China reports decline in workplace accidents in Jan-Aug

BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- China has seen a decline in workplace accidents, thanks to intensified efforts to ensure workplace safety, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM).

During the first eight months of this year, the total number of workplace accidents across the country dropped by 25.7 percent over the same period of last year, and the number of serious and major accidents fell by 45.5 p