Hotan on high alert after attack

Security was heightened in the city of Hotan, northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Tuesday, a day after a fatal clash between policemen and rioters at a police station left at least four people dead.  Updated…

Escalating risks

Workers inspect the escalators outside the Tianjin Railway Station on July 12 after an accident killed a boy in Beijing. Photo: CFP An outbreak of escalator and elevator accidents earlier this month in several major…

Another Shanghai Metro platform door shattered

A platform door at a Shanghai Metro subway station broke into pieces on its own, about 7:00 am Tuesday, xinmin.cn reports. The Laoximen station, where the incident occurred, is a transfer station between Lines 8…

The most precious Chinese gift of all

Our China story started in the early 2003, when we decided to adopt. After assessing many domestic and international adoption programs, we chose China. We gathered our paperwork and it was submitted to the China…

Air China launches Chengdu-Kuerle flights

Air China, the country’s flag carrier, launched non-stop flights from Chengdu city to Xinjiang’s Kuerle city on Tuesday, China National Radio’s website (cnr.cn) reported. Carrying 119 passengers, the first flight from Chengdu of Sichuan province…

China executes two former vice-mayors for bribery

China executed two former vice-mayors from two booming eastern cities for taking millions of dollars in bribes, the Supreme Court and state media said on Tuesday, as the government strives to show it is being…