Daily brief
A blast at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province has killed 21 people, according to reports. The explosion occurred at a facility in the region, prompting rescue operations. This follows a separate factory explosion that killed 26 and injured 61 in another part of China.
A former Chinese soldier escaped a Myanmar fraud center by scaling a wall and masking his scent with cow dung.
Australian designers describe a 'gut-wrenching' struggle to find copies of their work on the fast-fashion platform Shein.
A report suggests the China Eastern plane crash was apparently intentional, though details remain under investigation.
A Russian vlogger shared an experience about safety in China in a discussion on CGTN's 'We Talk' program.