The Hong Kong Observatory downgraded the typhoon signal to the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 12:40 p.m. local time on Sunday as Typhoon Noul moves away.

A Vietnamese vessel sank after encountering distress in waters near Yongshu Reef in the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, with 37 people rescued as of 7:30 a.m. Sunday, authorities of China's Sansha City said.

A large-scale rally was held in Taipei on Saturday to protest the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' failure to safeguard food safety and disregard for people's livelihoods.

CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev here on Saturday.Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, congratulated Kyrgyzstan on successfully hosting the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States, saying it had laid a solid foundation for the SCO Bishkek Summit.Wang said that a good neighbor is worth more than gold, adding that China will always be a trustworthy good neighbor to Kyrgyzstan. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, China and Kyrgyzstan have established a comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era in the spirit of solidarity and mutual benefit, and are working together to build a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future featuring good-neighborliness, friendship, and shared prosperity, said Wang.He noted that the two heads of state met three times last year, charting the course for the development of bilateral relations and injecting strong momentum into deepening all-round mutually beneficial cooperation. Under the leadership of Japarov, Kyrgyzstan has made remarkable achievements in national development, and China is sincerely pleased to see the country's progress, Wang said.Wang said this year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the first year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan. China is advancing the great cause of building a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization, while Kyrgyzstan is actively implementing its National Development Program until 2030, he said, noting that the two countries enjoy broad prospects for aligning their development strategies and jointly pursuing development and revitalization.At the next stage, the two sides should make good preparati...