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August 1 marks the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). President Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has often spoken about the development of the armed

A wave of extreme weather events is sweeping across Europe and parts of the United States, with devastating wildfires, record-breaking drought and soaring temperatures disrupting lives, ecosystems and transportation.

In a modern silkworm-rearing facility in Yining county, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, silkworms are thriving on specially formulated feed, producing high-quality cocoons that are helping weave a new path toward rural prosperity.

North China's Shanxi Province has officially ended its four-month annual fishing ban on the Yellow River, with the closed season concluding in August after sustainable efforts to restore aquatic biodiversity.

US authorities arrested a man Monday on suspicion of arson in connection with the biggest of three fires burning around the northwestern city of Spokane, as firefighters raced to contain flames that have displaced tens of thousands.

Europe is grappling with prolonged heat and widespread drought, which are placing increasing strain on drinking water supplies, power generation, agriculture and inland transport, and disrupting daily life and economic activity across the continent.Governments are scrambling to introduce emergency

South Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather.

England and Wales both experienced the "driest July on record", the UK Met Office weather agency said Monday, based on provisional figures.