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China has successfully concluded its 42nd Antarctic expedition with the return of the polar research icebreaker Xuelong 2 to its home port in Shanghai on Monday, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The expedition, jointly supported by China’s two icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, departed Shanghai on November 1, 2025. Xuelong returned on April 9, while Xuelong 2 completed a 35,000-kilometer voyage after finishing an autumn joint research mission in Prydz Bay. China’s polar icebreaker Xuelong returns to Shanghai after completing planned tasks, April 9, 2026. /VCG A total of 550 researchers from 125 domestic and international institutions participated…

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Monday called for joint efforts to uphold multilateralism and open cooperation, foster innovation-driven development, strengthen the resilience of industrial and supply chains, and advance reforms in global economic governance. Han made the remarks while addressing the opening ceremony of the Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit 2026 in Beijing. In his address, Han urged joint efforts to foster an open and cooperative international economic environment and ensure that advances in science and technology better benefit people of all countries. He also called for better industrial coordination, deeper technical exchanges, tighter standard alignment, and the…

China’s first geothermal heating project using supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) technology has officially begun operations in Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan Province, marking a breakthrough in the country’s efforts to improve the efficiency of geothermal energy development, according to China Huaneng Group. The project extracts underground heat by circulating supercritical CO2 through geothermal wells reaching depths of approximately 2,500 meters. As the system starts operating, supercritical CO2 is injected deep underground through pipelines, where it absorbs geothermal heat before returning to the surface to transfer the energy to residential heating systems. Unlike conventional geothermal projects that typically use water as the…

Persistent heavy rain lashed central and southwest China from Saturday through Monday morning, causing urban waterlogging, road damage and landslides. In Jingzhou City, central China’s Hubei Province, the downtown area and nine other villages and townships recorded extremely heavy rainfall between 8 a.m. on Sunday and 6 a.m. on Monday, with the highest reading of 357.3 mm in Changhe Village, Gong’an County. In response, the city government activated an emergency response for urban waterlogging on Monday morning and suspended classes, work, production, transportation and business activities in the downtown area. In central China’s Hunan Province, the rain destroyed a temporary…

The Chinese economy maintained a steady growth trend with high-quality development advancing steadily in the first four months of 2026, according to officials on Monday. Value-added industrial output rose 5.6% year on year, said Fu Linghui, spokesperson for the country’s National Bureau of Statistics. Within this segment, notably, equipment manufacturing increased 8.7%, and high-tech manufacturing surged 12.6%, outpacing the overall industrial growth by 3.1 and 7 percentage points, respectively. For the services sector, the service production index grew by 4.9% year on year, remaining generally stable, said the NBS. By sector, information transmission, software and IT services rose 10.9%, leasing…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit China from May 19 to May 20 for high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in what analysts see as another important step in the strengthening of the China-Russia strategic partnership. The visit comes only days after Xi hosted US President Donald Trump in Beijing, placing China at the center of intense global diplomacy. According to Kremlin statements and Chinese media reports, the talks are expected to focus on trade, energy cooperation, transport corridors, global security, and coordination on major international issues. Russian and Chinese officials have repeatedly described relations between the…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Through successful intervention by SIFC, the Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) has reopened the issuance of mining leases, which had remained suspended for the last two years since March 2024. The matter remained under active consideration of the SIFC Forum since July 2025, leading to its timely resolution and the lifting of the suspension on mining lease grants. The development is expected to unlock investment potential, accelerate mineral sector activity, and contribute significantly to economic growth in AJK by revitalizing exploration and development in the mining sector

Pakistan has shared ​with the US ‌a revised proposal from Iran to ​end the ​conflict in the ⁠Middle East, a ​Pakistani source ​told Reuters on Monday, as peace talks ​appeared to ​remain stalled. “We don’t have ‌much ⁠time,” the source said, when asked if it ​would ​take ⁠time to close gaps, ​adding that ​both ⁠countries “keep changing their goalposts”. On the other hand, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei has said that Tehran held no hostility towards neighbouring countries and that negotiations with the United States were continuing through Pakistani mediation. During a weekly news briefing, Baqaei has said that the United States and Israel posed a threat…

Privacy is expected to be a central theme when Apple unveils a new version of Siri at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported. According to TechCrunch, the relaunch of Siri is widely viewed as Apple’s opportunity to restore its standing in the field of artificial intelligence. As part of the effort, company executives are expected to argue that Apple is taking a more privacy-focused approach than many other AI firms, Gurman said. Apple is also reported to be preparing its first standalone Siri app, powered by Google Gemini and offering users a chatbot experience similar to ChatGPT. However, unlike…

In Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a spectacular and striking drone display was staged in front of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, leaving spectators astonished. Thousands of drones formed a giant image of Michael Jackson in the sky, while the tunes of his famous songs echoed through the air. The light and drone show combined modern technology, colourful illumination and highly synchronised choreography, turning the Dubai night into a memorable scene. Visitors captured the display on mobile cameras and shared it widely on social media platforms. The show was presented as a tribute to Michael Jackson for his music, artistry…