TAIPEI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Continuous heavy rainfall over the past week has severely impacted several areas in central and southern Taiwan, leaving four dead, 74 injured, and three missing as of Sunday evening, according to the island’s fire department….

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Authorities in Beijing upgraded the rainstorm alert on Monday after heavy downpours wreaked havoc in the Chinese capital over the past week. At 1 p.m., the city’s meteorological service issued a red alert for rainstorms,…

China’s men’s basketball team aims for redemption at the FIBA Asia Cup with a youthful lineup and renewed determination after recent international setbacks. by sportswriters Su Bin, Li Bowen and Luo Chen BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — With new faces…

HARBIN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — At the opening ceremony of the 20th World Saxophone Congress in late July, as a melody filled the venue, 57-year-old Yin Zhifa was swept back to that distant morning in 1976 when he first glimpsed…

“With slowing job growth and wage growth, consumption is almost certain to be weak. Investment is not picking up the gap, so we will likely see further weakness, especially with state and local governments also being forced to make cutbacks,”…

GINEBRA, 4 ago (Xinhua) — La Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja (IFRC, sigla en inglés) condenó el domingo el ataque contra la sede de la Sociedad de la Media Luna Roja…