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An explosion at a pesticide plant in Jiangsu that killed almost 80 people once again underlines that duty of care should come before financial concerns.
- Cause of landslide not known but engineer says ‘poor drainage after prolonged rainfall’ may have caused section of highway to collapse early on Wednesday
- After opening in late 2014, local media reported in 2015 that several tunnels on the highway were affected by landslides and water penetrating during construction
Another 30 people sent to hospital as road collapse leaves nearly 18-metre-long crater on highway linking Guangdong to Fujian province
Investigation under way into explosion and fire that destroyed two-storey facility in Huaian, Jiangsu province.
Gas leak named as cause of explosion at fried chicken restaurant in Yanjiao, Hebei province, but specifics of how and where the blast occurred are not known.
Authorities should curb the trend of repeated ‘safety accidents’, Chinese President Xi Jinping says, while urging local governments to help ensure social stability.
Anti-corruption authorities investigate after middle school students playing basketball killed by collapse: state media.
Forty-one officials held accountable, including city’s vice-mayor in charge of health, for fire at Changfeng Hospital that killed 29 people, according to state media. Police are investigating 20 others.
Photos circulating on social media suggest the left engine had caught fire and all those on board had to be evacuated using slides.
State-owned outlet says foundation pillars for a rail bridge were shorter than the design length and accuses a construction firm of cutting corners.
Residents have been relocated to temporary housing but it could be some time before they can return to their properties.
Southern Weekly report on delays goes viral as northern China battles worst rain in decades, with doubts raised over local disaster responses.
Families of the 10 girls and teacher who died in the accident in Qiqihar marked the culturally significant seventh day after death.
Videos from a hospital appear to show a bereaved father complaining that the girls’ parents were not being kept informed about the rescue operation.
Country’s top safety chief has promised a special investigation of under-reported mining accidents.
At least 15 people have died and thousands been forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall in the southwestern city.
Interim Regulations for Managing Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle Flights bans non-Chinese drones and pilots from using the vehicles for surveying land from 2024.
More than a thousand kilometres away, people in Yinchuan were coming to terms with a restaurant explosion that killed 31.
Authorities in Yinchuan, where the explosion occurred, inspect key industries for hazards.
Those detained over the explosion in Ningxia’s regional capital Yinchuan include the restaurant’s boss, shareholders and staff.
Police have yet to indicate any possible motives for the blasts at two separate buildings that left ‘many’ other people injured.
The cooperation between Huawei and Shaanxi Coal Industry at Hongliulin coal mine is just one example of the digital upgrading of China’s economy.
In 1985, a three-year-old ferry capsized near Jiangmen in Guangdong, southern China, with 227 passengers and crew on board. Dozens drowned, and survivors from Hong Kong said they were ‘lucky to be alive’.
Authorities say ‘criminal suspects’ have been taken into custody in connection with the blaze at Kaixinda Trading on Monday afternoon.
The quick thinking of a 4-year-old who kept her nerve when a fire started while she and her baby sister were home by themselves impresses mainland China after emergency call audio is released.
Carrat is a piece of wearable tech in the form of a stylish bracelet with a connected mobile app, which alerts emergency contacts once activated.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control on Wednesday afternoon and three survivors were sent to hospital for treatment.
