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Chinese barber keeps tradition of eyelid shaving alive

The technique appears to unblock moisturising sebaceous glands along the rim of the eyelid, says Qu Chao, an opthalmologist who works at a nearby hospital in Chengdu.

Earthquake kills at least 19 in China's Sichuan province

Sichuan's government says around 250 were injured in the quake, and tens of thousands of tourists evacuated. A second temblor hit Xinjiang province hours later, injuring at least 32.

Landslide kills 23 people, destroys dozens of homes in China's Sichuan

The landslide hit the mountainous southwestern province of Sichuan where disaster struck just months ago.

Swathes of south China flooded as heat suffocates north

At least 33 have died in the wake of rains that lashed central and south China. Hunan province has suffered $1 billion in direct losses.

Frustration grows with authorities over China landslide

Some relatives are unhappy with the limited information they have received, while others are concerned about the rebuilding process and whether it would be done by winter.

Over 120 people missing as landslide hits China village

At least six people have been killed after the village of Xinmo was swallowed by the cascading debris from a collapsed mountain during heavy rains in southwest China's Sichuan Province, officials say.

World's oldest male panda dies at age 31

Giant Panda, Pan Pan helped to save his species with more than 130 descendants.

World's oldest giant panda dies in Hong Kong

38-year-old giant panda Jia Jia had to be put down after her health rapidly deteriorated over the last two weeks.