The death toll from mudslides in southwestern China is now 21 and 27 people remain missing, state-run Xinhua news agency said Saturday, citing rescue officials.

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It had all the trappings of a globally significant confab: big-deal appearances (by Google, BBC), a weighty theme (“the digital age”), and speechifying by international pooh-bahs. Rupert Murdoch, the CEO of News Corp., even delivered a peppery keynote, vowing war on “content kleptomaniacs.” But despite its name, the World Media Summit was itself a media bust, especially in the English-speaking press, which barely covered the three-day event held last fall in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. The problem? The conference was a propagandafest, a “media Olympics” hosted by the Xinhua News Agency, an official organ of the Chinese Communist Party. If China has its way, however, ignoring Xinhua won’t be an option for long. ...Read more

China will launch the ‘SinoSat-6’ satellite for radio and television broadcasting within the next few days, the official Xinhua News Agency said today, citing an unidentified official from the launch center.

The death toll from the mudslides in a northwestern Chinese province now stands at 1,407, state-run Xinhua news agency said Friday, citing the government. At least 358 people are still missing.

The death toll from the mudslides in a northwestern Chinese province now stands at 1,407, state-run Xinhua news agency said Friday, citing the government. ...Read more

China has identified a plane that crashed in northeastern China Tuesday as a North Korean military aircraft, Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday, quoting government sources. North Korea has expressed ''regret'' to China for the accident in which the pilot died in Fushun County of Liaoning Province, Xinhua quoted the sources as saying.

China has identified a plane that crashed in northeastern China Tuesday as a North Korean military aircraft, Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday, quoting government sources. North Korea has expressed ''regret'' to China for the accident in which the pilot died in Fushun County of Liaoning Province, Xinhua quoted the sources as saying.

China’s stocks rose as media companies gained after Xinhua News Agency reported the government will take steps to boost the industry. Shipping lines fell as investors speculated recent gains were overdone.

China's health ministry said a clinical investigation has found no evidence that milk powder made by a Chinese company caused three infant girls to grow breasts, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

China's health ministry said a clinical investigation has found no evidence that milk powder made by a Chinese company caused three infant girls to grow breasts, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.