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Rescuers and mountaineering officials in China’s General Administration of Sport warn that hikers should not be walking the Aotai Line after three people died on the trail recently. Photo: CCTV
Trail running and hiking

‘Strictly forbidden’: China warns hikers off Aotai Line after 3 die on trail

Group reportedly switched phones to flight mode while in restricted area, hampering emergency contact and rescuers’ attempts to find them.

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Jimmy Lai

How will Jimmy Lai’s conviction affect China-UK ties, Starmer’s planned visit?

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China teen girl risks life to save boy from icy lake, tells dad watering cart soaked her

Hong Kong

12 killed after fire hits residential building in southern China’s Shantou city

Tuesday night's accident was the first of its kind since the fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district killed 160 people last month.

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The block is reported to have been self-built – something that local fire departments around the country have flagged up as a safety risk. Photo: Weibo/ 难舍深蓝
Science

China-born architect Wang Fei dies in suspected car crash in London

Tributes to the ‘distinguished architectural educator, scholar and curator’ from Syracuse University say he was killed on Monday.

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Malaysia Airlines flight 370

Chinese court orders Malaysia Airlines to pay families of 8 MH370 victims

The airline must pay over US$410,000 per passenger in China’s first formal compensation ruling on flight that vanished 11 years ago.

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China woman marries rescuer who plucked her from under quake rubble when she was 11

Decade after deadly tremor, fate brings pair together in restaurant; initial meeting sparks ‘excitement and embarrassment’, then love blossoms.

At a mass wedding in China a couple shared a touching love story: the woman, trapped under rubble during an earthquake aged 11, was saved by a rescuer. Years later, they met again, fell in love and got married. Photo: Douyin
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China mum cares for daughter-in-law in vegetative state round-the-clock

Liu’s son and Yuanyuan, high school sweethearts, have been married for 15 years and share two children.

Mainland China

Chinese media demands answers as scandal hits US$1 billion hydropower project

National Energy Administration is said to be investigating claims of cost-cutting and defects at flagship dam in Fujian province.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Blast-scarred Tianjin takes ‘profound lessons’ from deadly Hong Kong blaze

‘Seven strict’ noes and ‘six musts’ listed in fire safety push by Binhai New Area district, where chemical blasts took 173 lives in 2015.

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Smoke rises as damaged vehicles are seen burning near the site of explosions in Binhai New District of Tianjin, northern China, in August 2015. Photo: Reuters
Corruption in China

Deadly boat accident cover-up reveals corruption in China’s fishing industry

Investigations following capsizing unearth bribery and other illegal acts by officials, boat owners, crew and port operators in Liaoning.

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The South Korean coastguard conducts search and rescue operations at the scene of a Chinese fishing boat capsize accident around Eocheong island on November 10. Photo: Xinhua
Mainland China

11 killed, 2 hurt after test train crashes into workers in southwestern China

Chinese news outlet says preliminary investigations indicate crash may have occurred when workers headed onto the track early.

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Indonesia

5 Chinese nationals killed, 8 others injured in Bali car crash

Driver of minibus carrying 13 Chinese citizens is said to have lost control of vehicle, veering off asphalt road and into a community garden.

Mainland China

Video | Fire engulfs 1,500-year-old temple in eastern China

The site was featured in the classical Chinese poem ‘Spring on the Southern River Shore’ as one of the ‘480 splendid temples’.

Fire engulfs 1,500-year-old temple in eastern China
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Infrastructure

Section of new bridge collapses in China’s Sichuan province

No casualties reported as officials note that a crack in the bridge and slope led to traffic closure a day before the incident.

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Videos circulating on social media show part of the Shuangjiangkou Hongqi Bridge in Sichuan province giving way. Photo: Handout
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China ‘underpants man’ hailed for rescuing neighbours from fire in briefs

‘Frightened’ Good Samaritan school pupil acts ‘without thinking’ on discovering blaze sparked by exploding electric wheelchair battery.

Mainland China

China’s double threat: Shanghai sinks as sea level rises fastest in 4,000 years

Researchers from Britain, China and the US warn in Nature article about increased flood risks from subsidence induced by human activity.

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Mount Everest

Editorial | Everest rescue shows danger of taking risks for social media glory

The experience should serve as a lesson about the importance of preparedness and vigilance against complacency, no matter the conditions.

Hikers stranded on the eastern slopes of Mount Everest have been guided to safety by rescuers, according to officials from Tingri county in Shigatse city, Tibet. Photo: Handout
Asia travel

800 people rescued in China after being stranded by Everest blizzard

Snow that crushed climbers’ tents and cut off all descent routes from the base camp.

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Video | Rescued hiker recounts painful journey on Everest

Eric Wen was among 350 people rescued by authorities after a sudden blizzard hit Mount Everest.

Video | Hundreds of hikers stranded on world’s tallest mountain

Local media say at least one person has died of hypothermia and altitude sickness.

Rescuers guide hikers through heavy snow down the eastern slopes of Mount Everest while hundreds remain stranded
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Mount Everest

1 dead in Qinghai, hundreds evacuated as China’s rescue in Everest area continues

200 people still stranded as of Monday morning after unseasonal weather blasts hikers at start of ‘golden week’ holiday.

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A rescue effort is underway on the eastern slopes of Mount Everest after an unseasonal blizzard struck on the weekend, stranding hundreds of hikers. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

China sets aside US$28 million for southern provinces hit by Typhoon Matmo

Transport in Hainan provincial capital gradually resumes after storm packing maximum sustained winds of 151km/h makes landfall in Guangdong.

Super Typhoon Ragasa

How China was ready for Super Typhoon Ragasa – and what still needs to be done

Chinese cities have been hit by a series of deadly storms over the decades, but this time no one died on the mainland.

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Captain alerts ground staff after China traveller recalls leaving home stove on

Customer service swiftly contacts property management, but faces suspicion; they make second call to explain situation with sincerity.

During a flight from Shanghai to Singapore, a Chinese passenger suddenly remembered that he had left his gas stove on at home. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Mainland China

China’s Hainan Island braces for typhoon, suspending flights and closing port

Bualoi, coming close on the heels of Super Typhoon Ragasa, is expected to skim the province and come ashore in Vietnam later on Sunday.

The port city of Haikou is a major commercial and transport hub on Hainan Island. Photo: Xinhua
Trending in China

Chinese woman falls into old well, circled by snakes, clings to wall for 54 hours

The well’s distinctive design, being narrow at the top, expanding at the bottom, hinders Qin’s attempts to climb to safety.

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Earthquakes

At least 11 injured as 5.6 magnitude quake hits China’s Gansu province

Rescue teams say 17 houses collapsed and close to 4,000 were damaged, with no fatalities reported.

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