BEIJING, June 20 (ABC): China’s national observatory on Monday renewed an orange alert for high temperatures, as heatwaves hit parts of the country. During daylight hours on Monday, parts of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Hubei are expected to reach temperatures of 35 to 36 degrees Celsius, the National Meteorological Center said. …

CHENGDU, June 20 (ABC): Archaeologists have found more than 1,100 tombs dating back to the late Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.) and the early Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-25 A.D.) in Yanyuan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Over 5,000 artifacts including pottery, bronzeware, ironware, goldware, and silverware have been unearthed from the Laolongtou ruins site since an excavation launched in …

BEIJING, June 20 (ABC): A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China’s Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 …

FUZHOU, June 20 (ABC): East China’s Fujian Province has evacuated nearly 220,000 people for torrential rain and rain-induced floods starting early this month. Waterlogging, landslides, house damage and other disaster situations have been found in some regions of the province. The maximum hourly rainfall was reported to reach 78.6 mm in Youyang Township of Xianyou County.  Fire rescue and forest …

SHANGHAI, June 20(ABC): China has carried out a land-based missile interception test that “achieved its expected purpose”, the Defence Ministry said, describing it as defensive and not aimed at any country. China has been ramping up research into all sorts of missiles, from those that can destroy satellites in space to advanced nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, as part of an ambitious …

BEIJING, June 17 (ABC): China plans to build eight new national atmosphere background watch stations by the end of 2025 to strengthen greenhouse gas observation, according to the country’s meteorological authority. The stations are set up to monitor dozens of elements, including greenhouse gases, reactive gas ozone, aerosols and solar radiation. Scientists usually select station sites far away from human …

BEIJING, June 17 (ABC): Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng Thursday called for thorough reasoning and well-informed decision-making to advance the construction of China’s major projects. Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while chairing a symposium at the China International Engineering Consulting Corporation (CIECC). …

BEIJING, June 17 (ABC): China is confident to keep its foreign trade running within a reasonable range for the whole year, making more contributions to the economic fundamentals, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday. The country’s total imports and exports went up 9.6 percent year on year last month on top of April’s 0.1-percent expansion, gaining recovery momentum. “The …

BEIJING, June 17 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping will host the 14th BRICS Summit in Beijing on June 23, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced here Friday. Spokesperson Hua Chunying said the Summit will be held in virtual format under the theme of “Foster High-quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in a New Era for Global Development.” Hua said President Xi will …

BEIJING, June 19 (ABC): President Xi Jinping has led resolute combat against desertification, with “a historic change” made amid the country’s passionate exploring for ways to curb the expansion of deserts. More than half of China’s manageable desertification land has been restored over the past decade, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA) said on Friday, the World Day to …