The Yangtze River is approaching record-low water levels and Poyang Lake - China’s biggest freshwater lake - is reduced to just 25% of its usual size by drought; crews are digging trenches to keep water flowing to irrigate crops

In an effort to regulate Internet news services and improve the credibility of China's mainstream media, Office of the Central Commission for Cyberspace Affairs launched a three-month campaign to 'correct' online news services

The retirement age will be raised for the first time since the 1950s: the newly approved plan envisages that the age at which Chinese citizens retire will be gradually increased over the next 15 years, starting in 2025

A new indoor ski resort was opened in Shanghai, recognised by Guinness World Records as 'the largest in the world'; meanwhile, the hottest summer in 60 years was recorded outside

Super typhoon Yagi affected over 500.000 people in the southern Chinese province of Hainan; it is the strongest typhoon to hit mainland China this autumn and the fourth strongest typhoon since 1949