Walking in Ulaanbaatar: Social Housing Construction is a Testament to China-Mongolia Friendship

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ULAN BATOR, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — At a construction site near Green Lake in Mongolia's capital Sukhbaatar district, 60-year-old shepherdess Tsogtsetseg stands on tiptoe and looks hopefully at a nearly completed residential building, clutching a floor plan tightly in her hands.

“They say it will be possible to move in soon,” she says. “I come to look every few days.” With a gleam in her eyes, she points to the balcony on the apartment plan: “I’ll plant flowers here, my grandson will run around on the grass in the yard.”

The residential complex “1008 apartments near the Green Lake,” where Tsogtsetseg dreams of moving, is being built with the support of China. This project, scheduled for completion in August of this year, brings 1,008 families closer to the dream of their own apartment.

In June 2022, a project to reconstruct ger districts was launched with the support of China. It is being carried out by China Second Metallurgy Group Co., Ltd. The project aims to improve the living conditions of the population of Ulaanbaatar and solve the problem of housing shortage for residents of ger districts.

"The project is aimed at the real needs of residents of the ger districts of Ulaanbaatar. In addition to residential buildings, basic infrastructure facilities are being built at the same time – water supply, electricity supply, as well as social facilities, including a service center, a kindergarten, small green areas. Thus, both living conditions and everyday comfort are improved," said Li Haofei, a representative of the contractor.

"I saw that our Chinese friends build houses with special care. I especially liked the showroom, exactly the same as my new apartment will be: a bright living room, a clean bathroom, hot water around the clock – it will be comfortable and cozy to live there," Tsogtsetseg says enthusiastically.

The 1,008 social housing project is one of many Chinese aid projects in Mongolia. In recent years, China has built a highway to the new Ulaanbaatar International Airport, a rehabilitation center for children with disabilities, and several schools in Mongolia, thereby providing comprehensive support for the country's development.

The China-built Rehabilitation Center for Children with Disabilities regularly treats patients. The center's director, Uganetsetseg, noted that over the six years of its operation, more than 40,000 children have been treated here. China also continues to provide materials and train personnel, which helps improve the health of children.

Mongolians highly value medical care from China. A month ago, 68-year-old Dorjsureng from Ulaanbaatar underwent free cataract surgery at the People's Hospital in Erenhot, China. His vision has improved significantly: he can watch TV and read newspapers again.

"I am truly grateful to the Red Cross Society of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The operation was successful, and I can now see very clearly with this eye. When I fully recover, I will definitely go to China and see more cities," he says.

From May 21 to 23 this year, within the framework of the Belt and Road – Bright Journey project, a campaign to examine patients with cataracts was held in Ulaanbaatar. As a result, 120 residents of Mongolia were operated for free at the Erenhot People's Hospital in late June.

The Bright Journey Project, a cross-border humanitarian project of the Inner Mongolia Red Cross Society and the Mongolian Red Cross Society, has been running since 2019 and has helped 645 Mongolian patients restore their vision, helping to strengthen the ties between the peoples of China and Mongolia. –0–

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83 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza – Civil Defense

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GAZA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — Israeli shelling and shooting across Gaza killed at least 83 Palestinians on Tuesday, the Gaza Civil Defense said.

Mahmoud Basal, a civil defense spokesman, told Xinhua that the dead included 58 people who were waiting for aid in northern, central and southern Gaza.

He added that dozens of people were admitted to Gaza hospitals with various injuries sustained as a result of Israeli attacks.

The Israeli army did not immediately comment on the incidents.

Meanwhile, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the militant wing of the Hamas movement, said in a statement that they “together with the al-Quds Brigades and the Nasser Brigades, fired mortars at several Israeli soldiers and vehicles north of the city of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.”

At least 9,519 Palestinians have been killed and 38,630 wounded since Israel resumed intensive strikes on Gaza on March 18, bringing the total number of deaths since October 2023 to 61,020 and the number of wounded to 150,671, Gaza health authorities said on Tuesday.

Eight new deaths from hunger and malnutrition were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from these causes since October 2023 to 188, including 94 children, authorities said.

Also on Tuesday, several Israeli media outlets reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to announce plans for a full occupation of Gaza. –0–

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In August, 2 to 3 typhoons will hit China

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BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — Two to three typhoons are expected to make landfall in China or impact the country in August, according to a briefing jointly held by the Office of the National Disaster Prevention and Relief Commission and the Ministry of Emergency Management on Tuesday.

One of these typhoons is expected to affect areas north of the Yangtze River, the event noted.

In August, all seven major river basins in China entered flood season, while some rivers in the Haihe, Songhuajiang (Sungari) and Liaohe River basins are at risk of relatively major flooding.

Meanwhile, the risk of forest fires remains high in places in the Greater Khingan forested region, northern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR, northwest China), central and southern China, and some southwestern parts of the country.

The western region of Yunnan Province (southwest China) faces a heightened risk of geological disasters, with areas along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, areas between the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers, and the central-northern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at risk of heat and drought, the briefing said. -0-

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Over 1 million people visited Harbin International Beer Festival

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HARBIN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — The number of visitors to the 23rd Harbin International Beer Festival, which kicked off on July 5, 2025, was 1.014 million, organizers of the event said, citing data as of the evening of Aug. 3.

The beer festival has become one of the most exciting cultural events of this summer in Harbin. At the festival, in an area of 400 thousand square meters, up to a thousand varieties of beer from more than 10 countries are presented, giving everyone the opportunity to find something to their taste. In addition, visitors are offered an extensive cultural program: concerts, a parade of flower platforms, fireworks, a drone show, sports competitions, exhibitions of retro cars, Russian painting and much more. Also within the framework of the festival, an open-air camp is organized, where you can relax with the whole family and drink beer.

As city authorities had previously promised, the current festival should become the largest, most international and multifaceted of all previous ones. And, apparently, the organizers are succeeding in this. -0-

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Chengdu World Games Main Media Center Officially Opens

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CHENGDU, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — The World Games' main media center was officially opened Monday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. It will serve as a "base camp" for accredited media workers during the sporting event, providing facilities and services related to work, language support, transportation, food, technology and trade to cover the competition.

CHENGDU, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — The World Games' main media center was officially opened Monday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. It will serve as a "base camp" for accredited media workers during the sporting event, providing facilities and services related to work, language support, transportation, food, technology and trade to cover the competition.

CHENGDU, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — The World Games' main media center was officially opened Monday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. It will serve as a "base camp" for accredited media workers during the sporting event, providing facilities and services related to work, language support, transportation, food, technology and trade to cover the competition.

CHENGDU, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — The World Games' main media center was officially opened Monday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. It will serve as a "base camp" for accredited media workers during the sporting event, providing facilities and services related to work, language support, transportation, food, technology and trade to cover the competition.

CHENGDU, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — The World Games' main media center was officially opened Monday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. It will serve as a "base camp" for accredited media workers during the sporting event, providing facilities and services related to work, language support, transportation, food, technology and trade to cover the competition.

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China announces phased introduction of free preschool education

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BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — China plans to abolish fees for care and tuition of children in public kindergartens for the last year before entering primary school starting from the fall semester of 2025, according to guidelines released by the State Council on Tuesday.

According to the document, this step is aimed at effectively reducing education costs and improving the quality of educational services in the country.

Children who attend private kindergartens will also have their fees for care and education reduced in line with the reduction in fees in local public preschools.

Financial authorities will provide subsidies to kindergartens to compensate for the reduction in their income due to the new policy.

The document also calls on local authorities to further strengthen support measures for categories such as children from low-income families, orphans and children with disabilities.

Financial and educational departments at all levels should improve fund management and allocate funds in a timely manner and in full to ensure the normal operation of preschool institutions.

The recommendations also noted that China will improve its policy of providing free pre-school education in due course, taking into account factors such as changes in the number of school-age children. -0-

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By the end of June 2025, China had 16.1 million charging infrastructure facilities

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BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — There were 16.1 million electric vehicle charging infrastructure facilities in China as of the end of June 2025, the Jingji Cancaobao newspaper reported, citing data from the National Administration of Energy (SAE).

The above figure includes 12 million private and 4.1 million public charging stations. By the end of June this year, the coverage rate of charging stations in China's counties had reached 97.08 percent, while the coverage rate in the country's townships and urban towns was 80.02 percent.

In the first half of 2025, a total of 54.923 billion kWh of electricity was used for charging electric vehicles in China.

According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in the first half of 2025, China's automobile production and sales volumes were 15.621 million and 15.653 million units, respectively. As for new energy vehicles, their production and sales in the first six months of this year increased by 41.4 percent and 40.3 percent, reaching 6.968 million and 6.937 million units, respectively.

From January to June this year, China exported 3.083 million vehicles, up 10.4 percent year-on-year, while new energy vehicle exports increased 75.2 percent to 1.06 million units. -0-

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Former Romanian President I. Iliescu Dies at 95

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BUCHAREST, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu died on Tuesday at the age of 95, the Romanian government said.

According to health authorities, since early June 2025, I. Iliescu had been undergoing treatment in a hospital in Bucharest, where he was later diagnosed with lung cancer. In the last days of his life, his condition deteriorated sharply.

I. Iliescu served as President of Romania from 1990 to 1996 and from 2000 to 2004.

The Romanian government expressed deep sorrow over the death of I. Iliescu and conveyed its condolences to his family and loved ones. –0–

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Date of local government elections set in Georgia

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Tbilisi, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili has signed a decree scheduling local government elections in the country for October 4, 2025, the presidential administration reported on Tuesday.

The election campaign officially began in the country from the moment the decree was published. According to the electoral legislation, it will last for 60 days.

Elections of local government representatives, including mayors and sakrebulo (municipal legislative bodies) deputies, will be held simultaneously in 64 cities and districts of the country.

According to available information, six political parties have announced their intention to participate in the elections to date: Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia, New Political Center – Girchi, Lelo – Strong Georgia, For Georgia, Conservatives for Georgia, and Fatherland, Language, Faith.

Local elections in Georgia are held every four years and are an important part of the political process at the regional level. –0–

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4 killed, 18 injured in minibus crash in central Turkey

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ANKARA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — A minibus carrying seasonal farm workers skidded off the road and fell into a ravine in central Turkey's Sivas province on Tuesday, killing four people and injuring 18 others, including four in critical condition.

According to local television channel NTV, the accident occurred at around 05:00 local time /02:00 GMT/ near the village of Sharkey on the Geminbeli Pass in the Sushehri region.

The driver reportedly lost control of the minibus on a mountain road while transporting farm workers from Sanliurfa province to Ordu province, where they were heading to harvest the annual hazelnut crop.

After receiving a signal about the accident, ambulance crews, firefighters, emergency response services and Turkish gendarmerie forces were promptly dispatched to the scene.

An investigation into the cause of the tragedy is underway. –0–

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