(Yicai Global) July 15 -- Below is a photographic roundup of last week's news in China.

Giant panda Dabao gave birth to a pair of fraternal twins at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province on July 6.

While being revamped, the Shenzhen Sports Center in the southern city's Futian district collapsed on July 8, claiming one life.

Hunan province issued a red alert for floods on July 9. The Juzizhou scenic spot at the heart of the Xiangjiang river was closed.

Firefighters rescued a baby amid heavy rains in Pingxiang, Jiangxi province, that flooded the city. Water levels have exceeded the danger line in Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Fujian and other provinces, stopping traffic and damaging homes.

Several towns in Liuzhou, Guangxi province, were also lashed by heavy rains from July 8 to 9.

China adopted a new railway schedule from midnight on July 9, adding 260,000 seats to the rail system during the summer holiday peak season.

Workers are busy at Julu, Hebei province-based Juming Plastic Industries on July 11. The county's factories have been swamped with orders for garbage-sorting trash cans. They are hastening output to meet demand.

The Chengdu Railway Public Security Department destroyed seized drugs weighing a total 93.7 kilograms on July 11.

Xuelong 2, China's first self-built polar icebreaking research vessel, was delivered in Shanghai on July 11, marking a breakthrough in field maintenance and support capabilities for China's polar expeditions.

A fifth-generation tech-driven smart bank called 5G+Smart Bank, jointly developed by China Mobile and China Construction Bank, opened in Beijing on July 11. The bank will make financial data transmission more secure and smooth, and bring users a more convenient self-service experience.