China's tight energy supply situation will gradually ease this winter and next spring following the government's intensified efforts to boost coal supplies and cool skyrocketing prices amid a power crunch in some parts of the nation, industry experts said.

A total of 120,000 cans of pine nuts from Afghanistan, along with a dazzling array of imported products from over 20 countries and regions, were sold out within minutes in livestreams at the ongoing fourth China International Import Expo in Shanghai.

China's intellectual property (IP) office led the world in 2020 by reporting 1.5 million patent applications, 2.5 times more than the United States, which ranked second, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said on Monday.

China's high-speed railway network has led to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a recent study has shown.

China poses no direct security threats to the European continent, military or otherwise, U.S. magazine Newsweek has reported.

Massive snowstorms and a blast of chilly air swept across northern China over the weekend, leaving many people shivering in the freezing cold.

Police officers stand guard in freezing rain in Pingfang District, Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 8, 2021. Despite the low temperature in Harbin, those who work outdoors are braving the cold wind, rain and snow to secure the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control.

Screen image taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 7, 2021 shows Chinese taikonaut Wang Yaping conducting extravehicular activities (EVAs) out of the space station core module Tianhe. 

People buy products while visiting the "CIIE Fair" on the Nanjing Road pedestrian walkway in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 8, 2021. The 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE) is held in Shanghai from Nov. 5 to Nov. 10.