5 dead after store fire in south China

Nanning, Apr 9 (UNI) Five people were killed after a fire engulfed a grocery store in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday. The fire broke out at around 3 a.m. Monday in Cangwu County in the city of Wuzhou and was put out about three hours later, according to…

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7.3-magnitude quake hits China’s Taiwan

Taipei/Beijing, Apr 3 (UNI) A 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien of China’s Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), followed by multiple aftershocks, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 23.81 degrees north latitude and 121.74 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 12 km, said…

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China renews blue alert for rainstorms

Beijing, Apr 2 (UNI) China’s National Meteorological Center renewed a blue alert on Tuesday for rainstorms as heavy downpours are expected to lash parts of the country. From Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning, heavy rainfall is forecast to hit parts of Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang, said the center. The center…

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India, China discuss border disengagement: EAM

New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) India and China exchanged views on achieving complete disengagement and resolving the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the western sector of their border areas, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. During the 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China…

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China renews yellow alert for sandstorms

Beijing, Mar 28 (UNI) China’s national observatory on Thursday morning renewed a yellow alert for sandstorms in the northern parts of the country. From 8 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday, drifting sand and dust are expected to blow across parts of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Henan, Heilongjiang, Jilin…

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