Sources: BBC China Daily
A ship carrying 458 people capsizes on Yangtze River in China's Hubei province. So far, just seven have been rescued. 2015-06-1
The National People's Congress names CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping as the new President of the People's Republic of China, Politburo member Li Yuanchao as the new Vice President, Li Keqiang as the new Premier, and Politburo standing member Zhang Dejiang as the Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee. 2013-03-14
Burmese state media say rebels in the northeast of the country killed seven workers from a Chinese-backed hydroelectric power project. 2011-08-5
China jails a Tibetan writer for editing a banned magazine regarding unrest in 2008. 2011-07-2
More than two million people are reported to have been displaced or otherwise affected by flooding in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. 2011-06-19
At least twelve people are killed in a severe storm in China's Guangdong Province. 2011-04-17
China reiterates its claim over the disputed Spratly Islands after Vietnam and the Philippines protest over Chinese naval activity in their waters. [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-225597-china-stakes-claim-on-disputed-islands-after-spats ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019 2011-03-8
A Chinese court upholds an eight year sentence for "stealing state secrets" for Chinese American geologist Xue Feng. 2011-02-18
China announces an investigation into a brand of powdered milk that caused infant girls to grow breasts. 2010-08-12
At least 16 miners are killed during a fire at a gold mine in Zhaoyuan, Shandong, in China. 23 others are still trapped inside. 2010-08-7