'Lab Assistant': AI enhancing scientific research with speed, precision
As scientists are striving to develop AI products and solutions to enhance various industries and daily life, this booming technology is also serving as a "lab assistant," contributing to scientific progress in turn.
April 7, 2025
China-Russia connectivity heats up in border regions
Thanks to convenient border-crossing transportation, medical tourism is flourishing in Heihe. Waves of Russian visitors come to experience traditional Chinese medicine, often pairing their treatments with leisure activities and fueling growth in local tourism.
April 7, 2025
New discoveries in prehistoric culture shed light on origin of Chinese civilization
Archaeological discoveries in many regions of China have injected new vitality into the study of Hongshan culture, an important prehistoric archaeological culture dating back roughly 5,000 to 6,000 years.
April 3, 2025
Letter from China: How a river's fury is turned into fortune
For centuries, the Nujiang River's 2,000-km rush through China, from the vast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, carved not only deep, rugged canyons into the land, but also entrenched destitution.
April 2, 2025
Foreign business leaders reaffirm China as oasis of certainty
In a world haunted by growing protectionism, China has continuously expanded opening up, injecting stability into the global economy, and has become an oasis of certainty and a hot spot for investment and entrepreneurship.
March 31, 2025
Key takeaways from seven National Meetings on Xizang
March 28, 2025 marks the 66th anniversary of the democratic reform that ended feudal serfdom in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
March 28, 2025
Boao forum sends reassuring message to unstable, uncertain world
Amid the tranquility of the small town, the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference opened with a timely theme: "Asia in the Changing World: Towards a Shared Future," offering a rare space for cooperation and dialogue in an increasingly fractured world.
March 28, 2025
Eyeing free trade port milestone, China pushes toward higher-level opening up
As the world economy faces mounting uncertainty and rising protectionism, China is reaffirming its commitment to openness, with the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) emerging as an important gateway driving the country's opening up in the new era.
March 27, 2025
China boosts global confidence for win-win cooperation
Against the backdrop of global economic fragmentation and rising uncertainties, China reaffirmed its commitment to innovation-driven high-quality development and global cooperation at the just-concluded China Development Forum (CDF) 2025.
March 27, 2025
Multinational CEOs flock to China for business opportunities
Heads of some 80 multinationals including Siemens, Apple, Samsung and Pfizer have flocked to China to seek new cooperation opportunities with the world's second-largest economy.
March 25, 2025
Boao forum's venue island a pioneer in low-carbon development
On Dongyu Island in south China's Hainan Province, the near-zero carbon demonstration zone is redefining harmony between humanity and nature-reshaping modern living by integrating cutting-edge technology with sustainable development.
March 24, 2025
Cooperation fuels accelerated economic growth in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
As the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region enters its second decade in 2025, it has witnessed a significant milestone.
March 21, 2025
A solid start to China's 2025 economy: Unpacking key indicators
In a firm rebuttal to skeptics, China kicked off 2025 with a solid economic trajectory, offering compelling evidence of the efficacy of its well-calibrated stimulus measures and the enduring strength of the world's second-largest economy.
March 20, 2025
Free preschool education, China's gift to the future
If you ask Chinese parents with young children what news concerns them most lately, the answer would likely be: the rollout of the free preschool education policy.
March 14, 2025
Tech-powered personalization shapes future of consumption
From neck-worn electric breast pumps to camellia oil-infused diapers, Chinese small-scale manufacturers have reinvented themselves as pioneering brands, driving innovation to fuel new momentum for high-quality growth.
March 14, 2025
Vitality of private sector high on agenda
Private enterprises, buoyed by China's advancing modernization drive, voiced optimism regarding the future trajectory of the private sector economy despite challenges, during the recently concluded two sessions.
March 13, 2025
Quality homes – new vision for China's property sector amid market adjustment
For a long period of time, owning a home has been a common aspiration among Chinese citizens who rushed to towns and cities during the country's urbanization drive. However, this aspiration is increasingly evolving as people are now placing more focus on the quality of their living conditions.
March 13, 2025
Feel-good spending set to unlock China's huge consumer potential
Pangdonglai founder Yu Donglai recognized that China's consumer scene is undergoing a seismic shift, and the key to boosting consumption is in mastering emotional alchemy, and tapping into feel-good spending.
March 13, 2025
Innovation set to boost strength in key sectors
China's commitment to pursuing integrated advancements in technological and industrial innovation will help the country gain a competitive advantage in strategic emerging sectors and industries of the future, and lay a solid foundation for the long-term growth of its economy amid external uncertainties, said national lawmakers and political advisers.
March 12, 2025
Policies hint at new phase of opening-up
China's recently announced policies and development direction, including those from the two sessions, signal a new phase of high-standard opening-up marked by "mutual empowerment", according to both domestic and multinational companies.
March 12, 2025
DeepSeek and beyond: AI spotlighted at 'two sessions'
China's "two sessions" placed artificial intelligence squarely in the spotlight, with the "AI Plus" initiative driving policy and the open-source DeepSeek fueling discussions on industry applications, innovation, security and global cooperation.
March 11, 2025
China's regional powerhouses turbocharge high-quality development
China's top 10 provincial economic heavyweights, including Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang and Sichuan, accounted for over 60 percent of the country's GDP, despite covering less than 20 percent of its land area.
March 11, 2025
China evolving into AI 'super market' driven by scale, innovation
The topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has stood out at meetings and press conferences during China's annual "two sessions," painting a broader picture: China is rapidly evolving into an AI "super market," with the application of frontier technology woven into the fabric of a wide range of sectors in its economy.
March 11, 2025
China steers demographic shift by supporting birth, innovation
From childcare subsidies to young innovators propelling artificial intelligence (AI) advances like DeepSeek, the key topics at China's annual "two sessions" reveal how the country is reshaping its demographic dividend by encouraging births and accelerating talent-driven innovation.
March 10, 2025
Futuristic buzzwords illustrate China's vision for people's wellbeing
China's government work report this year features new entries like "embodied AI" and "6G," as well as recent buzzwords such as "AI Plus," sparking discussions on how these cutting-edge technologies will shape the country's future development.
March 10, 2025
China reaffirms commitment to reform, opening up at 'two sessions'
Those keen to understand the trajectory and focus of the world's second-largest economy will find a recurring theme at China's "two sessions" this year -- reform and opening up.
March 10, 2025
China's government work report charts course for high-quality development
Last year, the number of newly established business entities in China exceeded 20 million.
March 7, 2025
China's 2025 growth, reform agenda more than 'shot in arm' for global economy
China's development agenda for 2025 unveiled Wednesday at the annual national legislature session fans optimism for all -- it's expected to not only consolidate the recovery of the world's second-largest economy, but also provide a much-needed boost to a global economy grappling with persistent challenges.
March 7, 2025
How does China's green development contribute to global climate action?
Recent years have witnessed record-breaking heatwaves worldwide, making it clear that global warming is not merely a distant warning but a harsh reality.
March 4, 2025
Western media's skepticism toward China's visa-free policy is misplaced
Fueled by the upgraded visa-free policy, "China Travel" went viral online, a trending social media hashtag with over 1 billion views as travelers shared their experiences in China.
March 3, 2025