It's lucky that there was no passenger on the bus when the accident happened, and there was nobody got hurt. The fire was caused by the bus engine. Now the traffic in this area has got right already. read more
Staff Reporter | Jul 06, 2013 03:40 PM EDT
Latest news from Emergency Management Office of Shimian County, Yaan, Sichuan states that: Huilong county from Shimian encountered an exceptionally big mud-rock flow in the evening of July 4th,, 2013. Until now, they have found bodies of nine dead people and there are still 10 people remain unaccounted. read more
Jan L | Jul 06, 2013 03:07 PM EDT
China's Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng and the Swiss Federal Councilor and head of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs Johann Schneider-Ammann signed a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Switzerland in Beijing, July 6. This is the first free trade agreement signed between China and a country in continental Europe. 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
