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Agriculture ministry says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain

The hottest, driest summer since the government began recording rainfall and temperature 61 years ago has wilted crops and left reservoirs at half their normal water level.

A smaller Chinese grain harvest would have a potential global impact. It would boost demand for imports, adding to upward pressure on inflation in the United States.

XINING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a mountain torrent triggered by heavy rains in northwest China Qinghai Province has risen to 26 as of 4 p.m. Sun

A smaller Chinese grain harvest would have a potential global impact. It would boost demand for imports, adding to upward pressure on inflation in the United States.

The hottest, driest summer since the government began recording rainfall and temperature 61 years ago has wilted crops and left reservoirs at half their normal water level.

Seeds will be sprayed with chemicals and a 'water retaining agent' to limit evaporation.

A smaller Chinese grain harvest would have a potential global impact. It would boost demand for imports, adding to upward pressure on inflation in the United States.

CHONGQING, China - China says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain, while factories

BEIJING, China - Sixteen people were killed and many left missing in flash flooding in northwest China, state media reported Thursday, as the country battles extreme weather that has shuttered factories and caused rolling power cuts. Rescue workers conduct a search a day after a flash flooding caus