Death toll rises to 14 in north China building fire

BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went up 5.7 percent year on year in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday.

The 36th Chinese medical team to Tanzania's Zanzibar has concluded a four-day free medical outreach camp at Kinduni Health Center, providing medical services to more than 5,000 residents.The camp was organized at the invitation of the Maisha Bora Foundation, led by Zanzibar's first lady Mariam

China topped the women's artistic gymnastics qualification at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday, with Chen Ziyan, Xie Guying and Zhong Qi combining for 106.864 points to edge Japan by 0.500 points and secure a place in Monday's team final.Xie led the individual all-around standings with

TBILISI, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of the Georgian government, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng paid a visit to Georgia from Friday to Sunday, during which he met with Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, separately.In the meeting with Kavelashvili, Han conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping's warm greetings and best wishes to the Georgian president. He noted that Georgia is China's first strategic partner in Transcaucasia and also the first country in Eurasia to establish a free trade arrangement (FTA) with China.Over the 34 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two sides have consistently upheld the principles of mutual respect, mutual trust and win-win cooperation, promoting the sound and steady development of bilateral relations, Han said.In June this year, Xi and Kavelashvili jointly announced the elevation of China-Georgia relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, opening a new chapter for the development of bilateral ties and injecting fresh impetus into cooperation across various fields, he said. Consolidating and developing China-Georgia relations serves the fundamental interests and shared aspirations of the two peoples.China stands ready to strengthen communication and coordination with Georgia, jointly deliver on the important consensus reached by the two leaders, maintain firm mutual support, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, foster closer people-to-people bonds, and advance the development of China-Georgia relations, Han said.Kavelashvili asked Han to convey his sincere greetings and best wishes to Xi.He said that as ancient civilizations with long histories, Georgia and China respect and trust each other, their cooperative bonds keep tightening, and people-to-people exchanges are growing ever more frequent. Georgia takes great pride in its cooperation with China, he added.Georgia stands ready to deepen cooperation with China across all fields to deliver greater ben...

TAIYUAN, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Five people have been confirmed dead in a fire in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities said.The fire broke out in a building on Liuxiang South Road in the city's Yingze District at around 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the city's fire department. The open flames have been extinguished.A total of 38 people were sent to hospitals for treatment, among whom five have died, the authorities said.

China launched a Long March-12 carrier rocket from the southern island province of Hainan on Monday, sending a batch of internet satellites into space.The rocket lifted off at 4:24 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The payloads, the 29th group of low-orbit