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

Hong Kong's emerging testing ground function translates into global competitiveness

​Hong Kong, the second-most competitive economy in the world, named by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development, is amplifying the value it can create for global companies, analysts and business leaders told Xinhua.

July 3, 2026

Upgraded departure tax refund policy adds momentum to shopping in China

​For an Indonesian tourist surnamed Hu, China's upgraded departure tax refund policy spared him the hassle of unpacking his luggage for physical goods verification, with the entire refund procedure only requiring a short stop at the airport service counter.

July 3, 2026

Revolutionary heartland Yan'an carries legacy forward into new era

​The place where U.S. journalist Edgar Snow trudged his way across the rugged revolutionary heartland in northwest China nine decades ago has been transformed with high-speed trains, upgraded orchards and improved ecological and living conditions.

July 3, 2026

BCI technology gathers pace in China, creating new health, well-being possibilities

​Electrodes taped to her forearm and a sensor-studded cap on her head, a stroke patient watched a screen where a virtual hand slowly closed. She fixed her gaze on the image, let her attention narrow, and held one thought: make a fist.

July 3, 2026

China's mountain buckwheat moves from margins to global health food chain

On the high slopes of southwest China's Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, tartary buckwheat has been long grown for survival, not the health-food market.

July 3, 2026

China launches new marine satellite

​China on Thursday sent a new marine satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

July 3, 2026

New study adds scientific support for regional desertification control, eco-restoration

​A new study by Chinese scientists offers valuable insights for regional desertification control and ecological restoration, filling a gap in long-term, high-temporal-resolution reconstruction of desertification using annual rings from a specific desert shrub.

July 3, 2026

2026 Global Digital Economy Conference kicks off in Beijing

The 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference kicked off in Beijing on Thursday, drawing corporate executives, business council representatives, and scholars from home and abroad, as well as minister-level officials from Kazakhstan, Colombia and Chad.

July 3, 2026

School's out, rockets up: China's summer vacation gets a space-age twist

​As the summer vacation season begins in China, kids across the country are badgering their parents to book trips to watch rockets blast into the sky.

July 2, 2026

Hong Kong stages festivities to celebrate 29th anniversary of return to China

​From flag-raising ceremonies to horse races and a drone performance, Hong Kong commemorated the 29th anniversary of its return to China on Wednesday with a day of celebrations across the city.

July 2, 2026