BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.   An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 3, 2025 shows a sightseeing train runnig on a 7-arch bridge on the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway in Kaiyuan City…

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — China’s machinery industry maintained steady and positive performance in the first half of the year, reporting stable growth in production and sales, the China Machinery Industry Federation (CMIF) said on Monday. Data from the CMIF…

LANZHOU, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have recently uncovered the distribution pattern of dryland biocrusts, often described as the “skin” of the soil or a “carpet” that stabilizes sand, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resources (NIEER),…

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…