Explosion in China's Guangxi region kills seven, state media reports.

Seven killed, 17 injured in explosion in southern China, Xinhua reports. Police rule out domestic gas blast as cause and launch investigation.

Seven people died and 17 were injured in an explosion in southern China, the Xinhua news agency reported. According to preliminary data, the possibility of a domestic gas explosion has been ruled out. Police are conducting an investigation.

China tops Nature Index 2026 as world's leading contributor to high-quality research, with output up 22.4% year-on-year — the only double-digit growth among top 10 nations. Chinese Academy of Sciences retains top institutional spot; nine Chinese institutions in global top 10.

China remained the world's leading contributor to high-quality scientific research, according to the Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders rankings released on Wednesday. China's research output increased by 22.4 percent between 2024 and 2025, making it the only country among the global top 10 to achieve double-digit growth.

Landslides linked to climate change killed nearly 1 in 10 Tapanuli orangutans on Indonesia's Sumatra island, with one storm alone killing 58 of the critically endangered apes, AFP reports.

Climate change-fueled landslides have killed nearly 10% of the world's rarest great ape species on Indonesia's Sumatra island. One storm alone killed an estimated 58 Tapanuli orangutans, leaving fewer than 800 in the wild.

South Korea's top e-commerce platform hit with record fine over data breach, FT reports

South Korea's largest e-commerce platform, often referred to as 'South Korea's Amazon,' has been hit with a record fine over a data breach, according to the Financial Times.