By Nicoco Chan and Eduardo Baptista SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Tourists and residents in Shanghai on Saturday braved sweltering heat for the official opening of China's first Legoland resort, the world's largest of its kind,

Lego figure named Dada welcomed visitors to the new Legoland resort in Shanghai. The resort, which opened Saturday, is the first in China. It is one of 11 parks across the world and was built with 85 million Lego bricks.

The world’s largest Legoland opens in Shanghai amidst a sweltering heatwave:: Shanghai, China:::: The theme park has been built using over 85 million Lego bricksShanghai's meteorological observatory issued on Saturday morning an "orange" high-temperature alert,

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention to China,

China cannot afford for Russia to lose the war in Ukraine, Beijing’s foreign minister has said, in unguarded comments to European officials.

China spared major cognac producers Pernod Ricard, LVMH and Remy Cointreau from hefty duties on EU brandy on Friday, a rare bright spot at a time of trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing as the two sides row over tariffs on Chinese-made EVs.

The move comes as China’s foreign minister is touring Belgium, France and Germany in an effort to bolster ties with the bloc amid a trade spat with Washington.