In preparation for the counselling that will be given to victims families from the Kunshan explosion, more than 200 volunteers have received professional training from mental health experts. Yang Wenhong, who is the secretary general of the Kunshan P...
After the deadly explosion, Kunshan's mayor described the incident as a 'severe' industrial accident, and that a thorough investigation would search for answers. Before the accident, workers had reportedly complained about the working environment, sa...
Following the deadly factory explosion on Saturday morning, many other factories in the city have suspended production on Sunday for more thorough safety hazard checks. Many also say the incident has posed doubts about the effectiveness of safety sup...
An initial investigation has indicated that the explosion at Kunshan could have been caused by dense clouds of dust that built up inside the workshop. But how does dust cause an explosion? Well, it's actually a well-known phenomenon. and the results...
The general manager of China Communications Service Company in Libya is one of the few Chinese who have experienced two evacuations from Libya. He spoke with CCTV's Nie Jia about his concern and pity for those affected by conditions in the war-torn c...
Doctors have long enjoyed prestige and status in Western countries. But in China, a series of violent incidents in recent years have made it an increasingly dangerous industry. In central China's Henan province, 90% of hospitals have now set up indep...
CAIRO, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged on Sunday both Israel and the Gaza-ruling Hamas to stop the ongoing fighting, calling on Israel to lift its blockade of the restive enclave and release the Palestinians. China'...
In the latest campaign against terrorists and extremists, Xinjiang police have shot dead nine suspects and captured one in Hotan prefecture. Local authorities say more than 30,000 civilians joined in the manhunt. In the latest campaign against terror...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for intensified rescue efforts, saying life is the most important thing. The President also stressed efforts to relocate people, and handle relief work. Xi urged local departments to monitor seismic activity an...
So far, 381 people have been confirmed killed in 6.5-magnitude earthquake that has rocked Southwest Chinas Yunnan Province. The quake struck Zhaotong City at 4:30 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time). It is the strongest to hit Yunnan in 14 years. Police and p...
We begin with an update of the death toll of a strong earthquake thats rocked Southwest Chinas Yunnan Province. So far 381 people have been confirmed dead. The quake struck Zhaotong city at 4:30 pm Sunday, Beijing Time. The epicenter is in Longtousha...
Experts from the earthquake center and earthquake administration have met to discuss what the quake zone is facing in the next few days. We believed that in the next few days...we need to be cautious for possible strong aftershocks of magnitude-5 to...
Full coverage: 6.5-Magnitude Quake Hits Southwest China's Yunnan Surveillance video footage shows the moment the quake hit. This is at a pedestrian street at a square in Ludian County. In another region, people ran to the street after the quake hit....
Full coverage: 6.5-Magnitude Quake Hits Southwest China's Yunnan Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for intensified rescue efforts, saying life is the most important thing. The President also stressed efforts to relocate people, and handle relie...
Full coverage: 6.5-Magnitude Quake Hits Southwest China's Yunnan UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has offered his condolences to the Chinese government and family members of those who killed in the Yunnan earthquake. In a statement, Ban said that he is saddened...
