One dead, one missing after emergency at construction site in central China

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CHANGSHA, July 21 (Xinhua) — One construction worker was killed and another is missing after four people were trapped during underground work at a construction site in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, on Sunday afternoon, local authorities said Monday.

Four construction workers were trapped in a manhole while carrying out inspection work on a pipeline at a construction site on Xinchang Road in Tianxin District of Changsha city at around 4:50 p.m. on Sunday, the district emergency management department said.

As a result of emergency measures, three workers were rescued and hospitalized. Two of them are in stable condition, and one died from his injuries. One person is still missing. Search operations are ongoing.

Work is underway to eliminate the consequences of the incident and investigate its causes. -0-

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Goods from Belarus were imported to Xinjiang for the first time through the border trade zone located at the Khorgos checkpoint.

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BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) — A batch of crystal goblets from Belarus cleared customs and entered the Horgos border trade zone in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday, becoming the first batch of goods imported from Belarus to Xinjiang under the trade regime in the zone, filling a gap in direct trade between the region and Belarus, according to the press service of the Horgos city government.

These goods from Belarus weigh more than 3 tons and cost 340 thousand yuan (approximately 47.54 thousand US dollars) include 25 items, said a representative of the border trade zone at the Khorgos checkpoint, adding that the zone is focused on importing specific goods from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia and other countries to expand the range of imported products.

According to the city's Commerce Bureau, in the first six months of this year, more than 3,820 tons of goods were imported through the border trade zone located at Horgos Port, with the trade volume exceeding 42.9 million yuan, bringing in 429,200 yuan in revenue for local merchants.

To date, there have been 60 Chinese and foreign trading shops registered in the zone, as well as more than 4,000 local traders on the Chinese side. -0-

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Total length of rural highways in China to reach 4.64 million km by end of 2024

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BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) — The total length of rural highways in China will reach 4.64 million km by the end of 2024, Chinese Transport Minister Liu Wei said Monday at a press conference on the country's achievements in transportation development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). -0-

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China and EU to hold 25th China-EU leaders' meeting in Beijing /detailed version-1/

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BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) — According to an agreement between China and the European Union (EU), European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit China on July 24. Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with them, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in Beijing on Monday.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman added that Chinese Premier Li Qiang and the two EU leaders will jointly chair the 25th China-EU leaders' meeting. -0-

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Number of certified civil airports in China rises to 263 – China's transport minister

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BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) — The number of certified civil airports in China will increase to 263 by the end of 2024, up 22 airports compared with the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020), Transport Minister Liu Wei said at a press conference on Monday. -0-

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China raises emergency response level for Typhoon Wipha in Guangdong, Hainan

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BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) — China's National Flood and Drought Control Headquarters on Sunday raised the flood and typhoon response in the southern provinces of Guangdong and Hainan to Level 3 in response to Typhoon Wipha.

The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region remains in a Level 4 emergency response mode due to the typhoon.

According to meteorologists, heavy rains are likely in some areas of Hainan and Guangdong provinces from Sunday to Monday.

Meanwhile, central authorities including the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Commission, the Ministry of Emergency Management and the State Food and Material Administration have sent a batch of relief supplies to Guangdong and Hainan. The supplies include 33,000 items such as folding beds, blankets and lamps.

China has a four-tier emergency response system, with tier one being the most serious. -0-

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14 people killed when shift bus overturned in Yakutia

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Vladivostok, July 21 /Xinhua/ – Fourteen people were killed when a shift bus overturned in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), TASS reported on Monday, citing the press service of the Interior Ministry for the republic.

The car accident occurred on Monday at about 03:20 local time on the technological highway of JSC GOK Denisovsky. The driver of the Nefaz 4208-34 vehicle drove off the road, causing the vehicle to overturn from a height of about 25 meters. There were about 36 people on the bus. As a result of the accident, 14 people died, 7 were injured and hospitalized.

Work to eliminate the consequences of the accident continues. –0–

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In the first half of 2025, more than 20 million tons of cargo were imported and exported through the Khorgos checkpoint

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URUMQI, July 21 (Xinhua) — The volume of import and export cargo through Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region totaled 22.255 million tons in January-June 2025, up 4.3 percent year on year, according to Horgos Customs.

In this indicator, Khorgos ranked first among all checkpoints in Xinjiang.

The imported goods mainly included electromechanical products, raw copper and copper materials, agricultural products, foodstuffs, metal ore, concentrate, etc., of which the most notable increase was in the volume of trade in imported food products. And the range of export goods mainly included new energy vehicles, electromechanical products, new and high-tech products, clothing, textiles, etc.

Located on the China-Kazakhstan border, Horgos Port is the country's first-class land port with the longest history and the largest total volume of cargo in western China. Through the implementation of a series of reform measures at the road and rail ports, Horgos Port continues to improve the efficiency of customs clearance.

In the first half of this year, the volume of import and export of goods through the Khorgos railway checkpoint reached 6.923 million tons, an increase of 22 percent year-on-year. -0-

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Horse-themed culture and tourism festival opens in XUAR

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ZHAOSU, XINJIANG, July 20 (Xinhua) — The horse-themed Tianma Culture and Tourism Festival opened Saturday in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

ZHAOSU, XINJIANG, July 20 (Xinhua) — The horse-themed Tianma Culture and Tourism Festival opened Saturday in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

ZHAOSU, XINJIANG, July 20 (Xinhua) — The horse-themed Tianma Culture and Tourism Festival opened Saturday in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

ZHAOSU, XINJIANG, July 20 (Xinhua) — The horse-themed Tianma Culture and Tourism Festival opened Saturday in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

ZHAOSU, XINJIANG, July 20 (Xinhua) — The horse-themed Tianma Culture and Tourism Festival opened Saturday in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

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52 performances to take place at XUAR International Dance Festival

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URUMQI, July 21 (Xinhua) — The 7th China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival opened Sunday in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The event will feature 52 performances and will run until Aug. 5.

The event features 24 dance troupes, including groups from eight foreign countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, the United States, Italy and Cambodia – as well as 16 domestic troupes. Performances include dance dramas, operas, ballet and modern dances.

With Urumqi as the main venue, the festival will also feature performances in regions such as Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Hotan, Aksu, Karamay, Hami and Alaer.

Associated events include a Silk Road-themed street dance show, performances by local dance troupes, an international dance carnival and a traditional opera week.

The festival, jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government, has been held since 2008. The previous six such events have attracted 138 troupes from more than 70 countries and regions, becoming a key platform for cultural exchanges under the Belt and Road Initiative. -0-

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