
The United Nations has approved the world's first global technical regulation for automated driving systems, a milestone expected to lower automakers' compliance costs while strengthening China's role in international standard-setting.

Severe flooding in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region killed three lions and swept away more than 100 animals at a local zoo, according to local media reports and zoo operators.

China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is bracing for possible heavy rainfall and potential flooding after forecasters warned that large parts of the region could be hit by torrential rain between July 10 and July 14.

China has expanded its national essential medicines list to 794 drugs, up from 685 previously, in a move to improve access to basic medicines across the country's healthcare system.

China's Ministry of Public Security has launched a nationwide campaign against crimes involving birds and other wildlife, stepping up efforts to combat illegal hunting, trafficking and criminal networks.

A reservoir breach in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has left 26 people dead and seven others missing, local authorities said on Thursday.

China's consumer prices rose 1% in June from a year earlier, official data showed Thursday, as food prices continued to decline.

China's housing ministry has ordered local governments to strengthen urban drainage and flood control measures as Typhoon Bavi approaches and northern China enters a critical stage of the flood season.

China has released a new policy plan aimed at accelerating the modernization of its retail sector, with the goal of building a more innovative, competitive and technology-driven retail system by 2030.
Rescue operations are continuing in Hengzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, after Typhoon Maysak brought record rainfall to the area, causing a reservoir to breach and triggering widespread flooding.
China has released its first national standard for building elderly-friendly government service platforms, aiming to make digital public services more accessible, inclusive and secure for senior citizens.

Yunnan Province in southwest China activated a Level IV flood emergency response across 13 cities and prefectures late Tuesday after forecasters warned of heavy rainfall in several areas.
China's Ministry of Commerce has directed pharmaceutical distributors to ensure adequate medicine supplies in flood-hit areas of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after Typhoon Meisak brought heavy rainfall and flooding.

Passenger traffic through Hekou, a major border crossing between China's Yunnan province and Vietnam, rose 9.2% in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, customs data showed.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has ordered telecom operators and local authorities to strengthen emergency communications support as floods and other natural disasters hit multiple parts of the country.

China has called for more inclusive global artificial intelligence governance and said countries should be free to choose their own AI technologies without being pressured to align with competing blocs.

China has put its first active transformer fault-prevention system into operation at the Tianjin South ultra-high-voltage substation, marking a significant step toward improving power-grid safety.

China's Ministry of Civil Affairs on Wednesday issued guidelines for building a three-tier elderly care service network aimed at improving access to care for the country's growing aging population.

China's top economic planner has allocated 50 million yuan ($7 million) in emergency recovery funds to Hubei Province following severe storms, heavy rainfall, and tornadoes that caused casualties and property damage.
All 489 metro stations in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, have opened public cooling and rest areas in their concourses.
Six people have died and 11 remain missing after torrential rains triggered by Typhoon Maysak battered south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said at a press conference on Tuesday night.

Police in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province have launched an investigation after a farmer alleged that about 1 hectare of his soybean seedlings were deliberately damaged by herbicide spraying, according to official documents and statements from the parties involved.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong cross-border pension payment service was officially launched on Monday, according to the Guangdong Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

Three members of two Chinese mountaineering teams have died and another remains missing after a blizzard struck during their descent from Mount Muztagh Ata in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, local sports authorities said.

China's National Cultural Heritage Administration has issued new rules governing the management, security and use of state-owned cultural relic data, with the regulations set to take effect on Nov. 1.

Weather authorities in central China's Hubei province had 117 active weather alerts in effect early Tuesday following a round of severe storms, according to official data.

Severe thunderstorms swept across Hubei Province on Monday evening, killing eight people and leaving one missing, the provincial emergency authorities said.

Severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Maysak has inundated parts of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, prompting authorities to raise emergency response levels and release disaster recovery funds as heavy rain continues.
Police in south China's Guangdong Province recovered more than 100 million yuan (about $13.94 million) lost to bogus online investment and wealth-management scams in the first half of this year, the provincial public security department said.
Beijing has introduced 22 new measures aimed at promoting high-quality, full employment for the city's rural workforce, with a focus on creating jobs, expanding training opportunities and supporting entrepreneurship.
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