Seven dead in fire

Seven people were killed and five others injured when a residential house in Southwest China?ˉs Yunnan Province caught fire early yesterday. Police said they suspected arson, Xinhua reported yesterday.

Landslide kills six

SIX workers were confirmed dead in a landslide in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Friday, the local government said.

Name change

The Guangdong Provincial Civil Affairs Department has refused to change "Jie" and "Lu" on street signs to "Street" and "Road," which is required under the new English translation standards for public signs in Guangdong Province, issued by the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, the Shenzhen Evening News reported Saturday.