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An official from the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the chief minister of the Japanese Embassy in China on Sunday to lodge solemn representations and voice strong dissatisfaction and protest.

Trade value between China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Gulf Arab countries rose over 35 percent in the first five months of this year, said Financial Secretary of the HKSAR Government Paul Chan on Sunday.

A drone photo taken on July 12, 2026 shows cargo ships anchoring at a harbor to avoid the typhoon in Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province.

As the world marks the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms on July 12, China is expanding the use of advanced monitoring technologies and deepening international cooperation to help address one of the world's most widespread environmental challenges.

At least 10 people were killed and several others injured in a three-vehicle collision in Indonesia's West Java province on Sunday, police said.

As another summer of extreme heat pushes air-conditioning demand higher across China, cities are facing a growing challenge: how to stay cool without placing ever greater pressure on the power grid.

Twenty-two of the 63 people injured in a deadly pub fire in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, late Sunday, remained in critical condition, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said Monday.

Grateful residents in Guigang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, lined the streets to bid a warm farewell to fire rescue teams following days of intense flood relief efforts. Deeply appreciative of the crews' hard work, the crowds cheered, waved national flags and handed gifts to the departing rescuers.