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Ten people are killed and six others are missing after an accident at a coal mine in Pingdingshan, Henan, China.
2024-01-12

At least five people are killed and 48 others are reported missing following a collapse at a coal mine in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia, China. Search and rescue operations are underway.
2023-02-22

The United States accuses China of "a clear violation of sovereignty" after a suspected meteorological high altitude balloon is noted hovering over Montana. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postpones his official visit to Beijing, initially scheduled for February 5, in response to the incident.
2023-02-3

China reports a record 5,280 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
2022-03-15

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes on the border between Yunnan and Sichuan, China, injuring 22 people.
2022-01-2

China reports its first confirmed case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled to Tianjin from overseas on December 9.
2021-12-13

China temporarily bans travellers arriving from many countries including Belgium, France, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom due to concerns over the growing spread of COVID-19 in those countries.
2020-11-5

A coach with a flat tyre swerves into oncoming traffic and strikes a lorry head-on in Jiangsu, China. The collision kills at least 36 and injures another 36.
2019-09-28

Typhoon Dujuan hits mainland China in Fujian province after hitting Taiwan, where it caused two deaths and injured 300.
2015-09-29

The US National Academy of Sciences found that pollution from China’s manufacturing industry drifts across the Pacific Ocean and affects US cities.
2014-01-21