Temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) have broiled Chongqing, a metropolis in China's southwest known for ...

Chongqing, one of China’s largest and most vibrant cities, is in the middle of a severe heatwave. Known for its spicy food ...

A tourist cools off in front of a fan in Jiangbei District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 2, 2025. Chongqing issued a heatwave alert on Saturday, with high temperature hitting 40-43 ...

CHONGQING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- As heatwaves sweep across much of China, high-altitude destinations in the mountainous areas of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality are seeing a surge in visitors ...

Chongqing residents have turned to converted World War Two era air raid shelters for relief from scorching heat, with one such shelter transformed into a hotpot restaurant offering cool refuge amid ...

Much of China experienced extremely hot weather, causing a record-breaking surge in electricity use, exceeding 1.5 billion kilowatts.

ZHENGZHOU -- Central China's Henan, one of the country's most populous provinces, is enduring its hottest July since 1961 as a prolonged heatwave grips much of the region, local meteorological ...

Temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius have broiled the southwest city of Chongqing, pushing some locals to use innovative ...