Tag Archives: China
China: Three ships collide on Yangtze River, at least 7 missing
HEFEI, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — At least seven people went missing after three ships collided in eastern China, local authorities said Friday. The accident occurred on the Yangtze River in… Read more
At least 5 missing after ships collide in eastern China
WENZHOU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Two ships collided in eastern China and five people have gone missing, local authorities said Thursday. The accident took place at around noon local time… Read more
China: Two kindergarten girls die after rival principal poisons yogurt
SHIJIAZHUANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Two young girls in northern China have died after they drank from a bottle of yogurt that had been deliberately poisoned by the principal of… Read more
China reports 27th death from H7N9 bird flu
BEIJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — The death toll from a new strain of avian influenza that had never before been transmitted to humans has risen to 27 after a man… Read more
Death toll rises to 193 after quake rocks southwest China
BEIJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwestern China last week has risen to at least 193, the government said on Tuesday, adding… Read more
Landslide kills 9 road construction workers in SW China
QINGGANGPO, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — At least nine people were killed late Monday when a landslide buried a group of construction workers at a road damaged by a previous landslide… Read more
Death toll reaches 6 after boat capsized in central China river
CHANGSHA, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — The death toll in Tuesday’s boat accident in a central China river rose to six on Thursday, local authorities said. The accident took place on… Read more
Passenger bus accident in northwestern China kills 5, dozens injured
XI’AN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — At least five people were confirmed dead and several more injured in a passenger bus accident in northwest China, local authorities said Friday. The passenger… Read more
3rd person dies from new bird flu virus in eastern China
HANGZHOU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — A third person in eastern China has died of a new strain of avian influenza that had never before been transmitted to humans, health authorities… Read more
4 more diagnosed with new bird flu virus in China
NANJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Four more people in eastern China have been diagnosed with a new strain of avian influenza that had never before been transmitted to humans, health… Read more
