Death toll rises to 9 in east China Dragon Boat race accident NANCHANG, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Nine villagers were confirmed dead and another two remained missing after they fell into a river in east China's Jiangxi Province while watching a rowing race on Sunday, the traditional Dragon Boat Festival.

Three dead, five missing in east China 'Dragon Boat' race NANCHANG, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Three villagers were confirmed dead and another five remained missing after they fell into a river in east China's Jiangxi Province while watching a rowing race on Sunday, the traditional Dragon Boat Festival.

Feature: Hong Kong's top dragon boat race ever hotter with record turnout HONG KONG, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of local residents and visitors swarmed the Stanley Beach on the southern tip of the Hong Kong Island on Sunday for a glimpse of a fancy dragon boat race, a popular celebration for the Tuen Ng Festival.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Cross-Strait Charter Flights Set for Dragon Boat Festival"] BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) - Ten airlines from the mainland and Taiwan will make 19 round-trip flights for the traditional Duanwu, or Dragon Boat Festival, from June 3-15, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said Thursday.

China Southern Airlines launch cross-Strait flights for traditional festival GUANGZHOU, June 16 (Xinhua) -- A plane of China Southern Airlines left Guangzhou Saturday morning for Taipei to undertake the charter flight program for the Duanwu Festival.