Foreign companies eye opportunities in western China's green industries
Chinese modernization, a senior Tajik politician has argued, has charted a path distinct from the Western model -- one that offers valuable experience for developing countries seeking a route to modernization suited to their own conditions.
From fragrant jasmine fields and colorful ceramics workshops to the bustling aisles of a global commodities market, a growing number of Taiwan entrepreneurs are finding promising opportunities not only in major cities, but also in unassuming towns across the Chinese mainland.
As Aug. 19 marks the annual Chinese Doctors' Day, the story of "Dr. Mao" is getting renewed attention.
A Chinese court has sentenced two men to prison terms after convicting them of organizing the illegal sale of controlled stimulants, in another case of counternarcotics cooperation between China and the United States.
Official data show that China's total retail sales of goods and services rose 2.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2026. Service retail sales increased 5.3 percent, outpacing the 1.1-percent growth in goods retail sales, with cultural, sports, and leisure services posting particularly strong growth.
The "China Corner" themed exhibition made its debut in the Blue Zone of the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, on Monday, showcasing China's experience and achievements in combating desertification.
The growing favorability toward China in many parts of the world can be partly understood through the human dimension of its development experience, said Michael Mbewe, a journalist at Channel Africa International of the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
With summer heatwaves sweeping across China, the country's southwestern karst areas are getting creative, offering unique tourism experiences in the depths of the cool caves.
Each year, surging temperatures put China's power grid to the test at the height of summer. In recent weeks, sweltering heat and high humidity have gripped many megacities, driving electricity demand to record highs.
China's homegrown C919 large passenger aircraft landed safely at the new Ulan Bator airport in Mongolia on Wednesday afternoon after departing from Beijing Capital International Airport, marking the completion of the aircraft's first scheduled international commercial passenger flight.
Inside the smart exhibition hall of Safaricom, Kenya's largest telecommunications operator, a digital human supported by a Chinese tech company delivers live demonstrations of core business services and interprets financial report data for visitors through intelligent interactive functions.
Chinese police on Tuesday disclosed 10 cases involving the infringement of citizens' personal information, as the country intensifies efforts to combat data-related crimes and protect individual rights in the digital era.
Sheep, cattle and the vast grasslands once dominated Wang Xiufang's conversations. Now, the 64-year-old herder often finds herself chatting with tourists from across the country -- about planets, observatories and radio telescopes.
The first phase of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has diverted a cumulative total of more than 90 billion cubic meters of water through its eastern and middle routes as of Monday, marking a new milestone for the world's largest water diversion initiative.
Foreign financial institutions are finding a stronger investment case in China's hard-tech industries as breakthroughs in AI, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing are driving more exports, higher earnings, and growing interest from global investors.
From virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences that bring museum collections closer to visitors, to AI-powered travel planning and personalized recommendations on e-commerce platforms, digital technologies are fundamentally reshaping how Chinese consumers discover and enjoy exciting new services.
In just one decade, Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has transformed from a startup in an industry long dominated by global players into one of the world's largest producers of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and the most valuable listed company on the A-share market.
A high-speed railway traversing a permafrost zone in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province entered trial operation on Thursday, bringing the country's northernmost bullet-train line one step closer to official service.
In recent years, China has seen its intelligent technology increasingly being deployed across the Global South, in sectors like disaster mitigation and agriculture, helping to bridge the digital and intelligence divide.
As summer heatwaves scorch parts of China, a city in east China's Jiangsu Province has launched the country's first residential centralized cooling project that uses water from abandoned coal mines, offering a cost-effective and eco-friendly cooling solution.
By combining grape cultivation with ecological restoration, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has built China's largest concentrated wine-producing area, with digital technology and tourism adding further value to the industry.
A carrier rocket launched from waters off east China's Shandong Province Wednesday has sent two hyperspectral satellites into orbit, which are expected to support high-precision observation in China and large-scale monitoring of land and sea worldwide.
Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, is known as China's "Ice City" for its freezing winters, ice sculptures and winter sports. After the outdoor section of Harbin Ice-Snow World, the world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, closed this February, its indoor ice-and-snow pavilion took over, offering visitors a cool escape from the summer heat.
With around 84 million people in China engaged in new forms of employment such as delivery riders, couriers and ride-hailing drivers, multiple cities are experimenting with different approaches to leverage their mobility, neighborhood familiarity and frequent interactions with residents to strengthen local communities.
This is precisely the shift happening in China's embodied intelligence industry: from "able to walk" to "able to work" and from the showroom to the production line.
Visitors to the Mogao Grottoes often find themselves lost in reverie, but few ever glance back at the unassuming gray cave doors behind them. These smart doors actually exemplify how the Mogao Grottoes are harnessing technology to adapt to a changing climate.
Over more than a decade, Longyangxia has built a chain covering hatchery, farming, processing, cold storage and overseas shipment.
Today, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping create a new generation of "one-person bands," opening up new doors for young entrepreneurs in China to build and operate businesses with AI tools.
The world's largest-diameter shield tunneling machine, tailored for high-speed railway projects and developed domestically in China, successfully holed through an underwater tunnel traversing the Yangtze River on Thursday.
China's online literature industry continued to grow in both scale and global influence in 2025, with the total number of online literary works exceeding 33 million and the overseas readership reaching about 250 million, according to a report released on Thursday.