Modifying a vehicle's rated power illegally, substituting vehicles for inspection, using OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) cheating devices... For some time now, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has disclosed multiple cases of fraud in the field of motor vehicle emission inspections. Investigations by reporters have found that some testing agencies tamper with data to deliberately lower standards, and substituting vehicles for inspection has become a gray industry chain. Fraud in environmental inspections allows some vehicles with excessive exhaust emissions to "hit the road while still faulty." Data is frequently "manipulated." In [specific month and year], during routine inspections, the Zhangzhou Ecological Environment Bureau in Fujian Province discovered that the pass rate for tail gas environmental inspections at Mingjin Automobile Inspection Service Co., Ltd. was as high as [specific percentage], far exceeding the industry average. At the same time...

1. Americas. Brazil Appoints Chair, Warns of Trump's Impact on Climate Negotiations The newly appointed chair of the annual climate summit in Brazil warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement would cast a shadow over the negotiations. The summit is set to take place in the Amazonian city of Belém. Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the climate agreement at the start of his second non-consecutive term on Monday, marking the second time in a decade that the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases has pulled out of global efforts to combat climate change. This move further increases the pressure on Brazil as the host...

A new week begins, and under the influence of this stronger cold air mass, the province starts with overcast and cold weather. As of this morning, the actual minimum temperature shows that the northern regions of the province generally only have single-digit temperatures, with the lowest at the Ganyu station in Lianyungang being only ℃. The day remains overcast, with occasional light rain in some parts of the western areas along the Yangtze River, and the strong northeast wind continues to keep the temperatures low. In the afternoon, the northern part of the northern Huai region is at —℃, while other areas are at —℃, making it feel even colder.

Journalists learned on the same day local time that a civic group in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, held a press conference stating that the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detected in water collected around the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni exceeded Japan's provisional national standard value by about 2.9 times. According to the group, on October 12, they collected water samples from a retention pond near the base and commissioned relevant institutions to analyze them. The group stated that they will demand the city government conduct a detailed investigation. It is reported that PFAS are difficult to degrade and accumulate in the environment and human body, known as "forever chemicals."...

On the evening of the day, a girl tragically fell to her death from a height in the large shopping mall, Wanda Plaza, in Jining, Shandong. Video footage shows the girl in a white dress standing at a corner next to an escalator, with a glass railing less than a meter high behind her. It is suspected that the girl leaned against the glass railing, and a few seconds later, the railing detached, causing the girl to lose her balance and fall from the upper floor after failing to grab the escalator. Prior to the incident, there was a glass railing behind the girl (screenshot from the video). It is understood that this matter...

According to the news from the CCTV News client, around 7:00 AM on the specified date, a surveillance camera at a farmer's home in Changtai Village, Jixing Township, Boli County, Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province, recorded a video of what appears to be a wild Northeast tiger running past. The tiger also attempted to charge at the large iron gate of the farmer's home. Currently, local residents have reported the incident, and relevant departments have intervened. The search for the tiger is ongoing. Related reports suggest a tiger was spotted outside the courtyard gate (video clip).

On a certain date, the Supreme People's Court released ten years of cases with significant influence in environmental and resource trials, among which the "Zhang Ming, Mao Ming, Zhang intentionally damaging a famous scenic spot case and the People's Procuratorate of Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province v. Zhang Ming, Mao Ming, Zhang ecological damage civil public interest litigation case" are noteworthy. Around a certain month and year, Zhang Ming, Mao Ming, and Zhang agreed to climb the "Jumang Chu Mountain" rock pillar (also known as the Jumang Peak) in the Sanqingshan Scenic Area. In the early hours of a certain month and year, Zhang Ming, Mao Ming, and Zhang began their ascent with tools including an electric drill, rock nails, hammers, and ropes...

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred at 14:05 on the 18th (local time: 14:05 on the 18th) southeast of the Ryukyu Islands, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located at 24.15 degrees north latitude and 123.55 degrees east longitude. There are no major or medium-sized cities within 100 kilometers of the epicenter.

On a specific date, Yuanmingyuan issued a "Statement on the Recent Situation of Black Swans": Recently, at the locations of Quyuan Fenghe and Fenglin Zhou in Yuanmingyuan, a number of brooding black swans have died one after another, drawing the concern of many visitors. Following the incident, the park authorities immediately sent the deceased black swans to professional institutions for testing to determine the cause of death. The results of the tests on the black swans showed that all injuries were caused by animal bites, leading to death due to the bites, thus ruling out the possibility of human harm.