China's FAST telescope offers new clues for understanding cosmic evolution

Scientists have long grappled with a perplexing question: in the early universe, new stars appeared with dazzling frequency, yet today, star formation has clearly slowed. Now, a new study led by Chinese scientists is offering fresh and crucial clues to help unravel this cosmic mystery.

September 2, 2026

Gen-Z artists breath new life into China's naive art

In a gallery of golden wheat fields on canvas, Wang Yaoyao in a pale pink qipao is a quiet contrast. The academically trained painter now embraces the unruliness of farmer painting -- a typical Chinese naive art.

September 2, 2026

China's social security fund reports 13.22% investment return in 2025

China's national social security fund posted an investment return of 13.22 percent in 2025, earning 390.67 billion yuan (about 57.61 billion U.S. dollars), according to an annual report released Tuesday.

September 2, 2026

Climate change-related disasters highlight urgent need for global action

The devastating mudslide that struck border areas of Nepal and China serves as a stark warning that climate change-related disasters pose a grave challenge for all humanity, necessitating greater preparedness and global action to tackle global warming.

September 2, 2026

Indian expats carve out life journeys in China's economic hub

From startup struggles to cross-cultural community building, Indian entrepreneur Tanmay Gokani and his compatriots have carved out a unique life path for themselves in east China's economic powerhouse Zhejiang Province.

September 2, 2026

China injects sustained momentum into SCO cooperation -- SCO deputy secretary-general

China, as one of the founding members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), has consistently expanded the organization's cooperation agenda and contributed to its development, SCO Deputy Secretary-General Ahmad Saidmurodzoda said in a written interview with Xinhua.

August 31, 2026

China facilitates flow of resources to strengthen regional innovation systems

China is stepping up efforts to facilitate the flow of innovation resources and strengthen regional innovation systems, said the guests on the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency.

September 1, 2026

China's PALLAS-1 rocket completes successful maiden flight

China on Tuesday successfully launched the PALLAS-1 Y1 carrier rocket into space from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China.

September 1, 2026

How World Heritage bid breathes new life into a Chinese village

On a sultry afternoon, an elderly man sat on the doorstep of his home in Dongbu Village, a riverside settlement about 40 kilometers from Jingdezhen, idly fanning himself in the shade when a visiting official stopped to ask him a question.

August 31, 2026

All-out rescue operations underway after mudslide hits border port in Xizang

The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.

August 29, 2026

China builds pest radar network to protect grain crops

A network of insect-tracking radars is being expanded across China to help farmers battle migratory pests that threaten the country's food supply.

August 31, 2026

Centuries-old artifacts bear witness to vibrant Sino-Italian cultural exchanges

Chinese silk and decorative motifs found their way into the art of 18th-century European courts, while European tastes and designs came into contact with Chinese porcelain.

August 31, 2026

Chinese manufacturers click into global markets via cross-border e-commerce

In just three years, a Chinese firm has seen its annual sales on a cross-border e-commerce platform surge from over 4 million U.S. dollars to more than 60 million U.S. dollars, while expanding its overseas market presence from North America to Europe and Japan.

August 31, 2026

China's AI models bring innovation, opportunities, not threats

Chinese AI models have consistently delivered innovation and opportunities to global development, becoming integral digital infrastructure powering AI advancement worldwide.

August 31, 2026

Ancient Silk Road passage in northwest China expands global ties

Alejandro Delgado, Deputy Army Attache of the Peruvian Embassy in China, beamed at a cultural event in Beijing on Thursday as he displayed a bookmark featuring the Chinese calligraphy characters "Jixiang," a phrase that means "good fortune."

August 31, 2026

Shenzhou-23 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

The Shenzhou-23 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

August 29, 2026

Green computing powers diverse industries in China's Inner Mongolia

​At a community health center in north China, an artificial intelligence (AI) system is used to undertake early screening instead of a doctor's traditional clinical consultations.

August 28, 2026

All affected residents, tourists evacuated following mudslide in China's Xizang

Residents affected by a mudslide in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, have been resettled, and all stranded tourists have been transferred, local authorities said Thursday.

August 28, 2026

Rescuers arrive at mudslide-hit border port in SW China's Xizang

The first team of 141 rescuers has arrived at the mudslide-stricken border port of Gyirong in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region Thursday morning after the disaster caused significant casualties along the China-Nepal border, according to China's Ministry of Emergency Management.

August 27, 2026

Rising penetration highlights vitality, innovative strength of China's NEV industry

Nearly two in every three passenger cars sold at retail in China are now new energy vehicles (NEVs), a share that signals both the vitality of China's NEV market and the industry's capacity to turn new technologies into reliable products at scale.

August 27, 2026

Chinese open-source AI solves Arabic dialect puzzle

​Chinese researchers have unveiled an open-source text-to-speech artificial intelligence (AI) model that tackles the long-standing challenge of Arabic speech synthesis. The system covers more than 20 regional variants of the language under a unified technical framework.

August 26, 2026

Chinese AI diagnostic model detects 15 missed liver cancer cases in clinical trial

​A liver cancer diagnostic AI model developed by a team of Chinese scientists discovered 15 cancer cases that had originally been missed during a two-month real-world prospective clinical trial, helping the patients receive timely surgical or drug treatment, China Science Daily reported on Tuesday.

August 26, 2026

China enhances legal framework for autonomous vehicles in draft road safety law revisions

​China has set a dedicated chapter on autonomous vehicles in its draft revisions to the Road Traffic Safety Law, seeking to strengthen the legal framework for its rapidly developing autonomous driving sector.

August 26, 2026

China launches 7 new satellites

​China on Tuesday launched a Long March-6C carrier rocket, placing seven satellites into space.

August 25, 2026

IPO, athletic feats and mass deployment show China's robot momentum

The past week has been busy and fruitful for China's humanoild robot industry, which is qucikly racing from lab demos toward real-world deployment.

August 25, 2026

China opens exhibition to preserve, bring linguistic diversity to life

Putting on headphones at a new exhibition hall in central China, visitors can hear a chorus of voices from across the country, including regional dialects, traditional songs in ethnic minority languages and field recordings of languages on the verge of extinction.

August 25, 2026

Chinese film turns kitchen into anti-war statement

Xu Fu and Ma Junsheng are asleep when a blast wakes them and for a moment, they think it is an earthquake. Then comes the shockwave, and the understanding that war has arrived.

August 25, 2026

China embraces summer inbound travel craze with niche draws, fresh moves

​At more than 1,500 meters above sea level, Tianmen Mountain in central China's Zhangjiajie offers summer temperatures of just 22 to 26 degrees Celsius, drawing a steady stream of visitors.

August 24, 2026

Chinese robotics fair draws crowds as industry brews innovation

​Unitree Robotics' blockbuster IPO, the bustling World Robot Conference (WRC), and the upcoming World Humanoid Robot Games, amount to a string of high-profile events which have combined to make this week a "super week" for Chinese robotics.

August 24, 2026

Robot athletes break human records, heralding embodied AI revolution

​Inside Beijing's iconic oval "Ice Ribbon" arena on Saturday night, a wire-suspended humanoid robot glided through the air, echoing the dramatic torch-lighting moment that captivated the world at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

August 24, 2026