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YAGON, Aug 16 (XINHUA/APP): Chinese authorities on Wednesday evening issued a yellow alert for possible geological disasters triggered by rain. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the China Meteorological Administration have warned of risks of rain-induced geological disasters in parts of Yunnan in southwestern China […]

XI’AN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua/APP) –:The death toll in a rain-triggered rock and mud slide in the suburbs of Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Friday evening, has risen to 21, with six others still missing, said rescuers on Sunday. […]

BEIJING, Aug 11 (XINHUA/APP):China on Friday earmarked 1.46 billion yuan (about 203.95 million U.S. dollars) to provide relief to people severely affected by recent floods and ensure their basic livelihoods, according to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management. The funds will […]

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua/APP): China’s agricultural produce prices edge up — Wholesale prices of China’s farm produce edged up during the week from July 28 to August 3, data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows. During the period, the country’s farm produce […]

Beijing, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): At least 10 people were killed in floods in a city near Beijing, officials said Saturday, bringing the death toll from recent torrential rains in northern China to at least 30. Officials reported the deaths in Baoding, about 150 kilometres (90 […]