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Chinese cooling devices ranging from pump products to air conditioners have made significant gains in US and European markets amid lingering heat waves, the Global Times learned from some domestic companies and industry analysts on Monday.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's 83rd task force, currently on a far-sea comprehensive training and visit mission, arrived in Vietnam's southern hub Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday for a four-day goodwill visit. This marks the first visit of Chinese naval vessels to this city in nine

China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base handles 8,000th int'l freight train

China has allocated 160 million yuan (about 23.5 million U.S. dollars) in central natural disaster relief funds to support rescue and relief work in six provincial-level regions, authorities said Monday.

The death toll from a prison unrest in Negombo, Sri Lanka, has risen to 25, with at least 100 individuals injured, police said on Monday.

As extreme heatwaves continue to scorch parts of the world, posing challenges to daily life and public health, many foreigners, after rushing to buy Chinese air conditioners, have also expressed envy over China's widespread ACs and cooling infrastructure.

The Japanese "fishing boats" that have repeatedly trespassed into the waters surrounding Diaoyu Dao may appear to be civilian vessels engaged in illegal fishing, but in reality, they are part of a carefully orchestrated political performance.

South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday upgraded its flood response to top level for Nanning and Guigang cities, effective since 4pm, local authorities announced amid a reservoir breach and dozens of rivers' flooding.