As the World Economic Forum's annual meeting opens in Davos, Switzerland, a senior WEF official said China has been a key engine of global economic growth, contributing about one-third of worldwide expansion in recent years.
China recorded further improvements in public security in 2025, with falling crime rates and rising public confidence, according to a work conference of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee held from Sunday to Monday.
Verbal threats, insults, and online harassment may constitute legal violations under Chinese law, with offenders facing fines, detention, or even imprisonment of up to three years, according to the 2026 edition of China's Public Security Administration Punishments Law.
China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returned safely to the Dongfeng landing site at 9:34 a.m. Beijing time on Monday, marking the complete success of the return mission, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
China's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 140.19 trillion yuan (about $20.12 trillion) for the year 2025, up 5.0% year-on-year, according to the economic eport released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday.
Goods trade between China and Central Asian countries reached $106.3 billion in 2025, up 12% year on year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Sunday.
Beijing saw its first snowfall of the year Saturday, with snow continuing across many areas into Sunday morning.
Hainan’s offshore duty-free market has seen a strong surge in the first month following the island-wide special customs operations in Hainan Free Trade Port. According to data released by Haikou Customs Sunday, from Dec. 18, 2025 to Jan. 17, 2026, the total value of offshore duty-free shopping reached 4.86 billion yuan (about 700 million), up 46.8 percent year on year.
Can people go abroad by bus? In Dongxing, Guangxi, the answer is yes. It is China's only port city connected to Vietnam by both land and sea, lying just across the river from Vietnam's Mong Cai. With this unique geographical advantage, Dongxing offers convenient cross-border commuting and a vibrant hub for trade and tourism. Come to Dongxing, sip an authentic Vietnamese coffee, hop on a cross-border bus, and embark on a spontaneous trip abroad.
China beat Australia 1-0 in its Group D match on Jan. 11, and drew with Thailand 0-0 in its last Group D match at the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup on Jan. 14 in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, advancing to the knockout stage for the first time.
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison in the first trial over charges including obstruction of arrest, according to a CCTV report on Friday.
China's former Vice Minister of Finance Zou Jiayi on Friday formally took office as president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and chair of its Board of Directors, according to a statement released by the bank.
The 40th Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Art Festival opened in Beijing Thursday. The festival is themed “Legends of Longqing Gorge: A Tribute to the Classics,” looking back on four decades of ice-and-snow cultural tourism development.
China's Ministry of Public Security on Thursday issued a notice urging fugitives linked to the Chen Zhi criminal syndicate to voluntarily surrender to authorities.
The commercial rocket, CERES-1 Y7, blasted off at 4:10 a.m. (Beijing Time), carrying the satellites belonging to the Tianqi constellation.
Chinese scientists have directly observed the Migdal effect for the first time in experiments involving collisions between neutrons and atomic nuclei, confirming a quantum mechanics prediction made nearly nine decades ago.
China has provided 20 million yuan (about $2.87 million) in humanitarian aid to Thailand to support people affected by the Thailand-Cambodia border clashes.
A 20-year-old Chinese influencer previously found living on the streets in Cambodia has returned to China, her family confirmed Thursday.
The second showcase of works from the "New Era, New Images" program, also known as the IP Plan, along with the launch of its third edition, was held in Beijing on Thursday. More than 200 participants attended the event, including Chinese and international industry professionals, scholars, government officials and media representatives.
Observers note similarities between the current case and previous antitrust investigations into Alibaba and Meituan in 2020 and 2021, which resulted in fines of 18.228 billion yuan (about $2.61 billion) and 3.442 billion yuan, respectively. The comparison has fueled expectations that Trip.com could face significant penalties if violations are confirmed.
China reached the knockout stage of the AFC U23 Asian Cup for the first time after a 0-0 draw with Thailand in Riyadh.
I first met He Jiaolong in April 2021, at an office in the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Preliminary findings indicate that the section involved in a fatal accident at a high-speed railway project in Thailand was constructed by a Thai enterprise, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
China's automobile production and sales each exceeded 34 million units in 2025, setting new records and extending the country's position as the world's largest auto producer and market for a 17th consecutive year, industry data showed Wednesday.
A renewed clash between the White House and the Federal Reserve has raised fresh questions about the stability of U.S. economic policymaking, as political pressure on the central bank intensifies and uncertainty grows over who will succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
China has become a net exporter of industrial robots for the first time, as exports of the product exceeded imports in 2025, a customs official said on Wednesday.
Protests across the U.S. have escalated following the fatal shooting of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Central Economic Work Conference held in December 2025 reaffirmed China's commitment to opening-up and to promoting win-win cooperation across a wide range of fields, while laying out key measures to advance high-standard opening-up in 2026.
On the first working day of 2026, Chongqing held the conference on enhancing the development capacity of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle. With senior local Party, government, and departmental leaders in attendance, the "first meeting of the new year" of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle unveiled a new development blueprint, following six years of national-level promotion and implementation.
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