Sources: CNN
Eleven people are killed in an explosion at a coal mine in Yan'an, Shanxi, China. 2023-08-21
Taiwan announces that its army will conduct live military drills next month which will simulate an invasion attempt of its islets of Dongyin and Kinmen, and its coast guard will conduct similar drills near Pratas Island, amid rising tensions between Taiwan and China. 2022-02-20
A restaurant building in Linfen, Shanxi, China, collapses, killing at least 29 people. 2020-08-29
Zhang Yuhuan is acquitted of murdering two boys in October 1993 and freed after serving 27 years in prison in Jiangxi as China's longest-serving wrongfully convicted inmate. The killer of the boys remains unknown. 2020-08-5
The death toll of the coronavirus pandemic in China surpasses 1,000. Hubei province reported 103 deaths in a single day, the highest single-day toll of the pandemic. 2020-02-11
An explosion kills five people at a petroleum plant in Shaanxi, China. A further three are missing. 2019-10-28
At least 21 miners die after a roof collapses in a coal mine in Shenmu, China. 2019-01-12
The USS "Carl Vinson" enters Vietnam's Da Nang Port, becoming the first U.S. aircraft carrier to visit a Vietnamese port since the Vietnam War in 1975. The visit comes amid tensions in the region with China. 2018-03-5
China's Ministry of Commerce suspends all coal imports from North Korea until the end of 2017, as part of international sanctions against North Korea over its ballistic missile program. 2017-02-18
Cybersecurity software maker Check Point reports "HummingBad" malware has infected at least 10 million Android devices, mostly in China and India. Check Point says a team of developers based in Beijing is behind "HummingBad" which gives hackers administrative-level access to infected devices. Apple devices have been hit by similar malware. 2016-07-5