China Southern Power Grid upgraded its flood and typhoon emergency response to Level II on Monday, deploying more than 10,000 personnel and a digital disaster prevention system to restore power after heavy rainfall triggered widespread flooding in Guangxi.
The activity was organized as part of the Italian group's youth exchange visit to Hainan. The participants learned about the instrument's history, playing techniques, distinctive tones and the Chinese culture it embodies.
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.
Over 2.4 million entry-exit personnel were inspected at ports of northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the first half of 2026, marking a 33.2% increase year on year, official data showed Tuesday.
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.
More than 185,000 waterbirds have been recorded wintering in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region so far this year, and over 570,000 were counted during the spring migration season.
A lotus pond in Wan'an Village, Huzhou City, in east China's Zhejiang Province, has become a magnet for bird photographers, as rare cotton pygmy geese, known as the "world's smallest duck," breed there.
A magnitude-5.0 earthquake hit Gao County of Yibin City in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 6:12 a.m. on Wednesday, followed by at least four aftershocks within 10 minutes, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
Representatives from China, Tanzania and Zambia gathered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Tuesday to pay tribute to the Chinese experts who helped build the Tanzania-Zambia Railway, commonly known as TAZARA, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The 2026 comprehensive maritime search and rescue drill of the Ministry of Transport's rescue and salvage system was held in Yantai, Shandong Province on Tuesday.
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.
China had established 396,000 elderly care institutions and facilities nationwide by the end of 2025, with nursing beds making up 67.5% of the total in such institutions, a civil affairs official said on Wednesday at a press conference.
As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, all 201 coastal water projects in Zhejiang Province had been halted and all 546 construction vessels in the province moved to safe anchorages to ride out the storm.
China aims to attract 190 million inbound tourist visits by 2030 under a new five-year tourism development plan, Xinhua News Agency reported.
All 489 metro stations in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, have opened public cooling and rest areas in their concourses.
Hong Kong's official foreign exchange reserves remained unchanged at US$445.9 billion at the end of June, according to data released Tuesday by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).
The Philippines' territorial expansion attempts undermine the international legal system, said a report released in Beijing on Wednesday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out efforts in organizing flood emergency rescue, disaster relief, treatment of the injured and resettlement of the affected people after multiple regions were hit by floods.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) awarded certificates to its newly elected foreign academicians on Tuesday in Beijing. It also held an international cooperation symposium for its academic divisions.
A landslide struck a township in Tanchang County, Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, on Tuesday morning, killing 21 people, local authorities said on Wednesday.
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.
Initial public offering (IPO) fundraising in Hong Kong soared in the first half of 2026, reflecting strong momentum in the city's capital markets, according to data released Tuesday by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX).
As of 9 p.m. on Tuesday, a total of 31 trapped individuals, including fatalities, have been found after a landslide struck a township in Tanchang County, Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, early on Tuesday morning, local authorities said.
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Gaoxian County in Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province at 6:12 a.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
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.
A Chinese medical team has collaborated with doctors at Maputo Central Hospital in Mozambique to offer free screenings and reconstructive surgery to children with cleft lip, cleft palate and other congenital facial conditions, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Hami, a city in the north of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, well known for its sweet melons and Silk Road heritage, just brought its flavors, culture and development story to Beijing on Monday, as they opened a weeklong showcase at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities, CCTV.com reported.
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