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Chinese boy holds food counter as strong winds hit parents’ restaurant
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Video | Chinese boy holds food counter as strong winds hit parents’ restaurant

The boy first held down the food counter before going into the shop to turn off the power supply.

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China hero rips open door of burning car, saves injured driver moments before blast

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Video | Cat in China holds onto window railings to escape fire

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Video | ‘Magic carpet’ ride in China malfunctions, injuring tourists

Two visitors sustained fractures.

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‘Magic carpet’ ride in China malfunctions, injuring tourists
Science

‘Smallest, lightest, fastest’: China unveils new wireless morphing robots

Chinese team says their microrobot, with a design inspired by Lego, could be used in complex environments like disaster rescue operations.

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‘Drunk driver’ killed 6 in May Day holiday bus stop car crash in China: report

State broadcaster quotes police as saying 29-year-old motorist was speeding and trying to overtake another vehicle.

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Video | Passenger boats capsize, kills 9 in China

More than 80 people fell overboard when boats overturned on a river in Guizhou province. Rescuers were still searching for the missing late on May 4

At least 9 dead, 70 hospitalised after 4 boats capsize in southwest China
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10 dead, 70 in hospital after 4 boats capsize in southwest China

More than 80 people fall overboard as tourist boats overturn on a river in Guizhou province.

1 killed and 4 injured after helicopter crashes in Chinese city of Suzhou

The accident happened at a newly opened scenic area, where some visitors have expressed concern about the heavy volume of sightseeing tours.

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Video | Record-breaking windstorm hits Chinese cities

Wind speed reached up to 106km/h (69mph) in Yuncheng, breaking the city’s record.

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Record-breaking windstorm hits Chinese cities
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Off-duty doctor in China saves victim using badminton racquet and plastic bag

Quick-thinking medical man pulls over to treat stricken elderly road accident victim, his wife films process amid blackmail fears.

An off-duty doctor in China has saved a road accident victim by using a badminton racket and a plastic bag. Photo: SCMP composite/The Paper/Sohu

22 dead, 3 injured in restaurant fire in northeast China

President Xi Jinping calls disaster ‘sobering lesson’, urges tighter safety measures as officials investigate cause of blaze, detain restaurant operator.

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Video | Narrow escape as falling crane in China almost crushes man

No casualties have been reported, local police say.

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‘Never forget this brave sister’: Xinjiang dad tells girl about heroic officer

Petite police officer descends into 40-metre deep well, suffers from severe oxygen deprivation to pull toddler to safety.

A father in Xinjiang, China has told his toddler daughter to “never forget” the woman police officer who rescued her from a deep well she had fallen into. Photo: SCMP composite/The Paper/YouTube
Crime in China

Car crashes into crowd outside school in Chinese city of Jinhua, residents say

Citizen journalists and people in the area report crash, but police and authorities are not confirming incident.

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A crash has been reported by witnesses in Jinhua, in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, but local police, authorities and emergency workers have not confirmed the incident. Photo: Handout
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Fury as China driver kills family of 3 in rage-fuelled crash, jokes about it

Heartbroken grandmother of killed baby boy calls for death penalty to be handed to ‘inhumane’ driver who is labelled a ‘monster’ online.

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Chinese man suffers 90% burns in battery blast after flatmate flees, shuts door

Flatmate insists on charging electric bicycle battery inside home, flees after explosion exposing friend to flames which cause extensive skin damage.

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Drunk Chinese man impales himself on metal rod, needs 10-hour life-saving surgery

Intoxicated diner stands up, then falls, ramming metal rod into brain through mouth as shocked colleagues look on.

A drunk man in China needed 10 hours of life-saving surgery after he slipped and impaled himself on a metal rod. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
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Chinese teenage boy loses arm after home blast from science experiment

Driven by insatiable curiosity and love for scientific discovery, the boy has always been intrigued by chemistry.

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Video | Record-breaking strong winds batter northern China

Millions of residents were told to stay at home on weekends.

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Millions of Beijingers told to stay at home as strong winds hit northern China

Flights and rail services have been suspended and attractions such as the Great Wall and Forbidden City have been shut.

Strong winds have battered the Chinese capital, Beijing. Photo: Weibo/飞蟹子
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Video | Golden retriever in China stops rolling baby stroller

The dog has always been helpful, the child’s mother says.

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Mainland China

China’s State Council to supervise probe into fatal blaze at nursing home

At least 20 people have been confirmed dead in the fire, which broke out on Tuesday night in Chengde.

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Video | Chinese driver survives after her Tesla is sent flying, landing on parked cars

She got out of the car on her own after the crash.

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Safety in China

Chinese authorities warn of fire and road safety risks over Ching Ming holiday

The tomb-sweeping festival sees millions taking to the roads and burning offerings such as paper money to honour their ancestors.

Authorities have warned of the fire risk from burning paper money and other offerings. Photo: EPA-EFE
Aviation

3 years on: no final report and no answers to China Eastern plane disaster

Chinese authorities opt out of issuing update on MU5735 crash investigation.

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On March 21, 2022, 123 passengers and nine crew were killed when China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 crashed into a mountain. Photo: Xinhua
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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

Passers-by also gathered around and held a blanket on the ground.

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