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Landslide in China's Shanxi province kills nine people; rescue work gets underway with cause yet to be ascertained

A landslide hit a village in northern China's Shanxi province on Monday, killing nine people, according to media reports.

Apple and Facebook praise China at an internet conference, despite western social media site bans in the country

Facebook and Google aren’t accessible in China behind the country’s Great Firewall, along with major Western news outlets and social media sites.

China political rejig: Xi Jinping's ally Li Qiang named Communist Party top official in Shanghai

Li Qiang, an ally of Xi Jinping, has been named the top Communist Party official in Shanghai, replacing Han Zheng who joined the Politburo Standing Committee

Typhoon Talim intensifies; over two lakh people evacuated in China's Fujian, Zhejiang provinces

Over two lakh people have been evacuated from China's Fujian and Zhejiang provinces as Talim, the region's 18th typhoon this year, moves rapidly towards the country's southeast coast.

Alibaba joins hands with Zhejiang province government to create online house rental system

The smart house renting system, as it is called, will be supported by Alibaba's big data, online payment technology, and commerce credit system.

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.

LeEco to make a $3 billion investment in electric car facility

Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco on Thursday announced investment of $3 billion in a manufacturing park that will house advanced electric car making unit.

China: Three infected with bird flu virus, one dead

A Chinese man has died of H7N9 bird flu and two other members of his family were infected with the deadly virus, raising concerns about the prospect of human-to-human transmission of disease.

2 dead, 24 missing as two ships sink off China coast

Two sailors were confirmed dead and 24 were missing after two ships sank in separate accidents off the coast of China's Shandong province, authorities said on Monday.