2 academicians win China's top sci-tech award
Founder of China's lithium battery sector Chen Liquan and radar technology expert Ben De were presented with China's top sci-tech award for the year 2025 in Beijing on Wednesday.
July 8, 2026
Revolutionary heartland taps into green treasure trove in rural revitalization
Jinggangshan -- known as the cradle of the Chinese revolution -- is unlocking the value of its green resources to fuel broader development.
July 8, 2026
China moves to bolster youth employment for the AI era
Rapid advances in technologies and the digital economy have reshaped labor demand, reducing the need for some traditional positions while creating a growing number of new occupations that require higher skills.
July 8, 2026
China targets 190 million inbound tourist visits by 2030 in new five-year tourism plan
China aims to attract 190 million inbound tourist visits a year by 2030, according to a new five-year tourism development plan, signaling the country's expanding efforts to draw overseas visitors as it seeks to boost consumption and deepen international exchanges.
July 8, 2026
Inside China's factories, computing power is reshaping manufacturing
The world's largest manufacturing base is moving beyond traditional advantages of scale and labor, using computing power, data and AI to build smarter and more flexible factories.
July 8, 2026
China's output of humanoid robot to exceed 100,000 this year: Senior official
China's humanoid robot output is expected to exceed 100,000 units this year, said Gan Xiaobin, deputy director of the department of science and technology under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Tuesday.
July 7, 2026
New evidence details Japanese army's biochemical warfare
The Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, has released newly examined evidence documenting atrocities committed during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).
July 7, 2026
Chinese navy conducts test launch of strategic missile by submarine
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Monday successfully conducted the test launch of a strategic missile by a submarine.
July 7, 2026
Urban renewal fosters new growth with greener, safer cities
China is advancing urban renewal to create safer, greener and more livable cities, improve people's quality of life, and support high-quality development.
July 7, 2026
Turning 13, first Taiwan-born giant panda continues legacy of cross-Strait goodwill
Taipei's beloved star panda Yuan Zai, the first giant panda born in Taiwan and the offspring of a panda pair gifted by the Chinese mainland, celebrated her 13th birthday on Monday with a soccer-themed feast at the Taipei Zoo.
July 7, 2026
Oil city advances green transformation to bolster ecological conservation
Panjin has stepped up efforts to protect its wetlands and other ecosystems amid ongoing oil development. It has built the world's first electric-heating molten-salt energy storage and steam-injection test station, resolving the longstanding issues of high energy consumption and heavy carbon emissions in conventional heavy-oil production.
July 7, 2026
China's first comprehensive atmospheric survey aircraft completes maiden flight
China's first domestically developed fixed-wing aircraft for comprehensive atmospheric environment detection has successfully completed its maiden flight, according to its developer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
July 7, 2026
China designates WWII Doolittle Raid memorial hall patriotic education base
China has designated the Memorial Hall to the Doolittle Raid as a new national patriotic education base, giving fresh prominence to the museum's preservation of the friendship between the Chinese people and American airmen during World War II.
July 7, 2026
China's logistics sector sees improved performance in June
China's logistics sector continued to expand in June 2026, with the logistics business activity index edging up further, according to data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing on Sunday.
July 7, 2026
China opens 92 new international air cargo routes in first half of year
China opened 92 new international air cargo routes in the first half of this year, adding more than 210 round-trip flights per week, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said Monday.
July 7, 2026
The new economics of China's ancient granary
With good arable land limited, the province is trying to protect farmland more closely and use it more efficiently. Satellite remote sensing, drones and a mobile inspection system are being used to spot unauthorized land use earlier. The goal is to prevent the loss of farmland while making existing fields easier to manage in the context of modern farming.
July 6, 2026
China's Tianwen-2 probe reaches target asteroid, starts scientific exploration
China's Tianwen-2 probe has successfully arrived at a distance of 20 kilometers from the asteroid 2016HO3, enabling it to begin scientific exploration after an approximately 400-day journey of about 1 billion kilometers, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Monday.
July 6, 2026
New book published on germ warfare crimes of notorious Japanese Unit 731 during WWII
A book launch in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Sunday unveiled previously unpublished archival evidence exposing the germ warfare crimes perpetrated by notorious Japanese Unit 731 during WWII.
July 6, 2026
Hybrid wheat yields robust harvest near NW China desert
In northwest China, the Taklamakan Desert, long known as the "Sea of Death," has for centuries made farming all but impossible with its sandstorms, drought and barren soil. This summer, however, an area on its very fringe is producing wheat at an impressive level.
July 6, 2026
China's railway freight volume rises in first half of 2026
China's national railways handled more than 2 billion tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2026, up 1.8 percent year on year, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. said on Friday.
July 6, 2026
China launches 15th western Pacific expedition featuring LangYa sensing and forecasting framework
China's comprehensive research vessel KEXUE departed from Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province Saturday for an estimated 40-day mission in the western Pacific, marking the 15th voyage of a shared research cruise that began in 2010.
July 6, 2026
Global travelers drawn to China's revitalized agrarian charm
International tourists arriving on China's visa-free entry policies are showing up in large numbers in rural areas, once synonymous with poverty, isolation, and a lack of modern facilities such as flush toilets.
July 6, 2026
China's logistics sector sees improved performance in June
China's logistics sector continued to expand in June 2026, with the logistics business activity index edging up further, according to data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing on Sunday.
July 6, 2026
South China's highly interconnected Greater Bay Area drives tech innovation
Spanning 56,000 square km across Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong Province in the Pearl River Delta, the GBA has long been a highly interconnected economic hub, linked by shared Cantonese dialect, convenient population mobility and integrated industrial chains. It is leveraging these advantages to foster innovation through closer integration of talent, research and industry.
July 6, 2026
Millennia-old folk art riding emotional-economy boom in NW China
As China's emotional economy gathers pace, traditional crafts once associated with museums and heritage preservation are increasingly being viewed as suppliers of designer toys, collectibles and lifestyle accessories for younger consumers seeking comfort and emotional connection.
July 6, 2026
Factories become attractions amid China's industrial tourism boom
Across the country, a growing number of tourists share the same preference. Factories, shipyards, industrial museums and manufacturing parks are attracting surging visitor flows.
July 6, 2026
Greater Bay Area emerges as launchpad for China's biotech rise
The Greater Bay Area has one of China's most complete biopharmaceutical industrial chains and one of the country's strongest concentrations of scientific and technological innovation resources.
July 6, 2026
Exhibition in Beijing brings red planet Mars down to Earth
A 574-million-year-old piece of Mars, millions of kilometers of interplanetary travel compressed into a seven-minute ride, and a chance to stamp one's own "Martian citizenship" -- a new immersive exhibition "Oho! Mars" at the Beijing Planetarium has offered visitors a tactile and interactive journey through the Martian landscape, exploration history and future human settlement scenarios.
July 6, 2026
How centuries-old rule sustains ancient cypress forest in China
The local authorities have continued to innovate their conservation model, assigning each ancient cypress a dedicated team comprising Party cadres, local villagers, forestry experts, full-time forest rangers and civilian supervisors, thus forming a grid-based, full-chain management system.
July 6, 2026
China launches new satellite group for commercial constellation
China sent a new satellite group into space on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.
July 6, 2026