Seven miners were trapped after the roof of a coal mine collapsed on Monday morning in Luliang, Shanxi province, the local government said.

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) Monday started its first reading of a draft amendment to the Environmental Protection Law.

Authorities in Shanghai are contesting claims that the city is vulnerable to serious flooding, noting the city's work to build protective bulwarks in recent years and its capability of moving resid

Authorities in Shanghai are contesting claims that the city is vulnerable to serious flooding, noting the city's work to build protective bulwarks in recent years and its capability of moving resid

China plans to invest 2.37 trillion yuan ($375.6 billion) in major energy-saving projects during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015), according to a document released by the State Council.

Three people have died and 10 others remain missing following rain-triggered floods and geological disasters that have battered Southwest China's Sichuan province since Friday, the local government

Beijing's afforestation watchdog has said it will turn to satellite monitoring to expose fake green drives in the city and prevent the misuse of plantation funds, local media reported on Tuesday.

Rainstorms have battered several southern Chinese provinces this week, toppling homes and killing a woman and her granddaughter in Hunan Province.

The death toll from a coal mine accident in Northeast China's Jilin province is likely to hit 20, as 13 miners trapped in the collapsed mine for 10 days have slim chances of surviving, according to

China and the United States have established the Sino-US Partnership on Smoke-free Workplaces, pledging cemented efforts regarding tobacco control in workplaces.

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