Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 15:19
An ancient Tibetan town in Shangri-la, a resort county in China`s southwestern Yunnan Province, on Saturday suffered heavy damage after fire destroyed over 100 wooden houses.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 21:24
A six-million-year-old fossilised cranium of a juvenile ape has been unearthed in China in a rare find that has paleontologists hoping it may help unravel the mystery of human origins.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 17:16
Over 52,000 people have been affected by the 5.1 magnitude earthquake which hit the border of southwest China`s Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, local authorities said on Thursday.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 12:54
Ten people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and five others injured in a road accident Sunday in China`s Yunnan province, police said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 14:16
The epicentre of the quake, that struck the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in the province at 9:45 am, was located in the border area between Eryuan and Yangbi counties, with a depth of 11 km.
Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 17:13
Boeing airplanes comprise more than half of the commercial jetliners operated in China, providing service to more than 20 Chinese airlines.
Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 15:36
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.
Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 19:21
Chinese authorities have apologised to the families of the 46 landslide victims for cremating the bodies without their approval, following rare protests by the kin of the deceased.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 17:25
The landslide which killed 46 villagers in China`s Yunnan province Friday could have been caused due to last year`s earthquakes in the same province, a Chinese expert has said.
Last Updated: Friday, January 11, 2013, 17:44
Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Wen Jiabao and Li Keqiang have ordered all-out efforts to rescue victims of the landslide in order to minimize casualties from the disaster.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 23:09
China on Thursday executed an "extremely cruel" serial killer who murdered 11 people and sold their flesh as "ostrich meat" at a market.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 6, 2012, 11:55
Seventeen people were killed and six others injured in a coal mine accident in China`s southwestern Yunnan Province.
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