Police arrested a suspected arsonist as the death toll from a bus fire in Northwest China on Tuesday rose to 17, with three more bodies found at the scene, an official said.
Chinese equities plunged on Monday, marking the worst-ever start of a year, as the intensity of the sell-off startled investors who sought to dump shares to avoid further volatility.
A Syrian opposition leader will begin a four-day visit to China on Tuesday, in Beijing's latest effort to push forward talks between the Syrian government and opposition.
Li Fanyu, 78, a resident of Xinghualing district in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, never expected that she would meet China's premier in her humble home.
Beijing reached its annual target for reducing hazardous pollutants in 2015 and is drafting a long-term plan to improve air quality to the clean level by around 2030, the municipal environmental watchdog said on Monday.
Saudi Arabia has severed diplomatic ties with regional rival Iran, following attacks on the kingdom's embassy and consulate in Iran over the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
They were there one minute and - presto! - they weren't.
Item from Jan 5, 1998, in China Daily: Migrant workers in Beijing try to board a train bound for their home province of Jiangsu at the Beijing West Railway Station over the weekend. ...
Many Chinese are optimistic about the economy this year, according to the latest industry surveys.
More than 29,000 people were subject to Party discipline and government regulations during the first 11 months of last year as the country's anti-graft campaign picked up steam.
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