China's Smart Dragon-3 rocket launches two Oriental Smart Eye hyperspectral satellites from waters off Shandong Province into planned orbits, Xinhua reports.

China's modified Long March-7 rocket failed Monday carrying the Zhongxing-4B satellite, with an anomaly during flight after liftoff at 8:02 p.m. Beijing Time from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan. Cause is under investigation.

WENCHANG, Hainan, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) — A satellite launch mission using a modified Long March-7 carrier rocket failed on Monday in south China. The rocket was tasked with carrying the Zhongxing-4B satellite. It blasted off at 8:02 p.m. (Beijing Time) at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the island province of Hainan, but an anomaly occurred during its flight. The cause of the failure is under investigation, according to the launch site.

Total solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12 will sweep across northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal. Partial eclipse visible elsewhere. ISO 12312-2 certified glasses required; regular sunglasses do not protect against retinal damage.

A total solar eclipse will occur on Wednesday, August 12 and be visible from northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Portugal, with partial eclipse visible in other regions. Special ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses, which are thousands of times darker than regular sunglasses, are required for safe viewing to avoid irreversible retinal damage.

China urges PIF Secretariat to abide by one-China principle and 'properly handle' Taiwan's attendance at Aug 30-Sept 4 leaders meeting in Palau, spokesperson Guo Jiakun says

China's foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun urged the Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Forum on Tuesday to abide by the one-China principle and properly handle Taiwan-related issues ahead of the forum's annual leaders meeting scheduled in Palau from August 30 to September 4.

China's NEV penetration hit a record 65.1% of passenger car retail sales in July, up 11.6 percentage points year-on-year, the China Passenger Car Association said. Domestic brands reached 83.8%.

China's NEV penetration rate hit a new high of 65.1 percent of total passenger car retail sales in July, up 11.6 percentage points year-on-year, according to the China Passenger Car Association. Among domestic brands the rate reached 83.8 percent, while luxury vehicles stood at 30.9 percent.