Two officials have been placed under investigation following a fatal landslide at an open-pit coal mine in north China’s Shanxi Province. The total number of fatalities rose to eight as four more bodies were recovered Thursday. The accident occurred a… read more
Downpours have killed 10 people in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, authorities said Friday. Heavy rain has lashed 23 counties since last Saturday, and more than 190,000 people have suffered losses, according to the regional department … read more
The fire that broke out Thursday in a chemical plant in Dalian, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, was caused by leak in an oil pump, authorities said Friday. The fire broke out at around 6:40 p.m. in a subsidiary of state-owned PetroChina Company L… read more
Beijing has been ranked eighth in an international taxi price index issued recently by a British company for its cab fare – 2.3 yuan ($0.34) per kilometer. The 2017 Taxi Price Index, issued by Carspring, an online seller of used cars, shows taxi fares… read more
A smart capsule hotel operated by a WeChat account recently opened at Cybernaut Makerspace in Chongqing’s Liangjiang New Area. A look at a capsule room in an unmanned hotel in Chongqing. [Photo by Tan Yingzi/chinadaily.com.cn] The hotel has four ro… read more