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A Chinese couple decided to marry after surviving a serious car accident; they suffered only minor injuries. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/QQ.com
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Chinese couple escapes serious car crash, marries immediately

Couple’s parents overjoyed about their union, especially after extraordinary brush with fate, which they describe as ‘bound by life and death’.

Mainland China

Explainer | Beijing has been hit by deadly floods again. Is it unusual?

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Science

China’s water paradox: rainfall drenches big cities while river run-off drops

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China ‘Bulldozer Hero’ saves over 100 victims during rain that lashes Beijing

Digger operator drops everything to drive his vehicle into rain-hit zones, save people in mechanical bucket, clears way for firefighters.

A Chinese man rescued more than 100 flood victims using a digger during heavy rain in Beijing, earning him the title “Bulldozer Hero”. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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‘I can swim’: China husband tells flood rescuers to save wife first, touches hearts

‘Responsible’ husband restores faith in love as he tells emergency crews to throw wife life ring first, says it was his duty ‘as a man’.

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Taiwan family die in landslide; son stays home to care for grandpa, survives

Father managed to escape from vehicle and made three attempts to climb out of the valley in search of help.

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Sydney

Chinese woman, 26, missing in Australia after floodwaters sweep her away

Chinese Consulate General in Sydney confirms the news, while urging local authorities to ‘make every effort’ to save her, Xinhua reports.

Emergency services in Australia’s New South Wales have reportedly dealt with over 1,800 incidents after snow, strong winds and heavy rain hit parts of the state, causing widespread damage to buildings and road closures. Photo: Handout

Video | ‘It’s all gone’: Deadly floods leave Beijing villagers with nothing

At least 44 people were killed and tens of thousands forced to evacuate as heavy rain inundated the region

Climate change

31 die in Chinese nursing home as Beijing flood death toll rises to 44

Official says facility was not evacuated because it was considered to be in a safe zone.

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Earthquakes

Shanghai, east China brace for severe tropical storm after dodging tsunami

Emergency warnings issued, evacuations under way as deluge from Typhoon Co-May drenches region.

Parts of China’s east coast, including Shanghai, are bracing for typhoon conditions as well as a possible tsunami, after a major earthquake struck Russia’s far east. Photo: handout
Climate change

Editorial | Climate change makes rainy season weather dangerously harder to predict

As mainland and Hong Kong authorities grapple with the impact of recent heavy downpour, it’s clear no level of preparation is ever too much.

A damaged car is seen in a flooded neighbourhood in Miyun district, northern Beijing, on July 29. Photo: AFP
My Take

My Take | We still don’t have the full picture about the latest Beijing floods

Two years after the last heavy flooding hit the Chinese capital, familiar complaints about a lack of information are once again emerging.

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Video | Dozens killed in Beijing by days of heavy rain

Beijing issued the highest-level flood alert for the Chinese capital after red alerts were ordered for six suburban districts

Tianjin

China releases US$77 million relief fund as casualties mount in Beijing floods

At least 40 dead as flooding and landslides hit the capital and neighbouring provinces of Hebei, Liaoning and Shandong.

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Swathes of northern China including Beijing have been lashed by torrential downpours. Photo: AFP
Safety in China

Questions grow as China mourns 6 engineering students lost in mine accident

Details emerge of the hours-long rescue effort while state media and the online public demand a full investigation and accountability.

A protective panel over an industrial flotation tank is believed to have given way moments before six engineering students fell to their deaths in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photo: Handout
Science

China sets out ethical guidelines for autonomous driving technology

Science ministry says algorithms, models and other tech-related content must be clearly documented and accessible for inspection.

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Mainland China

6 Chinese university students drown on mine field trip in Inner Mongolia

The students, reported to be in their third year and majoring in mineral processing engineering, fell into a tank at Wunugetushan mine.

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Video | Chinese passengers arrested for fighting on plane

The argument escalated quickly into a physical fight.

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China food safety

Chinese lead poisoning scandal raises fresh questions over local governance

The authorities in Gansu have said that 10 officials are under investigation for their alleged role in covering up the case.

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Hong Kong

Typhoon Wipha forces evacuation of hundreds of thousands in southern China

The storm is battering Guangdong province and Hong Kong with wind speeds of up to 150 km/h.

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Video | Shanghai metro passengers evacuated after train malfunctions

Passengers said they noticed a strong burning smell after the train stopped.

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Shanghai metro passengers evacuated after train malfunctions
China society

Opinion | Lead poisoning scandal in China shows tendency to cover up is still strong

Suppression of information in such cases is part of a familiar pattern of local government response.

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A screenshot of footage of kitchen staff at a Gansu kindergarten where children have fallen ill with lead poisoning. Photo: handout
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China ‘luckiest driver’ survives after truck balances on edge of collapsed bridge

You was carrying 22 tonnes of mineral powder that day; the weight of truck ultimately helped stop it from falling.

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Video | Tiger walks on highway in China, shocking motorists

The tiger went back to the woods shortly after.

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Video | Chinese man smashes train window after collision traps passengers on hot day

The man was later taken to the police station and was released after being reprimanded.

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Chinese man smashes train window after collision traps passengers on hot day
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Chinese scavenger donates tonnes of supplies to flood victims, keeps nothing

Charity giver, known across the nation by his nickname ‘Kneeling Giant’, gives US$140,000 over 15-year period.

A polio-suffering scavenger in China has donated tonnes of supplies to flood victims, keeping nothing for himself. Photo: SCMP composite/Sina/Douyin
Crime in China

Chinese pilot stabs colleagues, jumps to death over workplace dispute: report

China Southern Airlines captain leaps from building after failed work evaluation in country’s northeast, according to TV report.

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Japan

Chinese passengers describe aircraft’s violent plunge before emergency landing

The budget Spring Airlines Japan flight from Shanghai to Tokyo diverted to Kansai where it landed safely on Monday night.

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