
China launched a new satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province on Sunday, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

The death toll at Hong Fu Court in the Tai Po area of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has risen to 146, local authorities announced on Sunday.

The 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in Manhattan, New York, Wednesday, with new friend LABUBU making its debut in this year’s lineup.

All Chinese nationals trapped in the severe flooding in southern Thailand have been rescued with the assistance of the Chinese Consulate-General in Songkhla, the consulate said on Friday.


With a main span of 580 meters, the Fenglai Daxi River Grand Bridge stretches 1,136.7 meters in total, marking the world's largest-span steel arch bridge. The bridge deck stands more than 310 meters above the river, equivalent to the height of a 100-story building.


Youths provide hot water, warm packs, and other supplies for people affected by a residential area fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential area in Tai Po of Hong Kong, on Nov. 27, 2025.

The 21st Chinese medical team assisting Guyana has recently donated urgently needed home non-invasive ventilators to two local impoverished patients. The donation was made through the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Guyana Limited–China Medical Team Assistance Fund, offering new hope for patients struggling with severe respiratory difficulties.

China on Thursday refuted comments by the leader of Japan’s main opposition party who claimed that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had “effectively retracted” her controversial remarks by stopping to refer to a specific contingency scenario.

The death toll from the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, Hong Kong has climbed to 128 as of Friday afternoon, Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said at a press conference, according to media reports. Tang also warned that more bodies may still be found.

Two directors of an engineering consultancy company were arrested by Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on Friday for the fire that broke out in Wang Fuk Court, a residential area in Tai Po of Hong Kong, according to the ICAC.

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Donations and emergency supplies have poured in from across the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao after a major fire at Hung Fuk Court in Tai Po on Wednesday left heavy casualties.


The 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Expo opened in Nanjing on Thursday, featuring four major exhibition halls, namely robotics, smart factories, industrial software and system solutions, and intelligent equipment.


The super ice slide of the 27th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World will incorporate design elements of the Great Wall, including ramparts and beacon towers.

As of 6 a.m. on Friday, the fire at Hong Fu Court in Hong Kong has resulted in 94 deaths, including a firefighter, according to local authorities.

In 2025, new airports across the Yangtze River Delta — one of China’s most economically dynamic regions — are opening in quick succession. The facilities have evolved beyond transportation hubs, becoming major engines for regional economic growth.

A severe fire broke out Wednesday in Wang Fuk Court, a residential complex in Tai Po, killing 55 people, according to Xinhua News Agency. Several local organizations have stepped in to provide aid and temporary shelter to affected residents.

Eleven people were killed and two others injured in the early hours of Thursday, after a test train collided with maintenance workers on the track in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, local railway authorities said.

China once again urged the Japanese side to take seriously what it has heard from China, reflect on and correct its wrongdoing, retract the erroneous remarks without delay, and take practical steps to honor its commitments to China, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning at a regular press conference on Wednesday.


The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics was ignited Wednesday at the historic site of Ancient Olympia, marking the start of its journey to Italy.


Giant panda Huan Huan and her partner Yuan Zi return to China on Nov. 25, 2025 from France's Beauval Zoo, while their twin cubs Huan Lili and Yuan Dudu will stay in France until January 2027.

A Chinese national reported missing in Cambodia has been rescued successfully, according to the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia on Wednesday.

The Chinese Embassy in Japan on Wednesday evening once again reminded Chinese citizens to stay alert to personal safety risks, citing Japan’s deteriorating public security situation in recent years.


Firefighters extinguish the blaze at the scene after a fire breaks out in Wang Fuk Court, a residential area in Tai Po of Hong Kong, on Nov. 26, 2025.

A major fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, Hong Kong, has left 44 people dead and 45 injured, local authorities said at a press conference early Thursday, People’s Daily reported.

The two giant pandas Xiaoxiao and Leilei still in Japan are scheduled to return to China on Feb. 20, 2026, according to the agreement between both countreis. By then, there will be no giant pandas left in Japan.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) on Wednesday officially began issuing a set of commemorative coins to celebrate 2026, the Year of the Horse.


Hundreds of Japanese citizens gather in front of the Prime Minister's Residence in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2025 to protest Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent erroneous Taiwan-related remarks made in the Diet. Demonstrators demand Takaichi to withdraw the remarks, provide an explanation, and issue an apology.

A Chinese spokesperson on Wednesday responded to reports that the suspects involved in the serious assault on two Taiwan compatriots in July have been arrested, and urged the Japanese side to swiftly and severely punish the perpetrators.


First artificially bred spotted seal on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau enjoys the winter.
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