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Beijing officials say 31 older people trapped in a senior center died in floods
Beijing officials say a group of older people trapped in a nursing home that flooded were among the dead in powerful storms that lashed the city and neighboring provinces.
Forty-Four Dead After Intense Beijing Rains, Official Says
BEIJING (Reuters) -Forty-four people have died and nine others are still missing in Beijing after intense rainfall hit the Chinese capital recently, a municipal official told a press conference on Thursday.
More than 30 killed in nursing home hit by Beijing floods
Local officials admit "loopholes in emergency planning" and say the incident is a painful lesson that serves as "a wake-up call".
Heavy rains and flooding kill at least 34 people in and near Beijing
Chinese state media say that 30 people have died in heavy rains and flooding in and around Beijing, raising the death toll from the flooding in the region to 34.
Beijing admits failures after 31 care home residents killed in floods
Beijing city officials have admitted failures in their response to heavy flooding that killed 31 residents of a care home.
Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rains kill 44
Beijing city officials admitted on Thursday they had not been prepared for heavy rains that soaked swathes of the capital, killing 44 people and leaving nine still missing.
China's BIG CONFESSION on Beijing Flood Deaths| 44 Dead, 9 Missing as China Admits It Was Unprepared
China’s BIG Confession on Beijing Flood Deaths | Torrential rains triggered devastating floods in Beijing, killing 44 people and leaving 9 still missing. In a rare and shocking admission, Chinese authorities have confessed they were unprepared to handle the scale of the disaster.
Beijing officials say 31 people died in care home during floods
The facility sat on low-lying ground near a river that had flooded after the unusually intense rains.View on euronews
Thirty dead in Beijing following heavy rain, Xinhua reports
BEIJING (Reuters) -Thirty people were killed in Beijing as of midnight on Monday as as almost a year's worth of rain hit the ...
China’s Ruling Party to Hold Plenum on Five-Year Plan October
China’s ruling Communist Party will hold its next key conclave in October, according to the official Xinhua News Agency, ...
China and Russia to hold joint naval exercise near Japan next month
The Chinese military announced Wednesday that it would hold an annual naval exercise and conduct a maritime joint patrol with ...
Beijing floods leave 44 dead, nine missing: City officials admit failures as over 80,000 evacuated
Record-breaking rainfall in Beijing has led to devastating floods, resulting in 44 deaths and nine missing. Over 80,000 ...
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New regulations reinforce Xinhua news agency's control over foreign ...
“We are worried about the scope of these regulations, which could have a serious impact on the work of foreign news agencies operating in China,” Reporters Without Borders said. “It is outrageous ...
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For the 10th year in a row, Singapore ranks first in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Center Development Index (ISCDI) Report.Published jointly by the Chinese state news agency, Xinhua ...
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China's Xinhua News Agency launches international English TV network ...
Xinhua, a ministry-level body under the administration of the State Council, China's Cabinet, said it is transforming itself into a multimedia, worldwide news agency.
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China's State News Agency Uses Virtual News Presenter - Digital Trends
Xinhua News, China's state news agency, introduced a virtual newsreader. The agency says the virtual presenters will reduce production costs and will be used on its website and social media ...
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'AI News Anchor' Created by China's Xinhua News Agency - Business Insider
In a post, Xinhua said the generated anchors could work "24 hours a day" on its website and various social-media platforms, "reducing news production costs and improving efficiency." ...
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Rossiya Segodnya and Xinhua open the SCO Expert Forum
Rossiya Segodnya Media Group and Xinhua News Agency held the SCO Expert Forum in Zhengzhou, China. The event brought together ...