Hong Kong hits record 36.9°C on Sunday — highest since records began in 1884, the Hong Kong Observatory says. Blistering heat linked to subsiding air on the periphery of Typhoon Dolphin, which made landfall in Zhejiang Province.

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in Zhejiang province along China's eastern coast, Xinhua reports.

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in Zhejiang province along China's eastern coast, according to state news agency Xinhua.

China's national observatory on Sunday activated a red alert, the highest level in the country's typhoon warning system, as Typhoon Dolphin approaches. The top-tier alert signals heightened risk of severe weather.

China's national observatory on Sunday activated a red alert — the highest level in the country's typhoon warning system — as Typhoon Dolphin approaches.

China's CPI rose 0.5% year on year in July, official data showed Sunday. The consumer price index is a main gauge of inflation in the world's second-largest economy.

China's CPI up 0.5 pct in July. BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.5 percent year on year in July, official data showed Sunday.

Typhoon Dolphin nears east China's Zhejiang Province as authorities recall fishing boats, suspend ferries and prepare evacuations. Emergency response raised to Level III, warning lifted to orange.

Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached on Aug. 8, 2026, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry services and prepare for evacuations. China's meteorological authority upgraded its emergency response for Dolphin to Level III and raised the typhoon warning from yellow to orange.