A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi county in Aksu Prefecture in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at around 2 am Tuesday, causing injury of three people so far.
The epicenter, wi
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To-do list of Xizang gov\’t focuses on improving livelihood
LHASA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Southwest China\’s Xizang Autonomous Region has unveiled 21 to-do items to improve residents\’ livelihood with a total estimated spending of 12.14 billion yuan (about 1.71 bil
Snow leopard spotted in nature reserve in northwest China
LANZHOU, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Images of a snow leopard have been captured by infrared cameras in a nature reserve in northwest China\’s Gansu Province.
It is the first time a snow leopard has been photog
Chinese authorities discover hundreds of illegal foreign-related meteorological detection sites
Chinese authorities discovered hundreds of illegal foreign-related meteorological detection sites which are widely distributed across more than 20 provinces nationwide, transmitting weather data in re
Spain\’s PLD Space launches 1st private rocket
MADRID, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) — Spanish company PLD Space launched on Saturday its first private reusable \”Miura 1\” rocket successfully from the base of the company in the municipality of Huelva in southwe
Major wind power project goes operational in China\’s Sichuan
CHENGDU, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — A major wind power project in southwest China\’s Sichuan Province became operational on Thursday. The project is part of the country\’s ongoing endeavors to advance the dev
China\’s high-altitude ultra-high voltage substation with counter-drone system goes operational
XINING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — A 750-kV ultra-high voltage substation equipped with a counter-unmanned aircraft system has been put into operation in northwest China\’s plateau province of Qinghai.
The s
Green development in Tibet brings tangible benefits
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 26, 2023 shows scenery of a lake in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China\’s Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Liu Wenbo)
LHASA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — At the foot of a hill by
The magic of Hunan
A chance encounter with a happy baby and his father at Mao Zedong Square.
The first province we visited in China was Hunan. This was in late March. We had already spent a month roaming the districts o
DPRK test-fires new-type ICBM
SEOUL, July 13 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People\’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday test-fired its latest Hwasongpho-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the country\’s state news agency