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Global Times note: In recent days, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, among other areas in northern China, have been hit by heavy rain. More than 130,000 people have been affected in the hardest-hit city of Zhuozhou in Hebei province, with 146 villages and communities impacted, covering an area of 225.38 square kilometers. A total of 57 relocation sites have been established.

"Collaboration seems to be the main ingredient in growing China’s grape-growing and wine-making efforts, and I dip my lid to Penfolds for embracing the local, " writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER. 

- A comprehensive study led by scientists from Freiburg and Beijing has characterized the adaptations of the moss Takakia to high altitudes and documented its population decline. - The moss Takakia is exposed to extreme conditions such as frost and high UV radiation in the Himalayas. The current study identifies the adaptations that protects it from these extreme environmental influences, and reconstructs its evolution. - Takakia is the oldest living genus of land plants. Comparison with fossils...

Chefs and restaurant owners are using a multiplicity of ingredients and tastes to reflect Taiwan’s roots, shaping a distinct culinary culture.

Days of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in China’s leading grain-producing region in the northeast, killing 14 people and raising concerns about food security as floodwater inundated farmlands.

Aeroponic tower farm to be constructed close to Abu Dhabi

China is eyeing on an early completion of talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as China-GCC ties and economic cooperation have been expanding rapidly amid frequent official exchanges.

Global Times reporters visited some of the affected communities and villages in Fangshan district, Beijing, and Zhuozhou city in Hebei and talked with witnesses to the once-in-a-century torrential rain to learn about the resilience and selflessness of Chinese people amid the disaster.

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With many stimulus measures already in place and more expected to drive consumption and bolster consumer confidence in the worlds second-largest economy, foreign-funded firms operating in China have high hopes for a strong recovery in the second half.