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The death toll in Hong Kong's Tai Po blaze reached 159 on Wednesday, with 140 victims identified, including 49 men and 91 women, ranging from ages 1 to 97, as the Hong Kong Police Force completes search operations at all seven fire-ravaged towers.
The World Council of Churches (WCC), at the invitation of the China Christian Council (CCC), convened its Executive Committee Meeting in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, from November 20 to 25, 2025.
China's top cyberspace regulator said on Wednesday that a special campaign targeting violations in online livestreaming has so far shut down more than 73,000 problematic livestream rooms and 24,000 accounts.
According to data from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), China constructed more than 11 million units of affordable housing and resettlement housing, benefiting over 30 million people.
A file photo shows Wang Yizhi and her students at a border primary school in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.He called for efforts to promote throughout society the spirit of volunteers and to better leverage the active role of volunteers in order to facilitate social progress.
In a move that could trigger fits of fury among readers, Oxford University Press — publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary — has picked "rage bait" as its 2025 Word of the Year.
In a statement on Monday, Airbus said it had "identified a supplier quality issue affecting a limited number" of metal panels on the single-aisle A320 aircraft.Earlier on Monday, Airbus said most of its fleet of 6,000 A320 passenger jets had received an update to fix the software fault that could have affected flight controls.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced that as of Tuesday noon, public donations to the “Support Fund for Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po” had reached HK$2 billion (about $260 million). Together with the HK$300 million in seed funding provided by the government, the fund now totals approximately HK$2.3 billion.
A suspected gas leak early Tuesday morning near a campus of Guizhou Medical University in southwest China led to the evacuation of thousands of students as a precaution, according to a Guizhou Daily report.
In 1985, China and the United Kingdom signed an agreement to reintroduce the species, and 22 Milu were returned to China. The Milu walk by as the sun sets in the horizon, SSNNR, China, November 27, 2025.
A sign shows an infected area by the African swine fever virus, which is closed-off for hiking, at Collserola Park, in Cerdanyola del Valles, on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, December 1, 2025.
People brave the chill to visit the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing on Tuesday, as the Chinese capital recorded its coldest day so far this season, with the maximum temperature plummeting to — 1 C.
Russia has adopted a visa-free policy for Chinese citizens visiting the country for tourism or business purposes, a reciprocal move that is expected to promote the development of tourism, trade and exchanges between the two countries and contribute to their economic growth.
Students in several provinces in China's northeastern and northwestern regions are celebrating their first "snow vacation", a move that has drawn envy online. Experts say the pilot policy will help boost winter tourism and encourage improvements to the nation's paid leave system.
A heating pipeline burst on Monday afternoon in Shahekou district of Dalian, Liaoning province, resulting in one fatality and one injury from scalding, according to a statement released by the district's housing and urban-rural development bureau on Tuesday.
China's National Immigration Administration issued a notice on Tuesday, alerting foreign nationals about fraudulent websites targeting users of the newly launched online Arrival Card submission service, which aims to facilitate entry into China without any fees.
This photo shows an event held during the 2025 Understanding China Conference in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, Dec 1, 2025.Li, who is also head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, emphasized that opening-up and cooperation for mutual benefit are integral to Chinese modernization.
This photo taken on Nov 27, 2025 shows pieces of mesh sheets in Wang Fuk Court after a fire broke out here in Tai Po, Hong Kong.The authorities said on Monday that seven out of the 20 mesh samples collected from the buildings did not meet flame retardant standards.
Workers sort parcels at a delivery station in Zaozhuang, Shandong province, on Nov 13.For pickup and delivery operations, drones, unmanned vehicles and robots are being deployed in more pilot scenarios to reduce costs.
Zhang Shujiang (right), a researcher at the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, discusses the growth of Chinese cabbage with Shi Dongyu, head of a local cooperative, in Yutian, Hebei province.
The document stresses balancing protection and restoration, guiding offenders to actively undertake ecological rehabilitation responsibilities during case handling. On promoting value transformation, the guideline calls for integrating criminal crackdowns with ecological governance and green industrial transition to strengthen economic competitiveness and improve the total value of ecological products.
China has stepped in to support disaster relief efforts in Sri Lanka after severe floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah caused substantial casualties and extensive property damage.
Following last week's fatal railway accident that killed 11 people, China's National Railway Administration has ordered a nationwide safety overhaul ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year travel rush.
The Hong Kong Police Force had arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter over the major fire at the residential complex Wang Fuk Court, local authorities said at a press briefing on Monday.
The exterior of the Wang Fuk Court residential building after the fire, Tai Po area, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, November 28, 2025.The HKSAR government has since ordered city-wide safety checks on scaffolding and construction materials used in building renovation projects.
As China's low-altitude economy continues to expand, the demand for general-purpose aircraft and drones is rising.Two private enterprises have already signed cooperation agreements with AECC to procure the new engine for their large cargo drones, according to the chief designer.
While preschool education may achieve free provision, making it compulsory would require ensuring mandatory enrollment and standardized quality nationwide, he said.In Shandong province, all cities are expected to have adequate student capacity in high schools by 2026, while by 2027, over 60 percent of counties and county-level districts in Shandong are expected to achieve universal and affordable preschool education.
Experts speaking at a recent forum in Shanghai emphasized the importance of expanding the scope of the Belt and Road Initiative beyond infrastructure to include soft power sectors.
Han Bing, a trainee from the CUC program, guides children on shadow puppetry during a cultural event in New Zealand.When a Dutch artist saw Ru kiln porcelain and associated its glaze with the long coastline of the Netherlands, the two sides co-created the Coastline drip-coffee cup.
Candidates walk into the test center at Nanjing Forestry University, Jiangsu province, on Sunday to sit for the 2026 national civil service exam for central government institutions.
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