Matthias Maurer, a German astronaut with the European Space Agency and a material scientist, messaged in a tweet on Friday that he was "very excited for my dear friend Ye Guangfu finally going to space".

The new record of the hybrid rice planted in Qingzhu Village, Hengyang City, one of the hybrid rice's experimental fields, reached 1,603.9 kg per mu.

The executive official mentioned China's latest commitments at the conference, among which include establishing the Kunming Biodiversity Fund to support preserving biodiversity in developing countries to the tune of 1.5 billion yuan.

Over the past 100 years, generations of archaeologists have made a series of major discoveries through tireless efforts, playing an important role in making the extensive and profound Chinese civilization better understood。

During the roundtable dialogues, guests exchanged ideas over topics including global finance development, Shanghai international financial center construction and fintech innovation.

China has enacted regulation allowing local people to run eco-friendly businesses and prioritizing local people in employing park rangers and other related jobs.

The fire in Kaohsiung has caused severe casualties, with 46 dead and 41 injured, according to local media. The building, which was built 40 years ago, caught fire in the early hours of Thursday. A total of 139 people live in the building.

The trio will stay in orbit for six months, which will be a regular duration for following Chinese astronauts to work and live in the space station, said Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the CMSA.

The producer price index, which gauges factory-gate prices, rose 10.7 percent year-on-year last month, up from 9.5 percent in August and marking the highest level since the bureau started releasing the numbers in 1996.

Relevant departments ought to improve policies and working mechanisms to enhance social security, elderly care, healthcare, and other systems, so as to address the immediate needs of senior citizens, said Li.