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An explosion occurs at a chemical warehouse in China's Shandong province, with nine people injured according to Chinese media.
2015-08-22

Guo Jinlong resigns as the Mayor of the Chinese capital Beijing with Wang Anshun appointed as the acting mayor.
2012-07-25

Rioting at a police station in Hotan in the Xinjiang region of western China kills at least four people.
2011-07-18

Dozens of people are injured in a petrol bomb attack on a bank in Gansu, northwest China.
2011-05-13

New laws restricting car purchases in the Chinese capital Beijing come into force, in an attempt to combat serious traffic problems.
2010-12-24

Floods in northeastern China kill more than 100 people and sweep 3,000 chemical-filled barrels into the Songhua River.
2010-08-1

Chinese police are hunting a man suspected of killing five members of a migrant family, including an 8-year-old girl, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
2010-03-30

A severe sandstorm affecting northern parts of China hits the capital Beijing, with health authorities urging people to stay inside.
2010-03-20

Chinese human rights activist Feng Zhenghu, stranded at Japan's Narita International Airport after being refused entry to China for three months, returns home.
2010-02-12

China suspends military exchanges and reviews cooperation on issues with the United States after the latter agreed to a proposed weapons sale to Taiwan.
2010-01-30