A team was continuing to search for 64 people missing after Wednesday's landslide in Shanyang county, Shaanxi province, on Thursday.
A man working underground was killed when more than 300 square meters of land collapsed at a railway construction site in Changping, Dongguan, on Thursday morning.
Editor's note: China is marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet autonomous region. In the coming weeks China Daily will bring you in-depth reports about developments in the region in the past half-century, focusing on culture and religion, environmental protection and eco-tourism.
Until recently, Gyatso rarely worried about his business.
Zhu Guohua's latest, and proudest, achievement is helping a 71-year-old grandmother climb to the base camp at Qomolangma, the world's highest mountain, known in the West as Mount Everest.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet autonomous region and the beginning of the modern age for people from the Tibetan ethnic group in China's western highlands.
In the past 53 years, Pasang Tsering's life has twice been changed by the lush forests that surround his home, but in very different ways.
China has seen a steady decline in environmental emergencies since 2011, even though they are still frequent, the national watchdog said on Wednesday.
Cellphone users with early-warning software for earthquakes were notified on Monday afternoon that a magnitude-6.0 quake had occurred in Beichuan, Sichuan province.
Chinese air travelers frequently ignore warnings to buckle their seat belts, even during takeoff and landing, and when turbulence is anticipated, aviation safety experts said.
Foxconn confirmed on Wednesday that two of its plant employees died last week in Zhengzhou, Henan province.
China plans to spend an additional 5 billion yuan ($783 million) to renovate substandard rural housing in earthquake-prone areas, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.
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