The ongoing clash between Iran and Israel entered its 10th day on Monday as Iranian missile strikes and Israeli interceptions have intensified over the past two days.
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), at least four Iranian missile launches toward Israel were detected from early Sunday morning until around 09:00.
Air raid sirens were activated in both the northern and central regions of Israel. Some local residents were injured by falling fragments.
Israel has responded by ramping up its civil defense measures. Some restrictions have been eased, permitting limited work and gatherings in relatively secure areas while classes remain suspended.
The United States and Israel launched large-scale strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, several senior military commanders and hundreds of civilians. Iran has responded with multiple waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. assets across the region.
Iranian missile strikes continue while Israel intercepts attacks
Iranian missile strikes continue while Israel intercepts attacks
Iranian missile strikes continue while Israel intercepts attacks
China's latest high-speed train model has reached 450 kilometers per hour in test runs, pushing the frontier of the country's high-end manufacturing and further underpinning its strategy of promoting industrial upgrading through technological innovation.
The CR450 high-speed train, China's newest-generation high-speed train, has completed half of its road tests, marking a milestone for the country's railway industry and reflecting closer integration between manufacturing and research, according to a leading railway scientist.
"Extensive work has been carried out on the CR450 project since 2025, and significant progress has been made. So far, the train has completed about 300,000 kilometers of testing, with more than half of the evaluation process already finished," said Zhao Hongwei, a chief researcher at the China Academy of Railway Sciences.
Developed entirely with independent intellectual property rights, the CR450 also demonstrates stronger resilience in China's industrial supply chains. The project is boosting related sectors such as machinery, metallurgy, electronics and chemicals, as key components are now produced domestically.
"A high-speed train is a highly complex piece of engineering equipment. We estimate it contains more than 40,000 components, along with multiple control systems. These parts come from many different sectors, supported by an entire industrial ecosystem. So projects like this naturally drive the development of the broader industrial chain," said Zhao.
The train also offers a glimpse of the direction China's manufacturing sector is heading for, as the government has pledged during this year's" two sessions" to promote the full integration between technological and industrial innovation.
Speaking at the Ministers' Corridor during the annual meetings, Li Lecheng, China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology, emphasized the need to translate scientific breakthroughs into tangible industrial progress.
"We will follow the principle that industry sets the questions and technology provides the answers. A new round of initiatives will upgrade key manufacturing supply chains, drive breakthroughs across the entire chain, and speed up their conversion into new quality productive forces," said Li.
China’s new high-speed train unveils ambition to bridge technology, manufacturing
