BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday earmarked 110 million yuan (about 15.48 million U.S. dollars) from the central natural-disaster relief fund to support flood control and disaster relie
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China calls for strengthened flood control in Yangtze, Taihu Lake basins
BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) — Chen Min, vice minister of water resources, on Tuesday called for action to strengthen flood control in the basins of the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake, China\’s third-larg
E China hailstorm disaster death toll rises to 7
NANCHANG, April 3 (Xinhua) — The death toll resulting from hailstorms and severe convective weather that has been affecting east China\’s Jiangxi Province since Sunday has risen to seven, local author
China\’s reservoir storage capacity expands in past decade
BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) — China\’s reservoir storage capacity went up by 163.2 billion cubic meters in the past decade, an official said on Thursday.
In the period, the country improved its basin f
20 milu deer settle in north China lake wetland
HOHHOT, March 5 (Xinhua) — The Ulan Suhai Lake wetland in north China\’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has recently introduced 20 milu deer. This marks the launch of a milu deer introduction and ar
China strengthens spatial planning of Yangtze River
BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — China\’s State Council has approved guidelines aimed at promoting the conservation, development, utilization and restoration of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and its basi
Xi\’s visit before Spring Festival touches hearts
President Xi Jinping greets the public at Tianjin\’s Ancient Culture Street on Thursday during an inspection tour of the city ahead of Spring Festival. [Photo/XINHUA]
As the Chinese people prepare for
China allocates 2nd batch of funds raised by 1-trln-yuan additional gov\’t bonds
BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — China has allocated the second batch of funds raised by the issuance of an additional 1-trillion-yuan (about 140.94 billion U.S. dollars) of government bonds for flood con
Hamas deploys new air defense system against Israeli raids
GAZA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — A new air defense system stationed in Gaza has been activated against ongoing Israeli offensives, Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Gaza-ruling Islamic Resistance M
Typhoon Haikui forces nearly 300,000 residents to evacuate in Chinese coastal province
FUZHOU, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) — Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, forced 294,100 residents to temporarily evacuate in east China\’s Fujian Province, authorities said.
As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, t