China

Rainstorms battering southern China have killed at least seven people and allowed dozens of crocodiles to escape from a farm.

Nine passengers have been injured after an engine fire sent smoke into the cabin of an Air China jetliner landing in Singapore, prompting an evacuation of the aircraft.

The pair wanted a shorter route for some construction work they were doing in nearby towns, the government report said.

Two people have been detained after allegedly digging the hole using an excavator, local authorities said.

Typhoon Saola has made landfall in southern China after nearly 900,000 people moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and other parts of coastal southern China suspended business, transport and classes.

Pope Francis has arrived in Mongolia to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities.

Local Chinese officials trying to increase the birth rate are offering about $130 to young couples who get married while the bride is 25 or younger.

Raimondo arrived in Beijing on Sunday night, beginning a visit which came at the invitation of her counterpart, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao.

Japan began releasing more than 1 million metric tons of radioactive water into the ocean on Thursday as part of its plan to decommission the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Cheng Lei was found guilty at a closed-door trial last year but has yet to be sentenced. She described deeply missing her children in a letter to the Australian public.

Senior administration officials said that the effort stemmed from national security goals, rather than economic interests and that the categories it covered were narrow in scope

Heavy rain and high water levels of China’s northeastern rivers are threatening cities downstream, prompting the evacuation of thousands.

China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the region, turning streets into canals where emergency crews used rubber boats to rescue stranded residents.

An eastern China zoo denied claims that its bears are people dressed in costumes after a video of one standing like a human went viral.

England cemented its spot atop Group D at the Women’s World Cup with a dominant 6-1 victory over China on Tuesday.

Chinese state media report 11 people have died and 27 are missing amid flooding in the mountains surrounding the capital Beijing.

China defeated Haiti 1-0 in a Group D match at the 2023 Women’s World Cup despite having just 10 players on the field for the majority of the match.

Prosecutors in northeastern China are pursuing criminal charges against construction managers blamed for the collapse of the roof of a middle school gymnasium, leading to 11 deaths.

Chinese authorities said that 11 people were killed when a roof collapsed at a middle school gym in the country’s far northeast on Sunday.

Heavy rains led to a partial mountain collapse and mudslide, affecting multiple areas.