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China is aiming to raise its average life expectancy to 80 by 2030, up from 79.25 recorded in 2025, in sustained push to improve public medical services and advance the Healthy China initiative.Approved by the State Council, the plan seeks to expand fair access to healthcare, encourage wider public

China said on Monday that its inspections of Panama-flagged ships were conducted in accordance with international conventions, rejecting claims that the measures were "punitive."Responding to reports that the United States and Panama had described China's inspections of Panama-flagged vessels as

Explosions reported near Strait of Hormuz: media

China on Monday said the passage of the Strait of Hormuz should be properly handled, calling for a measured response to widespread international concerns over the strait's closure."The Strait of Hormuz is an international shipping lane and an early resumption of its safe and unimpeded navigation

A volunteer serves lunch for relocated people at a temporary shelter in Yanggan Village of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, July 12, 2026.As extreme weather has battered multiple regions across China in recent days, local authorities have implemented disaster prevention and relief

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has raised the alarm that 3.7 million children under the age of 5 in Afghanistan are at heightened risk of malnutrition, according to a new report issued on Sunday.The report highlighted child food and nutrition insecurity as a primary driver of undernutrition,

South Korean chip giant SK hynix on Friday priced its mega US listing at $149 per share, raising around $26.5 billion in what is set to be the world's second largest stock sale after SpaceX.

At least 2,700 people could have died in England and Wales as a result of heatwaves that struck in May and June, according to a study released Monday.