China's micro-drama boom fuels ASEAN's push for local production

​As Southeast Asia emerges as a fast-growing market for micro-dramas, Chinese producers are increasingly partnering with local players to better cater to regional audiences.

October 27, 2026

China harnesses smart technologies to power transport upgrade

​To drivers crossing the Guandu Yellow River Bridge in central China's Henan Province, it is just routine on a busy highway, but a sophisticated and invisible network of smart digital technologies is hard at work above and below the asphalt.

October 27, 2026

South China free-trade island builds space hub as new growth engine

Wenchang, the once unknown coastal fishing town, is rushing to build out a vertically integrated ecosystem, ranging from rocket and satellite manufacturing to downstream data services, under a model which officials describe as "Made in Wenchang, Launched from Wenchang."

October 26, 2026

Climbing Hainan gibbon population demonstrates China's environmental protection efforts

Before the morning mist fully lifts, the clear calls of Hainan gibbons already echo through the valleys of Bawangling, part of the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park in south China's Hainan Province.

October 26, 2026

China marks anniversary of Taiwan's recovery with events across Taiwan Strait

​China on Sunday marked the 81st anniversary of its recovery of Taiwan and observed Taiwan Recovery Day, with commemorative events held across the Taiwan Strait to honor the shared history of resistance against Japanese aggression and reaffirm calls for national reunification.

October 26, 2026

Chinese motorcycle entrepreneur sets world record for riding on water

​Zhang Xue, founder of Chinese motorcycle manufacturer ZXMOTO, set a Guinness World Record on Sunday by riding a modified motorcycle 40.74 kilometers across open water in his hometown of Mayang Miao Autonomous County in central China's Hunan Province.

October 26, 2026

China brings archaeological sites closer to the public

According to statistics, visits to China's national archaeological site parks rose from 20.97 million in 2021 to 97.74 million in 2025, bringing the five-year total to 303 million.

October 26, 2026

China proposes basic establishment of national blockchain network by 2030

​China aims to largely complete its national blockchain network by 2030 and speed up the rollout of an intelligent internet, according to a plan outlining the country's digital development over the next five years.

October 26, 2026

China's green finance helps drive global low-carbon transition

​China's integration of digital technologies with green finance is opening up new opportunities for global cooperation on the low-carbon transition, participants said at the Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2026 in Beijing.

October 26, 2026

China grants approval to Citi for wholly-owned securities company in opening-up push

​China's securities regulator on Friday approved Citigroup's plan to establish a wholly-owned securities company in the country, the latest step in the country's broader push to open the financial sector wider to foreign institutions.

October 26, 2026

Health work, emergency facilities back post-quake resettlement in China's Xizang

​Rescue and relief efforts continue after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, with public health and epidemic prevention work underway in affected areas, according to local authorities.

October 26, 2026

China's innovation gains pace, powering new growth drivers: report

China's innovation capacity continued to strengthen last year, with the innovation environment improving and new growth drivers expanding, providing solid support for high-quality development, official data showed on Friday.

October 23, 2026

China issues stamps to mark 90th anniversary of Long March victory

China Post on Thursday issued a set of six commemorative stamps marking the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March, an epic undertaking in modern Chinese history.

October 22, 2026

China upgrades digital yuan system to expand payment, smart contract services

​China has upgraded its digital yuan infrastructure to integrate a wider range of payment and financial services, unveiling an upgraded central bank system for the digital yuan and a framework for smart contract services aimed at lowering operating costs and expanding the currency's use.

October 22, 2026

Payments rise as China's major shopping promotion season starts

​China is seeing a spike in online payments as various online shopping platforms kick off the annual "Double 11" shopping festival, one of the biggest online shopping events in the world's second-largest economy.

October 22, 2026

China's CERES-1 rocket launches new satellite from sea

China launched a rocket from the ocean waters near the city of Rizhao in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, placing a new satellite into designated orbit.

October 21, 2026

China uses digital technology to bring Long March history to life

Inside the Zunyi Meeting memorial museum's exhibition hall, visitors are instantly plunged into a Long March battlefield scene after putting on lightweight virtual reality (VR) headsets, feeling as if they are surging across the Xiangjiang River under enemy fire.

October 20, 2026

China's satellite internet links Arctic, Antarctica, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for first time

China's 16th Arctic Ocean expedition team said Monday that its polar icebreaker Jidi had completed a pre-operational application test of domestically developed satellite internet along Arctic shipping routes.

October 19, 2026

Decades of restoration work breathes new life into once-vanished lake

In the core zone of a wetland in Ulanqab, north China's Inner Mongolia, a smart ecological supervision center deploys drone patrols and AI-powered wildlife tracking technology to help restore a lake that had once dried up.

October 19, 2026

Redeveloped Huanggang Port logs over 130,000 con 1st weekend since opening

More than 130,000 cross-border passenger trips were recorded at the redeveloped Huanggang Port on Saturday, the first weekend following its opening, according to the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.

October 19, 2026

From smart sensors to AI robots, technology transforming China's elderly care

​A mobile phone alert warns a community worker that no door activity has been detected at an elderly resident's home for more than 24 hours. Another alert reports that a smoke detector has been triggered.

October 19, 2026

China to host global governance forum from Oct. 23 to 25

​China will host the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiongan) from Oct. 23 to 25 in Xiongan New Area, north China's Hebei Province, according to the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA).

October 16, 2026

China sees doubled online literature market revenue in 2021-2025 period: report

​China's online literature market revenue more than doubled from 26.72 billion yuan (about 3.97 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021 to 57.47 billion yuan in 2025, according to a report released Thursday at a national online literature conference held in Beijing.

October 16, 2026

China's homegrown C919 jet carries over 8.4M passengers

​China's C919 passenger jet has carried more than 8.4 million passengers and served 27 cities since entering commercial service, Shen Bo, president of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, said Thursday.

October 16, 2026

Long March legacy takes root in greener landscapes of revolutionary heartlands

As one of the starting points of the Long March, Changting has carried forward the Red Army's legacy in its decades-long efforts to combat soil erosion.

October 16, 2026

70 years on, China's Canton Fair highlights innovation, intelligence in global trade

​The 140th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened to visitors in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province on Thursday, with more than 30,000 exhibiting companies and about 340,000 overseas buyers expected to attend.

October 15, 2026

Drones rise over grassland the Red Army once crossed

In recent years, Ruoergai County of Sichuan has developed its low-altitude economy. So far, its low-altitude airspace covers 9,119 square kilometers, making it one of the largest contiguous low-altitude coordinated airspaces in China.

October 15, 2026

Changchun greets Universiade flame

The flame for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade arrived in Changchun, the capital of Northeast China's Jilin province, on Wednesday, marking a milestone in the preparations for the event, which will bring young athletes from around the world together for competitions and cultural exchanges.

October 15, 2026

Global tourists flock to China to see AI-powered future

A growing number of global tourists have been drawn to China not only by the country's ancient wonders and culinary delights, but also by its futuristic intelligent robots, as the country's artificial intelligence (AI) boom turns cutting-edge technology into a new tourist hook.

October 15, 2026

'China Hotline' helps foreigners plug into people-centered governance

​After "China Travel" draws global travelers to its capital, China is offering the world another way in: the "China Hotline," a 12345 service that lets foreign nationals make their voices heard and help improve the city they reside in.

October 15, 2026