Five people have been killed after a fire broke out at a pig breeding facility in Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to a statement released on the official WeChat account of the Liuzhou Fire and Rescue. The blaze has been extinguished,

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The office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated a Level-IV emergency flood-control response for Fujian, Guangdong and Yunnan provinces on Monday morning, as forecasts warned of heavy to extreme rainfall from Monday to Tuesday, raising risks of

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A playful scene recently unfolded at Shenshuping Panda Base in Wolong, Sichuan. While its fellow panda was busy eating, a panda cub crept over stealthily to steal its milk. The cub’s sneaky little moves looked utterly cute and clumsy. However, the sharp-eyed keeper had been

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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Xinhua (Video: Xinhua)

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At least one person was killed and four others were injured following earthquakes that struck the Philippines, according to local media reports on Monday. Footage showed the moment a building collapsed in the affected area. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Xinhua

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The Chinese Consulate General in #Fukuoka on Monday reminded #Chinese nationals in Japan’s remote islands and coastal areas to closely monitor tsunami alerts and disaster prevention updates after #Japan’s meteorological department said the strong earthquake near Mindanao, the

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China's research vessel Haiyang Dizhi-6 recently completed its 16th deep-sea geological survey expedition, according to CCTV News on Monday. The mission has achieved a number of important results in areas including deep-sea geological environment investigations and the research,

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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, left Beijing on Monday for a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Xinhua reported. Xi's trip is at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, general

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued a document on Monday to better regulate online products reviewing and testing, in a bid to maintain fair market competition and protect the lawful rights and interests

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Philippines state seismology agency Phivolcs upgraded the powerful earthquake that struck off southern Mindanao on Monday morning to magnitude 7.9, warning the public of aftershocks and a possible tsunami after the offshore tremor, according to local media. Footage released by

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Magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes off southern Philippines; Chinese authority rule out destructive impact on China's coast

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According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the waters off Mindanao, the Philippines (5.55°N, 125.10°E) at 7:37 am Beijing time on Monday. The quake occurred at a depth of 40 kilometers. Based on preliminary earthquake parameters, the