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China’s anti-corruption drive has purged senior officials, including a Politburo member, highlighting efforts to enforce loyalty and clamp down on corruption within the CCP. The latest expulsions follow investigations announced earlier in the year; authorities describe the actions as part of maintaining discipline in a top-down system.
A heavy, rain-triggered landslide in Pengshui County near Chongqing has buried more than 10 buildings. Over 1,100 residents have been relocated. Ten people have been rescued, eight died, and authorities say rescuers are mapping stable access paths as they work with water and debris. Relief funds have been allocated as rescue operations continue.
A heavy landslide in Pengshui County, Chongqing, has buried more than 10 residential buildings. Authorities have evacuated more than 1,100 people within a one-kilometer radius, and eight people have been confirmed dead while 10 survivors remain in hospital. Rescue teams continue mapping a safe extraction plan as weather and unstable terrain threaten further collapses.
Typhoon Noul has made landfall along the Guangdong coast and is driving strong winds and heavy rain across southern China, prompting mass evacuations, flight cancellations, and power disruptions as authorities monitor its path toward inland regions.
Noul has made landfall in southern China, driving strong winds and heavy rain. Hong Kong cancels hundreds of flights and thousands are displaced as authorities mobilize flood defenses and relief funds.
A Vietnamese cargo vessel carrying 62 people has sunk near Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands. Rescue teams from Vietnam and China have recovered 44 people, with 18 still missing. The incident highlights ongoing tensions over South China Sea claims as search and rescue operations persist.
Typhoon Dolphin has weakened inland but continues to cause extreme rainfall and floods across Zhejiang, Shanghai and Fujian. Authorities have evacuated hundreds of thousands, canceled thousands of flights, and closed major attractions as the storm moves westward.
Dolphin has made landfall near Yuhuan, Zhejiang, bringing winds of 151 km/h and torrential rain. The storm has prompted mass evacuations, flight cancellations, and widespread transport disruptions as authorities warn of prolonged rainfall and flood risk across eastern China.
Humanoid robots at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing have achieved sprint times under the human 100m world record, with Tiangong Ultra and Lightning showcasing rapid improvements amid U.S. tech scrutiny. The events feature 2,000+ robots across 51 contests, highlighting China’s push in robotics and AI integration.
Massive floods across Nepal and Tibet have killed dozens and left hundreds missing. Rescue efforts are underway, with thousands of troops deployed and international aid flowing in as authorities warn of continuing danger from dammed lakes and downstream river surges.
A glacial collapse on 26 August has produced torrent floods that have killed more than 1,395 people and left over 5,600 missing across Nepal and Tibet. Rescue teams have been recovering bodies, searching buried hydropower tunnels and remote villages, and racing to control newly formed barrier lakes that are threatening further flooding and hampering access.
A glacial collapse on the Nepal–Tibet border has killed at least 903 people in Nepal and 16 in Tibet, and has left thousands missing. Rescuers have focused on reaching 933 hydropower workers trapped in tunnels while army teams and foreign specialists are using controlled blasts, excavators and airdrops to clear silt, mud and blocked access routes.
Rescuers have intensified operations on the Nepal–Tibet border after a glacier collapse and subsequent floods have left hundreds dead and thousands missing. International and Nepalese military teams are blasting into mud-choked tunnels and pumping air into hydropower sites while families wait; authorities have reported 939 dead and 3,925 missing, including 592 foreigners.
Lian Yunzhi has become the only female speedcuber to average under 4.5 seconds, achieving 4.52 and 4.27-second averages at competitions in Wuhan and Guangzhou, according to CCTV. She has trained two to three hours daily, mastering over 1,300 algorithms. Her early results started from age four.