Environment/Science
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). more
China: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Gansu Province, 111 die

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday (December 19, 2023) leaving at least 111 people dead, media reports said.

China records heaviest rainfall in 140 years

Beijing: Beijing has recorded its heaviest rainfall over the past few days since records began 140 years ago.

Severe air pollution proves fatal for Chinese citizens

Severe air pollution proves fatal for Chinese citizens China’s focus on industrialisation helped it achieve rapid economic growth, but it has cost its citizen their lives.

Three hurt as 5.2-magnitude earthquake rocks southwest China's Yunnan

Kunming: Three were injured in a 5.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted the city of Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Tuesday evening.

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake rocks southwest China

Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 occurred in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan on Saturday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

China: Earthquake death toll rises to 65

Chengdu/UNI: A total of 65 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said on T ...

Study finds Dugong are functionally extinct in Chinese waters

London: New research led by ZSL (Zoological Society of London) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has led researchers to declare that one of the ocean’s most gentle giants, the dug ...

China launches emergency response for typhoon, floods

Beijing/UNI: China activated a level-IV emergency response on Tuesday due to the seventh typhoon expected to approach the country's southern coastal areas this year.

Heatwave: Several regions of China may experience 40 C temperature over weekend

Beijing: Several regions of China are all set to experience rising temperatures for the next ten days as a heatwave gripped those portions of the nation, media reports said on Saturday.