Conference sets economic priorities for 2026

China has pledged to build a robust domestic market to bolster its economy and counter external challenges, as it set out priorities for next year's economic policy at the two-day annual Central Economic Work Conference, which concluded on Thursday.

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  • China's Defense Ministry debuts on X, attracting thousands of followers instantly

    China's Defense Ministry debuts on X, attracting thousands of followers instantly

    Dec 12,2025

    China's Ministry of National Defense has attracted more than 300,000 followers on the social media platform X within five days of launching its official account (handle: @MND_China).

  • Report: China a 'reliable partner'

    Report: China a 'reliable partner'

    Dec 12,2025

    China is successfully positioning itself as a reliable partner amid uncertainty, while the United States administration's policies have had a net negative effect for U.S. power and influence in Asia, according to the Lowy Institute.

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    China, Philippines cooperate to repatriate Red Notice fugitive

    Dec 11,2025

    China and the Philippines recently cooperated to repatriate an important fugitive on the Red Notice list under the framework of Interpol, according to the WeChat account of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines.

  • China to inject more force for good into human rights development

    China to inject more force for good into human rights development

    Dec 11,2025

    China actively participates in human rights affairs in the United Nations and has broad-based exchange and cooperation in human rights with other countries, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday, adding that China is willing to inject more force for good into human rights development in the world.

  • China says Japan is provocateur behind 'radar illumination' stunt

    China says Japan is provocateur behind 'radar illumination' stunt

    Dec 11,2025

    China hopes the international community can be clear-eyed and not be deceived by the Japanese side, Guo said, adding that Japan's allies in particular need to stay on high alert and not to be misguided by the Japanese side.

  • Policy paper on Latin America and Caribbean unveiled

    Policy paper on Latin America and Caribbean unveiled

    Dec 11,2025

    China released its third policy paper on Latin America and the Caribbean on Wednesday, reiterating the great importance Beijing attaches to China-LAC ties and its deep commitment to pursuing common development with LAC countries.

  • China holds Central Economic Work Conference to plan for 2026

    China holds Central Economic Work Conference to plan for 2026

    Dec 12,2025

    The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from Wednesday to Thursday as Chinese leaders decided priorities for the economic work in 2026.

  • Conference sets economic priorities for 2026

    Conference sets economic priorities for 2026

    Dec 12,2025

    Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at the annual Central Economic Work Conference in Beijing.

  • How does China set tone for economic work in 2026?

    How does China set tone for economic work in 2026?

    Dec 12,2025

    Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at the annual Central Economic Work Conference in Beijing, capital of China.

  • EU launches new probe into Google

    EU launches new probe into Google

    Dec 11,2025

    The European Union has launched a new investigation into the Google search engine, to find out if it is breaking the bloc's competition rules by not adequately paying publishers for their content, and whether the company is setting unfair conditions on content creators who do not want to share their work.

  • US Fed lowers interest rate by 25 basis points in third cut this year

    US Fed lowers interest rate by 25 basis points in third cut this year

    Dec 11,2025

    The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday local time decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.5-3.75 percent, marking its third rate cut this year.

  • World Bank raises China's growth forecasts signaling confidence in economic resilience

    World Bank raises China's growth forecasts signaling confidence in economic resilience

    Dec 11,2025

    Recent fiscal measures, accommodated by stability in global trade policies, are expected to support both investment and exports, while existing headwinds are likely to persist.

  • Cold snap hits China, temperatures to drop by 12 degrees Celsius in some areas

    Cold snap hits China, temperatures to drop by 12 degrees Celsius in some areas

    Dec 12,2025

    China will continue to experience the effects of a cold wave from Friday to Saturday, with temperatures in the central and eastern regions expected to drop by 6 to 10 degrees Celsius. In some areas, the temperature could fall by more than 12 degrees Celsius.

  • Award ceremony of healthcare security contest held in Shanghai

    Award ceremony of healthcare security contest held in Shanghai

    Dec 12,2025

    In an effort to ensure public health by unleashing the innovative potential and development opportunities of new-generation information technology in the reform of intelligent healthcare security and further promote innovation in the pharmaceutical industry, the award ceremony for the National Intelligent Healthcare Security Contest 2025 took place in Shanghai's Pudong New Area on Monday.

  • Novel system tracks sandstorms precisely

    Novel system tracks sandstorms precisely

    Dec 12,2025

    China has begun trial operations of a new artificial intelligence system designed to improve sand and dust storm forecasting in some of the country's most hazard-prone regions.

  • Beijing man sentenced to 4 years for poisoning dogs

    Beijing man sentenced to 4 years for poisoning dogs

    Dec 12,2025

    A man surnamed Zhang, who poisoned public areas in a residential community, resulting in the death of nine dogs, was sentenced to four years in prison by a Beijing court on Thursday, reported China Central Television.

  • Cold front hit: Blizzard hits Xinjiang in NW China, impacts transport

    Cold front hit: Blizzard hits Xinjiang in NW China, impacts transport

    Dec 11,2025

    A powerful blizzard has swept across many parts of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region since Tuesday, disrupting traffic and affecting daily life in several areas.

  • Social media ban kicks in for Australia's under-16s

    Social media ban kicks in for Australia's under-16s

    Dec 11,2025

    A 15-year-old in Sydney, Australia, shows a warning on Tuesday on his cellphone that says he cannot access a social media site. The country’s social media ban for children under 16 — the first of its kind in the world — took effect on Wednesday.

  • New variety of tree-like pepper grown in Hunan

    New variety of tree-like pepper grown in Hunan

    Nov 11,2025

    A groundbreaking new variety of tree-form pepper has been successfully cultivated in Shaodong, a part of Shaoyang city in Hunan province. This innovation is set to revolutionize pepper cultivation and significantly enhance farmers' livelihoods by providing a replicable model for transitioning traditional agriculture toward more efficient and sustainable practices.

  • Elderly crowding a KFC in East China's Shandong to escape heat sparks online discussion

    Jul 21,2025

    A video clip showing several elderly people occupying seats at a KFC restaurant in Liaocheng, East China's Shandong Province, has sparked heated online discussions. Some netizens noted that while the elderly seeking relief from the heat is understandable during hot weather, the restaurant is a place of business and is not obligated to provide such services.

  • A taste of history

    A taste of history

    Jun 25,2025

    In the home of 36-year-old Zou Minglei in Wuhan, Hubei province, you'll find some of China's most cherished museum artifacts — not originals, but remarkably lifelike reproductions made of cake and chocolate.

  • 5,000-year-old tree a 'living relic'

    5,000-year-old tree a 'living relic'

    Jun 18,2025

    An ancient tree in Shaanxi province is no longer a lonely watcher; it now participates in modern people's lives.

  • Endangered orchid species rediscovered in China's Guangxi

    Endangered orchid species rediscovered in China's Guangxi

    Nov 19,2024

    A rare and endangered orchid species -- Hairy Lady’s Slipper was found again at Huaping National Nature Reserve in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to local Forestry Bureau.

  • Ningxia launches new pet flight service

    Ningxia launches new pet flight service

    Oct 18,2024

    A chartered flight for pets landed in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Oct. 16, inaugurating a new service model for the local airport.

  • China says Japan is provocateur behind 'radar illumination' stunt

    China says Japan is provocateur behind 'radar illumination' stunt

    Dec 11,2025

    China hopes the international community can be clear-eyed and not be deceived by the Japanese side, Guo said, adding that Japan's allies in particular need to stay on high alert and not to be misguided by the Japanese side.

  • China-Russia air patrol shows capability to maintain peace, stability

    China-Russia air patrol shows capability to maintain peace, stability

    Dec 11,2025

    The joint patrol by Chinese and Russian air forces showed their resolve and capability to address regional security challenges and safeguard peace and stability, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

  • China continues to support U.S. search for remains of missing American service members

    Dec 11,2025

    military personnel missing within Chinese territory since the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945), according to China's Ministry of National Defense.  The Chinese and U.S.

  • China Coast Guard patrols around Diaoyu Dao

    Dec 10,2025

    A China Coast Guard fleet patrolled the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Dao on Wednesday. The patrol was carried out to safeguard China's rights in accordance with the law, according to a CCG statement.

  • China releases white paper on arms control

    China releases white paper on arms control

    Nov 28,2025

    Jiang described the document as a timely declaration of China's firm commitment to safeguarding world peace and security, upholding the postwar international order, and supporting multilateral arms control processes.

  • PLA reserve personnel to get new IDs

    PLA reserve personnel to get new IDs

    Nov 27,2025

    Members of the People's Liberation Army Reserve Service will begin using a new certificate on March 1, according to a statement from the General Office of the Central Military Commission on Wednesday.  The Certificate of PLA Reserve Service Personnel will be easier to identify and will include a built-in chip with high anti-counterfeiting capability, the office said.

  • OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 after 'code red' push to counter Google's Gemini 3

    OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 after 'code red' push to counter Google's Gemini 3

    Dec 12,2025

    OpenAI unveiled its GPT-5.2 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Thursday, after CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal "code red" in early December pausing non core projects and redirecting teams to accelerate development in response to Google's Gemini 3.

  • Insurance policy for humanoid robots

    Insurance policy for humanoid robots

    Dec 12,2025

    In November, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Business Incubator purchased insurance for two 60-kilogram humanoid robots, at a premium of about 5,000 yuan ($707) per robot.

  • Cold wave triggers temperature dips, snow and rain

    Cold wave triggers temperature dips, snow and rain

    Dec 12,2025

    A powerful cold wave is sweeping across China from west to east, bringing a swath of sharp temperature drops, strong winds, as well as snow and rain from Wednesday to Saturday, according to the China Meteorological Administration.

  • New method devised to save Xizang's poplar trees from canker

    New method devised to save Xizang's poplar trees from canker

    Dec 12,2025

    Chinese scientists have successfully developed an integrated green control strategy to combat canker disease affecting poplar trees in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. They have achieved a sustained disease control rate exceeding 80 percent in field trials over a one-year period.

  • Novel system tracks sandstorms precisely

    Novel system tracks sandstorms precisely

    Dec 12,2025

    China has begun trial operations of a new artificial intelligence system designed to improve sand and dust storm forecasting in some of the country's most hazard-prone regions.

  • Large, unmanned jet makes maiden flight

    Large, unmanned jet makes maiden flight

    Dec 12,2025

    China, on Thursday, launched the maiden flight of a new type of large, multifunctional unmanned jet that can undertake both civilian and military tasks.

  • Iranian-born Chinese language professor: China feels like my second home

    Iranian-born Chinese language professor: China feels like my second home

    Dec 11,2025

    Born in Iran and having immigrated to Canada in 2018, Meng Na now teaches Chinese at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her connection with China began in 2000, when she arrived in Beijing to pursue a degree in modern Chinese literature at Peking University.

  • Mysteries of migration

    Mysteries of migration

    Dec 11,2025

    In the 17th and 18th centuries, navigators exploring the Pacific and Indian oceans discovered that the languages spoken on many islands, spanning from Madagascar in the west to Polynesia in the east, were remarkably similar. This discovery launched studies of Austronesians, those who speak Austronesian languages and had sailed across the Pacific several thousand years ago.

  • Why Zootopia redux still feels fur-ever fresh

    Why Zootopia redux still feels fur-ever fresh

    Dec 11,2025

    In just under two weeks, the animated blockbuster Zootopia 2 has swept across Chinese cinemas with a speed and appetite worthy of its famously bustling fictional metropolis, drawing crowds, driving merchandise frenzies, and reaffirming the enduring emotional bond between Disney's beloved animal universe and audiences in China.

  • Clay seal reveals secrets of an ancient city

    Clay seal reveals secrets of an ancient city

    Dec 11,2025

    With a history of over 2,600 years, the historical site of Bairen City, or the Ruins of Bai People's Town, is one of the most well-preserved ancient cities in China.

  • 'Gezhi Town' tops 100 million yuan at Chinese box office on opening day

    'Gezhi Town' tops 100 million yuan at Chinese box office on opening day

    Dec 09,2025

    The highly anticipated film "Gezhi Town" surpassed 100 million yuan (about $14.14 million) at the Chinese box office in just 15 hours after its premiere on Saturday. It marks the strongest opening-day performance for a domestic film since late September, shattering various cinematic records.

  • Yungang Grottoes Cave 18 closes for maintenance, rest of site stays open

    Yungang Grottoes Cave 18 closes for maintenance, rest of site stays open

    Dec 08,2025

    Monday's closure will give the Yungang Research Institute time to conduct a detailed survey of cracks in the cave ceiling and scientifically address the water seepage issue.While Cave 18 is closed for maintenance, the remaining areas of the Yungang Grottoes will continue to be open to the public.

  • New pair of giant pandas expected to arrive in France in 2027

    New pair of giant pandas expected to arrive in France in 2027

    Dec 05,2025

    After bidding farewell to giant pandas Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, who recently concluded their 13-year stay in France, the country is expected to welcome a new pair of pandas in 2027, according to a newly signed letter of intent between the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) and Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan.

  • Indonesian president names first panda cub born in the country

    Indonesian president names first panda cub born in the country

    Dec 05,2025

    The giant panda Hu Chun, currently living in Indonesia, gave birth to a cub last Thursday at the Taman Safari Zoo in Bogor, Indonesia, which marks the first giant panda cub ever born in the country.

  • France bids farewell to panda 'diplomats'

    France bids farewell to panda 'diplomats'

    Nov 26,2025

    Two of China's most prominent overseas ambassadors — a pair of giant pandas sent to France in 2012 — will be returning home ahead of schedule over health-related reasons.

  • Giant pandas celebrate 100 days at Harbin's Sun Island pavilion

    Giant pandas celebrate 100 days at Harbin's Sun Island pavilion

    Nov 20,2025

    On Tuesday, the Sun Island giant panda pavilion in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, celebrated 100 days since the arrival of the two giant pandas.Since then, they have adapted well to the climate and living environment in Harbin, enjoying a comfortable and leisurely life under the meticulous care of the breeders.

  • Last two giant pandas in Japan to return to China in February

    Last two giant pandas in Japan to return to China in February

    Nov 20,2025

    Japan will face having no giant pandas to show its visitors when the last two, Xiaoxiao and Leilei, at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo are scheduled to return to China in February next year, according to media reports.

  • China's giant panda pair arrives in Malaysia on 10-year research lease

    China's giant panda pair arrives in Malaysia on 10-year research lease

    Nov 19,2025

    Chinese giant pandas Chen Xing and Xiao Yue arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday evening, marking the launch of a new 10-year phase of conservation and research cooperation between the two countries.

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