In an announcement made in Beijing, China, Thursday morning local time, Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo Cars has revealed that it plans to conduct its self-driving car experiment -- which is part of the company's 'Drive Me' programme -- in China.

On Monday, a report was published by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), suggesting that 90% of natural disasters occurred in the previous 20 years was related to weather.

The global catastrophes, including floods, heat waves, extreme cold, storms and droughts have taken more than 600,000 lives and affected an average of 4 billion people across the globe.

China's premier space agency has indicated that it is planning to launch a mission to study the mysterious darker side of the moon.

According to reports, price of new homes in China fell in April this year. The fall in price is for the eighth consecutive month, which suggested that property sector in the world’s most populous country is continuing to put downward pressure on the country’s economy. The average price in about 70 big cities in the country fell more than 6% compared to last year. In March this year, the average price declined, leading to more distress sales.