China issues blue alert for heavy rain in eastern, southern regions
China's meteorological agency on Saturday issued a blue alert for heavy rain in the country's eastern and southern regions.
Jul 15, 2017, 09:17 AM IST
Floods, heavy rains kill 28 in China, 16 people missing; over five lakh people displaced
Nearly 6,500 houses collapsed and 60,000 were damaged. About 468,800 hectares of farmland was flooded and 45,200 hectares of crops were destroyed.
No cheer for Chinese province as banquet booze ban slapped on officials
The new rule was made in response to criticism from China`s top anti-graft body, which sent a team of inspectors to the province in February.
Jun 21, 2016, 08:40 AM IST