An 18-year-old Shanghai student, Wu Yulun, secretly traveled with a friend to Guangxi, a flood-stricken region in southwestern China, to join volunteer relief efforts after completing his gaokao, telling his parents he was on holiday.
Tropical Storm Bavi, after causing widespread evacuations and flight cancellations along China's east coast, has moved inland over Anhui province. While some services are resuming, high winds and heavy rain are expected to persist.
Typhoon Bavi has caused at least 15 deaths in the Philippines due to landslides. The storm, the largest in over 30 years for Taiwan, is approaching the island with high winds and heavy rainfall, prompting evacuations and preparations. It is also expected to impact eastern China and Japan.
Typhoon Bavi caused at least 15 deaths in the Philippines due to landslides. The storm, the largest in over 30 years for Taiwan, is nearing the island with high winds and heavy rain, prompting evacuations and preparations.
Typhoon Bavi, one of the strongest storms in decades, has caused deadly landslides in the southern Philippines, killing at least 15 people. The massive storm is now heading towards Taiwan and southeastern China, prompting widespread flight cancellations, school closures, and evacuations.
Typhoon Bavi has weakened to a severe typhoon, prompting flight cancellations in eastern China. Zhoushan and Wenzhou airports cancelled multiple flights, with airlines offering fee-waiver rebooking and refunds. The storm is expected to make landfall between Fujian and Zhejiang provinces.
Typhoon Bavi has weakened to severe typhoon status and is approaching China's coast, expected to make landfall between Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. Flights have been cancelled at multiple airports, and airlines are offering refunds and rebooking options.
Typhoon Bavi has weakened to severe typhoon status as it approaches China's coast, leading to flight cancellations at multiple airports and airlines offering refunds and fee-waiver rebookings for affected passengers.
Typhoon Bavi, covering nearly 940,000 sq km, is approaching China, causing anxiety among residents in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Concerns include potential landfall, travel disruptions, and utility shortages.
Dongying No 1 Middle School in China's Shandong province is facing backlash for collecting sensitive information from new students' parents, including car brand, plate number, and purchase price, citing internal use.
A court in eastern China has sentenced former official Yang Youlin to death for accepting over 2.2 billion yuan (US$323.8 million) in bribes. The sentence, one of the harshest for economic crimes in recent years, also includes lifelong political rights deprivation and asset confiscation.
A Shanghai family's 40-year devotion to a neighbor with a mental disability has resulted in the city's first legal guardianship case for unrelated individuals. Ren, 71, continued his parents' care for Xu, 56, who has no family in Shanghai.
A single mother in Hefei, China, known as 'Spider-Woman,' is earning praise for her dangerous work cleaning high-rise exteriors to fund her son's cerebral palsy treatment after her savings were depleted and she sold her home.
A 75-year-old grandfather in China has become a beauty influencer, live-streaming late into the night to raise funds for his grandson's rare disease treatment. Zhu Yunchang applies makeup and swatches lipsticks to help cover the annual cost of approximately $206,000 for his grandson Jingyan's injections.
Sanam Vakil of Chatham House states Gulf states remain reliant on the US for security but are uneasy with Washington's 'regime change-light strategy,' urging them to diversify defense relationships and manage diplomatic tracks amid an 'uncomfortable moment' with uncertain US policy and unpredictable Iran.
A Shanghai resident defrauded long-time friends of over 700,000 yuan by posing as the owner of a vacant flat he did not own, selling it to them after changing the lock. The man, with a prior fraud conviction, exploited the couple's generosity and desire for a home.
Jiang Mingdian, a 77-year-old from Quanzhou, China, has written over 100,000 letters for families to relatives overseas in a career spanning 59 years. This tradition stems from Fujian's history of emigration, where letter writers bridged the communication gap for illiterate relatives.
Liu Xiuhong, from Jiangxi, China, was reunited with her birth family 22 years after running away at age nine. Fearing punishment for breaking a shower gel bottle, she fled and was adopted. Now 31, she used police and volunteer help to find her original family.
Yingzi, a 74-year-old from Shanghai, gains over 2 million followers with her youthful fashion sense, daily yoga routine, and fearless confidence, racking up over 100 million video views.
Han Yifei, a 24-year-old from Jiangsu, China, inspires online with her ballroom dancing despite losing an eye and part of her jaw to osteosarcoma, garnering over 7,000 followers.
Chery, China's largest car exporter, sold three times as many vehicles overseas as domestically in May, with international sales comprising 73% of its total. This trend mirrors other Chinese automakers like BYD and Great Wall Motor, who are also expanding globally.
A 12-year-old boy, Xuanxuan, who survived catastrophic burns covering 97% of his body after a fire six years ago, is now battling daily pain on the badminton court, inspired by his idol Lin Dan to become a champion.
A woman in Hangzhou, China, nearly had her throat cut by a fishing line while riding an electric bike on a crowded bridge, sparking online safety concerns.
Yu Hao, founder of Dreame Technology, is gaining notoriety as China's "crazy boss" due to his flamboyant social media stunts, including ordering employees to promote company products online.
