China's finance and emergency management authorities on Tuesday allocated an additional 160 million yuan ($24 million) in disaster relief funds as severe flooding and a recent earthquake strained emergency response efforts across southern provinces during the annual flood season.
A new high-resolution climate study from China's Loess Plateau suggests that soil temperature, not just air temperature or rainfall, played a decisive role in shaping the spread of millet farming during the Neolithic period.
During his first trip to Beijing, Bilal Lashari was a 27-year-old Pakistani traveling with his parents. It was the summer of 2008, when the Chinese capital was swept up in the euphoric atmosphere of the 29th Olympic Games.
More than 200 experts, industry leaders, and government and community representatives from 27 countries and regions across five continents gathered in Shanghai for the 9th Annual Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Sustainable Cities and Landscapes (SCL) Conference from Thursday through Sunday.
China is increasingly using advanced monitoring systems and data-driven conservation tools to support biodiversity recovery, officials and researchers said Saturday at a forum in Shanghai's Chongming district, highlighting ecological restoration efforts along the Yangtze River.
One person was killed and another 17 were unaccounted for after heavy rain battered Yongchuan District in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality starting Saturday night, said local authorities.
More than 10 people were unaccounted for after heavy rain battered Yongchuan District in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality starting Saturday night, said local authorities.
An investigation team sent by China's State Council has pledged a rigorous and uncompromising investigation into a deadly coal mine gas explosion in north China's Shanxi Province.
Artificial intelligence coding tools are enabling non-programmers in China to build and launch mobile apps within hours, lowering development costs and fueling a wave of small-scale entrepreneurship around so-called "vibe coding," according to developers.
Over 150 officials and human rights scholars from China and European countries gathered in Paris on Thursday for the 2026 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights.
China is expanding the use of infrared cameras and satellite tracking to bolster wildlife conservation, with populations of endangered species showing signs of recovery, according to media reports.
China's peak summer electricity demand is expected to reach a record 1.6 billion kilowatts this year, about 90 million kilowatts higher than last summer, as authorities step up smart grid coordination and nationwide power dispatching to prevent shortages during extreme heat, according to media reports.
BANGKOK, May 21--The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailandsaid on Thursday that it has elevated surveillance and prevention measures for the Ebola virus disease within the countrys civil aviation system.And supporting agencies to ensure continuity and limit operational disruption.
Chinese and U.S. authorities have jointly solved a cross-border drug trafficking case involving new psychoactive substances, with one suspect arrested in the two countries, respectively, according to media reports.
NANNING, May 20--South Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Wednesday upgraded its emergency response for natural disaster relief following two magnitude-5.2 earthquakes that struck Liunan District in the city of Liuzhou on Monday.
UNITED NATIONS, May 20--One civilian was killed every 14 minutes in armed conflicts around the world last year, the chief of the UN global humanitarian response unit said Wednesday.
China's market regulator said on Wednesday that an international standard led by China on corrosion testing for power conductor materials had been formally approved and published by the International Organization for Standardization.
Chinese authorities on Tuesday activated a Level IV flood emergency response in four provinces as heavy rainfall continued across parts of the Yangtze River basin, increasing the risk of flooding and landslides, according to media reports.
Heavy rainfall in central China has left at least four people dead and six missing in Hubei and Hunan provinces, local authorities said on Monday, as forecasters warned of more extreme weather across several regions in the country.
About one-quarter of foreign-owned companies currently operating in Russia were founded by Chinese citizens or organizations, according to a study reported by Russian state media, highlighting expanding business ties between Beijing and Moscow.
Rescue teams have recovered the last trapped individual from the quake-stricken Taiyangcun town of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region as of 11:10 am Monday, according to the local authority.
Wuhan University in central China's Hubei Province has drawn student complaints over overcrowding and disruptive tourist behavior after scrapping its visitor reservation system, according to media reports.
Police from China, the United States and the United Arab Emirates jointly arrested 276 suspects in a crackdown on telecom and online fraud operations based in Dubai, China's Ministry of Public Security said Sunday.
What if you could step into a 19th-century pharmacy and find today's most popular skincare and sparkling water on the shelf? That is an experience Watsons is re-creating at its new pop-up store on Shamian Island in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, near one of its earliest locations from about two centuries ago.
The world has demonstrated that it is possible to make progress for children on an extraordinary scale. Child mortality was reduced by around 50 percent in two decades, based largely on a simple recipe with three ingredients. First, a safe start. One in four children is now born in a UNICEF-supported health clinic. Second, immunization.
TASHKENT, May 18--Uzbek authorities have foiled a major drug smuggling attempt on the border with Afghanistan, seizing nearly 600 kilograms of drugs, the State Security Service of Uzbekistan said Sunday.
NANNING, May 18--A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Liuzhou, a city in south Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, early Monday, leaving three people missing and four others hospitalized, local authorities said.
China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has transferred more than 88 billion cubic meters of water to northern regions since operations began, benefiting nearly 200 million people, according to official data released in May.
FIFA officials visited Beijing on Thursday for talks with Chinese football authorities and state broadcaster CCTV as negotiations continued over television rights for upcoming World Cups, according to Chinese media reports.
Chinese brands have evolved from being known mainly for affordability to becoming synonymous with technological innovation, creating unique value for global markets, an Azerbaijani economist has said.
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