BEIJING — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake injured at least 11 people, destroying houses and forcing thousands to relocate Saturday in northwest China’s Gansu province, state media said. The 11 people reported injured were taken to hospitals, state broadcaster CCTV said. Five of six people brought to one hospital were admitted for further treatment, the official Xinhua News…
Ten people are dead and 33 missing after flash floods and mudslides hit north-west China’s Gansu province, state media reported, the latest disaster in a series of lethal weather events to hit the country. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered “utmost effort” in rescuing the missing people on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV said. Due to the…
The Western Xia Imperial Tombs in northwest China has been designated as a Unesco World Heritage site – a recognition of the site’s importance as a centre of cultural fusion and commercial activity on the ancient Silk Road. The group of burial sites, also known as the Xixia Imperial Tombs, officially received the designation from…
Officials across China are avoiding dining out to “play safe”, as the country’s latest austerity drive spirals into an overbearing campaign of excessive control like many similar ones before it. Several officials interviewed said that the lifestyle change, even if temporary, was largely prompted by the ever-shifting local austerity measures, which could be even more…