- Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Xinhua
Typhoon Yagi leaves 59 dead, missing in Vietnam's northern region
As of Monday noon, Typhoon Yagi and the consequent landslides and floods had left 59 people dead or missing in Vietnam's northern region, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced.
Xi proposes action plans to jointly advance modernization with Africa
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China stands ready to work with Africa to implement 10 partnership action plans to jointly advance modernization. One-third of the world's population lives in China and Africa, and there will be no global modernization without the modernization of China and Africa, Xi said in a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
China aims to launch Mars sample-return mission around 2028
China plans to carry out the Tianwen-3 mission through two launches around 2028, aiming to bring back samples from Mars, a Chinese space expert said on Thursday. Liu Jizhong, the chief designer of China's Mars sample-return mission, unveiled the details at the 2nd International Deep Space Exploration Conference in Tunxi of Huangshan City in east China's Anhui Province.
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124 killed by traffic accidents in Vietnam in four-day holiday
A total of 257 traffic accidents were reported in Vietnam during the National Day holiday from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, killing 124 people and injuring 193 others, according to the country's National Traffic Safety Committee.
China renews yellow alert for rainstorms
China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms as heavy rainfall is expected in several regions of the country. From 2 p.m. Sunday to 2 p.m. Monday, downpours are expected to hit parts of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Yunnan, according to the National Meteorological Center.
Small dinosaur footprints found in northwest China
A set of five fossilized small dinosaur footprints from the Cretaceous period has been discovered in northwest China's Gansu Province, believed to be among the smallest known dinosaur tracks in the world.
China urges continuous flood control efforts as rainfall persists
China's Ministry of Emergency Management on Sunday called on authorities to stay on guard against floods as significant rainfall is forecast to continue in certain areas in the coming days.
Study on Chang'e-5 lunar sample unveils early moon crust building process
After studying a lunar sample brought back by the Chang'e-5 mission, a group of Chinese scientists proposed a continuous early crust development process on the moon, as opposed to the classical two-stage moon crust development model.
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Chinese scientists reveal carbon sink on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
Despite the global warming and wetting climate, the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau plays an important role as a carbon sink, according to recent studies conducted by the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
China owns 378,000 AI patents, rising faster than global average
The number of effective artificial intelligence (AI) invention patents in China reached 378,000 by the end of 2023, representing a year-on-year growth rate of over 40 per cent, the country's top intellectual property regulator released the data on Monday.
Death toll rises to 11 after landslide hits central China village
The death toll resulting from a rain-triggered landslide in central China's Hunan Province has risen to 11, the provincial emergency command centre said Sunday.
China wins first two gold medals of Paris Olympic Games
China got off to a flying start on the first official day of competition in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, by winning two gold medals before lunchtime, including the first gold of the Games. The honour of winning the first gold medal went to Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting, who claimed a close 16-12 win over South Korean shooters in the final of the 10m air rifle mixed team. Kazakhstan earlier won the bronze in the event.
Mineral enriched with water molecules discovered in Chang'e-5 lunar sample
A team of Chinese scientists has identified in a lunar sample retrieved by Chang'e-5 a kind of mineral enriched with water in its molecular structure. An increasing body of evidence has pointed to the existence of water or water ice on the moon's surface, but it is more likely to be in the form of hydroxyl groups.
Death toll from Ethiopia landslide climbs to 146
The death toll from Monday's landslide in southern Ethiopia has risen to 146, local government officials said on Tuesday. The deadly landslide occurred on Monday morning at around 10:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) in southern Ethiopia's Geze Gofa district.
Xi urges all-out rescue, relief efforts after bridge collapses in Northwest China
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out rescue and relief efforts to safeguard people's lives and property after the collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
