China earthquake: Death toll rises to 24

The tourists were taken to safer areas including the cities of Mianyang and Chengdu

The Chinese group Speak Out was due to hold a conference in the city of Chengdu, in Sichuan province, on July 23.

In a rare show of dissent, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin -- the world's top three men's players -- downed paddles at last month's China Open in Chengdu, saying they were too heartbroken to play after the removal of head coach Liu Guoliang.

The airport serving the southwestern hub of Chengdu was shut down for more than an hour on Monday because of rain.

A video which appeared to show mistreatment of two giant panda cubs at a research facility in Chengdu, China, has gone viral drawing heavy criticism, the media reported on Friday.In the video, a staff member is seen "dragging and throwing" the cubs, reports ...

Archaeologists have excavated a temple in China's Chengdu city, around 1,000 years after it was deemed to have been lost, officials said on Sunday.

SHANGHAI: China stocks were lower onWednesday morning as investors booked profits amid weakeningsentiment, a day after data showed slower loan growth in July. The CSI300 index fell 0.3 percent to 3,695.26 atthe end of the morning session, while the Shanghai ...

A bus rammed into a tunnel on an expressway in China's northwestern Shaanxi province, killing at least 36 people and injuring 13 others. The accident occurred at around 11:34 pm (local time) when a mini bus carrying 49 people hit a wall of the Qinling tunnel ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan province of China on 8 August. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, earthquake hit the region bordered by the provinces of Sichuan and Gansu, says Independent. Many have been feared dead ...