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A Chinese woman and a friend who saved a car crash driver, then stopped off for noodles, discovered that victim they helped was the son of the eatery’s owner. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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China friends save crash driver, share story with shop boss who turns out to be dad

Karma comes quick as car-crash Good Samaritans stop off at eatery after accident, are given extra free food then truth emerges about victim.

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Video | Chinese girl rescued after being stranded on window ledge

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At least 11 dead after Chinese river ferry hit by larger vessel

Taiwan

2 Macau residents among 4 dead in Taiwan department store blast

Taichung fire department says explosion may have been linked to renovations on 12th floor of building.

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At least four people are reported dead and 10 injured after an explosion at a department store in Taichung, Taiwan. Photo: Handout

6 dead in highway bus fire in southern China

Other passengers injured in the incident are not in a life-threatening condition, authorities say.

China society

Rescuers in China sift through landslide debris for 28 missing villagers

Rain and fog hamper recovery efforts in area close to recently revived coal mine site.

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30 missing, homes buried in landslide in southwest China

Two people have been pulled from the debris in the village of Jinping in Sichuan province.

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Emergency workers search the site of a landslide in Jinping, Sichuan province, on Saturday. Photo: Weibo
Lunar New Year

China faces ‘another test’ as travellers shiver through annual holiday rush

Transport officials urged to be alert and prepared as world’s biggest annual migration of humanity heads home during Spring Festival.

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Communist Party politics

China hands out punishments over deadly May Day highway collapse

Four government offices and 32 officials have been held accountable over tragedy in which more than 50 people died.

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Artificial intelligence

AI, big data and space tech: China’s plan to beef up emergency communications

Beijing calls for progress on key technologies to improve the country’s emergency responses.

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Firefighters carry barley in the village of Gurong, in Dingri county, Tibet, following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on January 7. The quake caused extensive damage to communication infrastructure. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan

Taiwan braces for more shocks after magnitude 6.4 earthquake terrifies residents

Dozens of homes and structures damaged in Tainan and Chiayi, where the epicentre was recorded.

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At least 27 people were injured and dozens of homes were damaged when a powerful earthquake jolted southwestern Taiwan in the early hours of Tuesday. Photo: Kyodo
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Video | Cooking-oil truck in China catches alight, causing ‘firefall’ from overpass

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

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Crime in China

China executes 2 after back-to-back mass killings that shook the nation

Fan Weiqiu, 62, and Xu Jiajin, 21, were convicted of carrying out deadly public attacks that investigators attributed to personal problems.

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Chinese tourist killed in jet ski crash in Thailand

The tourist’s jet ski collided with another on the holiday resort of Phuket.

One of the jet skis involved in Tuesday’s collision. Photo: Patong Police
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Massive icicles fall on tourists at popular waterfall in China, injuring 1

Visitors had been warned to stay away from the potential danger.

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Video | Huge cement-dust cloud blankets streets in China after silo rupture

Pedestrians and streets were blanketed in dust.

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Tibet

Tibet earthquake rescuers race against time, cold to find trapped survivors

A day after deadly earthquake strikes southern Tibet, more than 465,000 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters, reports say.

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Natural disasters

China’s Tibet rocked by magnitude 6.8 earthquake

President Xi Jinping orders search and rescue efforts as villages report several people trapped under rubble and extensive damage 

Earthquake in China’s Tibet region reportedly kills at least 95, injures dozens
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Tibet

Earthquake death toll in China’s Tibet region rises to 126 as temperatures plunge

Hundreds of emergency workers have been deployed amid reports of extensive damage.

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Aviation

China steps up air safety after deadly Azerbaijani, South Korean plane crashes

Aviation authority urges measures to avoid bird strikes and assess risks in response to Jeju Air and Azerbaijan Airlines disasters.

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Crime in China

Chinese city investigates reports of baby trafficking by hospital worker

Cleaner at Datong medical facility accused of arranging sales of newborns, and whistle-blower says doctor also helped sell infant.

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The Datong No. 1 People’s Hospital, now at the centre of a baby-selling scandal, has the biggest obstetrics department in Shanxi province. Photo: QQ/ 南风窗

China banks on festive handouts and tighter security to ward off social instability

Authorities around the country are on alert for risks over Lunar New Year after series of deadly attacks on the public.

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Cadres throughout the country have been told to be on alert for risks over the festive season. Photo: Xinhua
Crime in China

Chinese court sentences Zhuhai car attack driver to death for killing 35 people

A court said Fan Weiqiu deliberately drove into a group of people exercising last month because he was angered by his divorce settlement.

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Shanghai

Construction crane falls onto train in Shanghai

No injuries were immediately reported after an arm of a tower crane hit a running metro train in Shanghai

Science

Chinese space defence expert Zhang Xiaoxin dies in car crash in Beijing

Zhang, 62, a pioneer in China’s space weather sector, is remembered for his outstanding contribution to monitoring and warning technology.

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Zhang Xiaoxin, who died on Sunday, was a pioneer in China’s space weather sector and left a mark in space, aviation and communications and China’s serviced space missions. Photo: Handout
Shenzhen

Gas blast causes fire at luxury apartments in Chinese city of Shenzhen

One dead but no other fatalities or injuries reported after blaze caused extensive damage at one of the city’s most exclusive addresses.

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The fire started on the 28th floor after a gas blast. Photo: Weibo / @ 深圳新聞廣播
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China seafood vendor praised for putting out blaze, losing pricey marine products

Courageous act garners outpouring of admiration, with some affectionately referring to him as ‘Fish Dealer Brother’.

China’s Communist Party

Zhuhai car attack: senior heads roll in south China city where dozens died

The mayor and public security director, along with district officials, have been replaced in rare cluster of appointments.

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