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BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — Gao Peng, former vice mayor of Beijing, has been arrested on suspicion of bribe-taking and dereliction of duty, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) said on Wednesday. The case was handed over to prosecutors for examination…

An aerial photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024 shows fishermen unloading seafood at a port in Lingao County, south China’s Hainan Province. Fishermen here are busy unloading and processing seafood in harvest season. These fresh catches, apart from meeting local…

Firefighters check the affected buildings in Akqi County of Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 17, 2024. A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 6:23 a.m.…

LHASA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — Scientists have identified the thickest glacier on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, known as Asia’s water tower, following the discovery of a nearly 400-meter-thick ice field. The ice field, with a maximum measured thickness of nearly 400…

BEIJING, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — The 11th session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee on Tuesday reviewed a draft decision on gradually raising the statutory retirement age in China. Experts have explained to Xinhua why the retirement…