Hundreds rescued as earthquake kills at least 126 people in China
More than 14,000 rescue workers have arrived in Tibet to continue the search for survivors after a strong earthquake killed at least 126 people in a remote part of western China. More than 400 people have been rescued, Chinese state media says, since the quake struck on Tuesday, some 50 miles from the base of […]
Tibet earthquake: Scores dead as tremor strikes holy city
At least 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 are injured after a major earthquake struck the mountainous Tibet region on Tuesday morning, Chinese state media say. The earthquake that hit Tibet’s holy Shigatse city around 09:00 local time (01:00 GMT) had a magnitude of 7.1 and a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), […]
Several injured after car ploughs into crowd
A car ploughed into a crowd outside a stadium in the Chinese city of Zhuhai on Monday evening, injuring multiple people, police have said. The 62-year-old male driver, surnamed Fan, has been arrested. Local reports estimate that at least 20 people, many of whom were struck while exercising at Zhuhai Sports Centre, were injured and […]
China roads blocked by thousands of cyclists in night quest for dumplings
It started as a social media quest for dumplings, but ended with thousands of cyclists bringing traffic gridlock between two cities in central China. What should have been a boost to the ancient city of Kaifeng’s economy backfired when the trend went viral – tens of thousands on rented bikes cycled through the night from […]
Mulamwah dives into exotic cuisine with frog delicacy in China
Kenyan comedian Kendrick Mulamwah recently took his taste buds on an adventure as he adjusts to Chinese cuisine. The content creator sampled the local frog delicacy in Chongqing, China. In a video shared on his Instagram page on Saturday, September 28, 2024, Mulamwah looked anything but comfortable at first. The comedian was visibly hesitant as […]
China offers Africa Ksh6.5T in fresh funding, promises a million jobs
President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up China’s support to the world’s fastest-growing continent with funding of nearly Ksh6.5 trillion, backing for more infrastructure initiatives and a promise to create at least 1 million jobs. The world’s biggest two-way lender, Beijing showed a desire to move away from funding big-ticket infrastructure and focus […]
At least 11 killed as school bus ploughs into crowd
A school bus ploughed into a crowd of persons and killed at least 11, including five students, in China’s Shandong province, state media report. Several others were injured, including one who is in bad condition. The bus appears to have rammed into the students and parents as they were standing outside the gates of a […]