Twenty-nine countries signed an agreement in Shanghai on Thursday to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), an independent intergovernmental body aimed at promoting international cooperation and global governance on artificial intelligence.
China’s railway fixed-asset investment reached 363.2 billion yuan ($53.5 billion) in the first half of 2026, up 2.1% year on year, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. said Friday.
China's robotics industry recorded strong export growth in the first half of 2026, fueled by continuous technological innovation and competitive pricing in overseas markets.
A landslide struck the Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in southwest China's Chongqing early this morning, damaging multiple houses and burying an unknown number of people, CCTV News reported.
China's Meteorological Administration has issued a 2026-2030 plan to strengthen agricultural weather monitoring, forecasting and disaster prevention, as climate-related risks weigh increasingly on food production.
China's Supreme People's Court and six other government and social organizations have issued new guidelines encouraging retired professionals to participate in judicial protection work involving minors, the court said on Friday.
China has become one of the world's leading sources of newly added concentrated solar power (CSP) capacity, with 24 projects totaling 2.1 gigawatts in operation and another 26 projects with 3.2 GW under construction, according to data released by the China Electricity Council.
Samples returned by China's Chang'e 6 lunar mission have revealed that the far side of the Moon is struck by solar wind particles at nearly its full speed, while the Earth-facing near side receives solar wind that has been slowed by almost half, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience on Wednesday.
Foreign investment into China across all categories recorded a net increase of about $160 billion in the first five months of 2026, significantly outperforming the same period last year, the country's foreign exchange regulator said on Friday.
China's unicorn enterprises totaled 376 by the end of 2025, up 35 from a year earlier, with combined valuation exceeding $1.4 trillion, according to an industry report released on Thursday.
The "China's Economy: Outlook and Analysis" macroeconomic symposium (Summer 2026) was co-hosted in Beijing on Thursday by the Academy of Macroeconomics of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Journal of Macroeconomics.
Global mayors gather in southwest China to promote sustainable urban development
Qinghai Province in Northwest China ranks second nationally in total developable wind and solar resources and holds the top spot for solar thermal potential, according to a pilot survey released Thursday.
The first China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan freight train under a logistics contracting model departed from Jinhua South Railway Station in east China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday.
Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing will pay an official visit to Thailand in August, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow confirmed at a Bangkok press briefing on Wednesday.
China's Ministry of Education has approved art therapy as a new undergraduate major, reflecting the country's growing emphasis on mental health care and support for vulnerable groups.
China's State Taxation Administration has unveiled new measures to streamline departure tax refund services for overseas visitors by expanding digital processing and improving convenience.
China Eastern Airlines on Wednesday launched a direct air route between Shanghai and Tbilisi, with the inaugural flight landing in the capital city of Georgia later that day.
The Jiangsu provincial government on Thursday unveiled a new guideline aimed at boosting overseas patent filings, rolling out 15 measures to sharpen the global competitiveness of local industries.
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI launched its latest model, Kimi K3, on Thursday. With 2.8 trillion parameters, Kimi K3 is currently the world’s largest open-source AI model, marking a new step in China’s AI development.
Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, a natural gem nestled within the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, comprises five sub-reserves: Mengyang, Menglun, Mengla, Shangyong, and Mangao, covering a total area of 242,510 hectares.
China’s first 2,000-ton ton hydrogen fuel inland cargo ship, Yuntao 1, was launched in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, on Thursday.
A massive civil service recruitment exam fraud scandal in Thailand has put nearly 6,000 local government officials at risk of dismissal, with three key suspects already arrested by authorities.
A passenger boat sank off the coast of Indonesia’s South Sulawesi Province on Thursday, claiming at least one life and leaving 24 others missing, local rescue authorities confirmed.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul arrived in Shanghai on Thursday evening for the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance and an official visit.
As of Thursday, Typhoon Maysak had affected 2.6 million people in 78 counties across 14 cities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, causing direct economic losses of 22.18 billion yuan (about $3.27 billion), according to a government official.
International gold prices fell below $4,000 per ounce again on Thursday evening.
2026 marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of China-ASEAN dialogue relations and the theme year of the 5th anniversary of the China-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Along the way, bilateral cooperation has yielded fruitful results.
China's market regulator completed antitrust reviews of 298 merger and acquisition cases in the first half of 2026, approving the vast majority without conditions, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said Thursday.
An electronics manufacturer in Shenzhen’s Bao’an district is shipping up to 20,000 electric fans a day this summer as persistent heat drives overseas demand for cooling appliances.
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