The Beijing Hour

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for higher-quality cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (01:00). Locals have mourned the victims of the mudslide that hit China's Xizang Autonomous Region last week, while search and rescue efforts are continuing (10:43). The United Nations has urged maximum restraint after renewed strikes between Iran and the US following a month of relative calm (23:32).

During talks with his Kyrgyz counterpart in Bishkek, the Chinese president says China stands ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to better align development strategies and deepen exchanges of experience in governance (01:17). Rescue efforts are intensifying in Xizang after last week's deadly mudslide, as crews race to restore vital access to Gyirong Port (22:55). The purchasing managers' index for China's manufacturing sector in August was higher than that of July (38:02).

Full-scale rescue operations continue after a mudslide hit southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, with the first professional rescue teams reaching the core area (02:24). In a signed article published ahead of his state visit to Kyrgyzstan, the Chinese president calls on the two countries to create a new chapter of high-quality development in bilateral ties (11:35). Qatar and Iran have discussed establishing a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, along with a joint project to clear mines from the strategic waterway (21:50).

Rescue efforts are underway after a mudslide struck the border between China and Nepal and caused heavy casualties, with hundreds of rescuers arriving in the disaster zone (01:16). US President Donald Trump says mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran says the waterway will remain shut until the US fulfills its commitments (08:38). Profits of China's major industrial firms increased 17.6 percent during the first seven months of the year (37:12).

The Chinese president has urged all-out efforts to search for the missing, relocate residents and treat the wounded, after a mudslide in Nepal caused heavy casualties and left people missing in Xizang Autonomous Region (01:12). Iran says it has restarted talks with neighboring Oman to manage the Strait of Hormuz (12:14). China aims to build 500 zero-carbon factories by the end of 2030 as part of its carbon peaking objectives under the 15th Five-Year Plan (36:40).