
LONDON, June 10--China remained the worlds leading contributor to high-quality scientific research, according to the Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders rankings released on Wednesday."In terms of the results, we are continuing to see extremely strong performance from China, "he added.

UNITED NATIONS, June 10--With the reopening of the Rafah crossing on Wednesday, UN humanitarians said medical evacuations of people seeking treatment outside Gaza are now ready to resume.
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows merchant vessels stranded in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz, near Khasab, a small town in northern Oman, May 29, 2026..

WASHINGTON, June 10--Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told U.Congress on Wednesday that his extramarital affairs"had nothing to do"with his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein and the late financier tried to blackmail him with information about them.

BEIJING, June 11--An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Tonga Islands Region at 2330 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

NAIROBI, June 9--The 2026 China-Africa Agri-Tech and Industrial Cooperation Forum opened on Tuesday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, bringing together policymakers, researchers.He added that through technology exchange and matchmaking, Africa can benefit from Chinas advanced agricultural sector.

KINSHASA, June 9--A Chinese medical expert team on Tuesday met with representatives of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societiesin Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

BEIJING, June 10--An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Mindanao, Philippines at 1649 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

NAIROBI, June 9--The China-Hunan Film Week opened on Tuesday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, bringing together senior government officials, diplomats, scholars, artists.And film enthusiasts to celebrate cultural exchange and strengthen people-to-people ties between China and Kenya.

KUWAIT CITY, June 9--China and Kuwait on Tuesday jointly marked the upcoming International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations with a cultural event highlighting mutual learning, people-to-people exchanges and intercultural understanding.

KINSHASA, June 9--The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congohas risen to 598, including 115 deaths, the countrys public health authorities said Tuesday.

China on Monday began construction of a major waterway expansion at the Three Gorges–Gezhouba transport hub on the Yangtze River, aiming to relieve long-standing congestion and boost freight capacity along the country's busiest inland waterway.

China's annual college entrance exam, or gaokao, drew 12.9 million candidates this year, sustaining a multibillion-yuan "exam economy" despite a second straight decline in applicant numbers.

Chinese investigators uncovered falsified construction, supervision and inspection records in a highway bridge project that collapsed in Shaanxi Province in 2024, killing or leaving missing 62 people, according to an official notice released Monday.

China has begun operating the world's first prefabricated computing-power center base, part of its push to expand infrastructure for artificial intelligence and data processing, according to media reports.

China's growing use of AI-generated actors and digitally replicated performers is raising concerns over performers' rights, as some actors say they are being pressured to authorize the use of their facial data for AI training or risk losing work, according to media reports.

MANILA, June 8--At least five people have been reported dead after a 7.8-magnitude offshore earthquake that hit the southern Philippines, according to a local disaster official.

June 8--Indonesias National Disaster Management Agencyon Monday urged the evacuation of residents to higher ground in northern coastal areas of the country threatened by tsunami waves following a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines.

NEW YORK, June 7--Five people were stabbed at Penn Station on Sunday, with at least one sustaining serious injuries, CBS reported.

June 8--Japans weather agency on Monday issued tsunami advisories for the coastal areas from Ibaraki Prefecture on the countrys eastern Pacific coast to the island prefecture of Okinawa in the south after a strong earthquake struck the Philippines.

GUIYANG, June 7--Torrential rain battered parts of southwest Chinas Guizhou Province from Saturday to Sunday, triggering floods and forcing the evacuation of nearly 10000 residents.

TAIPEI, June 7--Two young red pandas from the Shanghai Zoo will join the animal family at the Taipei Zoo after completing a month of quarantine following their arrival in Taipei over the weekend.

China has overtaken Japan as Australia's largest source of imported vehicles, driven by rising shipments from automakers such as BYD and growing demand for electric and hybrid cars.

Two red pandas from Shanghai are planned to arrive in Taipei on Saturday as part of a 2024 wildlife exchange program agreed between the two cities, according to media reports.
Aging population triggers demand forsenior toys.

China's market regulator said Wednesday it completed a nationwide inspection of online food delivery services covering 14 major platforms — including Meituan, Taobao and JD.com — finding an overall noncompliance rate of 2.3%, media reports said.
A white tiger died after a fight with another white tiger at Qingdao Zoo on May 31, the Qingdao Municipal Park Management Service Center said Thursday.

China and South Korea have agreed to expand bilateral air traffic rights for the first time in seven years, allowing more passenger and cargo flights as travel demand continues to recover, South Korea's transport ministry said Thursday.
On a laptop screen inside a meeting room in a rural area of Hunan province, the face of Padith flickers to life.
At a workshop owned by Jiangsu Zhufeng Electromechanical Technology Co in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, a buyer evaluated an electric three-wheeler model destined for Indonesia, discussing modifications with engineers, who took detailed notes on the customer's requirements.
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