China to launch new-generation crewed spaceship in 2026
China will launch the new generation of crewed spaceship Mengzhou-1 in 2026, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
November 3, 2025
Shenzhen named host city for APEC 2026 as China champions cooperation, green growth
On Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in Gyeongju that Shenzhen will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in November 2026.
November 3, 2025
Historic torch relay for China's 15th National Games lights up Greater Bay Area
The torch relay for China's 15th National Games blazed a historic trail across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area on Sunday, marking the event's first-ever cross-boundary relay and the flame's inaugural journey to Hong Kong and Macao.
November 3, 2025
China launches Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship for new engineering, scientific breakthroughs
China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission.
November 1, 2025
China's evolving manufacturing sector impresses US-founded brand licensor
For Francois Scoliege, a France-based executive of a U.S. brand licensing company, returning to the Canton Fair in Guangzhou feels like revisiting an ever-evolving story of China's manufacturing transformation.
October 31, 2025
Beijing financial forum promotes globally connected finance for win-win cooperation
When Mohammad Alhawi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Investment of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), talked of the "natural and indispensable" partnership with China in financial cooperation at a high-level forum held in Beijing, his remarks resonated with the attentive audience.
October 31, 2025
China to launch Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Oct. 31
The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 11:44 p.m. Friday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Thursday.
October 30, 2025
China's small commodities hub sees strong trade growth
Yiwu, a key export hub in east China's Zhejiang Province, reported strong foreign trade growth in the first three quarters of 2025 despite a challenging global trade environment.
October 30, 2025
Global financial cooperation fuels Chinese companies' overseas expansion
Financial business leaders attending a major forum in Beijing have shared their insights on facilitating the global expansion of Chinese companies, and on how the overseas presence of these companies fosters shared prosperity.
October 30, 2025
Global forum highlights Xizang's transformation, future development
More than 400 government officials, diplomats, experts from various fields, and enterprise and media representatives from 44 countries and regions gathered on Wednesday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region to share their insights and expertise for the region's sustained progress.
October 30, 2025
China expands environmental protection tax to cover more volatile organic compounds
China's top legislature on Tuesday passed an amendment to the Environmental Protection Tax Law, broadening the scope of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) subject to the environmental protection tax in a bid to strengthen air pollution control.
October 29, 2025
Forum sheds light on China's financial policy priorities for coming years
The Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2025 is taking place in downtown Beijing from Oct. 27 to 30, with eminent guests participating in heated discussions on a broad range of topics, including global economic development trends, financial governance, fintech, green innovation, and risk control and supervision.
October 29, 2025
China, ASEAN sign Free Trade Area 3.0 Upgrade Protocol
China and ASEAN signed Free Trade Area 3.0 Upgrade Protocol in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
October 28, 2025
Beijing forum calls for resilient, inclusive, sustainable global financial system
High-profile guests from home and abroad gathered in Beijing on Monday for the opening of the Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2025, with a focus on promoting high-quality global financial development and calling for joint efforts to build a more resilient, inclusive, sustainable global financial system.
October 28, 2025
Chinese innovations convert smart ideas into global hits
In a viral social media video, NBA star Shaquille O'Neal tried on a Chinese-manufactured exoskeleton robot and, after attempting a running motion, exclaimed: "It's so light! I must take this back to the U.S."
October 28, 2025
Experts: Boarding schools promote educational equity in China's plateau regions
At an international seminar held on Monday in China's Chengdu, experts highlighted that the boarding school system has contributed to the equity and high-quality development of education in China's plateau regions, offering valuable insights for the international community.
October 28, 2025
China's forestry and grassland sector forms four industries all worth over 1 trillion yuan
A report submitted to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Sunday shows that China's forestry and grassland sector has developed four industries worth more than 1 trillion yuan (about 141 billion U.S. dollars) each.
October 27, 2025
China to step up high-quality financial services for real economy
China will enhance high-quality financial services to better support the real economy, according to a report on the country's financial work submitted for deliberation on Sunday to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature.
October 27, 2025
Foreign firms double down on China investment amid global economic uncertainty
Airbus inaugurated its latest Final Assembly Line for A320 family aircraft in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin earlier this week, marking a milestone in the European aerospace giant's 40-year journey in China and signaling a broader trend of foreign enterprises doubling down on their commitments to the world's second-largest economy.
October 27, 2025
New foreign-invested firms up 16.2% in China in first 9 months of 2025
China saw 48,921 newly established foreign-invested firms in the first three quarters of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 16.2 percent, according to data released Saturday by the Ministry of Commerce.
October 25, 2025
China prepares to launch Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship
The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship will be launched at an appropriate time in the near future, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Friday.
October 24, 2025
'Snow Leopard City' in NW China serves as urban conservation model
Xining, a remote high-altitude city in northwest China, has been widening its appeal through an elusive big cat, namely the snow leopard.
October 24, 2025
China's largest all-electric bulk carrier launched in central China
China's biggest all-electric bulk carrier, named Gezhouba, was launched on Thursday in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, marking a key milestone in the country's green and intelligent shipping sector.
October 24, 2025
Over the past decade, Tibetan photographer Bao Yongqing has dedicated himself to capturing the elusive snow leopards in the rugged wilderness of China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, often referred to as the "roof of the world."
October 24, 2025
China's Urumqi launches one-stop airport services center for foreign arrivals
A center offering integrated services for foreigners arriving in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, opened on Thursday in the international arrivals hall of the city's Tianshan International Airport. The new center is designed to provide a one-stop suite of services for foreigners upon landing.
October 24, 2025
Canton Fair attracts record global buyers
The second phase of the 138th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) opened on Thursday in south China's Guangzhou city, highlighting quality home products.
October 24, 2025
China launches new communication technology test satellite
China on Thursday sent a new communication technology test satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province.
October 24, 2025
Hong Kong's global role in new era spotlighted at 2025 Bauhinia forum
The 2025 Bauhinia Culture Forum was held in Hong Kong on Thursday, bringing about 350 participants from political, business, fintech, and cultural sectors, both at home and abroad, to explore the city's development opportunities and global role in the new era.
October 24, 2025
Chinese scientists uncover ecological benefits of moderate grazing
Chinese scientists have recently proposed a key scientific mechanism in explaining how moderate grazing enhances productivity in alpine grasslands, according to Lanzhou University.
October 24, 2025
Chinese institutes launch powerful AI model to find disease-causing gene mutations
AI foundation models can advance genetic research to uncover more disease-causing mutations in clinical settings.
October 24, 2025