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The harvest season for branched string lettuce recently wrapped up along Xihu port in Huangbi'ao township, Xiangshan county, Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang province.

China's 31 provincial-level regions have now published their respective outlines for regional economic and social development during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) period, outlining clear goals and pathways for growth through 2030.

China's second domestically built large cruise ship, the Adora Flora City, returned to port in Shanghai on Wednesday after completing a 12-day maiden sea trial, marking a milestone in the country's push to mass-produce large cruise ships.

India's economy could slow down as prolonged disruptions to supplies of energy, petrochemicals and fertilizers from the Middle East crisis continue to bite, experts say.

African leaders and health agencies are intensifying efforts to contain the growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with nearly $500 million pledged for the response as vaccine developers race to produce treatments tailored to the current strain amid rising infections

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that China is willing to work with Thailand to promote reform and improvement of the global governance system.

South Africa on Monday marked Africa Day amid renewed concerns over xenophobia, as the government called for African unity and condemned violence against foreign nationals.

Recent advancements in technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), brain-computer interfaces and bionic engineering are offering renewed hope and expanding possibilities for people living with disabilities.