Micro blogs play key role in rail disaster

SHANGHAI – Micro blogs were an important platform for sharing information about the rail accident that killed at least 35 people and injured 192 in Wenzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, on Saturday. An SOS message…

China opens court on tainted meat case

ZHENGZHOU – The Intermediate People’s Court of the city of Jiaozuo in central Henan province opened court on Monday morning in the case of the production and sale of clenbuterol, a poisonous chemical that boosts…

Frustrated commuters block bus in protest

Despite the heat and rush-hour traffic, two female commuters blocked a bus stopped at an intersection in Wuhan, the capital city of Central China’s Hubei province, on Saturday, in protest that the bus did not to stop…

China train collision kills 36, 192 injured

BEIJING – The train collision in east China’s Zhejiang Province has killed 36 people and left 192 others injured as of Sunday night. The figure was released in a statement on the Ministry of Railways website…

Heaviest rainstorm of the year hits Beijing

BEIJING – Two people found dead in Beijing Sunday night are suspected to have been killed by thunder strike, as the heaviest rainstorm of the year pounded Beijing from Sunday through Monday morning. The northern…