Beyond matchmaking: Popular reality show reflects Chinese pursuit of post-retirement fulfillment

A reality dating show following five pairs of middle-aged singles has gone viral on Chinese social media recently. Its biggest hook is a rare focus on the emotional complexities of an older age group, allowing its audience to reconsider older generations and their right to love.

February 9, 2026

Global agribusinesses deepen roots in China's rural revitalization drive

​As China advances comprehensive rural revitalization and bolsters food security, multinational agribusinesses are finding new impetus to deepen their engagement across the nation's extensive agricultural value chain -- from livestock breeding and feed supplies to product processing and rural services.

February 9, 2026

British businesses highlight ice-breaking spirit, opportunities in China

The "Icebreakers" Chinese New Year Dinner 2026 was held in London on Friday, drawing around 500 representatives from the Chinese and British business communities and other sectors. The event was jointly hosted by the 48 Group, the China Chamber of Commerce in the UK, and the China-Britain Business Council.

February 9, 2026

Digital group chief highlights China's digital expertise, welcomes Chinese partnership

​Deemah bint Yahya Al-Yahya, secretary-general of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), has commended China's digital economy expertise and voiced the organization's openness to collaborating with Chinese companies.

February 9, 2026

China drives farmers' income growth to expand demand, bolster economy

Official data showed that rural residents' per capita disposable income reached 24,456 yuan in 2025, up 6% year on year.

February 7, 2026

China's Spring Festival travel rush kicks off with more NEVs, holidaymakers

​Early Monday, highways were already busy, while train stations and airports across China filled with travelers as the Spring Festival travel rush began ahead of the country's most important holiday.

February 3, 2026

Nuclear energy sector provides safe, clean power for China's green development

​In January 2026, two nuclear power projects in east China's Fujian and Jiangsu provinces made important progress. In the same month, China's atomic energy law took effect, providing national-level support for its nuclear energy development.

February 2, 2026

China's expanding trillion-yuan GDP club highlights economic resilience

Despite global uncertainties and domestic challenges, more Chinese cities and provinces crossed key gross domestic product (GDP) thresholds in 2025, underscoring the country's high-quality regional development and economic resilience.

January 29, 2026

Growth gaining traction amid upbeat outlook

Foreign institutions and global executives are striking a broadly upbeat tone on China's economy in 2026 and are increasingly confident about new opportunities generated by high-quality growth, citing the country's economic resilience, strong policy support and faster technology-driven transformation.

January 26, 2026

Why China is widely recognized as a global leader in wind energy

Figures from the Chinese government and international institutions show that China is, in reality, an undisputed global powerhouse in wind energy -- both in terms of total installed capacity and technological strength.

January 26, 2026

China speeds up green transition, helping build clean, beautiful world

In China, the world's largest electricity consumer, one in every three kilowatt-hours of electricity comes from green energy sources, powering daily life, while reshaping the national and global energy and industrial landscapes, according to the National Energy Administration.

January 25, 2026

China charts a new course for economic stability

​China's latest GDP figures show an economy holding firm in a troubled world. Growth in 2025 proved more resilient than many had expected. Yet the numbers point to something beyond mere endurance: they signal the early results of a strategic economic rebalancing that is increasingly the central theme of policy.

January 22, 2026

China's economy, trade remain resilient amid global headwinds

​China announced on Monday that its economy posted a 5 percent increase in 2025 amid domestic and external challenges, showing a trajectory of resilient and stable growth and remaining a powerhouse of the world economy.

January 20, 2026

How China's agrarian heartland finds its way to the inside track of industry

As Chinese-branded vehicles increasingly emerge on the streets of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, few passersby would guess that a significant share of these cars roll off the production lines of automakers hailing from a Chinese province long celebrated for its agricultural heritage.

January 19, 2026

Cultural engines ramp up China's booming ice-and-snow economy

China's cultural diversity has become a vital resource for local economies seeking to tap the potential of the ice-and-snow tourism industry.

January 16, 2026

How China's robust foreign trade propels global prosperity?

​Over the past five years, China's foreign trade volume has successively surpassed the thresholds of 40 trillion yuan (about 5.71 trillion U.S. dollars) and 45 trillion yuan, hitting 45.47 trillion yuan in 2025. This marks nine consecutive years of foreign trade expansion since 2017, according to customs data.

January 16, 2026

China's auto output, sales reach new highs in 2025, building global win-win ecosystem

​China's automobile production and sales both exceeded 34 million units last year, setting a new record high, industry data showed on Wednesday, offering new cooperation opportunities and helping to establish a global win-win ecosystem in this sector.

January 15, 2026

Record-breaking smart train convoy transforms heavy freight transport

Seven colossal trains, carrying a total of 35,000 tonnes of coals, glided across the Baotou-Shenmu Railway, which connects Baotou City of Inner Mongolia and Shenmu City of Shaanxi Province, in perfect, silent unison.

January 14, 2026

From Xinjiang's desert to economic hubs: A power expressway that lights up both ends

Across Xinjiang's wind-lashed Gobi Desert and sun-scorched basins, the rotation of the wind turbine blades and the pulse of solar energy feed power into the grid that, in a flash, lights up homes thousands of kilometers away.

January 14, 2026

China, Africa usher in new chapter in civilizational dialogue

​With the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges unfolding in 2026, China and Africa have ushered in a new chapter in civilizational dialogue, shaping shared development and future.

January 13, 2026

China seeks to cushion AI impact on jobs, build talent strength

From chatbots to autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how work gets done in China, boosting efficiency while redrawing industrial boundaries. However, the shift has heightened concerns about job displacement, with workers ranging from assembly-line operators to designers and translators already feeling the pressure.

January 13, 2026

Celebrating 70 years of diplomatic ties, China, Africa boost cooperation in advancing modernization

Together, China and Africa account for one-third of the world's population. Without their modernization, there will be no global modernization. Their shared pursuit of modernization is not only vital to their own development but also to global progress.

January 12, 2026

China moves further to promote affordable, eco-friendly funeral services

China has released a revised set of regulations on funeral and interment services, highlighting the importance of making related services more affordable and eco-friendly.

January 9, 2026

How a decade of dedicated protection is transforming China's mother river

For much of the past decades, China's longest river, the Yangtze, bore the costs of the country's economic growth. Stretches of the 6,300-kilometer mother river were choked by polluted water, declining biodiversity and mounting disaster risks. However, that trajectory began to shift a decade ago.

January 7, 2026

Easier entry, simplified tax refunds draw foreign tourists to shop in China

Beyond immersive experiences of the country's natural scenery and cultural appeal, shopping in China is increasingly becoming an integral part of overseas visitors' travel itineraries. The resulting surge in inbound consumption underscores China's growing openness and the appeal of its cities, injecting new momentum into economic growth.

January 5, 2026

Balanced trade: China's unremitting pursuit

A range of preferential trade policies newly enacted by Chinese authorities have sent an unequivocal message that China means business when it comes to boosting imports and pursuing balanced trade, which has multiple far-reaching influences that benefit the world.

January 4, 2026

Soft power 2.0: The rise of an appealing China

​2025 was a year that a new image of China quietly unfolded before vast numbers of people in the world -- not through grand pronouncements, but through mundane online and real-life encounters.

January 4, 2026

China's anti-corruption campaign remains in focus in 2025

​Throughout 2025, China's anti-corruption campaign has continued with undiminished intensity, targeting officials at all levels and advancing efforts to repatriate fugitives and recover misappropriated funds.

January 4, 2026

China's humanoid robots step from spectacle toward scalable industrial reality

In 2025, China's humanoid robot industry moved from a phase of technological novelty to one of increasingly wide social deployment.

January 4, 2026

Innovation is making China's traditional industries greener, cleaner

In 2025, China has continued to advance green development, leveraging sci-tech innovation to make industrial production more environment-friendly -- particularly in traditional sectors like steel and chemicals, which were once highly polluting and energy-intensive. The green upgrade of these traditional industries is crucial for building a sustainable economy.

December 31, 2025