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A close call for the person filming near the site of the Tianjin chemical explosion as he narrowly avoids being hit by shattering glass. Bonus drone video of the aftermath also included plus photos.

Hyundai's damage from Chinese explosion estimated at 160 bln won 2015/08/14 09:26 SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top carmaker Hyundai Motor is estimated to have lost 160 billion won (US$136 million) from huge explosions in China's northeast port city of Tianjin, industry watchers said Friday. China Central Television (CCTV) said the blasts involved a shipment of explosives at the Ruihai warehouse in Tianjin, and occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The exact cause was not immediately known. Hyundai had parked around 4,000 automobiles at the site, including Genesis and Equus luxury sedans. While Hyundai usually produces automobiles to...

More than 200 nuclear and biochemical experts from the Chinese military have been sent to the port city of Tianjin after two huge explosions killed at least 50 people. A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency's Beijing environmental emergency response centre has also gone to the area.

Photographers walk near the charred remains of a warehouse and new cars after an explosion at a warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge, fiery blasts at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals killed many people and turned nearby buildings into skeletal shells in the Chinese port of Tianjin, raising questions Thursday about whether the materials had been properly stored. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Explosions that sent huge fireballs through China's Tianjin port have disrupted the flow of cars, oil, iron ore and other items through the world's 10th largest port. The blast sent shipping containers tumbling...

As Chinese rescue workers and emergency services raced to respond to the deadly explosions that rocked the port city of Tianjin Wednesday, another group of Chinese officials, with a very different purpose, also sprang into action: the country's censors and security officials, intent on limiting coverage of the disaster by conventional media outlets and social media. Authorities in Tianjin have been attempting to tightly control information about the disaster. Journalists and nonessential personnel were being kept six miles away from the scene of the blasts, the Los Angeles Times reported. In addition, a CNN correspondent reporting live from outside a...

An elite team of military personnel, who entered the warehouse in Tianjin to remove 700 tonnes of sodium cyanide, have found that the toxic chemical has leaked into underground drain water. Sodium cyanide has now also been detected in the sewage water, personnel from the Environment Protection Bureau told The Beijing News.

Here is an edited transcript of the two men’s conversation: A: (Profanity) Where is the explosion? (Profanity) The sky is (profanity) lit up. B: Where is this? A: I don’t know. (Profanity) This is going to make the news tomorrow. Oh! (Profanity) The building is shaking. (Profanity) Oh, my God. It’s like an atomic bomb! (Profanity) The glass is broken. (Profanity). (Profanity) The shock wave is too strong. B: Stop looking at it. A: Hope the building won’t (profanity) collapse. B: Quick. Put on your clothes. Hope the building won’t collapse. Will there be another one? A: This is it...

At least 44 people are now known to have died, and more than 500 injured, following two major explosions in China's northern port city of Tianjin. Twelve firefighters were among the dead, China's official Xinhua news agency said as it reported a doubling of the death toll. Two blasts happened in a warehouse storing "dangerous and chemical goods" in the port area of the city. The blasts caused a huge fireball that could be seen from space. Buildings within a 2km radius (1.5 miles) had windows blown out, office blocks were destroyed and hundreds of cars burnt-out. Images on Chinese...

A massive explosion at a warehouse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin killed seven people and sent a fireball ripping through the sky, state media reported Thursday. The blast, which could be felt kilometres (miles) away, was triggered when a shipment of explosives detonated in the container where it was being stored, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

Footage circulating online appears to show a massive explosion in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, the cause of which is not yet known. The explosion reportedly occurred at the Tianjin Binhai New Development Zone at about 23:30 (15:30 GMT). Pictures and video footage shared on social media suggest a number of people were wounded by the blast. Several nearby tower blocks are without power, according to the Chine

TWO men who allegedly tried to hijack a plane in China were beaten to death by passengers and crew. The Global Times newspaper reported that two of the suspects died in hospital from injuries they suffered during the ensuing fight with passengers and crew on board. The men were part of a six-strong gang involved in the foiled hijack of a Tianjin Airlines flight bound for the regional capital of Urumqi last Friday. Just minutes after the flight took off from Hetian, southwest Xinjiang, the men, all aged between 20 and 36, stood up and announced their plans to terrified...

HUAIAN COUNTY, CHINA—So you think struggling home from Ontario’s cottage country was tough? Think again. And consider, if you will, the case of Chinese trucker Pang Laisuo. On Sunday his coal-laden transport truck was caught in a traffic jam near here, about 240 kilometres north of Beijing. Pang knew he’d have something of a wait. What he didn’t know was that it would last 18 hours. “Everyone who pulled up at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon ended up being stuck there until 10 o’clock Monday morning,” says Pang, a lean and grizzled man in his 50s speaking at a roadside stop...

N. Korea's Kim apparently in Chinese port city near Beijing: source BEIJING, May 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il appears to have stopped by the eastern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Wednesday morning on his way to Beijing, where he is expected to hold a summit with Chinese President Hu Jintao, a source said. Kim's train left the port city of Dailan Tuesday night, ending the first leg of his trip to China. During the visit, he is expected to seek economic support from Beijing and discuss ways for his country to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear talks....

Some home builders already struggling in Florida's dismal housing market are facing another headache: The Chinese-made drywall they used is causing unpleasant odors and possibly leading to electric problems in dozens of homes constructed during the housing boom.

1,200-year-old scholar tree discovered in Tianjin Chinese archeologists have confirmed a 1,200-year-old scholar tree in the northern port city of Tianjin is probably the oldest in the entire north China region. Chinese archeologists have confirmed a 1,200-year-old scholar tree in the northern port city of Tianjin is probably the oldest in the entire north China region. The ancient tree is growing in a small courtyard in Xizui village of the centuries-old town of Yangliuqing. It is more than 20 meters tall and 1.5 meters in diameter. Archeologists believe the tree must have been planted in the Tang Dynasty (618 -...

An important U.S. high-tech manufacturer is shutting down its American operations, laying off hundreds of workers and moving sophisticated equipment now being used to make critical parts for smart bombs to the People's Republic of China (PRC), Insight has learned. Indianapolis-based Magnequench Inc. has not yet publically announced the closing of its Valparaiso, Ind., factory, but Insight has confirmed that the company will shut down this year and relocate at least some of its high-tech machine tools to Tianjin, China. Word of the shutdown comes as the company is producing critical parts for the U.S. Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 10/7/02 - Irbil, Yemen, Limburg, Kabul, Bagram, Baghdad, Calcutta BREAKING: Irbil, Iraq, Kurdistan government, BREAKING: Ramallah, Nefarious Red Cross, BREAKING: Darwin visits Tianjin, China BREAKING: Yemen, Limburg explosion, Kabul, Bagram, Baghdad, Calcutta, Tarpan ========= Kabul ========= In Kabul, freed by the USA, girls raise their hands in English class. In Kabul, downtown. In Kabul, at the local bank. In Kabul, sacks of dry leaves to burn for fire are sought. In Kabul, SF stand guard. ========= Bagram ========= In Bagram, important workers in the kitchen feed 7000 heroes. In southeastern Afghanistan, a...