Baby delivered on China's Peace Ark hospital ship in Angola

A baby boy was delivered on Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hospital ship "Peace Ark" Friday evening in Angola's Luanda City.

After admitting the pregnant woman, Chinese doctors on the ship conducted detailed check on her. With meticulous medical attention from the team, the woman successfully gave birth to a baby boy weighing 3.8 kilograms.

"A boy was born by vaginal delivery. He has a sonorous cry and the mother is in good condition," said Li Qin, a doctor on Mission Harmony-2024 being carried out by the Chinese naval hospital ship from mid-June 2024 to mid-January 2025.

The new parents decided to use "Peace" as the boy's middle name, to mark his birth on the "Peace Ark" hospital ship and express a good wish for the friendship between China and Angola.

Beijing's consumer gold market has been running hot during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, despite recent rises in the gold price on international markets.

Last week, the main contract for gold futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange (COMEX) has risen to over 2,600 U.S. dollars per ounce.

At a gold shop in Beijing's Xicheng District, the price of pure gold jewelry went up to about 737 yuan (about 104 U.S. dollars) per gram, but many shoppers are still looking to buy gold jewelry especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday and the end-of-summer wedding season.

"It is now more than 700 yuan (about 98.7 U.S. dollars) per gram, but when we were here about two months ago, it was only just above 600 yuan (about 84.6 U.S. dollars) per gram," said a customer.

"I'm getting married, so I came to have a look. Even if the price goes up, we still have to buy it," said another customer.

"I had nothing to do during the holidays, so I came here to take a look [at the gold jewelry]. I just bought a lucky charm bead and now I want to take a look at the bracelet," said another customer.

At the shop's gold investment counter, many consumers have been making inquiries about gold bars, which has long been considered a safe investment, although experts recommend caution in the rising gold market.

At the shop's gold investment counter, many consumers have been inquiring about gold bars, which have long been considered a safe investment. However, experts recommend caution in the rising gold market.

"Many investors will buy gold bars for medium- to long-term investment based on their expected price as part of their overall family asset allocation. We suggest that investors be more rational in their decisions," said Li Yang, a senior gold investment analyst.