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Rescue workers stop to remember the victims of the August 26 mudslide, in Gyirong county, Shigatse, on Tuesday. Photo: via Reuters
Accidents and disasters in China

Glacier risk hangs over China-Nepal border as region remembers mudslide victims

Emergency crews and residents stop to commemorate the more than 1,000 dead in last week’s disaster.

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Accidents and disasters in China

‘Unprecedented’ path: revived Typhoon Saudel eastern and southern China

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Taiwan

The laptop, the social media user and the false alarm in Taiwan over a Beijing ‘spy’

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Espionage

China reveals rare case of defence executive spying for 2 countries

Highly regarded employee who handled international business for Chinese military trading firm arrested for leaking sensitive information.

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China’s Ministry of State Security says it uncovered the connections with foreign intelligence agencies in the two countries after an investigation. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s Ministry of State Security says it uncovered the connections with foreign intelligence agencies in the two countries after an investigation. Photo: Shutterstock
Accidents and disasters in China

China warns of ‘major’ glacier collapse risk as landslide death toll nears 1,000

Rescue teams continues their efforts to reach the Gyirong Port border crossing as bad weather is forecast over the coming days.

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China’s Communist Party

Finance official moves into pole position to become Shanghai’s next mayor

Zhu Zhongming, a former vice-minister for finance, has been appointed to a leading role in the city’s government.

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Chinese culture

23,000 bronzes, 14 years, 60 volumes: China tracks lost heritage held abroad

Peking University study reveals seven times more relics held overseas than previously thought, creating crucial evidence trail.

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Professor Zhu Fenghan is the lead editor of a 60-volume compendium documenting more than 23,000 ancient Chinese bronze artefacts lost abroad. The Collection of Chinese Bronzes in Overseas Collections is the product of a painstaking 14-year investigation. Photo: Xinhua
Professor Zhu Fenghan is the lead editor of a 60-volume compendium documenting more than 23,000 ancient Chinese bronze artefacts lost abroad. The Collection of Chinese Bronzes in Overseas Collections is the product of a painstaking 14-year investigation. Photo: Xinhua
Accidents and disasters in China

China-Nepal floods: 261 foreigners missing in Tibet, online rumours targeted

Nepalese and Indians account for more than half of nationals from 23 countries missing after devastating glacier collapse four days ago.

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Accidents and disasters in China

China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from border post

Footage from Gyirong Port in Tibet shows how Huang Peng tried to guide civilians to safety moments before the crossing was destroyed.

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Communist Party politics

10 years, 1,800 survey sites: how China is using tech to map language diversity

New Hunan Museum hall showcases major Chinese dialects and more than 100 ethnic minority languages, including Mongolian, Tibetan and Uygur.

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A visitor listens to different regional dialects at a new exhibition hall showcasing recordings and other language materials from across China at the Hunan Museum in Changsha. Photo: Xinhua
Accidents and disasters in China

China sends 9 tunnel experts to Nepal as flood rescuers race against time

Move follows direct request from Kathmandu, Beijing says, as more than 100 people remain trapped inside multiple hydropower tunnels in Nepal.

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Search and rescue operations are carried out near the destroyed Gyirong Port, Tibet, on August 29. Photo: AFP
Search and rescue operations are carried out near the destroyed Gyirong Port, Tibet, on August 29. Photo: AFP
Belt and Road Initiative

In Focus | Can Beijing’s gateway plan for Tibet survive geopolitics and natural disasters?

Beijing hopes trade will stabilise Tibet, but friction with India and the looming Dalai Lama succession are hampering its efforts.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Could the China-Nepal disaster spur a safety rethink for a flagship rail project?

Gyirong in Tibet is the start of a planned train line to Kathmandu and in an area prone to dangerous glacial lake floods.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Chinese rescuers reach checkpoint destroyed by deadly floods along Nepal border

Footage taken at Gyirong Port in Tibet shows scenes of utter devastation following disaster that killed hundreds of people.

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The first rescue teams reached the border crossing in Gyirong. Photo: CCTV
Accidents and disasters in China

China-Nepal floods: debris lake the size of 1,000 Olympic pools in breach danger

Nearly 500 confirmed dead as frantic hunt for survivors continues and barrier lake threatens to overflow.

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A barrier lake has formed after the debris flow from Wednesday’s mudslide in Nepal blocked a river upstream from Gyirong Port on the Chinese side of the border. Photo: Xinhua
A barrier lake has formed after the debris flow from Wednesday’s mudslide in Nepal blocked a river upstream from Gyirong Port on the Chinese side of the border. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

In Focus | Xi’s crusade against corruption has gone well beyond economic crime

Wider campaign is now increasingly about how officials use their power, whether they toe the line, and what they do in their private lives.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Flights, ferries cancelled in Shanghai and Shenzhen as Typhoon Saudel closes in

Saudel is forecast to make landfall on Friday morning, becoming the seventh typhoon to hit the mainland this year.

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Corruption in China

China’s anti-corruption drive by the numbers

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-corruption campaign, which started 13 years ago, has seen hundreds of top officials fall from grace.

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Accidents and disasters in China

China-Nepal flash flood: death toll rises to 392, over 1,000 missing

Premier Li Qiang at scene after ice-rock avalanche triggers disaster leaving hundreds of tourists from around the world unaccounted for.

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China’s Communist Party

In Focus | Why China’s mineral hubs and border regions face heaviest anti-corruption toll

China’s past CCDI annual plenums stress intensifying efforts to combat corruption where ‘power, funds and resources are concentrated’.

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Accidents and disasters in China

‘Massive casualties’ after flash floods, landslide strike China-Nepal border

An unknown number of people are also missing as rescuers search the rubble of a border checkpoint in Tibet’s Gyirong county.

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The landslide struck Tibet's Gyirong county at around 9am on Wednesday, causing major casualties and leaving a number of people missing, according to state media. Photo: Handout
Communist Party politics

It’s official: China’s cadres are liable for environmental damage for life

Revised personnel rules tie performance to eco-impact more closely as the country shifts gear from growth to sustainability.

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Responsibility for environmental health will follow officials throughout their careers and into retirement. Photo: AFP
Responsibility for environmental health will follow officials throughout their careers and into retirement. Photo: AFP
Corruption in China

In Focus | No immunity: how Xi’s anti-corruption fighters are zeroing in on fresh targets

China’s anti-graft push has expanded to those who once felt shielded, from retired cadres and local bosses to the investigators themselves.

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Corruption in China

Xi’s 13-year corruption campaign just keeps accelerating

China’s anti-graft investigators are targeting more officials, including more retirees, according to a South China Morning Post research project.

Corruption in China

China’s anti-corruption legal framework is about to extend beyond its borders

A draft law aimed at combating cross-border corruption has been submitted for its first reading by the country’s top legislature.

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A new law aims to codify a decade of anti-corruption practices in China, closing jurisdictional loopholes and targeting offshore financial crimes. Photo: Reuters
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