From times immemorial, China has faced droughts, with some parts of the country facing the curse every two to three years. The damage droughts have inflicted on China's socioeconomic fabric was relative to their intensity and duration. For instance, the drought in 1994-95 was so intense that it caused a loss of $13.8 billion.
Drought has worsened in Northeast China since June and is expected to last through August, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on August 13.
Russian troops are heading for the site of a multinational counter-terrorism drill in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Chinese military said on Friday.
Many goods from Russia are first brought to the Manzhouli export-import port and then transported to destinations all over China.
Recently, Yili Group has reached strategic cooperations with three global leading companies in the field of quality verification.
Coal production in Inner Mongolia, China's major coal reserve, slumped 7.4 percent in the first seven months of 2014 year on year, local coal safety authorities said on Wednesday.
The second round of public hearings in the murder case of a 24-year-old Chinese student at USC took place at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
China Children and Teenagers' Fund has launched a public welfare project in Beijing aimed at improving children's health and growth.
A bullet train departed Hohhot East Railway Station for Ulanqab marking the start of high-speed rail services using Inner Mongolia’s first newly-laid high-speed railway on Aug 3.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the autonomous region, during which various celebrations are planned to showcase its prosperity and ethnic diversity.