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Typhoon In-fa hits China's east coast; toll in Henan flooding mounts to 63

The typhoon, the sixth of this year, hit land in Zhoushan city’s Putuo district at approximately 12:30 pm, the local flood control headquarters said

Coronavirus toll in China touches 2,870; number of cases reported daily continue to fall, but instances of relapse spark concern

Confirmed cases increased to 79,824 even as infections outside worst-hit Hubei province dropped

Chinese sports authorities recruit Shaolin monks, teach them snow and ice disciplines to boost Beijing Winter Olympics squads

With four years still to go for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, China is desperately looking to boost their ranks, enlisting talented martial artists from monasteries and teaching them snow and ice sports.

Heavy snowfall wreaks havoc in China; 21 killed, economic losses worth 3.5 billion yuan recorded

Heavy snowfall in China continued to wreak havoc, damaging houses, agriculture and power facilities, with authorities saying 21 people have been killed and millions hit in the last one week

China on blue snowstorm alert until Sunday : 13 dead, estimated loss of $78.6 mn reported so far

China has maintained its blue alert for intense snowfall in the central parts of the country, which has so far killed 13 people, the National Meteorological Centre said on Saturday.

China floods: 10 killed in Shaanxi province, more than 71,000 people forced to evacuate

Heavy rains hit Yulin City in northern Shaanxi, China from Tuesday night and caused floods in a number of areas.

Gay Chinese man sues hospital for trying to 'cure' him of his 'sexual orientation disorder'

A Chinese gay man has sued a hospital in Henan province for subjecting him to 19 days of treatment to cure his "sexual orientation disorder".

Gigantic and golden, statue of Mao Zedong draws mixed reactions in China

A gargantuan gold-painted statue of Communist China's founding father Mao Zedong has been erected in open countryside by a group of capitalists at a cost of 3 million yuan ($460,000)

Thousands protest in central China over investment scams - reports

Thousands of protesters converged on a train station in central China, angered over collapsing illegal investment schemes that residents said the government had failed to staunch, according to news reports and a government notice on Monday.