Beijing issued an orange rainstorm warning on Monday, while some districts were placed under a red warning, according to the Beijing Meteorological Observatory.

As a growing number of pet enthusiasts, driven by trends and novelty, are fueling a craze for keeping exotic pets, Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) warned that the trade, breeding, medical care, and abandonment of these animals pose significant safety risks, threatening ecological and biological security.

China's Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday elevated its emergency response to flooding in Gansu and Qinghai to Level-III, the third-highest in the country's four-tier emergency response system.

China's space agency has released the approved list for the ninth batch of lunar sample research applications, allowing successful applicants to borrow samples returned by the Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions.

The number of new locally transmitted cases of Chikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, has declined in south China's Guangdong Province over the past week, though risks remain, local disease control authorities said on Sunday.

Shandong Airlines recently announced the uniform changes for its flight attendants: female staff can choose pants or knee-length skirts and flat shoes will replace high heels, making the company one of several Chinese airlines that requires female flight attendant wear flat shoes, instead of the usual high-heels, while working on the plane.

Multiple Japanese media outlets reported Sunday afternoon soon after the announcement of 731 Biochemical Revelations, a war-themed Chinese film set for release on September 18 – the 94th anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, which foreshadowed World War II in Asia and made China the first to resist fascism.

Deputy Director of China's National Health Commission (NHC) Shen Hongbing led a team to Foshan in South China's Guangdong Province on Saturday to guide efforts to control the Chikungunya fever outbreak. He called for enhanced environmental sanitation, targeted disinfection of high-risk areas and thorough elimination of mosquito breeding sites to curb the spread of the virus.

Fujian Province in east China has activated a Level-IV emergency response to cope with torrential rains, the provincial headquarters for flood control and drought relief has said.

China's Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday activated a level-IV emergency flood response in Gansu and Qinghai provinces and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in the northwest.

Beijing renewed its blue rainstorm alert on Sunday morning, with heavy rainfall expected from 2:00 pm Monday to 8:00 am Tuesday.

Five people were killed after a fire broke out in a residential building in Wuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sunday morning.

Chinese researchers unveiled on Saturday a new generation of super large-scale brain-like computer, Darwin Monkey, the world's first neuromorphic brain-like computer based on dedicated neuromorphic chips with over 2 billion neurons, which can mimic the workings of a macaque monkey's brain.

Fangchenggang in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region issued an official statement on Sunday about a recent high-profile case, clarifying that a female driver had flashed the credential of her husband-a firefighter-to force another vehicle to yield in a traffic dispute. The husband is under probe for violating working disciplinary regulations by leaving the credential in his wife's private car, which led to its unauthorized use.

In light of the recent surge in heinous incidents such as kidnappings and attacks targeting foreign enterprises and personnel, the Chinese Embassy in Mali reiterated its warning on Saturday evening, urging all Chinese nationals in the country to enhance security precautions and suspend all mining operations immediately.

An official online platform of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday debunked online rumors that linked a female driver, who reportedly flashed her credentials to force another vehicle to yield in a traffic dispute, to a local public security official, CCTV News reported.

Rainstorm has left three people dead and four others missing in a leisure vacation resort in Xinglong County, north China's Hebei Province, according to the county's flood control authority Saturday.

China's National Meteorological Center issued blue alerts for rainstorms and severe convective weather on Saturday morning, forecasting heavy to torrential rain and severe thunderstorms with strong winds, hail, and possible tornadoes across parts of the country over the next 24 hours.

A spokesperson for the Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday night expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to recent irresponsible remarks regarding the HKSAR's rule of law and human rights conditions made by some Western politicians, including the foreign ministers of Canada and New Zealand, and the spokesperson of the European External Action Service.

Power and communication services have been restored in all disaster-affected administrative villages across Beijing following severe rainstorms, while search and rescue operations for the missing are still underway, the municipal emergency management bureau said on Saturday.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong has called for all-out efforts to secure a decisive victory over the outbreak of Chikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, and to effectively safeguard people's health.

The Hong Kong police revealed on Friday the arrest of a 43-year-old local man for allegedly sending threatening letters to several media outlets and running a website that promotes activities suspected of endangering national security, according to local media reports.

Crescent Spring, a famed desert oasis in northwest China's Gansu Province, has recorded its highest water level and largest surface area in over 20 years, signaling a major victory in ecological restoration efforts.

The Cyber Security Association of China on Friday released details of two cases related to frequent cyberattacks and espionage by US intelligence agencies targeting China's key industries, issuing security alerts for critical sectors. One case involved an attack exploiting the zero-day vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange email system, while the other exploited flaws in an electronic document system.

Zhang Pingwen, president of Wuhan University, which has come under intense public discussion in recent days, told Chinese media Economic Observer that the university is addressing an incident involving the dismissal of a student's sexual harassment complaint as the latest ruling marks the end of a case that has sparked extensive debate in China over the handling of sexual harassment complaints, the burden of proof, and the protection of both accusers and the accused.

A footage from the China Coast Guard (CCG) was released on Friday, showing China's law enforcement in waters of Ren'ai Jiao in the South China Sea, according to the military channel of China Central Television (CCTV).

In response to recent remarks by Larry Rubin, president of the American Society of Mexico, who brazenly asserted that Mexico should avoid drawing closer to BRICS members, especially Russia and China, the Chinese Embassy in Mexico said in a statement on Friday that “such comments deliberately invoke China to malign cooperation among Global South nations, revealing the deeply ingrained hegemonic mindset of certain US figures with ulterior motives.” The Embassy expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition.

The recent intense rainstorms in Beijing have brought the death toll to 44, including 31 elderly people from a nursing home in Miyun district, and resulted in another nine missing, Beijing local authorities revealed at a press conference Thursday on flood control and disaster relief, reflecting on the gaps in the emergency response and vowing to accelerate post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.

Multiple cities in China, including Beijing and Hohhot, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, have rolled out measures to improve the birth support policy system. A Chinese expert noted that these efforts are conducive to building a birth-friendly society.

A video clip of a man waving the South Korean national flag, who was stopped on-site at the Changbai Mountain in Northeast China's Jilin Province, has sparked discussions on Chinese social media Sina Webo on Thursday, with some netizens urging tourists to respect China's laws and regulations.

Taiwan-based singer and actor Ken Chu has been widely praised after he said during a livestream that he's always thought of the Taiwan island as a province since young and he hopes for an early reunification across the Taiwan Straits. However, his remarks also sparked attacks from “Taiwan independence” separatists.

The opening ceremony of a major exhibition showcasing China's achievements in aerospace, aviation, and navigation will be held on Thursday at the Hong Kong Science Museum. The exhibition, which runs from August 1 to September 7, will feature multiple “firsts” for the Hong Kong public, including the simultaneous display of China's Chang'e-5 and -6 lunar samples from the moon's near and far side, seawater samples from 10,000-meter deep-sea exploration, models of the Y-20 large transport aircraft and Chinese aircraft carrier, as well as life-sized deep-sea manned submersible.

China has maintained communication with the WHO on Chikungunya infections. The Chinese government takes seriously the health of its own people and foreign nationals in China and will continue to make sure it is comfortable, safe and convenient for both Chinese and foreigners to travel in China, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.

War-themed movies soar at summer box office in China and has profoundly moved audiences, as events commemorating the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War are gaining momentum.

China's National Health Commission and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM) on Thursday released the 2025 protocol for chikungunya fever (CHIK) to guide treatment and improve standardized care across medical institutions.

When asked to provide more information and comment on media reports that two Chinese men suffered severe injuries after being attacked by four men in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo of Japan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday that we have noted relevant reports. The Chinese Embassy in Japan has expressed concerns to Japan immediately after the incident, and is now further verifying the situation.

The recent heavy rainfall in Beijing has resulted in 44 deaths and nine people missing, with death toll including 31 from a nursing home in Miyun district, Beijing authority revealed during the press conference on flood prevention and disaster relief held in Beijing on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Asked to comment on a Bloomberg report citing a US CDC spokesperson saying the agency plans to issue a travel notice for China due to rising chikungunya cases, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at Thursday's regular press briefing that the National Health Commission had previously held a press conference outlining the situation in some southern Chinese cities, where imported cases of chikungunya have led to local transmission, pointing out that the current situation is preventable, treatable, and controllable.

The recent intense rainstorms have left a total of 44 people dead and nine others missing in Beijing, according to a press conference on Thursday.

A speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at a national conference on ecological and environmental protection on July 17, 2023, will be published on Friday.

China's space start-up ADA Space on Thursday unveiled its plan for a new computing satellite constellation of 12 satellites, with computing power expected to be four times greater than the inaugural batch launched in May. The project accelerates the construction of its Star Compute program, which will ultimately comprise 2,800 supercomputer satellite systems.

China issued a travel advisory on Friday urging caution for its nationals visiting Japan amid tsunami alerts, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

China's cyberspace watchdog summons Nvidia over H20 chip security risks

To ensure the smooth running of the 2025 Chengdu World Games, China's cyberspace authorities announced it will launch a 20-day special campaign starting Friday to clean up the online environment surrounding the event, the CCTV News reported on Thursday.

China took back home the remains of 265 soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteers who died in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) and held solemn burial ceremonies for them from 2021 to 2025, said an official of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs on Thursday.

China has collected DNA samples from the returned remains of 981 soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteers who died in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953), as well as DNA samples of over 1,300 family members, and established a refined, dynamic database, the veterans affairs minister Pei Jinjia said on Thursday.

China has identified burial sites or found relatives for 7,000 fallen soldiers, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs announced on Thursday.

Reports and data show that many Chinese students are thinking twice on studying in the US this summer partly due to swaying US visa policies. The Trump administration suspended visa interviews on May 27 and Secretary of State Marco Rubio once threatened to revoke Chinese students' visas. Though the visa interviews were resumed on June 18, several Chinese students and study abroad consultants told the Global Times that scrutiny on social media accounts appears to have intensified.

Foshan City in South China's Guangdong Province will launch a one-week special campaign starting Thursday to eradicate mosquitoes and strengthen the prevention and control of mosquito-borne diseases such as chikungunya and dengue fever. The goal is to cut off transmission routes of the epidemic effectively, according to Foshan News Media Center on Wednesday, citing information from the local office of the command center for the prevention and control of mosquito-borne infectious diseases.

The China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted law enforcement patrols in the territorial waters off China's Huangyan Dao and surrounding areas on Thursday.

A total of 6.106 million couples registered their marriages in China in 2024, a decrease of 20.5 percent year-on-year, according to the latest data released by Ministry of Civil Affairs. The marriage rate was 4.3 per thousand, down by 1.1 per mille from the previous year, the data showed.

Heavy rainfall has killed eight people and caused another 18 to go missing in Chengde, North China's Hebei Province, news oulet Chinanews.com reported on Wednesday.

A cruise ship that failed to be steered in shore at its destination of the Yokohama Port in Japan had to set off for the return journey to Shanghai due to tsunami warnings issued by Japan's meteorological authority after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, which sparked alerts across most of Japan's east coast.

China has introduced a nationwide childcare subsidy program - the first large-scale, universal, and direct cash subsidy for public welfare distributed to the public since the founding of the People's Republic of China - with a preliminary budget of around 90 billion yuan ($12.54 billion) allocated for this year, an official said at a press conference on Wednesday. Experts said the strong policy support is a concrete effort and a crucial step in terms of fostering a birth-friendly society.

A national teleconference chaired by China's National Health Commission (NHC) was held in Beijing on Tuesday to address the growing chikungunya fever outbreak, media reported on Wednesday, as South China's Guangdong Province reported a total of 4,824 cases as of July 26. The meeting urged decisive measures to curb the epidemic, enhance mosquito control, and strengthen early detection to safeguard public health.

According to the main agenda of the session, the Political Bureau will report its work to the CPC Central Committee, and the session will study the proposals for formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development.

The nationwide childcare subsidy program is the first large-scale, inclusive, and direct cash subsidy for public welfare distributed to the public since the founding of the People's Republic of China, an official from the National Health Commission said during a press conference on Wednesday.

The nationwide childcare subsidy program is the first large-scale, inclusive, and direct cash subsidy for public welfare distributed to the public since the founding of the People's Republic of China, an official from the National Health Commission said during a press conference on Wednesday.

China's Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) activated a Level-II marine disaster emergency response at 10 am on Wednesday for East China's Zhejiang Province and Shanghai, following an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck waters off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula earlier in the morning.

When asked to comment on claims by Lai Ching-te, who thanked the “civic power,” and called for so-called “resisting communists and protecting Taiwan,” following the first-round results of “mass recall” vote in Taiwan, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that Lai's claims are utterly self-deceptive and fully expose his obstinate nature as a staunch advocate of “Taiwan independence.”

Fujian coast guard conducted a routine law enforcement patrol in the waters near Kinmen on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for a regional bureau of China Coast Guard.

When asked to comment on public criticism that the DPP authorities' disaster relief efforts during Typhoon Danas were inadequate, and that their cold, arrogant behavior had sparked outrage — with some accusing Lai Ching-te of merely putting on a political show, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said on Wednesday that they are deeply concerned about their compatriots affected by Typhoon Danas and hope they can soon return to normal life and resume their work and daily routines.

The Chinese Consulate General in Khabarovsk confirmed to Global Times on Wednesday that the identity of the Chinese national killed in the July 24 crash of an Antonov An-24 passenger plane in Russia's Amur Oblast has been verified, and the consulate has contacted the victim's family.

Regarding the DPP authorities' recent claim that during the FISU World University Games in Germany, mainland delegation staff repeatedly pressured the organizers and interfered with activities of the Taiwan delegation, and "escalated" the issue beyond the "Olympic model," Chen?Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the "Olympic model" is the internationally recognized protocol for handling the Taiwan question in sports and the principle jointly observed by sports communities on both sides of the Straits. It provides the fundamental institutional guarantee for promoting cross-Straits sports exchanges and for athletes from both sides of the Straits to participate in international competitions.

The Chinese Consulate-General in Fukuoka issued an urgent alert on Wednesday to Chinese nationals in Japan, warning of an impending tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

Typhoon Co-May, the eighth typhoon of the year, made landfall along the coast of Zhujiajian Island in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province on early Wednesday morning. Classified as a tropical storm, the typhoon has already brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to parts of eastern China, according to media reports.

The fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" has been published by Foreign Languages Press in both Chinese and English and is now available at home and abroad, according to an official statement issued Wednesday.

Chinese vice premier Zhang Guoqing arrived in Beijing's Miyun District on Monday evening to visit and console residents displaced by torrential rains, and to oversee on-site flood control and relief efforts.

Rural children in Binzhou, East China's Shandong Province, interact with intelligent robot dogs at the local science and technology museum on July 29, 2025. Photo: VCG

The chikungunya virus does not spread through casual contact or respiratory droplets such as coughing or sneezing, but is mainly transmitted through the bites of infected Aedes mosquitoes, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) stated in an article on Tuesday as the chikungunya outbreak in southern China has drawn public attention in recent days, with total reported cases surpassing 4,800 in South China's Guangdong Province.

YH-1000 unmanned transport aircraft, developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA,) successfully delivered cargo weighing approximately 400 kilograms and landed smoothly at the Chongqing Liangping Airport in Southwest China's Chongqing on Monday morning. The craft's developers told the Global Times on Tuesday that such event marked that the medium-to-large transport aircraft model has completed the full-process verification of "cargo transportation—cross-regional flight—autonomous return" in the complex mountainous terrain of the Yangtze River Basin for the first time.

In recent days, extreme and severe convective weather brought by warm, moist air from the edge of the subtropical high has occurred in Miyun and other areas in Beijing.

Shi Yinle, abbot of the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, Central China's Henan Province, has reportedly assumed the position of abbot of the Shaolin Temple, according to a statement from the Shaolin Temple following the launch of an investigation into its former abbot.

Chengdu in Southwest China's Sichuan Province experienced a hailstorm on Tuesday afternoon during summer season. Videos posted by local media Sichuan Guancha showed egg-sized hailstones accompanied by a storm.

Police in Shanghai have recently busted a criminal gang involved in customizing, packaging, and selling counterfeit Labubu and other trendy toys, which were sold at 60 to 70 percent of the price of genuine products.

Xi sends message to World Youth Conference for Peace

China successfully launched the SQX-1 Y10 commercial carrier rocket into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Tuesday.

Heavy rainfall continued to batter northern China, including Beijing and surrounding regions, on Monday and Tuesday, triggering natural disasters in multiple areas and prompting the deployment of advanced technologies, such as satellites and drones — for rescue and relief operations.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out efforts to ensure the safety of people's lives and property in the fight against floods and geological disasters caused by heavy rainfalls that are currently affecting some parts of China. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has made an important instruction regarding flood control and disaster relief work, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) troops, along with militia members, responded swiftly to orders and were immediately mobilized for flood control, emergency rescue, and disaster relief operations, the People's Liberation Army Daily reported in an article published on Tuesday.

The recent round of extreme heavy rainfall in Beijing has caused significant disasters, with severe damage reported in the northern mountainous areas. The continuous extreme downpours have led to major devastation. A total of 30 people have died due to the disaster across the city — 28 in Miyun district and 2 in Yanqing district, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

China's air and water quality continued to improve in the first half (H1) of 2025, according to Pei Xiaofei, spokesperson for the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

A spokesperson from the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) on Monday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to a recent visit to China's Taiwan region by certain members of the European Parliament, stressing that the move seriously violates the one-China principle and blatantly interferes in China's internal affairs.

Beijing has declared the highest-level flood emergency response effective from 8 pm on Monday, forecasting that from Monday evening to Tuesday morning most areas of the city will be hit by torrential rainfall, warning of extremely high risks of flash floods, mudslides and landslides in mountainous areas, as well as severe waterlogging in low-lying urban areas, announced the municipal emergency management authority.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out efforts to ensure the safety of people's lives and property in the fight against floods and geological disasters caused by heavy rainfalls that are currently affecting some parts of China.

China announced on Monday a groundbreaking nationwide cash subsidy policy for parents, including those with only one child aged three or younger, an effort to help alleviate the financial pressure on families raising children and boost the country's birth rate.

Another Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) large language model is now open-source: Chinese AI company Zhipu AI, which was once named by OpenAI as a global competitor, launched its new-generation flagship model, the GLM-4.5, on Monday evening.

There have been at least six people killed and ten people missing in North China's Hebei Province due to the heavy rain.

China to offer nationwide childcare subsidies to boost birth rate

Four people were killed and eight others remain missing after a landslide struck a village in north China's Hebei Province early Monday, local authorities said.

The Buddhist Association of China said on Monday that it firmly supported and endorsed the decision to handle Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple and approved the revocation of Shi's ordination certificate.

Nanhai district in Foshan city of South China's Guangdong Province launched a district-wide health campaign on Sunday to combat mosquito-borne diseases following a recent outbreak of chikungunya fever. The initiative aims to reduce the density of mosquito vectors and minimize disease transmission risks across the area.

Multiple regions in North China including Beijing and Hebei Province have been lashed by torrential rains and flood.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng is scheduled to be in Sweden from July 27 to 30 for economic and trade talks with the US. Ahead of the meeting, Chinese state media published commentaries welcoming in-depth dialogue while underscoring Beijing's recognition of the long-term, complex nature of the negotiations.

Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Shaolin kung fu, has been placed under investigation by multiple departments for the charge of criminal offenses, the temple said in a statement released on Sunday.

Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a fourth day on Sunday, despite US President Donald Trump warning them they are risking potential trade deals with the US. The US president said on Saturday the leaders of the two countries had agreed to meet to negotiate a ceasefire.

Foshan in South China's Guangdong Province has mobilized its citizens to combat chikungunya, aiming to cut off the virus transmission chain by making strong mosquito prevention efforts.

Search and rescue operations are in full swing after contact with a van was lost on Sunday morning near a township of the city of Datong, north China's Shanxi Province, according to the city's emergency response headquarters.

China's renowned "Village Super League," also known as Cun Chao, has made a triumphant return with a gratitude-themed restart ceremony staged in Rongjiang County, Guizhou Province, on late Saturday, drawing tens of thousands of spectators. The celebration comes after devastating floods weeks ago, when the stadium and much of the county were submerged in floodwaters.

Six people were killed and eight others injured after a semi-trailer tractor collided with a minibus on Saturday in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities said on Sunday.

Torrential rains have resulted in the evacuation of 3,065 residents in Beijing's suburban district of Miyun. From Saturday afternoon to the early hours of Sunday, Miyun was battered by intense rainfall, with the maximum precipitation exceeding 300 millimeters within just over half a day—reaching the threshold of an extreme rainstorm, according to multiple media outlets on Sunday.