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URUMQI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — The number of people entering and leaving the China-Kazakhstan International Boundary Cooperation Center "Khorgos" has exceeded 6 million as of Aug. 3 this year, up 66 percent year-on-year, according to the Khorgos border checkpoint.

According to the agency, currently, an average of more than 40,000 people enter and leave the above-mentioned center, located in the city of the same name in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR, Northwest China), every day.

According to Wang Binghe, a representative of the above-mentioned checkpoint, there are a total of 30 manual inspection channels and 18 rapid inspection channels, which has greatly improved the efficiency of customs clearance.

Let us recall that the China-Kazakhstan International Center for Border Cooperation "Khorgos" operates on the territory of China and Kazakhstan. In this center on the Chinese territory there are more than 2 thousand retail outlets and more than 200 duty-free trade enterprises that sell more than a thousand types of goods from more than 40 countries. -0-

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BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Beijing authorities raised their alert level on Monday afternoon over the threat of heavy rain. At 1 p.m., the city's meteorological bureau issued a red alert, the highest in China's four-level warning system. Forecasters said heavy rain was possible across the city from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning.

In most areas of the capital, the amount of rainfall in 6 hours is expected to exceed 100 mm, and in some places even 200 mm.

The Beijing Water Resources Administration and the Beijing Meteorological Service have issued a joint warning over possible flooding, with Miyun District considered the most vulnerable, and Fangshan, Mentougou and Huairou districts also at risk.

Currently, several districts in Beijing, including Shijingshan, Fengtai, Huairou, Fangshan and Mentougou, are on red alert due to the increased risk of torrential rains, mudslides and landslides.

Heavy rains killed 44 people in Beijing last week, affecting more than 300,000 residents and damaging about 24,000 homes. -0-

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URUMQI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — A cargo plane carrying 50.6 tonnes of light industry goods including clothes and bags departed from Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, to Urgench, Uzbekistan, on Monday, marking the successful completion of the first flight on the international cargo route.

According to the customs service of Tianshan Airport in Urumqi, this air route is the second full-fledged air route for cargo transportation between China and Uzbekistan. According to the schedule, it will be operated by the airline from Uzbekistan “My Freighter” twice a week.

Liu Jingyi, deputy head of customs at Urumqi Tianshan Airport, noted that the opening of this route will further improve the logistics channel between China and Uzbekistan and provide enterprises with more diverse transportation options.

Earlier, airport operator Xinjiang Airport Group announced that Urumqi Tianshan International Airport has expanded its international cargo air service network to 34 routes, linking 19 countries in Central and West Asia, Europe and Africa. The airport is expected to serve a total of 40 international cargo routes by the end of this year. -0-

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St. Petersburg, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — A bus carrying tourists collided with a freight train at a railway crossing in Russia's Leningrad Region on Monday, killing one person, the regional administration's press service said.

The accident occurred at 06:21 Moscow time at the Inema railway crossing between the Lodeynoye Pole and Olonets stations, the regional department of the Russian Interior Ministry reported. A bus with 37 passengers drove through a red light onto the railway crossing, did not manage to cross it and was hit by a freight train. The train driver applied emergency braking, but the distance was insufficient and the collision could not be avoided. The bus was carrying pilgrims who were traveling to the Alexander Svirsky Monastery. A 68-year-old woman died and 12 people were injured, the department reported.

Earlier, the press service of the October Railway reported two deaths and 10 injuries as a result of the incident.

A criminal case has been opened on violation of traffic rules and operation of vehicles. –0–

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NEW DELHI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — At least six workers were killed and 10 injured in a quarry accident in southern India's Andhra Pradesh state, local police said on Monday.

The accident took place in Bapatla district. Four of the injured are said to be in critical condition. Most of the victims hailed from the eastern state of Odisha.

According to India Today, the accident occurred on Friday evening when a large section of rock collapsed during quarry work, burying workers under tons of debris.

There were about 16 workers at the quarry at the time of the incident. Rescue teams were sent to extract survivors from the rubble. The victims were taken to a local hospital. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — China's machinery industry showed stable growth in output and sales in the first half of 2025, the China Federation of Machinery Industry (CFMI) said Monday.

In January-June this year, the added value of output in China's mechanical engineering industry grew by 9 percent year-on-year, a growth rate 2 percentage points higher than the growth in the country's manufacturing industry.

Production of 84 of the 122 types of products controlled by the KFMP increased in the first six months of this year. In particular, production and sales of automobiles increased by 12.5 percent and 11.4 percent year-on-year, respectively, reaching 15.62 million and 15.65 million units.

During the specified period, the production of power units and industrial robots in China increased by 60.5 percent and 35.6 percent, respectively, compared with the same period last year. And total sales of excavators increased by 16.8 percent year-on-year to 121,000 units.

According to Xu Niansha, Chairman of the CFMS, in the second half of 2025, strategic opportunities and risks for the development of China's machinery industry coexist, and favorable conditions will outweigh unfavorable factors. China's machinery industry will continue to grow steadily in the second half of this year, he noted. -0-

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BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Summer is the peak tourism season in Beijing. The capital's culture and tourism departments have launched a series of summer events dubbed "Big Summer Beijing," featuring more than 150 themed events, over 6,200 high-end performances and more than 3,800 cultural activities for residents and visitors to the Chinese capital.

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Summer is the peak tourism season in Beijing. The capital's culture and tourism departments have launched a series of summer events dubbed "Big Summer Beijing," featuring more than 150 themed events, over 6,200 high-end performances and more than 3,800 cultural activities for residents and visitors to the Chinese capital.

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Summer is the peak tourism season in Beijing. The capital's culture and tourism departments have launched a series of summer events dubbed "Big Summer Beijing," featuring more than 150 themed events, over 6,200 high-end performances and more than 3,800 cultural activities for residents and visitors to the Chinese capital.

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Summer is the peak tourism season in Beijing. The capital's culture and tourism departments have launched a series of summer events dubbed "Big Summer Beijing," featuring more than 150 themed events, over 6,200 high-end performances and more than 3,800 cultural activities for residents and visitors to the Chinese capital.

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Summer is the peak tourism season in Beijing. The capital's culture and tourism departments have launched a series of summer events dubbed "Big Summer Beijing," featuring more than 150 themed events, over 6,200 high-end performances and more than 3,800 cultural activities for residents and visitors to the Chinese capital.

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TAIPEI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Heavy rains that hit central and southern Taiwan last week have left four people dead, 74 injured and three missing as of Sunday evening, the island's fire department said.

On Sunday, 108 monitoring stations in Taiwan recorded more than 200 mm of rainfall in a single day. One in Kaohsiung recorded a total of 2,759 mm of rainfall for the week, exceeding the island's annual average of 2,500 mm.

As of August 3, 5,795 people had been evacuated, 140 road and tunnel closures had been reported, and 124 rock falls had occurred, Taiwan's disaster management center said. Hundreds of households were left without power, and red alerts for landslides were issued in many areas.

Forecasters said heavy rainfall could continue into Monday in central and southern Taiwan, prompting work and school suspensions in several cities including Kaohsiung, Tainan and Pingtung. -0-

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Officials from Thailand and Cambodia have arrived in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur for a meeting of the General Committee on Border Issues as part of efforts to resolve the conflict between the two countries.

The meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday in Malaysia, with the country selected as a neutral venue, the Malaysian Armed Forces said in a statement.

The meeting aims to resolve the border dispute between the two countries as part of the implementation of the ceasefire agreement reached in Malaysia on July 28, the statement said. –0–

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GENEVA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Sunday condemned the attack on the headquarters of the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Khan Younis that killed its staff member Omar Islim and injured three others.

In its statement, the IFRC called for the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers, and for the respect and preservation of the Red Crescent emblem.

According to the statement, the site, clearly marked with the emblem, was subjected to multiple attacks. A total of 51 staff and volunteers of the Palestine Red Crescent Society were killed in the conflict, 31 of whom were on duty and wearing the Red Crescent emblem, which was supposed to guarantee protection under international humanitarian law.

Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, along with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the National Societies. –0–

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