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China signals policy push to stabilize, revive investment
China has sent clear signals to stabilize and revive investment through strengthened policy support, including appropriately increasing the scale of central budget investment and continuing to leverage new policy-based financial instruments, economists said.
December 16, 2025
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China's railway passenger trips hit new record in first 11 months
China's railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country's railway operator showed Tuesday.
December 16, 2025
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A glimpse into Guizhou, 'world's bridge museum'
Guizhou, the only province in China without a single plain and home to deep ravines, has long relied on tunnels and bridges to overcome its jagged karst landscape. Since 2012, the province has accelerated its bridge construction endeavors. Guizhou now has over 32,000 bridges either already built or under construction -- a tenfold increase compared to the 1980s.
December 16, 2025
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Tibetan teenage athlete with disabilities finds his stride on national stage
Sonam Gyaltsen won the men's 800 meters for athletes aged 16 to 21 at China's 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games in Zhongshan, southern China's Guangdong province, Dec. 11, 2025.
December 16, 2025
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Xinjiang's power transmission hits 1-trillion-kWh milestone
Cumulative electricity transmitted from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had exceeded 1 trillion kilowatt-hours by Monday, according to the State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Company.
December 16, 2025
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How China's Hezhen ethnic storytelling art has gained new life
Yimakan, a singing and speaking art that tells everything from the myths and legends to the stories of love, war and daily life of an ancient Chinese tribe, has recently gained global interest.
December 16, 2025
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China's power use poised to hit record high in 2025
China's electricity consumption is expected to reach a record high in 2025, with total power use projected to surpass 10 trillion kilowatt-hours nationwide, underscoring the strong momentum of the world's second-largest economy.
December 16, 2025
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China's machinery industry sees robust growth during 14th Five-Year Plan period
China's machinery industry has achieved substantial progress in industrial scale, foreign trade and innovation during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), according to data released by the China Machinery Industry Federation on Monday.
December 15, 2025
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China advances education opening-up through Hainan FTP
As China's largest special economic zone, Hainan holds unique advantages in serving as a testing ground for reform and opening up.
December 15, 2025
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China eyes nationwide free childbirth coverage by 2026
China has announced an ambitious plan to make childbirth essentially free for parents under national insurance guidelines by 2026.
December 15, 2025
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China to roll out incremental policies next year in response to evolving circumstances
China will in 2026 introduce and implement incremental policies in response to unfolding circumstances, Han Wenxiu, executive deputy director of the Office of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, said on Saturday.
December 15, 2025
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China's self-developed technology advances its high-speed railways
China's self-developed technology in high-speed railways is marking significant progress in both technological innovation and operational capability.
December 15, 2025
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China empowers people with disabilities using new technology
Technology has become an invaluable partner for athletes and individuals with disabilities at China's 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games, currently underway across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.
December 15, 2025
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China's core AI industry to top 1.2 trillion yuan in 2025
The scale of China's core artificial intelligence (AI) industry is expected to exceed 1.2 trillion yuan (about 170 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, according to a research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
December 15, 2025
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World's largest ice and snow theme park to open in northeast China
The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 27th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, will open to the public on Dec. 17 in China's "ice city" Harbin, the capital of the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.
December 15, 2025
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China steps up cultural heritage protection to keep its past alive for the future
China, a civilization with more than 5,000 years of history, is accelerating efforts to protect and carry forward its cultural heritage through stronger institutions, new technologies, expanding public cultural services, and deeper international cooperation.
December 15, 2025
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China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket launches commercial experimental spacecraft
China on Saturday launched the Kuaizhou-11 Y8 carrier rocket with one space experimental spacecraft and a satellite onboard.
December 15, 2025
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Traditional Tibetan medicine gains modern appeal
After completing a herbal bath at a Tibetan hospital in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Tsewang Dondrup was preparing to undergo Horme therapy -- a traditional Tibetan treatment similar to moxibustion -- under his doctor's guidance.
December 15, 2025
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China holds national memorial for Nanjing Massacre victims, calling for remembrance of history
The 12th national memorial day was observed in Nanjing on Saturday to honor about 300,000 victims killed by Japanese troops during the Nanjing Massacre, in a year that marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II (WWII).
December 13, 2025
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High-end resorts ignite winter desert tourism in northwest China
Once known as a bleak frontier during winter, the vast Tengger Desert is now drawing a growing number of tourists as luxury desert resorts transform the city of Zhongwei, Ningxia into a rising winter getaway.
December 12, 2025
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China turns ice-and-snow resources into hot economic driver
As temperatures plunge across much of north China, a renewed burst of winter enthusiasm is sweeping in, turning the season's chill into unmistakable economic heat.
December 12, 2025
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Chinese hydrogen-powered drone sets longest distance flight record
A Chinese drone has accomplished the longest distance flight of a hydrogen-powered multirotor/drone by 188.605 km, the Guinness World Records announced on Thursday at the 7th Zhejiang International Intelligent Transportation Industry Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.
December 12, 2025
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Chinese aviation tests new heavy-lift drones, taps cargo UAV potential
In back-to-back milestones for unmanned cargo transport, two heavy-lift drone models from a Chinese aircraft maker made their maiden flights within a period of just 24 hours.
December 12, 2025
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China ramps up support for newborns and future generations
Rolling fields stretch toward the horizon, with a stand of bamboo swaying gently behind. Here, children collect eggs from hens' nests, plant sweet potatoes in soft soil, and wade into clear streams after darting loaches.
December 12, 2025
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China's auto output, sales both exceed 31M units in Jan-Nov
China's auto industry has sustained a sound growth momentum as auto output and sales have both exceeded 31 million units in the first 11 months of the year, official data showed Thursday.
December 11, 2025
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China sees jump in number of students returning from overseas in 2024
China saw 495,000 students return from overseas study in 2024, up 79,400 from a year earlier and an increase of 19.1 percent, education authorities said on Thursday, in a sign of an accelerating flow of talent back to the country.
December 11, 2025
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China's Hezhen Yimakan storytelling inscribed on UNESCO Representative List
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage at its 20th regular session decided to transfer China's "Hezhen Yimakan storytelling" from the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
December 11, 2025
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East China province backs innovation in pursuit of pet economy upgrade
With China's pet market value surging toward a projected 1.15 trillion yuan (about 162.5 billion U.S. dollars) by 2028, businesses in east China's Shandong Province are gearing up to seize growth opportunities through holistic innovation.
December 11, 2025
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Expensive life-saving drugs brought closer to Chinese patients
Treatments for complex illnesses like Alzheimer's and leukemia may not be so financially intimidating for Chinese patients in the future. The country's first commercial insurance innovative drug catalog, released on Sunday, offers easier access to effective drugs that are often new in the market and priced higher.
December 11, 2025
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Internet fame turns street stalls into urban landmarks
As night falls, bustling streets across China come alive with the aroma of street food. Weary commuters stop at roadside stalls, sitting on small stools to enjoy a hot snack and shed the day's fatigue.
December 11, 2025