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Foreign companies eye opportunities in western China's green industries
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June 2, 2026
Beyond bricks and mortar, China pivots to more people-centered investment
On a summer morning in Beijing's Chaoyang District, a group of seniors in their sixties were enthusiastically shooting hoops on a community basketball court, cheering for every basket.
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June 2, 2026
China's Long March-12B rocket completes successful maiden flight
China on Monday successfully launched the Long March-12B Y1 carrier rocket into space from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China.
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June 1, 2026
Chinese naval hospital ship sets sail for mission in South China Sea
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hospital ship, Silk Road Ark, departed from a military port in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, on Sunday for a medical service mission to islands in the South China Sea and along South China's coasts.
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May 28, 2026
China's second homegrown large cruise ship completes maiden sea trial
China's second domestically built large cruise ship, the Adora Flora City, returned to port in Shanghai on Wednesday after completing a 12-day maiden sea trial, marking a milestone in the country's push to mass-produce large cruise ships.
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May 28, 2026
Hong Kong opens expanded terminal 2 after airport upgrade
The new passenger departure facilities at Terminal 2 of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) officially opened on Wednesday, further consolidating the city's status as a global aviation hub.
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May 27, 2026
Consumption push unlocks new potential
As China shifts from high-speed to high-quality growth, the engines of its consumer market are evolving in tandem, with vast potential fueled by rising demand for premium goods, quality services and new consumption scenarios, economists and executives said.
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May 27, 2026
20 years on, north China's first state-level new area forges ahead with opening-up
Binhai now links more than 500 ports across 180 countries and regions. Two decades ago, before Binhai was approved as the country's second state-level new area after Shanghai's Pudong, it was a wasteland of alkaline soil dotted with reeds.
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May 26, 2026
China's world natural heritage site boosts protection for rare golden monkeys
Also known as the Guizhou golden monkey for its glittering fur, the Guizhou snub-nosed monkey is a national first-class protected wild animal and is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with all of its wild population living on Mount Fanjingshan, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site.
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May 26, 2026
Western China becomes new hotspot for global businesses
The 10th Silk Road International Exposition, which concluded on Monday, attracted nearly 200 overseas enterprises from 64 countries and regions. Many shared the same view that the fair serves as a gateway to the booming market in western China.
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May 25, 2026
China's 1,400-year-old pagoda gets an AI-aided checkup
Until now, no one knew the building health and composition of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, a 64-meter-tall ancient Buddhist landmark located in Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province in northwestern China. Was the central structure solid? Were there hidden cracks? Would it survive the next big earthquake?
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May 25, 2026
AI commercial application burgeoning all over China
Artificial intelligence (AI), as a representative of the new quality productive forces and a standout in China's sci-tech advancements, is now driving upgrading and innovation across industries.
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May 25, 2026
China's Shenzhou-23 spaceship docks with Tiangong space station
China's Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the Tiangong space station at 2:45 a.m. (Beijing Time) Monday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
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May 22, 2026
China's thriving smart agriculture goes global
Intelligent technologies are being applied to farmland in Shouguang, an eastern Chinese city known as a major vegetable production base, showcasing the latest achievements in China's protected agriculture.
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May 22, 2026
Hit film brings overseas Chinese remittance letters back into spotlight
Near the end of 2022, while searching for ideas for his third film, director and screenwriter Lan Hongchun wandered into a museum dedicated to qiaopi in south China and stayed for an entire day.
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May 15, 2026
High-quality development of China's service sector to boost industry, benefit people
The development of the service sector is not only a trend-driven choice but also what aligns with industry demands and public aspirations, a Chinese official said.
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May 14, 2026
China successfully launches Zhuque-2E Y5 carrier rocket
China on Thursday successfully launched a Zhuque-2E Y5 (ZQ-2E Y5) carrier rocket into space from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China.
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May 14, 2026
China's human artificial embryo experiment progressing well in space
China has begun the world's first space experiment on human artificial embryos, with samples now aboard its space station and the study progressing smoothly, scientists announced Wednesday.
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May 14, 2026
Chinese scientists develop 'Jiuzhang 4.0,' setting new world record in quantum computing
Chinese scientists have developed a programmable quantum computing prototype called "Jiuzhang 4.0" that has set a new world record for optical quantum information technology, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature.
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May 13, 2026
Chinese youth forge ahead with skills, innovation, entrepreneurship
From world-class machining workshops to high-tech robotics labs and cornfields in central China, young Chinese are building, creating and adapting with both their hands and the help of new technologies.
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May 13, 2026
China launches new satellite group for commercial constellation
China sent a new satellite group into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Tuesday.
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May 12, 2026
Portraits bring Long March martyrs back into view
A project to paint portraits of Red Army martyrs is giving some families a face to attach to stories passed down for generations.
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May 12, 2026
Smart-tech adding power to tough construction efforts in China's 'mountain city'
Robots specialized in laying tiles and mopping floors, drones capable of collecting terrain data, and smart tower cranes together with other diverse smart technologies are breathing new life into the challenging construction industry of southwest China's Chongqing, relieving the tough sector, especially in this renowned "mountain city."
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May 12, 2026
China's village fairs find new life as consumers seek more than bargains
For generations, market day in rural China was a practical affair. Villagers came with woven baskets and shopping lists, seeking essentials like cooking oil, rice, salt, farm tools and kitchenware, while always keeping an eye for a good bargain.
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May 11, 2026
Theater cluster revives history
Opened in 2021, the Unique Henan theater complex is unlike most attractions that draw overseas visitors. In the interlocking grid spaces and theaters — one of the largest theater clusters in China — wheat seeds rain down as villagers tell stories of famine and survival, while railway workers sprint across tracks that seem to extend into the audience. Many described it as a place where they feel history rather than simply learn it.
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May 11, 2026
In China's ancient porcelain capital, trendy toys give old kilns a new pop-culture life
In Jingdezhen, a city long known as China's "porcelain capital," one of its newest landmarks appears almost as if it has emerged directly from a kiln.
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May 7, 2026
China's Tianzhou-9 cargo craft re-enters atmosphere
China's Tianzhou-9 cargo craft has re-entered the atmosphere in a controlled manner at 7:49 a.m. (Beijing Time) Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
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May 7, 2026
Holiday consumption market underscores new growth drivers of Chinese economy
The just-concluded 2026 May Day holiday has offered a vivid snapshot of China's booming consumer market, with both service and goods consumption logging stellar growth, pointing to robust endogenous momentum underpinning the world's second-largest economy.
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April 30, 2026
Chinese court defends labor rights in new AI-replacement case
A Chinese court has ruled in favor of a human employee in a labor dispute caused by AI replacement, which experts said may send a reassuring message to labor rights protection efforts in the age of automation.
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April 30, 2026
Report shows China leads in AI patents, digital economy booms
China has become the world's largest holder of artificial intelligence (AI) patents, accounting for 60 percent of the global total, according to the Digital China Development Report (2025) released by the National Data Administration.
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April 29, 2026
China injects green momentum into high-quality development
China has made green development a prominent feature of Chinese modernization, seeking to inject fresh momentum into sustainable, high-quality growth.