Asia China Over 80.000 tourists are stranded in Hainan, where the 483 Covid cases reported Sunday brought capital Sanya into a lock down; the island, known as ‘China’s Hawaiii’, is frequented both by Chinese and foreign visitors
Asia China Two top military leaders have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on corruption charges; they are the most senior officers to be purged in an anti-graft drive that began in 2023
Asia China Golden Panda Film Festival concluded in Chengdu, Sichuan; 5.343 works were presented, of which 3.910 from 126 foreign countries; 27 prizes in 4 categories will be awarded: films, documentaries, animation, tv and series
Asia China Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge has undergone a five-day load test ahead of the opening later this month: 96 trucks drove onto designated points to test the bridge's structure; 625m above a river, it will be the world's highest and longest mountain bridge
Asia China Over 12.000 Chinese troops participated in the parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II; the leaders of China, Russia and North Korea have appeared in public together for the first time