
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off this week, Chinese intangible cultural heritage is making history on the football's biggest stage.

China's annual college entrance exam, or gaokao, drew 12.9 million candidates this year, sustaining a multibillion-yuan "exam economy" despite a second straight decline in applicant numbers.

Xi says he reaches important consensus with Kim on developing China-DPRK relations in new era.

Chinese investigators uncovered falsified construction, supervision and inspection records in a highway bridge project that collapsed in Shaanxi Province in 2024, killing or leaving missing 62 people, according to an official notice released Monday.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), agreed on Tuesday that the two countries should carry forward their great traditional friendship from generation to generation.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino greeted 170 match officials who gathered in Miami for a 10-day seminar in preparation for the much-anticipated 2026 World Cup. The assembly includes 52 referees, 88 assistant referees, and 30 video match officials, each set to play a crucial role in the tournament.

US artificial intelligence company OpenAI said on Monday it had confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), taking an initial step toward a potential initial public offering.

China's foreign trade continued to post solid growth in the first five months of 2026, underscoring the resilience of the world's second-largest economy amid a complex global environment.

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Visiting the Baiheliang (White Crane Ridge) Underwater Museum in Chongqing's Fuling District, human rights experts from 20 countries marveled at the 1,600-meter-long stone ridge submerged in the Yangtze River.
Videos released by local government authorities showed collapsed buildings and severe damage to infrastructure in General Santos City. Local media also reported power outages in several areas, while tremors were felt across neighboring provinces.


Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and his wife Peng Liyuan, along with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, and Kim's wife Ri Sol Ju, watched the performance on Monday evening.

At least 37 people were killed, and some 500 people were injured after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Philippines on Monday morning, authorities said on Tuesday.

China's foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 16.9 percent year on year in May, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.
Newly crowned French Open champion Alexander Zverev will make his eighth appearance at the China Open in Beijing this autumn, the tournament's organizing committee said on Monday.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, received a warm and grand welcome upon his arrival here Monday for a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Inside the sprawling welding workshop of Geely's new energy vehicle plant in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, a new industrial scene is taking shape.

China's Ministry of Natural Resources on Monday released a report highlighting new progress in the country's utilization of seawater, while also shedding light on the huge reserve of strategic minerals contained in seawater and the nation's plans to expand the extraction of such resources through technological progress.

The protection of black soil, renowned for its fertility, has been significantly successful in China, with the country's efforts recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

China launched a colossal infrastructure project on Monday to expand the Three Gorges Dam's navigation system in Yichang, Hubei province, marking another milestone effort designed to eliminate chronic shipping capacity bottlenecks and supercharge the industrial arteries of the nation's vast economy.

China on Monday began construction of a mega waterway project, including what is expected to become the world's largest inland ship lock, in response to the rising shipping demand along the Yangtze, the world's third-longest river.

Xi noted that after seven years, he is very pleased to once again visit the beautiful city of Pyongyang, and feels especially warm and familiar.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Monday that the relationship between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) stands at a new historical starting point.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Monday that China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should consolidate the foundation of political mutual trust and enhance the level of practical cooperation.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Monday that he is ready to work with General Secretary Kim Jong Un to keep bilateral relations advancing with the times and achieve greater progress in bilateral ties.

On World Oceans Day, China announced it has mastered construction of the shipbuilding industry's three "crown jewels" — aircraft carriers, large liquefied natural gas carriers and large cruise ships — vessels widely regarded as pinnacles of marine engineering for their technical complexity.


The DPRK held a grand welcome ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square for Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, who arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a state visit.

Dear You, a Chinese mainland hit inspired by the tradition of qiaopi — letters and remittances sent home by overseas Chinese in the 19th and 20th centuries — will begin its global release on Friday.


On Sunday, participants of the "Human Rights Action in China·2026" themed visit to Zhejiang toured the Hemu Community in Hangzhou. Officials, representatives, and experts from multiple countries, together with Chinese human rights scholars and media journalists, visited the community to learn about the development of its integrated elderly care service.

China has begun operating the world's first prefabricated computing-power center base, part of its push to expand infrastructure for artificial intelligence and data processing, according to media reports.
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