Topic: China

Six dead, over 300 hurt in China pipeline blast

At least six people died and more than 300 others were injured in an explosion when a chemical pipeline ignited in eastern China on Wednesday, state media reported. The blast occurred in the city of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, at about ...
At least two people died and up to 200 others were injured in an explosion when a chemical pipeline ignited in eastern China on Wednesday, state media reported. The blast occurred in the city of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, at about ...
State media says explosion at factory in eastern China injures about 100 peopleState media says an explosion at a factory in eastern China has injured about 100 people. The official Xinhua News Agency says the Wednesday morning blast occurred at a plastics ...

Protesters kick up stink at Chinese sewage works

BEIJING (Reuters) - Residents living near a faulty sewage works in southeastern China have gone on the rampage, smashing equipment, beating police and kidnapping local officials, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. Up to 200 people were involved in the unrest in Quanzhou ...
Toddler in critical condition after factory blast in eastern China that killed 16Doctors in eastern China were trying Monday to save the life of a 2-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a weekend factory explosion that killed 16 people, state media ...
Two of the three people who set themselves on fire in Beijing suffered serious injuries, state media reported on Thursday, revealing for the first time that one was a woman. The report by Xinhua news agency gave no other information on the ...

China dragon dancers riot: police

At least three police officers and 10 civilians were hurt in China in a riot sparked by dozens of traditional dragon dancers angered over being banned from performing, police and state media said Monday. The disturbance occurred Sunday in rural Guizhou province ...