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Eight people are killed, ten others are rescued and 34 are reported missing when a landslide buries multiple houses and residential buildings in Pengshui, Chongqing, China.
2026-07-17

A car crashes into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, California, United States, and its driver is shot dead by police.
2023-10-9

The city of Lanzhou is placed under lockdown due to a cluster of COVID-19 cases. The city, which has a population of over four million, accounts for roughly a fifth of new cases reported in China since October 17.
2021-10-26

High profile Chinese Communist Party member Sun Zhengcai is sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes totaling 170 million yuan.
2018-05-8

Indonesia announces the capture of MV "STS-50", a stateless vessel wanted by Interpol for illegal fishing, and her crew following a chase. MV "STS-50" previously evaded capture in Mozambique and escaped after being detained in China. Following the ship's detention Indonesia launches a slavery investigation into working conditions on board.
2018-04-10

A seven-year-old girl is confirmed as the first person in Beijing, China, to catch the Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 bird flu.
2013-04-13

A sixth person dies in the People's Republic of China from the Influenza A virus subtype H7N9, after the closure of poultry markets in the city of Shanghai and a mass culling of 20,000 birds.
2013-04-5

The death toll from the recently discovered H7N9 bird flu rises to six. China begin slaughtering birds in hopes of containing the disease.
2013-04-4

Authorities in China report four more critical cases of the H7N9 strain of bird flu, taking the total of known cases to seven.
2013-04-2

Two people die in China from H7N9 avian influenza infection – a sub-type that had not previously been transmitted to humans.
2013-03-31