China sees record summer grain production amid weather woes

Despite a number of weather-related disasters, China's summer grain production has increased by 3.6 billion kilograms to reach a record of nearly 150 billion kg this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

July 25, 2024

China reports largest increase in summer harvest in 9 years

China reported its largest grain output increase in nine years this summer, driven by a bumper wheat harvest, an official said Wednesday.

July 24, 2024

Mega data project bolsters China's computing power

China has made significant progress in the "east data, west computing" project, a megaproject that aims to coordinate the computing capabilities of the country's eastern regions with inland western regions. Over 1.46 million standard server racks have been installed across 10 national data center clusters by the end of March, according to the National Data Administration.

July 23, 2024

Measures to unleash value of data resources

China will accelerate steps to promote reforms related to the market-oriented allocation of data elements and improve the basic systems and mechanisms for data management, as part of its broader push to foster new quality productive forces and unleash the value of massive data resources, the country's top data governance regulator said on Monday.

July 23, 2024

China to hold int'l big-data expo in August

The China International Big Data Industry Expo 2024 will be held in Guiyang, the capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, from August 28 to 30, said Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration (NDA), on Monday.

July 23, 2024

China sees more high-quality seawater in nearshore areas

China has seen great improvement in seawater quality for six consecutive years, with 85% of the nearshore sea areas having good to excellent water quality in 2023, an increase of 13.7 percentage points from 2018, said Guo Fang, vice minister of ecology and environment, at a press conference Thursday.

July 12, 2024

China boosts global marine protection

China has built extensive blue partnerships to carry out all-around international cooperation on marine eco-environmental protection, contributing Chinese wisdom to global marine governance, according to a white paper released on Thursday by the State Council Information Office.

July 12, 2024

China expands global logistics network to facilitate high-quality development

China has greatly improved its international logistics capabilities across all transportation methods including water, air, road, and rail. This has increased the world's logistics connectivity and reinforced the country's position as a global transportation hub.

July 12, 2024

China sees marked improvement in marine environment

China has seen marked improvement in the quality of its marine environment and has been working hard on innovative new protection approaches, said a white paper issued on Thursday by China's State Council Information Office.

July 12, 2024

Nation's progress in transportation sector highlighted

China has made big strides in promoting international logistics, the minister of transport said on Wednesday in Beijing.

July 11, 2024

8th China-South Asia Expo to be held in China's Yunnan

​The 8th China-South Asia Exposition will be held in Kunming, capital city of southwestern China's Yunnan province, from July 23 to 28. In 2023, the trade volume between China and South Asian countries reached nearly US$200 billion, doubling the amount in 2013.

July 11, 2024

Expo crucial for boosting Sino-South Asian trade

The China-South Asia Exposition has emerged as a crucial catalyst for strengthening economic and trade activities between the world's second-largest economy and South Asian countries, and facilitating mutually beneficial partnerships driven by each other's strengths and resources, senior officials said on Tuesday.

July 10, 2024

China's drone industry reports rapid growth in H1

China's drone industry has experienced rapid development, with a massive surge in the number of newly registered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the first half (H1) of 2024.

July 10, 2024

8th China-South Asia Expo set to bolster regional cooperation

The 8th China-South Asia Expo will be held from July 23 to 28 in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, a Chinese commerce official announced on Tuesday.

July 10, 2024

MIIT: Digitization fuels growth in manufacturing sector

​China's manufacturing industry has made remarkable progress in digital transformation, positioning itself among the world's top in terms of industrial robot capacity and the number of lighthouse factories, said Xin Guobin, vice minister of industry and information technology, at a press conference in Beijing on Friday.

July 5, 2024

China's 5G network covers over 90% of villages

China's 5G network now covers every city and town in the country, as well as more than 90 percent of its villages, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed Friday.

July 5, 2024

CNSA: China committed to advancing space cooperation

This week, China's Chang'e-6 mission brought back the world's first samples collected from the moon's far side. At a press conference Thursday, Vice Administrator of the China National Space Administration Bian Zhigang said that China looks forward to working with more international partners to expand human knowledge and improve human well-being in the field of space exploration.

June 28, 2024

Chang'e-6 mission marks new ground in lunar exploration

The Chang'e-6 mission is the most technically advanced lunar exploration mission in China's space history, having achieved major breakthroughs including retrograde orbit design and control, intelligent sampling and takeoff and ascent from the far side of the moon, and making it the first country to bring back samples from the moon's far side, said Bian Zhigang, vice administrator of the China National Space Administration.

June 28, 2024

China lays ambitious deep space exploration plans

China is scheduled to launch the Tianwen-2 mission around 2025 for asteroid exploration, the Tianwen-3 mission around 2030 to collect Martian samples, and the Tianwen-4 mission also around 2030 to explore the Jovian system, said Bian Zhigang, vice administrator of the China National Space Administration, in Beijing on Thursday.

June 28, 2024

China says US should remove self-imposed obstacles to lunar research cooperation

China's space agency on Thursday said the United States needs to remove its self-imposed barriers that have hindered collaborative efforts of the two countries' scientists in the space sector.

June 28, 2024

China plans new deep space exploration missions

China is scheduled to launch the Tianwen-2 mission around 2025 for asteroid exploration, Tianwen-3 mission around 2030 to collect Martian samples and Tianwen-4 mission also around 2030 to explore the Jovian system, according to a senior official from the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday.

June 28, 2024

Weight of samples retrieved by Chang'e-6 to be revealed on Friday

​The weight of the samples collected from the far side of the moon by the Chang'e-6 mission will be made public on Friday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday.

June 28, 2024

Nation to launch asteroid probe next year

China plans to carry out a series of massive space programs in the near future, according to a senior official of the China National Space Administration.

June 28, 2024

China sets to expand int'l cooperation in lunar exploration missions

​China is set to expand its international collaborations in upcoming lunar exploration endeavors following the successful operation of payloads from the European Space Agency (ESA), France, Italy, and Pakistan in China's Chang'e-6 mission.

June 28, 2024

China's waterway freight volume hits 3.86 billion metric tons in 5 months

China's waterway freight volume has kept reaching new heights in recent years. It reached 3.86 billion metric tons in the first five months of 2024, growing 7% year on year, said Fu Xuyin, vice minister of transport, at a press conference Wednesday.

June 27, 2024

China promotes high-quality VC development to support sci-tech innovation

China's recently released measures on advancing the high-quality development of venture capital (VC) investment will focus on expanding capital sources, improving exit mechanisms and optimizing the market environment to better serve the country's scientific and technological innovation, the country's top economic planner said Wednesday.

June 27, 2024

China's regional high-quality development: A snapshot

From March 9 to June 14, the State Council Information Office hosted a series of press conferences attended by senior officials of China's 31 provincial-level regions, who briefed journalists on regional efforts of promoting high-quality development.

June 27, 2024

China's waterway freight sets record, highlighting infrastructure growth

China's water transportation sector achieved a historic milestone in 2023, handling over 9 billion metric tons of cargo, according to Vice Transport Minister Fu Xuyin.

June 27, 2024

China's waterway freight volume up in first 5 months

China recorded a steady growth in waterway freight volume in first five months of 2024, the Ministry of Transport said Wednesday.

June 26, 2024

China's energy consumption structure continues to improve

The structure of energy consumption in China has been continuously optimized, with green, low-carbon energy development reaching new heights, said Zhang Jianhua, administrator of the National Energy Administration, at a press briefing Thursday. From 2013 to 2023, the share of coal in total energy consumption decreased from 67.4% to 55.3%.

June 24, 2024