China said Tuesday it had detained seven company executives after suspected industrial waste discharges polluted a river with a toxic metal, threatening water supplies for millions.

Retired basketball star Yao Ming has added another line to his post-NBA resume — politician.

Shanghai will require microblog users to register under their real names from Monday, state media said, the latest local government in China to implement the rule after a spate of violent protests.

Chinese police detained around a dozen workers at a Singapore-owned electronics plant in Shanghai on Tuesday as a strike involving over 200 workers extended into its seventh day in the latest labour unrest to hit the country.

Nearly half of China's wealthiest citizens are considering emigrating, with the United States and Canada the most popular destinations, according to a new report from the authors of China's rich list.

A subway crash in Shanghai that injured nearly 300 people resulted from negligence, inadequate training and faulty installation of backup power systems, the city's safety agency said. It announced penalties for a dozen subway employees.

When students of Shanghai Luwan No. 1 Central Primary School come to school in November, some will no longer have to watch the blackboard. Instead, their eyes will be directed toward brand-new Apple iPads given by the school.

Shanghai's metro operator came under fresh fire Thursday, with Chinese media saying a crash that injured more than 280 people was an “embarrassment” to the company.

Two metro trains collided in Shanghai on Tuesday, injuring more than 240 people, the system operator said, just months after a deadly high-speed rail crash that shocked China.

China has ordered the closure of a solar panel plant in the east of the country after hundreds of local residents staged violent protests over pollution, authorities said Monday.