20,000 people evacuated as Typhoon Noul nears
Authorities have evacuated more than 20,000 people and suspended railway services in the southern part of the country as approaching Typhoon Noul threatens torrential rain and gale-force winds, according to state media.
Heavy rain warning as tropical storm Noul edges closer
The country warned of heavy rain and severe flood risks as the third tropical cyclone this month tracked closer to the country's southern coast, where it is expected to intensify over the weekend.
Heavy rain as peak flood season starts
The country has entered its peak flood control period, weather experts said, with extreme rainfall set to increase in frequency and intensity from late July to early August, with much of the north set to experience 20% to 50% more rainfall than usual.
Rescuers blast rocks blocking search for 34 missing
Rescue teams in southwestern China used explosives to blast through heavy boulders hampering efforts to reach 34 people reported missing for three days after a landslide during torrential rain in an area famed for natural beauty
Not giving up hope on finding more victims alive
Rescue crews used excavators to comb through the rubble in search of survivors from a landslide in the southwestern city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left another 34 missing.
Search on after landslide
Rescue crews raced to find survivors from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left 34 missing.
‘No country should dominate AI’
Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by a single country, China's President Xi Jinping said at a major technology conference in Shanghai, urging international cooperation on its development.
Landslide buries residents in Chongqing
An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern city of Chongqing, causing multiple residential buildings downhill to collapse, according to state media
Mine-safety official investigated for corruption
The top mine safety official in one of the country's major coal producing regions is under investigation for corruption following a gas explosion that killed 82 workers in May.
Third Politburo member removed
Beijing has expelled Ma Xingrui, a former Politburo member, from the ruling Communist Party on corruption charges, making him the third sitting member of the elite decision-making body to be purged since 2025 as President Xi Jinping intensifies his anti-graft campaign
