CHINA SETS UP 30 BILLION YUAN FUND TO BOOST SERVICES TRADE INDUSTRY

The fund was jointly set up by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce and China Merchants Capital Investment, Xinhua said... READ MORE›

INTERIM REVIEW OF GRENFELL TOWER TRAGEDY CALLS FOR 'CULTURE CHANGE' IN U.K. FIRE SAFETY

An interim review into U.K. building regulations commissioned after the Grenfell Tower social housing block fire in London that killed 71 people in June, h... READ MORE›

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WHY GRENFELL TOWER BECAME A RAGING WIND TUNNEL OF A FIRE

British fire protection specialist Arnold Tarling isn't wondering what caused the fire to spread so quickly in London's Grenfell Tower early Wednesday... READ MORE›

PLANES GROUNDED AS SOUTH KOREAN STUDENTS TAKE UNI ENTRANCE EXAMS

The Yonhap news agency quoted his parents as saying that he had become severely stressed in the run-up to the exams... READ MORE›

CHINA POWER-PLANT ACCIDENT KILLS AT LEAST 40

Abolut 68 people were on site when the collapse occurred, according to local state media outlet China Jiangxi Online... READ MORE›

CHINA STATE MEDIA WARNS TRUMP AGAINST ISOLATIONISM, CALLS FOR STATUS QUO

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to tear up trade deals and pursue a more unilateral foreign policy under his America First principle during a tempestuous election campaign... READ MORE›

XI SAYS CHINA MUST SPEED UP PLANS FOR DOMESTIC NETWORK TECHNOLOGY

Concerns over Beijing's secure and controllable technology rules have added to already rancorous trade relations between China and its major trade partners... READ MORE›

PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE IN IRAN, 44 KILLED

Semi-official Mehr news agency said four of the dead were railway employees aboard the trains... READ MORE›

CHINESE REPORT DETAILS ROLE OF POLITICS IN TIANJIN SITE

Mr. Dong holds 45 percent of the shares through a former classmate... READ MORE›

WOULD THIS LONDON HIGH-RISE PASS MUSTER IN NEW YORK SHORT ANSWER NO

Would the building's construction have passed safety regulations in New York City?... READ MORE›

QATAR REBUTS CONCERNS OVER WORLD CUP WORKERS' SAFETY

The organisation said on Wednesday that Qatar must do more to protect construction workers from intense heat and humidity that often reach potentially fatal levels... READ MORE›

THERESA MAY ORDERS PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO LONDON TOWER FIRE AS DEATH TOLL RISES TO 17

In March this year fire experts warned that a government delay in reviewing building regulations could be endangering tower blocks throughout the UK... READ MORE›

NEW YEAR'S STAMPEDE IN SHANGHAI: 35 DEAD, 43 INJURED

In Chen Yi Square on the Bund, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported early Thursday... READ MORE›

CHINA FITS FINAL PIECE ON WORLD'S LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE

China has fitted the final piece on what will be the world's largest radio telescope, due to begin operations in September, state media report... READ MORE›

CHINESE MEDIA DESCRIBES UK PUBLIC AS 'POTATO LOVERS WHO CAN'T DRINK TEA PROPERLY'

Chinese journalists were confused by the Duchess of Cambridge's decision to borrow a tiara belonging to the Queen Mother... READ MORE›

CHINESE GANG ACCUSED OF SELLING POISONED DARTS TO KILL DOGS FOR MEAT

When police raided the gang's lair in Enshi City, central Hubei province, in October, they found 4kg of chemical powder, 10,000 needles and 100,000 yuan ?11,200 ... READ MORE›

DOZENS OF WORKERS DEAD IN CHINA POWER PLANT COLLAPSE

The cooling tower is part of a 1.1bn coal-fired power plant that was set to be completed in 2018... READ MORE›

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COUPLE BET ON SAINT JOHN'S UNION STREET FOR NEW LOFT-STYLE HOME

There's very few buildings around uptown Saint John that are available at our price point that would do that, said Allen Blois... READ MORE›

CESSPOOL EXCREMENT EXPLOSION DESTROYS CHINESE BUILDING

The incident in Zhangjiajie city, in the central province of Hunan, caused a residential building to collapse and three of the injured were taken to hospital, Xinhua said... READ MORE›

DEATH TOLL RISES IN CHINA BLAST AMID CONTAMINATION FEARS

Some 95 people including 85 firefighters remain missing following the blasts in the city of Tianjin northern China on Wednesday night China's official Xinhua news agency reported... READ MORE›

CHINA PUTS FINISHING TOUCHES TO WORLD'S BIGGEST RADIO TELESCOPE

Five Hundred Metre Aperture Spherical Telescope, or Fast, is the size of 30 football fields and has been cut out of a mountain in Guizhou... READ MORE›

15 KILLED IN TERRORIST ATTACK IN WESTERN CHINA

4 COMMENTEMAILMORE BEIJING AP Chinese state media say 15 people have been killed in an attack in the country's troubled western Xinjiang region... READ MORE›

26 COAL MINERS DIE IN FIRE IN NORTH CHINA MINE

The government's China National Coal Administration reported 1,067 deaths in 604 coal mining accidents in 2013, down 23 percent from the year before... READ MORE›

CHINESE STOWAWAY FOUND IN HOLD OF EMIRATES FLIGHT TO DUBAI

A Chinese teenager has been found hiding in the cargo hold of an Emirates passenger jet that had flown from Shanghai to Dubai... READ MORE›

FACTORY BLAST IN CHINA PORT INJURES 30, WRECKS BUILDINGS

China has a long history of deadly fires and industrial accidents, often blamed on negligence... READ MORE›

21 KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH LANDING DUE TO POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS

The two black boxes of the ill-fated helicopter were found by rescue teams in Russia's northwestern Yamalo-Nenets region in Siberia, Xinhua news agency reported... READ MORE›

CHINA TO INVEST $11.9 BILLION IN AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN 2016

China had only 1,600 light aircraft and around 80 airports to handle them in 2013... READ MORE›

BUILDING SAFETY UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AFTER DEADLY BLAZE ENGULFS GRENFELL TOWER

London fire Building safety under the spotlight after deadly blaze engulfs Grenfell Tower... READ MORE›

2 DEAD IN U.S. MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH IN S. KOREA

Troops in the country, Korea's Yonhap news agency reported... READ MORE›

CHINA PARTY WARNS AGAINST 'POMP' AS IT TIGHTENS RULES IN GRAFT FIGHT

The new rules, issued late on Wednesday, further formalize practices and guidelines already generally in effect... READ MORE›

IKEA TO RECALL 1.7 MILLION CHESTS, DRESSERS IN CHINA

After communicating with AQSIQ and the China Consumers Association we have decided to carry out a recall on the MALM dressers, it said... READ MORE›