Hong Kong hosts mega events to drive tourism growth, urban vitality

In 2025, Hong Kong delivered a standout year with a packed calendar of mega events: the Asian Financial Forum kicked off the year, the National Games ignited public passion, and international cultural galas wrapped up the year. The global metropolis has showcased its robust hosting capacity and innovative vitality through these high-profile gatherings.

January 4, 2026

Tibetan amateur earns shot against snooker's elite

28-year-old Tibetan Kelsang Tsewang moved from the stands to the table at the 2025 Lhasa Winter Plateau Snooker Challenge, earning a match against leading professional Xiao Guodong and setting his sights on a professional career while helping grow the sport in Xizang.

January 4, 2026

Green, smart, inclusive: Decoding new expressway tunneling through China's mountainous hinterlands

​An expressway connecting mountainous hinterlands in southwest China's Sichuan Province opened to traffic Thursday, set to boost regional connectivity and rural revitalization.

January 4, 2026

China's Shenzhou-21 astronauts deliver New Year greetings from space

​China's Shenzhou-21 crew, currently aboard the orbiting Tiangong space station, released a New Year greetings video on Thursday, extending their wishes to people across the nation.

January 4, 2026

China's balanced trade push is creating a sweeter deal for all

A decade ago, this would have been a rare indulgence. Today, these cherries, alongside avocados from Mexico, beef from Argentina, and durians from Thailand, have become regular guests in Chinese households.

January 4, 2026

Transforming winter chill into economic heat in north China's Inner Mongolia

​When life retreats from the bitter cold, the frozen lake in Yakeshi, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, comes back to life with the revving of engines, morphing into a vast test track where the world's carmakers confront nature's most extreme conditions.

January 4, 2026

New Year travel stretches from ski resorts to tropical islands

This New Year holiday sees Chinese travelers heading to diverse winter destinations, seeking everything from northeastern ice and snow to southern sunshine and tropical beaches.

January 3, 2026

Local Chinese governments establish dedicated AI departments to drive new quality productive forces

Several local governments in China have recently established artificial intelligence (AI) development bureaus, which are specialized agencies to coordinate and advance the development of AI, accelerating the formation of new business forms in the intelligent economy.

December 31, 2025

More Chinese cities add artificial hearts to medical insurance coverage

In March, the National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) released a pricing guideline for cardiovascular medical services, adding artificial heart implantation to the official list of covered procedures.

December 31, 2025

Tech-driven rural revitalization takes roots across China

​China is wrapping up its 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) and set to enter the next five-year development period. Over the past five years, China's countryside has become more vibrant and prosperous, with grain production setting a new record, agricultural modernization making progress and rural communities becoming more livable.

December 31, 2025

China's manufacturing sector reaches second global tier

​China's manufacturing power index has reached the same range as Germany and Japan, placing China in the second tier of global manufacturing powers, according to the 2025 China Manufacturing Power Development Index Report, which was released in Beijing on Tuesday.

December 31, 2025

China launches new satellite

​China sent a new satellite into space on Tuesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

December 30, 2025

Beijing relocates temple school to preserve Central Axis

​Following a ceremony to mark the relocation of a school inside its walls on Monday, Xiannongtan Temple -- one of the key cultural sites along Beijing's Central Axis -- has officially reconnected its inner and outer areas, in an important step in restoring its historical layout.

December 30, 2025

China's Xi'an expands subway network to 422 kilometers with new automated line

Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province renowned for its iconic Terracotta Warriors, inaugurated a new fully autonomous subway line on Monday, extending its urban rail transit network to 422 kilometers.

December 30, 2025

Exhibition on China's manufacturing achievements under 14th Five-Year Plan kicks off in Beijing

With more than 300 pieces (sets) exhibits, the exhibition kicked off here on Monday, showcasing China's manufacturing achievements under the 14th Five-Year Plan.

December 30, 2025

Foreign enterprises join China's zero-carbon industrial park development

Zero-carbon industrial parks are designed to reduce carbon emissions from production and daily activities to near-zero levels through planning, technology and management, ultimately achieving net-zero conditions. As China strives to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, such parks are emerging as new engines for the country's green transformation.

December 30, 2025

China's latest giant panda base opens to public, blending tech with conservation

​A new giant panda base aimed at bolstering breeding, research and international communication on Monday opened to the public on a trial basis in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

December 30, 2025

Top 10 China news events of 2025

Xinhua News Agency on Monday unveiled its selection of the top 10 news stories that defined China in 2025.

December 30, 2025

China releases survey report on coral reef ecosystem of Huangyan Dao

China on Monday released a survey report on the coral reef ecosystem of Huangyan Dao, located in Sansha City of the southernmost Hainan Province.

December 29, 2025

China launches new satellite, boosting meteorological observation capabilities

China on Saturday sent a new satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the country's southwestern Sichuan Province.

December 29, 2025

China's first childcare services bill draws broad attention

China's first childcare services bill has ignited significant discussion as it was submitted to the top legislature for review, marking the latest move in the nation's efforts to foster a birth-friendly society.

December 29, 2025

China achieves zero growth in total water consumption despite economic expansion

​China has achieved zero growth in total water consumption since the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), even as the country's economic aggregate continued to reach new heights and grain output remained abundant.

December 29, 2025

Palace Museum reopens key section after decade-long restoration

​A key section of Beijing's famed Palace Museum, or the Forbidden City that offers a glimpse into the daily workings of power in late imperial China, reopened on Friday after a decade-long renovation. Thousands of visitors flocked to see it on its first day.

December 29, 2025

China's first subway through karst spring area becomes operational

​China's first subway line passing through a karst spring area began operation on Saturday in Jinan City of east China's Shandong Province, marking an engineering breakthrough that balances urban transit demands with the protection of natural water resources.

December 29, 2025

China adopts revised Foreign Trade Law

​Chinese lawmakers on Saturday voted to adopt a revision to the Foreign Trade Law.

December 29, 2025

Mutual pursuit between China and the World via high-end fairs and expos

The exhibition industry has been serving as a key driver of China's economic growth, facilitating domestic enterprises in exploring overseas markets while opening its arms to global players poised to benefit from China's frog-leaping development.

December 29, 2025

China's finance minister pledges expanding fiscal spending in 2026

​China's finance ministry has pledged to expand fiscal expenditure in 2026 to ensure a solid start to the country's 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

December 28, 2025

China's high-speed rail mileage tops 50,000 km

China, home to the world's largest high-speed rail network, has expanded its total operational mileage beyond 50,000 km with the launch of a new high-speed line.

December 26, 2025

China's Long March-8A rocket launches internet satellites

​China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket on Friday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space.

December 26, 2025

China's sacred revolutionary heartland Yan'an launches high-speed rail link

​A sleek silver bullet train departed Yan'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Friday, linking the sacred revolutionary heartland to the country's rapidly expanding high-speed rail network.

December 26, 2025