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The barrier lake above mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region has basically drained, forming a flowing state of the river channel, China's Ministry of Water Resources said Sunday, citing drone footage and panoramic images captured in the morning and reports from

An avalanche of ice and rock originating from a high-mountain glacier in Nepal has been identified as the cause of a devastating mudslide that struck Gyirong Port in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. The glacier, equivalent in size to more than 60 football fields, collapsed and struck Gyirong Port at the speed of a bullet train, said Su Pengcheng, a professor of engineering at Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, on August 30. The event lasted only six to seven minutes, but resulted in the catastrophic destruction of Gyirong Port. (Source: China News Service; Produced by Wang Ruofan and Heng Shimin)

Teachers decorate a blackboard at a middle school in Xinle, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 29, 2026. Various departments across the country are getting ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Jia Minjie/Xinhua)Students clean a classroom at a primary school in Gaomi, east China's Shandong

A passenger ship capsized off Kyrenia, Cyprus, on Sunday afternoon shortly after departing from the city's port, according to media. Some passengers were reportedly injured.

Two helicopters airdropped emergency supplies to the mudslide-hit area in Xizang Autonomous Region on August 29. The helicopters brought food, medicine, rescue equipment and other urgently needed items.

In mountainous areas of China's Yunnan where rain had made roads difficult to pass, farmers used drones to transport tonnes of cabbage efficiently.

A new sustainable energy training center at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Fiji has commenced operations, aiming to foster renewable energy education and technical skill development within the country and the broader Pacific region.The purpose-built facility will provide practical

The next wave of consumer growth in China may come from beyond the biggest cities. New national measures are encouraging county-level markets to upgrade commercial facilities, bring in more brands, and develop new forms of retail sales. In China's administrative system, a county-level city is an