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73 sea turtles hatched at China-built port expansion project in Ghana
A total of 73 sea turtles were hatched at a Chinese-built port project in Ghana's Tema on Wednesday, China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) announced.
Emergency medical team rushes to SW China landslide site
A state-level emergency medical team has arrived at a landslide site in southwest China's Guizhou Province early Wednesday morning, the National Health Commission said.
China's top court vows death penalty to child sex offenders of serious cases
China's Supreme People's Court announced that criminals committing sexual assault against children that are "extremely vile in nature" and cause "extremely severe consequences" will be sentenced to death with no leniency.
Death toll rises to 13 in SW China landslide
The death toll has risen to 13 after a landslide hit southwest China's Guizhou Province late Tuesday, local authorities said Wednesday.
China-Russia joint aerial patrol targets no third parties: spokesperson
A Chinese military spokesperson said Wednesday that a China-Russia joint aerial patrol was a planned cooperation program between the two countries and aimed at no third parties.
China allocates disaster relief funds for landslide-hit Guizhou
China allocated 30 million yuan (about 4.35 million U.S. dollars) of disaster relief funds for southwestern Guizhou Province, where a landslide killed at least 11 people late Tuesday.
Xi urges all-out rescue after SW China landslide
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts in rescue and relief work after a landslide in southwest China's Guizhou Province left 11 people dead and 42 others missing.
China issues white paper on national defense in new era
China issued a white paper to expound on its defensive national defense policy in the new era and explain the practice, purposes and significance of China's efforts to build a fortified national defense and a strong military.
China completes detailed design of China-Thailand Railway's 1st phase
Chinese enterprise has completed detailed engineering design of China-Thailand Railway's 1st phase.
Over 3,000-year-old ruins found in east China province
The ruins of an ancient site believed to date back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties (1600 BC-256 BC) have been found in the city of Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province.
84th Mekong River joint patrol begins
The 84th Mekong River joint patrol led by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand started on Tuesday from Guanlei Port in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
China's new tax, fee cuts save businesses $170 bln in H1
China's newly-introduced tax cuts and fee reductions have saved businesses by around 1.17 trillion yuan (about 170 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of the year, official data showed Tuesday.
China's control center examines in-orbit BeiDou satellites
The Xi'an Satellite Control Center has completed a health check of more than 10 BeiDou-2 navigation satellites, the center said Tuesday.
IP court of SPC opens first circuit trial
The Intellectual Property (IP) Court of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) opened its first circuit trial Tuesday at the SPC's Third Circuit Court in Nanjing, eastern China's Jiangsu Province.
China enhances Lancang-Mekong youth exchange, cooperation
The Lancang-Mekong Youth Exchange and Cooperation Center was inaugurated in Shanghai Monday, with eight universities from China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam signing a memorandum.
Modern agricultural parks boost farmer's incomes in Guangdong
Guangdong Province began developing high-quality modern agricultural parks in 2018. One of the pilot sites is a center for the production of premium quality rice and aquaculture products.
Chinese scientists launch survey on depth of major lake in Tibet
Chinese scientists are working on a survey to measure the depth of a major lake in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, sources with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Tuesday.
Li Peng dies at 91
Li Peng, former chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, died of illness in Beijing at the age of 91 at 11:11 p.m. Monday, an official statement said Tuesday.
China maintains world's largest pool of R&D personnel
China had 4.19 million people working in research and development (R&D) in 2018, maintaining the world's largest pool of R&D personnel for six years, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday.
China urges U.S. to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs
The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said Tuesday it strongly dissatisfied with U.S. remarks on issues related to Hong Kong.