The explosion at a factory in Ningbo, one of China‘s busiest ports, struck a neighbourhood along the Yong River at about 8:55 a.m., the official Xinhua News Agency and other outlets reported. No other details…
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Police investigate Beijing kindergarten over molestation claims, children leaving with needle marks
Police in Beijing are investigating claims of molestation and needlemarks on children at a kindergarten. China’s childcare industry is booming as the middle class rises. The story is huge in China, with 76 million mentions…
Beijing Kindergarten Is Accused of Abuse, and Internet Erupts in Fury
BEIJING — A kindergarten in Beijing run by a New York-listed company has been engulfed by a wave of public suspicion and wrath after parents charged that children in a class there were fed pills,…
China says it will inspect kindergartens after chilling abuse report
It’s the latest case involving schools to spark online outrage in China. “Laws must be enforced, supervision strengthened, teacher wages increased,” an editorial by the official Xinhua News Agency said. “The child-care industry cannot be…
China launches national kindergarten probe after ‘needle marks’ found on toddlers
Its shares plunged by more than 40 percent in after-hours trading. China’s official Xinhua news agency said children were also “reportedly sexually molested” but gave no further details. Li Jing, mother of a three-year-old girl,…
China reports breaking up gang that moved $3 billion abroad
Seven suspects were detained in the case centred in the southern city Shaoguan near Hong Kong but as many as 10,000 people might have been involved, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Chinese authorities have…
Beijing nursery ‘needle abuse’ of children shocks China
A Beijing nursery is accused of giving injections and feeding drugs to toddlers, in a case that has sparked outrage in China. Authorities are now investigating the nursery, which is a branch of the well-known…
Beijing criticises Australia over South China Sea policy
China has criticised Australia for making “irresponsible remarks” over the South China Sea in a policy paper. On Thursday, Australia raised concerns about the “pace and scale” of China’s activities in the disputed zone -…
Beijing police probe nursery over abuse allegations
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Police in Beijing are investigating claims of abuse at a kindergarten operated by Chinese pre-school operator RYB Education Inc, the second high-profile case of alleged child abuse at a Chinese nursery in…
South Korea foreign minister in Beijing in effort to repair ties
BEIJING — The foreign ministers of South Korea and China on Wednesday affirmed their commitment to repair strained relations ahead of a visit by South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Beijing next month and amid…
China widens personality cult around ‘unrivaled helmsman’ Xi
Efforts range from the trivial to the borderline hysterical, such as when state broadcaster China Central Television led its evening national news bulletin Friday with more than four minutes of uninterrupted clapping for Xi as…
China’s former internet czar faces corruption probe
we welcome you and your growth in China.” Lu, 57, was a vice mayor of Beijing before being named the country’s top internet regulator in 2013. He started his career as a journalist, and rose…
Beijing detains 18 after apartment fire: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Police in Beijing have detained 18 people following a fire that killed 19 people and injured another eight on Saturday evening, the state news agency Xinhua reported late on Monday. The fire…
