The death toll in an explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday rose to at least 42 workers, state news agency Xinhua said, citing emergency services. A further 66 were trapped and first-aid workers were searching for them, according to the agency, in the latest deadly incident to hit the industry. State-run China Central Television (CCTV) had ...

Four Dutch tourists were killed in the scenic southern Chinese town of Yangshuo on Wednesday when a hot-air balloon exploded and crashed, Chinese state television reported. China Central Television (CCTV) said seven people were on board the balloon, which went out of control and exploded soon after taking off in Yangshuo, a popular tourist spot in the Guangxi region famed ...

Chinese state television launched an Arabic-language channel beamed to the Middle East and Africa on Saturday as part of efforts to expand the communist government's media influence abroad. The 24-hour channel will air in 22 Arabic-speaking countries, reaching a total population of nearly 300 million ...