Firefighters work at the site of a building fire in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 31, 2023. (Photo by Yeshiel Panchia/Xinhua)
The death toll, caused by a building fire in the central business distr
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Ultra-large container vessel made in NE China completes delivery
DALIAN, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — A 24,188 TEU ultra-large container ship named \”OOCL Felixstowe,\” has been delivered to Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) on Tuesday by a local shipyard in Dalian Ci
China\’s Songhuajiang River sees first flood of 2023
BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — The Songhuajiang River in northeastern China reported its first flood this year on Monday, the Ministry of Water Resources said.
At 8 p.m., the water level on the river\’s l
Heavy rains push riverwater in NE China above warning mark
SHENYANG/HARBIN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — The typhoon-induced heavy rains have pushed the water level of dozens of rivers in northeast China\’s provinces of Liaoning and Heilongjiang above the warning mark,
China\’s transport investment up 9.1 pct in H1
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Fixed-asset investment in China\’s transport sector rose 9.1 percent year on year in the first half of the year (H1), data from the Ministry of Transport showed.
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Sales soar for Chengdu Universiade\’s panda mascot
Customers buy souvenirs at a licensed Chengdu Universiade products store in Chengdu, southwest China\’s Sichuan Province. (Chengdu Daily Jinguan News/Zhan Ni)
Rongbao, the panda mascot of the ongoing C
China sees increasing urban rail transit passenger trips in July
BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — The number of passenger trips handled by China\’s urban rail transit networks surged 36.4 percent year on year in July, official data showed.
A total of 2.66 billion passeng
China\’s Hebei reports 4.9 pct foreign trade increase in H1
SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — North China\’s Hebei Province\’s foreign trade totaled 272.35 billion yuan (about 38.09 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2023, up 4.9 percent year on year, acc
Tibet sees record air passenger volume in July
LHASA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — Southwest China\’s Tibet Autonomous Region logged a new record in single-month passenger throughput in July since the opening of civil aviation in the region in 1965.
In July,