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At least 60 people—officials, police, and protesters—were injured in the riots, according to a statement on the government Web site of Longnan city, where the unrest occurred. The protest initially began Monday with just a small group of people complaining about the demolition of their homes to make way for a new road in Longnan in Gansu province.

The most powerful typhoon to hit China in five decades raged across its southeastern coast Thursday, capsizing ships and destroying homes after 1.5 million people evacuated. At least two people were killed and dozens were injured.

MIANYANG, CHINA — The Chinese government said Monday that 158 relief workers had been killed in landslides over the last three days, buried in mud as they tried to repair roads in some of the worst-hit areas. The announcement came on a day when the country paused for three minutes of silence to mourn the deaths of tens of thousands of people from last week’s earthquake.

A 3-year-old girl in Beichuan, one of the counties that suffered the most from Monday's earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, has magically survived under the dead bodies of her parents. Song Xinyi's legs were seriously injured under the weight of her parents and many layers of rubble, but she could still talk when rescuers pulled her out after more than 40 hours. She explained the 3 Chinese characters that made up her name, and told everybody she loved painting and watching TV. Despite a coin-sized wound on her forehead, she still looked pretty.

Oh Beijing, why do you torture me so? Isn’t our love pure, and true? And yet you find the need to pretend your are someone else, as soon as we have guests. You are ashamed of your smoke-filled restaurants, buses and even taxis, so you ban smoking in public places during the Olympics. Do you...

A fire and a stampede in a Shenzhen nightclub left 43 dead on September 20, 2008. The fire reportedly occurred after fireworks were let off during a performance.

ESWN takes a critical look at why the headline "750,000 a year killed by Chinese pollution" is not a fair or informed one. His analysis raises the question of whether or not that number is actually not too bad.

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If you go to Kunming, you shouldn’t miss tasting Douhua Mixian. Created by a military attaché’s wife hundreds years ago, Douhua Mixian has become a famous and featured snack of this city. The taste of Douhua Mixian is similar to the fantastic climate of this Spring City —- a little spicy, a little sweet and a little sour with a delicious smell.

A strong earthquake shook a hilly southwestern Chinese region near the border with Laos early Sunday, killing at least three people, including a child who was crushed by debris.

Hundreds of people were injured and 120,000 people were forced from their homes, state media reported.