Beijing on Monday issued a red alert for heavy rainfall and launched a top-level emergency response, including evacuating residents from vulnerable areas, to further strengthen its preparedness after ...

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Monday elevated its emergency response to flooding in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Guangdong to Level-III, the ...

Last week's intense rainstorms in Beijing claimed 44 lives, impacted over 300,000 residents, and damaged around 24,000 homes.

The appearance of President Xi Jinping’s chief of staff at the Beidaihe resort on Sunday indicates that senior Chinese ...

Breaking down the ripple effects of an earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka which was felt as far away as Japan, ...

Cai, who ranks fifth in the ruling Communist Party hierarchy, is a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and director of ...

In the wake of historic rainfall, Beijing is bracing for further downpours after evacuating 70,000 residents. Authorities are ...

Beijing had evacuated more than 70,000 residents by Monday afternoon and warned others to brace for a new round of heavy rainfall, a week after catastrophic floods killed dozens in the deadliest ...

Up to 200mm (7.9 inches) of rain could hit parts of Beijing over a six-hour period from midday, weather forecasters warned ...

Beijing braces for more heavy rainfall following deadly floods, prompting a citywide alert and shutdowns as authorities rush ...

Authorities in Hebei province have issued a top-level red alert for mountain torrents as intense rainfall will sweep across ...

A 12-year-old Chinese swimmer has become a global sensation with her history-making times, even as observers and fans back ...