Around China July 18, 2024

China launches summer tourism campaign to stimulate consumption

A promotional campaign focusing on culture and tourism consumption during the summer holiday kicked off on Wednesday in Erdos, a popular tourist destination in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Around China July 17, 2024

NW China's resource-depleted city revitalized by green power

Once hailed as the "cradle of China's oil industry," it later made headlines as a "ghost town." Today, Yumen is reinventing itself as a green energy powerhouse, with arrays of glistening solar panels and towering wind turbines dominating its vast desert landscape.

Sci-Tech July 17, 2024

China's first commercial space launch site gears up

China's first launch complex dedicated to servicing commercial space operations is scheduled to carry out its debut mission in the coming autumn, according to its top manager.

Sci-Tech July 17, 2024

Index released to advance institutional innovation in China's pilot FTZs

Pilot free trade zones (FTZs) in Shanghai and south China's Guangdong Province were recognized for their efforts to advance institutional innovation in an index published on Tuesday.

Agriculture July 17, 2024

Xinjiang sets wheat yield records in China

​Amid the summer grain harvest progressing in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, one of the country's major grain barns, the region has set yield records for wheat in the country.

Around China July 17, 2024

China sees over 200 million railway passenger trips so far in summer rush

Economy July 16, 2024

Humanoid robot industry gains momentum, boosting China's economy

As competition intensifies among manufacturers, humanoid robots are increasingly being integrated into various sectors, with industrial applications leading the charge.

Sci-Tech July 16, 2024

China's first all-electric propulsion telecommunication satellite begins operational services

Around China July 15, 2024

China's first e-visa issued in Shanghai

Shanghai Municipality has issued China's first e-visa, a significant move for the country in promoting the use of electronic visas.

Environment July 15, 2024

China forges ahead at forefront of global battle against desertification

Education July 15, 2024

China's diversified educational system empowering dreams of millions

Over the past decade, education has been prioritized in the country's strategic planning, financial investment and allocation of public resources.

Around China July 15, 2024

Hong Kong's business community bullish on Greater Bay Area, Hainan FTP synergy

A delegation of consular corps and business communities in Hong Kong has just concluded a five-day Hainan visit, eyeing further collaboration between the two dynamic export hubs of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP).

Around China July 15, 2024

China's rail freight volume, turnover hit record highs in June

The volume and turnover of China's rail freight reached historic highs in June, maintaining top global rankings, data showed on Sunday.

Around China July 12, 2024

China utilizes population data to improve social assistance

An unemployed leukemia patient surnamed Huang in Liuzhou, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was relieved to hear that the local government had granted her medical assistance and other temporary help.

Around China July 12, 2024

China bolsters family support network with new prenatal, parenting centers

China now boasts 105 national-level centers dedicated to providing guidance on prenatal and postnatal care, as well as parenting, according to He Xiang, deputy secretary-general of the China Family Planning Association (CFPA).

Environment July 12, 2024

Chinese national park transacts tropical rainforest carbon-sink trading

China's first-ever carbon-sink trading project in a national park's tropical rainforest has been transacted in the tropical island province of Hainan, marking another move to achieve the country's dual carbon goals.

Economy July 10, 2024

'World's supermarket' sprints to global trade via UEFA Euro-fueled surge

As the UEFA European Championship (UEFA Euro) reaches its fever pitch, football enthusiasts worldwide are immersed in the thrill of the game. In Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, businesses are in a whirlwind of activity.

Sci-Tech July 10, 2024

China's deep-sea heavy-duty mining vehicle reaches record depth in sea trial

China's deep-sea heavy-duty mining vehicle has completed a sea trial at a depth exceeding 4,000 meters, marking a significant breakthrough in the country's deep-sea mineral resource development technology.

Sci-Tech July 10, 2024

Queqiao-2 spearheads diverse scientific exploration for future lunar missions

Around China July 9, 2024

Cross-Strait youth development forum opens in Hangzhou

Over 1,000 guests and youth representatives from across the Taiwan Strait have gathered to promote closer bonds and integrated development at a forum that opened on Monday in the city of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.

Environment July 9, 2024

Illegally grounded Philippine military vessel damages ecosystem at Ren'ai Jiao

July 8, 2024

China achieves record high new energy vehicle registrations in H1

A record 4.397 million new energy vehicles (NEVs) were newly registered in China in the first half of the year (H1), bringing the total number of NEVs on the road to 24.72 million by the end of June, said the police.

Economy July 8, 2024

Convenient mobile payments bring better travel experience for foreigners

Years of rapid growth have made China a front-runner in mobile payment. The penetration rate for mobile payments in the country reached 86 percent, the highest in the world, by the end of 2023.

Economy July 8, 2024

China beefs up computing power as new economic catalyst

Amid the global race to build artificial general intelligence, the development of stronger computing power has become a major focal point of China's strategic initiatives, driven by the needs of a booming digital economy and innovations in large language models.

Around China July 8, 2024

87th anniversary of Lugou Bridge Incident marked in Beijing

Sci-Tech July 3, 2024

China home to over one-third of world's AI large language models

With booming artificial intelligence (AI) industry development, China is now home to more than one-third of the world's AI large language models, said a whitepaper released Tuesday in Beijing.

Sci-Tech July 3, 2024

China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft enters initial batch production

​China's independently-developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft has entered a new phase of low-rate initial batch production and final assembly, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) on Tuesday.

CPC July 2, 2024

Encyclopedia of CPC history published

An encyclopedia of the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been published, according to the publisher, the Encyclopedia of China Publishing House.

Around China July 2, 2024

China expects to see 860M railway trips during summer travel rush

China is expected to see 860 million railway trips during the summer travel rush that kicks off on Monday, according to the country's railway operator.

Economy July 2, 2024

Indicators reveal sound economic recovery momentum in H1