A cargo plane arriving from Dubai skidded off the runway and collided with a ground vehicle at Hong Kong International Airport early Monday, leaving two ground staff dead, the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) said in a statement sent to the Global Times on Monday.

People flocked to Tsinghua University on Sunday to mourn the renowned physicist Chen Ning Yang, a Nobel laureate and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who passed away in Beijing on Saturday at the age of 103, after a memorial room was set up for the public to offer their respects.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Sunday congratulated Cheng Li-wun on being elected chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

A Chinese research team using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), dubbed the “China Sky Eye,” has for the first time unambiguously detected millisecond-scale radio bursts from starspot regions. This creates a new way to directly probe small-scale stellar magnetic fields and shed light on the origins of stellar magnetic activity, according to the research team on Sunday.

China's Kinetica-1 rocket, also known as Lijian-1, carried out its ninth launch at 11:33 am on Sunday from the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace innovation test zone, successfully sending three satellites, including one remote sensing satellite from Pakistan, into their preset orbits, the Global Times learned from rocket developer CAS Space on Sunday.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday congratulated Cheng Li-wun on being elected chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party.

China's state security authorities have uncovered a major case of cyberattack from the US, obtaining ironclad evidence that the US National Security Agency had infiltrated China's National Time Service Center under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The operation has thwarted the US side's attempts to steal state secrets and conduct cyber sabotage, effectively safeguarding the security of “Beijing Time,” China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) said in a statement on Sunday.

Chinese leaders will gather for a major Party meeting from Monday to Thursday to discuss the country's next five-year plan, a policy roadmap shaping key areas of national development, with ripple effects far beyond China's borders. The meeting, known as a plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the fourth since the committee was elected in 2022.

China on Sunday launched the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard.

The 3rd Liangzhu Forum opened in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday, with the theme "Revitalization of Civilization: Cultural Heritage and Human Culture Diversity."

UN Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili addresses the opening ceremony of the third Liangzhu Forum in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 18, 2025. Themed on "Revitalization of Civilization: Cultural Heritage and Human Culture Diversity," the third Liangzhu Forum opened here on Saturday.

Over 100 experts and scholars from more than 10 countries cast a spotlight on international marine cooperation at a recent five-day conference on marginal seas in Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong Province. Marginal seas are sea areas located at the edges of continents, separated from the open ocean by peninsulas, islands or archipelagos, and connected to the ocean via straits or channels. They record global climate change, play a key role in biodiversity, and are rich in fishery, oil, gas and mineral resources.

Grief and heartfelt tributes flooded China's social media as the world learned of the passing on Saturday of renowned physicist Chen Ning Yang, Nobel laureate and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Experts at a global development forum said that all countries should seek to bridge differences and pursue the greatest common denominator of development.

Renowned physicist and Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang died of illness in Beijing on Saturday at 103.

Representatives of officers from China's Ministry of State Security (MSS), along with Yu Hewei, who plays covert-frontline hero Wu Shi in the recent hit mainland TV series Silent Honor, and the series' production team paid tribute at the tomb of martyr Wu and his wife Wang Bikui at Beijing's Futian Cemetery on Friday, presenting flowers in honor of the late heroes, according to the official WeChat account of the MSS.

The Measures for Personal Information Protection Certification for Cross-Border Data Transfers, jointly issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation, will take effect on January 1, 2026, the official WeChat account of the CAC said on Friday. Measures are aimed at protecting the rights and interests of personal information, regulating personal information outbound certification activities, and facilitating the efficient and secure cross-border flow of personal information, CCTV News reported.

A growing number of young people in China have been sharing their experiences of "spending a day with AI": letting AI tailor daily meal plans based on their physical condition, leveraging AI to boost work efficiency by prioritizing tasks, and turning to AI to seek solutions for their troubles... For Generation Z, AI has become a trusted, on-call "efficiency partner and companion."

An international forum themed "Nature Positive 2030: From Ambition to Action" was held in Beijing as part of the 2025 International Panda Day events. Participants from multiple countries discussed ways to turn global biodiversity goals into concrete actions and drive the realization of the vision of Nature Positive by 2030.

China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced on Friday that authorities have successfully cracked a major transnational criminal case involving the notorious Myanmar-based Kokang gang leader Xu Faqi, also known as Xu Laofa, who was recently brought to justice under the China-Myanmar law enforcement cooperation framework.

More than 100 students at Binzhou vocational college in East China's Shandong Province have been diagnosed with norovirus after suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, according to an official statement released by local authorities on Friday.

China firmly opposes peddling "China spy" narratives and vilifying China, said Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, during a regular press conference on Thursday, responding to remarks by the UK's National Security Adviser Matt Collins in recently released "witness statements", which alleged that "Chinese intelligence services are conducting extensive espionage operations against the UK" and labeled China as "the greatest state-based threat to the UK's economic security." These comments followed the dropping of a case against two individuals accused of providing national security secrets to China from the UK.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended congratulations to China Agricultural University (CAU) faculty, students and alumni on the university's 120th founding anniversary, calling on it to cultivate more professionals with expertise and passion for agriculture, Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

The mainland hit TV series Silent Honor, which chronicles the story of Wu Shi and other Communist Party of China (CPC) undercover agents in Taiwan island, has led to a noticeable increase in citizens spontaneously visiting his tomb to pay tribute, staff at Futian cemetery in Beijing — where Wu Shi and his wife Wang Bikui are buried — told the Global Times. Citizens expressed their belief that China will realize reunification and that “The Motherland Will Never Forget” true heroes.

The 7th China Helicopter Exposition opened in Tianjin on Thursday. During the event, the Z-20T assault helicopter made its expo debut and performed flight demonstrations in realistic combat scenarios, showcasing its excellent flight capabilities across multiple mission profiles. An expert told the Global Times that the Z-20T combines fire assault capabilities with airlift and transport functions, enabling it to effectively carry out assault transport and airlift operations in mountainous, forested and urban areas.

Beijing market regulatory authorities have handed down the first penalty in a case involving false advertising via AI technology, in which the image of Li Zimeng, a host from China Media Group (CMG), appeared during the live broadcast.

During the recently concluded National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, a post went viral online after a netizen spotted a boy in France wearing a Chengdu No.7 High School uniform. Online users soon joked that Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, now has its own local "ultra-luxury item," Guangming Online reported on Monday.

China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site on Thursday, sending the 12th group of low-orbit internet satellites into preset orbit, marking the 600th successful flight of the Long March rocket series, the Global Times learned from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) on Thursday.

A cat that was accidentally stowed away from China to Minnesota inside a shipping container is now adapting to life in the United States. It not only miraculously survived for three weeks without food or water, but also thrived with the help of animal rescue groups in the US, according to multiple media sources.

Expressway traffic police in North China's Hebei Province dispatched a drone carrying emergency medical supplies to help a driver suffering a suspected hypoglycemic episode on the highway, marking an example of how smart policing is saving lives, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Analog computing has attracted growing attention in the AI hardware field in recent years for its remarkable advantages in energy efficiency and processing speed. A research team from Nanjing University developed a high-precision analog in-memory computing scheme and, based on it, an analog in-memory computing chip, which achieved the highest computational precision ever reported in the field of analog in-memory computing. The findings were recently published in Science Advances, according to the Science and Technology Daily.

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced on Thursday that the world's first Linglong One — the first commercial land-based small modular reactor (SMR) — has successfully completed its cold performance test, marking a major milestone toward its fuel loading and future commercial operation.

In the first three quarters of this year, the number of people affected by natural disasters in China fell by 45 percent from the average of the same period over the past five years, the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) said on Thursday.

A silver-gray inspection robot dog has recently begun field patrol on Nanshan Road in Qingbo subdistrict in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province to assist local law enforcement patrols, the Qingbo subdistrict office told the Global Times on Thursday.

China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket on Thursday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space.

The 13th National Mine Rescue Skills Competition is now underway in eastern China's Shandong Province.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended congratulations to China Agricultural University (CAU) faculty, students and alumni on the university's 120th founding anniversary, calling on it to cultivate more professionals with expertise and passion for agriculture.

Foreign nationals made 7.246 million visits to China in the third quarter of 2025 under visa-free policies, marking a 48.3 percent year-on-year increase, the National Immigration Administration said on Thursday.

It was a bright autumn afternoon in London. At Imperial College's Huxley Building, home to the Department of Computing, new students filled the corridors while graduates posed for photographs in the courtyard.

At a promotional event for the English edition of the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China," discussions about China's modernization echoed through a packed hall at the Steigenberger Icon Frankfurter Hof hotel on Tuesday night.

The procuratorate in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recently revealed security risks linked to online “campus confession wall” accounts, with 11 accounts posing risks against minors through problems such as personal information leakage, invasion of privacy, cyberbullying and dissemination of harmful information being rectified, China Youth Daily reported on Wednesday.

Authorities from Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region issued an investigation report on Wednesday on the investigation results of Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang's recent fireworks show in the Himalayas that sparked public backlash. The fireworks have impacted a grassland area of 30.06 hectares, its related operations caused damage to the soil and grass mat structure, and its instantaneous bright lights and loud noises caused disturbance to local wildlife, said the report.

The mainland TV series Silent Honor, which chronicles the story of Wu Shi and other Communist Party of China (CPC) undercover agents in Taiwan island, has recently become a phenomenon, drawing waves of tourists to Wu's former residence and sparking discussion in Taiwan.

China has shut down several self-media accounts for violating the Measures for the Administration of Internet Military Information Dissemination by posting misleading military content, misleading the public, and damaging the army's image, causing serious social impact, according to the official WeChat account of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on Wednesday.

Through joint law-enforcement operations, Chinese and Myanmar police authorities have arrested more than 57,000 Chinese nationals suspected of fraud, dealing a devastating blow to the notorious four criminal clans in Kokang region, northern Myanmar, according to a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on Wednesday.

Martyrs' faith and determination will undoubtedly inspire compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits to achieve the great cause of national reunification and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation at an early date, said Chen Binhua, a spokesperson of State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at a press briefing on Wednesday.

China's Embassy in Colombia on Wednesday issued a safety reminder to Chinese citizens in the country or those planning to visit the South American country, citing the deteriorating public security in multiple areas. The embassy has issued a similar safety alert in November 2024.

When China's National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (NFSRA) said the country has ensured food security for its 1.4 billion population over the past five years, it also highlighted the broader significance of this achievement for global food security.

The Chiping branch of the Liaocheng Public Security Bureau in East China's Shandong Province, issued a notice on Wednesday about a drunk-driving accident on Tuesday that caused eight deaths and four injuries.

A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on the international community to support Libya in completing its political transition.

A promotional event for the English edition of the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was held on Tuesday.

The second World Conference on China Studies kicked off in East China's Shanghai on Tuesday, where some 500 experts and scholars from around the world have engaged in in-depth discussions on the theme "Historical and Contemporary China: A Global Perspective."

The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) under the UK's spy agency MI5 on Monday issued a public guidance notice, warning members of parliament (MPs), peers, councilors, parliamentary staff and candidates that they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia and Iran. Chinese analysts said they view the guidance, whose content relies on subjective assumptions and lacks credibility, as a hasty response from the UK government, which is facing mounting pressure from opposition parties amid intensifying domestic partisan rivalry.

A property owner in Huoshan county, East China's Anhui Province has been detained for illegally digging a basement beneath a residential building and causing cracks in more than 30 apartments in the building, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.

During a visit to Robot World in Beijing E-Town as part of the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women activities, foreign delegations gathered to witness various types of robots, with some sharing with the Global Times their hopes of benefiting from China's advancements in robotics and technology.

China is making steady progress toward the commercialization of nuclear fusion power, with a goal to achieve operational fusion-based electricity generation by around 2050.

The Yebatan Hydropower Station, a major project under China's 14th Five-Year Plan, officially began reservoir impoundment on Monday. This marks the official entry of China's highest-altitude concrete double curvature arch dam hydropower station under construction into the final push for the commissioning and power generation of its first batch of units.

The 2025 China-South Korea Media Cooperation Forum convened in Seoul on Monday under the theme of "China-South Korea Cooperation for an Intelligent Future." The event brought together nearly 100 representatives from Chinese and South Korean mainstream media outlets, academic institutions, and enterprises to discuss topics including economic development, green transformation, and media collaboration.

A Chinese vlogger recently spotted a vandalized "Serve the people" landmark in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region's Gobi Desert of Hami via satellite maps, drove 2,000 kilometers to restore it, and the action ignited widespread praise, according to media reports.

The second World Conference on China Studies kicked off in East China's Shanghai on Tuesday with the theme "Historical and Contemporary China: A Global Perspective."

As toxic fandom culture has begun to severely disrupt the normal research and conservation work for giant pandas, multiple departments — including the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA), the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), and the panda center — have engaged in various forms of constructive dialogue with fans to collectively protect the species.

China has achieved a new milestone in its manned space program, with the country's first international standard project being officially registered by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This represents China's first successful international standard in the field of manned spaceflight and a breakthrough in global space rule-making.

Chinese central government departments and their subsidiary institutions plan to recruit approximately 38,100 civil servants in the 2026 civil servant intake, according to the State Administration of Civil Service, Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday. Registration for the exam begins on Wednesday, the report said.

The first light of dawn creeps over the rugged cliffs, casting long shadows across the narrow paths of Xiya Valley deep in north China's towering Taihang Mountain.

The World Federation of Engineering Organizations 2025 General Assembly and the Global Engineering Congress, a high-profile international event in the field of engineering, opened in Shanghai on Monday.

Promoting and completing the decolonization process and eliminating the colonial mentality are indispensable components of better global governance, a Chinese envoy said Monday.

At the 2025 China-South Korea Media Cooperation Forum kicked off in Seoul on Monday, the Global Times released a short video titled "Achievements in China-South Korea Exchange and Mutual Learning," highlighting the fruitful results of bilateral media cooperation and the ongoing deepening of people-to-people ties. The video documented a series of activities under the forum's framework, showcasing the dynamic cultural exchanges between the two nations.

The 2025 China-South Korea Media Cooperation Forum convened in Seoul on Monday under the theme of "China-South Korea Cooperation for an Intelligent Future." Yu Shaoliang, president of the People's Daily, Chang Dae-Whan, chairman of Maekyung Media Group, Park Byeong-seug, former speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, and Dai Bing, Chinese ambassador to South Korea, attended the forum and delivered speeches. The event brought together nearly 100 representatives from Chinese and South Korean mainstream media outlets, academic institutions, and enterprises to discuss topics including economic development, green transformation, and media collaboration.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday put forward four proposals to accelerate the process of women's all-round development. Addressing the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women held in Beijing, Xi said the proposals were introduced to build a wider consensus, open up broader pathways and take more practical actions for this cause, as women's all-round development is still facing complex challenges.

China successfully launched a new test satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday.

A report titled "An Asia-Pacific of Vitality: Public Opinion Across 16 Countries" was released on Oct. 13 by People's Daily at the 2025 China-South Korea Media Cooperation Forum in Seoul.

China has achieved an important breakthrough in the development of its next-generation “artificial sun” with the prototype component of the divertor of China's Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT), passing expert evaluation and acceptance procedures on Monday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

A song lyric adapted from the remarks of a Taiwan political figure has recently gone viral on both sides of the Taiwan Straits for its catchy rhymes and upbeat tempo. Some Taiwan netizens also used it to lampoon Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Taiwan independence separatists.

A recent video of sculptures such as "human centipede" and "three-faced girl" in a theme park in Lijiang, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, has sparked discussions on Chinese social media, with some netizens saying these bizarre designs are unsettling, according to multiple media reports.

A handover ceremony was held at the Hunan Museum, officially transferring volumes II and III of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts into the museum's collection on Monday. A total of 132 items (or sets) of silk manuscripts and related artifacts were allocated to the Hunan Museum by China's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA).

Officers with Huangdao Customs, under Qingdao Customs in East China's Shandong Province, recently seized 60,000 maps during an inspection of export goods due to errors, including mislabeling the Taiwan region of China and omitting territories such as the South China Sea islands, according to the General Administration of Customs' WeChat account on Monday.

Arc'teryx, a renowned Canadian outdoor brand, has once again come under public scrutiny over changes to its outdoor event after several participants who registered for the Yangshuo International Climbing Academy said on social media that they had received official notifications from the brand announcing the event's cancellation, media reported on Monday.

China's Ministry of Water Resources said the first flood of 2025 is expected along the Yellow River, as recent rainfall triggered above-warning-level floods in its tributaries, the Fenhe River and Weihe River, according to a statement released by the ministry's official WeChat account on Sunday. The Yellow River water conservancy committee has launched a Level IV emergency response for Central China's Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces.

Although UK judicial authorities have dropped the so-called "China spy case" - a clear demonstration of the allegations being pure fabrication, British media revealed on Sunday that the White House has sent a warning to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, claiming that Britain's failure to prosecute the two alleged "China spies" risks damaging their special relationship and jeopardizing intelligence sharing between London and Washington.

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Lushan County in Ya'an City, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 3:21 pm on Sunday (Beijing Time).

Chinese scientists have recently developed a photothermal fabric, inspired by halophytes, that can heat up in seconds while remaining stable and durable, which could be widely applied in smart clothing, medical therapy devices and outdoor protective gears in the future, according to media reports on Sunday.

China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Sunday revealed a case in which a foreign spy posing as a “travel vlogger,” attempted to lure a university student into filming sensitive border military zones under the pretense of exploring lesser-known scenic spots. The student's vigilance exposed the trap, protecting both himself and national security.

China has built the world's largest, most comprehensive and most integrated meteorological observation system, Bi Baogui, deputy administrator of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said on Saturday during a press conference when introducing the country's progress in meteorological development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), China Central Television (CCTV) reported.

Issuing a bounty notice for clues on alleged crimes by 18 core members of Taiwan military's "Psychological Operations Battalion" is a concrete step to enforce guidelines on imposing criminal punishments on diehard "Taiwan independence" separatists for conducting or inciting secession, and a just act to safeguard the interests of people on both sides of the Straits, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said Saturday.

China welcomes all efforts to restore peace and save lives, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday, as he outlined China's views on the first phase of a ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas.

On a warm evening in Lingshui Li Autonomous County on south China's tropical resort island of Hainan, with the sea breeze gently blowing and coconut tree shadows swaying, Huang Suiyi and Lei Jun, two company executives in the gaming industry, sat in a courtyard where they discussed their mini-game development plans.

China's housing conditions have been significantly improved during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), with cumulative sales of new commercial residential buildings reaching approximately 5 billion square meters of floor space, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong announced at a press conference on Saturday.

Recently, after conducting a review in accordance with the law, the Quanzhou People's Procuratorate in Fujian Province filed a public prosecution with the Quanzhou Intermediate People's Court in Fujian Province against WAI SAN, the principal perpetrator, and other key suspects for suspected crimes including fraud, intentional homicide, organizing illegal border crossings, and extortion, according to a statement released by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Saturday.

The Public Security Bureau in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province, issued a bounty notice on Saturday seeking clues on illegal activities of 18 core members of the Taiwan regional military's “Psychological Operations Battalion” under the “Political Warfare Bureau,” which carried out smear campaigns and incited secession. The notice also published the members' photos and identification numbers on the bureau's website.

In a test field on the campus of Xinjiang University, a white, security machine-like equipment slowly moves along the cotton ridges. From the upper frame, blue laser beams flash intermittently, striking the cotton seedlings below and releasing faint curls of smoke.

Over the past 40 years, Chinese courts have handled a total of 88,000 foreign-related maritime cases involving parties from 146 countries and regions, according to Shen Hongyu, director of the Fourth Civil Division of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), at a seminar on Friday, adding that Chinese courts have actively contributed to global ocean governance reform.

A meeting on the major maritime drug trafficking case involving the vessel Ji Sheng was recently held in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province. Delegates from the narcotics control bureau of China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the Narcotics Suppression Bureau of the Royal Thai Police, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the US Department of Justice attended the meeting, the MPS said in a statement on its website on Friday.

All colored paintings and lime sculptures created before 1911 should be conserved in situ using scientific methods, and the renovation of ancient murals and colored sculptures is strictly prohibited, according to a notice the National Cultural Heritage Administration released Thursday, aiming to strengthen full process management of cultural relics restoration projects.

The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) announced a partnership with its US counterpart, the NBA, to collaborate on areas including national team development and talent training programs, according to a Weibo post by CCTV Sports on Friday.

The Chinese Embassy and Consulates in the Philippines urged on Friday Chinese citizens to closely monitor local weather warnings and disaster information following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the sea area near the Philippine Islands. The embassy advised residents to be vigilant for potential aftershocks and secondary disasters caused by the earthquake.

Young people were actively exploring traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), from consulting renowned doctors at free clinics to tasting medicinal cuisine, at a culture and tourism experience event in east China's Jinan city, hometown of Bian Que, China's ancient medical pioneer.

China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) have exposed a Taiwan-based company and three individuals behind an online operation aimed at spreading secessionist rhetoric and advocating “Taiwan independence,” according to a post on the official WeChat account of the MSS on Friday.

Every winter, tens of thousands of black-headed gulls complete their long journey from as far away as Siberia to Kunming, a city renowned as the "Spring City" in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

The flame lighting ceremony for China's 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and 9th National Special Olympic Games was held in Guangzhou, the capital of South China's Guangdong Province, on Thursday.

Beijing recorded on Thursday the coldest day in early October over the past 74 years with the highest temperature recorded dropping to 10.6 C, as the Chinese capital city has been drenched with a continuing heavy rainfall since Wednesday, Beijing Daily reported.