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Nation's value added in the service sector grew 5.2 percent year-on-year, 0.5 percentage points faster than overall economic growth. Retail sales of services rose 5.3 percent year-on-year.

On Xiaoyangshan Island, off Shanghai's southeastern coast, the port hums with nonstop activity. Giant vessels rest alongside the berths. Quay cranes tower overhead.

Mount Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano, has been erupting for several days, spewing ash and lava and repeatedly disrupting flights at Catania Airport, a major gateway to Sicily.

China's extended-range electric vehicle market is seeing a shift in 2026. Wholesale passenger car sales fell 13.1% to about 504,000 units in the first half, while June sales dropped 25.2% to 94,000 units, accounting for 6.4% of the market.

Japan said Thursday it "strongly protests" Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to a disputed island.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Far Eastern Kuril Island of Iturup, Russian media reported on Thursday.According to TASS news agency, Putin has visited the Kuril Island of Iturup after attending the final stage of the Pacific Fleet drills in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.Putin visited the

This year, China has accelerated efforts to advance the application and industrial development of 6G technology. In May, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) granted the IMT-2030 (6G) Promotion Group a permit to use frequencies in the 6 GHz band for 6G technology trials. In

In the first quarter of this year, US retail giant Walmart reported $8 billion in net sales from its China operations — a 22.3 percent increase year-over-year.