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This is the Beijing Hour, one hour of news and information brought to you every weekday.
Now here's your host, Shane Begum, with you on this Monday, August 10th,
2026. You're listening to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, typhoon dolphins made landfall in China,
and it's now a tropical storm bringing heavy rainfall up the coast into the northeast.
The U.S. President says he's considering more economic pressure on Iran instead of military action.
The 100-day countdown's on ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in southern China.
In business, hundreds of listed companies in Shenzhen have released
their economic numbers for the first half of the year.
In sports, teams are wrapping up their Premier League preseason campaigns in Asia.
A Chinese artist has received a prestigious international award for illustration.
Now check in the day's top stories.
Typhoon Dolphin is weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall in Zhejiang.
The weathered forecasters are warning of more heavy rain in the coming days.
In response, China has activated a National Level 4 Disaster Relief Emergency Response, the lowest of the four tiers.
A working group will support affected areas.
On Monday, the National Meteorological Center issued a rainstorm alert for the typhoon.