Authorities in east China's Zhejiang Province upgraded emergency responses for Typhoon Dolphin from Level IV to Level III at noon on Friday, as the 13th typhoon of 2026 approaches the country's eastern coast.

A van driver rushed to the rescue after a woman was swept off her scooter by powerful floodwaters in Zigui county, Hubei Province, on August 5. Zhao Yuanjie was nearby in his van when the woman, who was riding a scooter, was suddenly caught in the rushing water. The strong current knocked her off the vehicle and left her struggling to stay on her feet. Seeing that she was in danger, Zhao immediately got out of the van and rushed over to help. He guided the woman to safety on the sidewalk, then returned to pull her scooter out of the floodwaters. Zhao's quick actions have drawn widespread praise online. One netizen wrote: "Although natural disasters can be ruthless, people's kindness and compassion can still bring warmth in difficult times."

A garbage truck covered with stuffed toys has become an unexpected source of joy in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Its driver, a former soldier surnamed Liu, decorated the truck with his daughter's old plush toys and others he rescued from the trash. As one netizen put it: "Those abandoned toys have found not only a second life, but also brought comfort to Liu, who spends long days driving alone." (Produced by Xie Runjia and intern Wang Shanshan)

China's highest meteorological observation tower, Luzhou Tower, has surpassed 200 meters during construction in Hefei, Anhui Province.

From high-quality African agri-food products increasingly finding their way onto Chinese dinner tables to Chinese new energy equipment and construction machinery supporting Africa's development, China-Africa trade is increasingly two-way, with deeper integration across industrial chains.

Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, lauded as the godfather of AI, has spoken highly of the Chinese government's mature considerations and cautious attitude towards the relationship between AI and employment.

Chinese experts on Friday slammed the US move to impose a series of price floors and a 15 percent tariff on products made from polysilicon, saying it was another sign that the US is using trade tools to contain China's industrial growth and counter China’s chip supply chain, with "industrial

China's foreign goods trade maintained sound growth during the first seven months of 2026, with total import-export value hitting 30.13 trillion yuan ($4.46 trillion), up 17.3% year-on-year, as per data from the General Administration of Customs on Friday.

Shapotou scenic area in NW China's Ningxia sees surge in visitors during peak summer tourism season

Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai's run at the WTA National Bank Open in Toronto came to an end in the third round on Thursday, after she fell to World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-4.

Chilean Hector Merino discovered acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) while seeking treatment for back pain, sparking decades of interest in the field. Inspired by Hector, his son Rodrigo enrolled at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2023. A year later, Hector joined the same university to further his own studies, becoming his son's junior. Here's the story of a father and son studying TCM side by side in Shanghai.

China and India held the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs (WMCC) in New Delhi on Thursday.