A catastrophic gas explosion in China’s top coal-producing province exposes the human toll of Beijing’s increased coal output during ongoing disruptions to oil and gas supply.
Hong Kong apartment fire tests Beijing-backed rule as anger mounts
The fire undercuts the government’s insistence it can cater to people’s needs without giving them a greater say.
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in a generation
Flammable renovation materials turn aging estate into inferno. Arrests made.


