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Typhoon Mangkhut weakens to tropical storm after plowing into China; 2.4 million evacuated from Guangdong province
• 6 years agoHong Kong residents were told to stay away from the coastline and be on alert for occasional gales. Bus, ferry and rail services were suspended and almost 900 flights were canceled at the city's airport, one of the world's busiest. The South China Morning Post said Hong Kong's hospitals had to use backup power due to outages caused by the storm.
Typhoon Mangkhut pounds south China after toll rises to 64 in Philippines; 2.4 million evacuated from Guangdong province
• 6 years agoThe gambling enclave of Macau closed casinos for the first time and the Hong Kong Observatory warned people to stay away from the Victoria Harbour landmark, where storm surges battered the sandbag-reinforced waterfront.
China's first home-grown amphibious aircraft completees its maiden flight
Ians • 7 years agoThe aircraft, powered by four domestically-built turboprop engines, has a 39.6-metre-long fuselage and a 38.8-metre wingspan.
Euro 2016: 236 suspects arrested in China for illegal football gambling
• 9 years agoA total of 236 suspects have been arrested in China for illegal football gambling and seized USD 4.2 million in cases involving overseas betting websites during the ongoing UEFA Euro 2016.
Torrential downpour kills 8 in China, blue alert for next 24 hours
• 9 years agoTThe rainstorms prompted evacuation of 7,444 people in Guangxi's Yulin City, toppled 124 houses and seriously damaged another 25 in South China.
Cong lashes out at PM over map showing Arunachal, J&K as 'disputed area'
Fp Archives • 10 years agoHours after Congress demanded apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over alleged distribution of a handout showing Arunachal Pradesh as "disputed territory" during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the city, the Gujarat government on Monday night said that the map was not part of the memorandums signed with China.
Hail in China kills 13, wounds 250, leaves 2 mn homeless
Fp Archives • 12 years agoSevere hailstorms hit parts of central China, killing 13 people and leaving over 250 injured while more than 2 million people were left homeless by the extreme weather.
No top post for Chinese officials with family abroad
Fp Archives • 13 years agoOfficials who have all their family members living abroad will now be ineligible to hold the top position in any department in a Chinese city, a media report said on Friday.