China sees continued growth in foreign cross-border travel

0:00Now the news, I'm Tianyu. Data shows foreign travel to China continue to pick up in the first eight months of this year. Foreign nationals made over 61 million trips across China's borders from January through August up 19.5% over a year ago. More than 23.7 million of the entries were made visa-free. China has steadily eased visa rules to allow longer stays and wider travel for international visitors, part of efforts to facilitate cross-border exchanges and boost inbound tourism. The country currently offers unilateral visa-free entry to nationals of 50 countries, while is 240-hour visa-free transit program covers 57 countries. An international alliance aimed at combating cross-border telecom and cyber fraud was established on Thursday. The representatives from 46 founding countries attended the inaugural conference in Li Nguyen-Gang alongside 34 observer countries and four international organizations, including

1:03the United Nations and Interpol. Initiated by the Chinese government, the alliance is an intergovernmental organization designed to promote cooperation among law enforcement agencies, intercling transnational telecom and cyber fraud and related crimes. A report from the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai shows a sharp rebound in business confidence among its surveyed member companies operating in China. The 2026 China Business Report says 58% of respondents are now optimistic about China's five-year business outlook up 17 percentage points from the previous survey. Profitability rebounded to its highest level since 2019 with 78% of respondents reporting profits in 2025. Authorities say 16 people have been confirmed dead after rain triggered mudslice and landslice struck Soy Tran County in Jiangxi Province. Days of torrential rain caused a series of geological disasters in the county, as of Wednesday

2:04afternoon, over 18,000 residents of the county had been evacuated. At least five people have died and 87 remain missing after a vessel caught fire on Wednesday off the waters of a tourist hotspot in Palawan province of the Philippines. The fire broke out Wednesday evening aboard the vessel, which was carrying 117 passengers and 17 crew members of the coast of Khora Municipality. The local coast guard said 42 people were rescued. Search and rescue operations are ongoing. Eight countries, including Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia and Jordan, have welcomed the decision of Britain to ban the imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of the countries also welcomed Britain's decision to introduce restrictions on services linked to such settlements. The ministers reiterated their call for Israel to rescind all measures taken in connection with settlement activities.

3:05They stressed that the only viable path to achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace is the implementation of the two-state solution. On Tuesday, Israel announced countermeasures against Britain, including closing the British consular general in East Jerusalem and removing British personnel from a U.S.-Lad Gaza coordination center in response to London's decision to ban imports from its Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Investigators say one pilot of the Amazon cargo plane that crashed in Miami on Sunday had repeatedly commented to the other about excessive speed. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said the comments were made towards the end of the cockpit voiced recording. However, it said there was not a consistent verbal response to the pilot's comments about speed. The investigative update also said too low terrain was announced several times on the Boeing 767 before it touched down and overshot the runway. The NTSB said there was no indication in the recorded data that speed breaks or thrust

4:08reversers were deployed to help slow the plane. U.S. Tech-Giant Apple has unveiled its first portable smartphone iPhone dual along with the iPhone 18 Pro lineup. Apple has redesigned parts of its iOS 27 operating system to accommodate the portable form factor. The event marked the first major Apple product launch, let by John Turner's since he took over as the company's CEO. And vast the news, I'm Chen Yu.