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.
The city of Bayannur has planted 3.72 million mu (248,000 hectares) of sunflowers in 2014, accounting for 36.4 percent of the city's total agricultural plantation area.
North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region plans to optimize the industrial standards system of rare earth minerals and map out key technical standards in the field in three years.
Persistent drought has caused widespread water shortages in central and north China, affecting more than 27.5 million people, according to official figures.
China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, accelerated solar power installations in the first half, adding enough capacity in the period to equal Australia's entire supply of power from sunlight in 2013.
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.
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