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Five dead and 19 injured as car rams into children outside China school; police takes driver into custody

Grisly car accidents are common in China, where transportation authorities have struggled to enforce safety regulations, which are often flouted or go unenforced.

Armed with fountain pen, Air China passenger attempts to hold flight attendant hostage; plane diverted

An Air China flight bound for Beijing made an unscheduled landing in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou on Sunday after a passenger threatened a flight attendant with a fountain pen, the country’s civil aviation authority said.

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 landslide: Three dead, 32 missing in Guizhou province; national authorities issue emergency response

The number of people missing after a landslide struck dozens of homes in rural southwestern China has climbed to 32, authorities said Tuesday

Two dead, 25 missing in China landslide; search operations underway in 34 homes

A landslide struck some 34 homes in southwest China on Monday, killing two people and leaving another 25 missing in the latest natural disaster to hit the country, state media reported

China floods: 56 dead, over 1.2 million evacuated as heavy rains leave a trail of destruction

At least 56 people have been killed and 22 others missing as heavy rains left a trail of destruction in 11 Chinese provinces, authorities said

Heavy rains lash China; 56 killed, 27,000 houses collapse in floods, landslides and hailstorms

At least 56 people have been killed and 22 others missing as heavy rains left a trail of destruction in 11 Chinese provinces, authorities said on Tuesday.

China mudslide: 5 killed, 19 injured in Hunan province, search and rescue operation underway

Beijing: At least five persons have been killed and 19 others injured in a mudslide in China's southern Hunan province that witnessed severe flooding after torrential rains over the last 10 days. Four others remain missing in the mudslide, which had hit Zuta village, Ningxiang County due to heavy rains.

China floods: At least 34 people killed; evacuation of over 4.5 lakh underway

At least 34 people have been killed in floods, while 93 others remained missing in a massive landslide in southwest China

Watch: China unveils world's first "trackless" train

China has debuted a train that runs on “virtual tracks.” The Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) Locomotive, has been created with the hope to fundamentally solve urban traffic, emissions and other congestion related problems, by combining a bus-rail combo rapid transit system.