Foreign companies eye opportunities in western China's green industries
China's space station has deployed and implemented 265 science and application projects in orbit, and set multiple records, according to an annual report released by the China Manned Space Agency on Thursday.
As exhilarated tourists ride the 521-meter super ice slide and take photos with the spectacular ice sculptures on show in the Harbin Ice-Snow World theme park, they are contributing to a growing ice and snow industry that has been reporting record numbers in the world's second-largest economy.
The city has effectively conserved areas along its riverbanks, enhancing their function as protective green corridors. Leveraging these environmental improvements, the city has developed new cultural tourism attractions and landmarks.
China's equity market kicked off 2026 with strong momentum, reinforcing growing confidence among domestic and international institutions, with technology-related sectors broadly regarded as the primary growth driver.
By studying the detection data of China's first Mars rover, Zhurong, Chinese geologists have found that the Martian surface had still exhibited significant aqueous activity approximately 750 million years ago.
The emotional experience and the sought-after "sense of ritual" -- a mindful effort to imbue activities with symbolic meaning -- best capture how Chinese people ushered in 2026, as vibrant celebrations across the country reflected robust domestic consumption at the start of the new year.
The recent three-day New Year holiday showed some promising travel and spending numbers in China, offering a glimpse of resilient and dynamic consumption landscape.
An expressway connecting mountainous hinterlands in southwest China's Sichuan Province opened to traffic Thursday, set to boost regional connectivity and rural revitalization.
Saturday marks the last day of the New Year holiday, with railways witnessing a peak in return passenger flow, according to data from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
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.
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.
China sent a new satellite into space on Tuesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
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.
Xinhua News Agency on Monday unveiled its selection of the top 10 news stories that defined China in 2025.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Science and Technology Daily, China's major science newspaper, unveiled the country's top 10 sci-tech news events in 2025 on Thursday, including the large model Deepseek, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), and the superconducting quantum computing prototype.
One of China's latest breakthroughs in renewable energy -- a high-altitude wind power system resembling an airborne kite -- successfully completed trial runs in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in November, marking a significant step in the country's pursuit of green, low-carbon development.
2025, a banner year for animation at the Chinese box office, was bookended by two powerhouse sequels: the homegrown phenomenon "Ne Zha 2" ignited the market early in the year, while Disney's "Zootopia 2" powered a year-end surge, underscoring the genre's potent and enduring appeal in the world's second-largest market.
Chinese lawmakers began reviewing the country's first draft childcare services law on Monday, a major legislative step to ease child-rearing burdens and cope with demographic challenges.
Chinese scientists have announced a series of major breakthroughs in developing "precision-designed" seeds that can increase crop yields while reducing fertilizer use and enhancing disease resistance, marking a significant advance for food security and sustainable agriculture.
China has made solid progress in ecology and environment protection during its 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), marked by sustained improvements in many ways.
A set of supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) power generation units commenced commercial operation on Saturday in Guizhou Province, southwest China, marking the country's pioneering commercial application of this innovative technology.
China's largest offshore oilfield, the Bohai Oilfield, has produced over 40 million tonnes of oil equivalent in 2025, setting a historical record, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced Sunday.
In the vast, barren Gobi desert of northwestern China, over 25,000 heliostats arranged in concentric circles span a total reflective area of 770,000 square meters, equivalent to 108 standard football fields.
People all over the country held diverse events on Thursday to mark the Winter Solstice, which will fall on Dec. 21 this year.
A female from Russia became the 10,000th foreigner to enroll in China's basic medical insurance in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Wednesday, local government confirmed.