Liaoning Province

China: Coal mine fire kills 24 workers, 52 injured

At least 24 workers were killed and 52 others injured on Wednesday when a fire broke out in a coal mine in China's northeastern Liaoning province soon after a mild earthquake jolted the region.

Bo Xilai distances himself from wife over bribery allegations

The trial of China's disgraced Communist leader Bo Xilai took an intriguing turn on the first day as he distanced himself from his wife when it was alleged that she and their son were beneficiaries of corruption and abuse of power

Death toll in China floods rises to 43

The Xinhua News Agency said 12 deaths were reported Sunday in Liaoning province. That added to a total of 25 deaths reported earlier in Heilongjiang and Jilin, the other two provinces in China's northeast.