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14 held over fatal south China construction site accident

Guangzhou - ArabToday

Fourteen people are being held in police custody for their roles in a power plant construction site accident in southern China's Guangzhou city that killed nine workers and injured two others Saturday, according to a press conference Monday. "Six of those killed were from southwest China's Sichuan Province, two from Anhui and one from Jiangsu," said Wu Linbo, deputy directorRead more

Cargo boats catch fire on China's Yangtze, 4 dead

Nanjing - ArabToday

Four people were confirmed dead after three cargo boats caught fire on the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway, late Friday night, authorities said Saturday. Flames engulfed three boats near the Jiangxinzhou Islet off Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, at around 11:20 p.m., sources with the city's fire prevention bureau said. The flames were extinguished by 1:30 a.m. Saturday.Read more

China steps up human H7N9 avian flu prevention

Beijing - Xinhua

A number of provinces in China have stepped up efforts to prevent H7N9 avian flu following reports of scattered human cases of the virus. Authorities closed 280 live poultry trading and slaughtering venues in Suining city, southwest China's Sichuan Province, after four human H7N9 cases were reported in the city this year, according to the provincial health authorities. Commerce officialsRead more

21 H7N9 fatalities reported in East China province in Jan.

Nanjing - ArabToday

Twenty-one of the 49 people infected with H7N9 avian flu in January died in east China's Jiangsu Province, the provincial health and family planning commission announced on Friday. In December, 14 of 54 people died from the virus. H7N9 has entered its peak season, and direct contact with live poultry remains the main source of infection, said Bao Changjun withRead more

Chen Hao elected Party chief of Yunnan Province

Kunming - ArabToday

Chen Hao was elected Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of southwest China's Yunnan Province at a plenary session of the provincial CPC committee. Chen, born in 1954, is a native of the eastern province of Jiangsu. source: XinhuaRead more

Results of women's 3m springboard synchro at National Championships

Nanning, China - XINHUA

Following are the results of women's three-meter springboard synchronized at Diving National Championships, which also serves as an Olympic trial: 1. He Zi/Wu Chunting, Guangdong, 326.70 points 2. Wang Han/Xu Zhihuan, Hebei, 307.80 3. Qu Lin/Sun Mengchen, Jiangsu, 300.60 4. Xia Bingqing/Xia Yujie, Shanghai, 296.88 5. Huang Xiaohui/Liu Lingrui, Chinese Navy, 295.50 6. Yu Miao/Ouyang Yu, Chinese Navy, 292.20 7.Read more

Shanghai climbs to second on CWSL table

Beijing - XINHUA

Shanghai defeated Jiangsu 4-2 in the 4th round of the Chinese Women's Super League (CWSL) on Sunday, climbing to the second place on the table, one point adirft from leader Dalian. Zhang Jieli broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute for team Shanghai, but Su Fei made the equalizer in the 43rd minute through a penalty. Before the interval, TangRead more