
China has launched a reform plan to upgrade its rural "farmhouse library" system, a move aimed at improving access to reading services and modernizing rural cultural facilities.
A Chinese mainland spokesperson Thursday accused Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities of turning a blind eye to infringement by Japan and the Philippines and to the harm caused to the interests of people in Taiwan, while taking the opportunity to spread separatist fallacies advocating "Taiwan independence" and incite confrontation with the mainland.
China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Thursday activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control and typhoon prevention in Hainan Province, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guangdong Province, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.
China has built the world's largest electricity supply system, serving nearly 800 million users, the National Energy Administration said in a report.


A total of 2,026 drones lit up the night sky over Hong Kong's Hung Hom waterfront on July 1 to mark the 29th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China.


Chinese and American youths gathered Wednesday at Fujian Normal University in Fuzhou, Fujian province, for campus tours and cultural exchange activities as part of the "2026 Bond with Kuliang: China-U.S. Youth Baseball Exhibition Games and Sports Festival."


Millennium City Park in Kaifeng, Henan province, is packed with visitors, as the city's tourism sector welcomes the summer vacation season.

A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday for a five-day visit to mark the 29th anniversary of the city's return to the motherland.

Wenzhou City in east China's Zhejiang Province and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil signed a letter of intent to establish sister-city relations on Tuesday.

He Wei, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, will attend the funeral of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, China's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

A Chinese mainland spokeswoman on Thursday called on Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to remove travel restrictions on Chinese mainland residents to Taiwan at an early date.

The China-Laos railway has handled 90.28 billion yuan ($13.29 billion) worth of cross-border goods since it began operations in 2021, with more than 22,000 international freight trains running on the route as of June 30, according to data from Kunming Customs.

China has released new guidelines to accelerate the development of its industrial internet, setting a goal of building a world-leading system by 2035 through deeper integration of artificial intelligence.

China and the European Union have confirmed the establishment of a bilateral trade and investment consultation mechanism, according to a joint statement issued Tuesday.

Another official has been placed under investigation in connection with a deadly coal mine gas explosion in north China's Shanxi province, provincial anti-corruption authorities announced Thursday.

China has issued a new regulation aimed at promoting employment and entrepreneurship among military veterans under a State Council decree.


To celebrate the 29th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the Hong Kong Jockey Club hosted the Hong Kong Reunification Raceday at Sha Tin Racecourse on Wednesday.


The "Zhonghai Ronghua," the vessel with the largest draft to call at Tianjin Port since its opening, arrived in Tianjin on Wednesday.


The Prosperous Symphony exhibition, featuring masterpieces from Glasgow Museums, opened at the Guangdong Museum in Guangzhou on Wednesday.

China has expanded a pilot occupational injury insurance scheme for platform and gig workers nationwide, extending coverage to more than 29.9 million participants, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said.
China's ports handled over 50 million metric tons of cargo and about 970,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers daily in 2025, the Ministry of Transport said on Tuesday.


A misting system, described as a "large air conditioner," was activated in Fuzhou's Sanfang Qixiang historic neighborhood on Wednesday to cool down the area during the summer heat, as the city officially entered its hot and humid "sauna-like" season.
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi weakened 21 pips to 6.8088 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

Eight people were killed in a pickup truck rollover accident that happened in Qinghai Province on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

China had 783.67 million electricity users by the end of 2025, the largest number in the world, according to a report released by the National Energy Administration.

Beijing plans to build a global hub for AI-powered scientific research by 2028 under a new strategy to integrate artificial intelligence more deeply into scientific research, according to a policy document released by municipal science authorities.

China's embodied artificial intelligence industry is experiencing rapid growth this year, with sales revenue rising 22.4% in the first five months of 2026, according to tax data released by authorities.

China has set ambitious targets for the expansion of its industrial internet infrastructure by 2030, including building 50,000 industrial 5G private networks and achieving a core industry value of over 2.5 trillion yuan ($368.47 billion), according to an official policy document.

China's services trade rose 6% year-on-year in the first five months of 2026, driven by strong export growth, official data showed.

Beijing Zoo announced on Thursday that giant panda Meng Lan will not be on public display for the time being moved to a new giant panda pavilion.
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