China’s top anti-corruption watchdog has placed former securities regulator Fang Xinghai, a Stanford-trained economist and one-time associate of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, under investigation in Shanghai, marking the latest high-profile casualty in Beijing’s years-long anti-corruption campaign targeting the financial sector.The Central Commission for Discipline...

Residents trapped by catastrophic flooding in southern China’s Guangxi region survived for days on rainwater and tree leaves after reservoir failures unleashed torrents that destroyed villages, while volunteer rescuers say relief efforts have been hampered by impassable roads and shortages of supplies.Several volunteers who...