China's State Council has established an investigation team to probe the cause of last week's deadly explosions in Tianjin.
The company whose warehouse exploded in Tianjin, killing more than one hundred and devastating the port area, was licensed to handle dangerous chemicals at the time of the blasts, but suspicions have been raised over its certificates.
Rains are expected to complicate rescue efforts and may spread pollution at the Tianjin port, which was rocked by warehouse blasts last week.
Death toll from the Wednesday night's massive warehouse explosions in North China's Tianjin city remains 114 as of 9 am August 18, officials said at a press conference on Tuesday . The identities of 83 victims have been confirmed. 57 people remain missing, including 52 firefighters.
Chinese port city Tianjin stops Tuesday morning to mourn for the more than 100 who died from last week's warehouse blasts.
Guo Shengkun, China's public security minister, vowed unremitting efforts Monday when handling the aftermath of two deadly explosions that shook northern city of Tianjin.
Bowing to the photos of the deceased firefighters, Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday paid respects to those young men who lost their lives in two massive warehouse blasts in north China's port city of Tianjin that have killed 112.
Minute traces of cyanide have been detected in waters near the Tianjin port, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said Monday.
China's industrial authorities on Monday demanded safety inspections on commercial explosives firms following last week's fatal explosions in Tianjin.
The death toll rose to 114, and 70 people remain missing, including 64 firefighters, after Wednesday night's warehouse explosions rocked north China's Tianjin city, officials said at a press conference on Monday.
The Tianhe-1A supercomputer has resumed service on Monday after the Tianjin blasts damaged its building and supporting facilities.
Operations at the Tianjin port in north China have returned to normal following warehouse blasts on August 12 that left more than 200 dead or missing, the port authority said Monday.
Authorities on Sunday confirmed that hundreds of tons of highly poisonous cyanide were being stored at the warehouse at the Tianjin blast side, but said rescuers are cleaning the site and most of the cyanide was unaffected.
Global automakers including Volkswagen AG and Toyota Motor Corp are scrambling to assess damage to cars and facilities after two massive explosions in the port city of Tianjin, China's largest auto import hub.
China's second richest man, Jack Ma Yun, was criticized by netizens for not donating money to the victims of the massive Tianjin warehouse explosions after some other celebrities publicized their donations over the weekend.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived at the site of Tianjin blasts on Sunday afternoon.
A total of 112 bodies have been found, and 95 people remained missing, including 85 firefighters, after massive warehouse explosions rocked north China's Tianjin city Wednesday night, officials said at a press conference Sunday morning.
Rescuers are cleaning hundreds of tonnes of highly-toxic cyanide remaining in north China's Tianjin city following warehouse blasts that killed at least 112 people on Wednesday night.