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Authorities in NW China have reported 53 deaths and 18 people missing as of 4 pm Monday as a result of hail and torrential rains.
Online violators in Jiangxi province can be sued first based on their virtual identities, such as their nickname on QQ, an instant communication tool.
Nine people were killed and six injured in an explosion at a steel plant in South China's Guangdong province Monday, local authorities said.
A 100-day campaign in Beijing will focus on foreigners' illegal entry and employment.
Charity has developed substantially in recent years in China but it has also been stricken with controversies and concerns.
The agricultural sector is a drag on the development of China's modernization.
Ten clear photos of the endangered Amur leopard were recently taken in a forest in northeast China's Jilin province, researchers said Monday.
Beijing is to begin a clamp down on foreigners illegally entering, residing or working in the national capital to improve social security.
A graduate student at the Second Artillery Engineering University of People's Liberation Army drowned after rescuing a middle school student from a lake.
Eight foreigners from the US, UK and Puerto Rico visited a farm in Xi'an, learning and enjoying traditional Chinese farming culture.
Technical and vocational education will be a priority of government spending on education this year.
About 172,000 residents threatened by rainstorms in central China's Hunan Province have been relocated, local authorities said Monday.