
A fully scheduled China-Europe freight train departed Zhengzhou, Henan Province, on Saturday bound for Hamburg, Germany, cutting transit time by more than 30%.
A lion dance team from Hezhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, won the championship at the International Lion, Dragon, and Unicorn Dance Festival in Vietnam.


On May 1, China fully implemented a zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations. Over 100 days, a growing range of African products have found their way into the vast Chinese market, helping African countries expand exports and inject fresh momentum into China-Africa economic and trade cooperation. According to the General Administration of Customs of China, China's imports from Africa reached 193.8 billion yuan (28.72 billion U.S. dollars) in May and June, up 23.5 percent year-on-year. Imports of avocados, apples and oranges surged by 130 percent, 89.6 percent and 27.9 percent, respectively.

A new international air route linking Yinchuan, Guangzhou and Singapore was launched on Monday, opening a new air corridor connecting northwest China with Southeast Asia.

A collection of archival materials documenting Japanese air raids during the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression has been donated to the Chongqing Municipal Archives for preservation and research.

Twenty-seven participants from eight countries have completed a 14-day training program on medicinal resources and traditional medicine in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants said Monday.

The 1,000th electric propulsion unit for Aridge's Land Aircraft Carrier flying car rolled off the production line in Guangzhou on Monday, marking a major milestone in the company's development of core flying-car components.
Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province saw its agricultural imports and exports exceed 250 million yuan (about $35.7 million) in the first half of this year, with notable growth in both trade volume and product quality.

Hunan cuisine restaurant chain Chef Fei has begun removing its long-running slogan, "National King of Stir-Fried Pork," following widespread online debate over how the title was awarded.


Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, moved away from Zhejiang on Monday. Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport fully resumed flight operations, with 814 inbound and outbound flights scheduled for the day.


More than 100 humanoid robots were learning human work and daily-life skills under the guidance of trainers in Beijing on Monday.

Hot days worldwide could experience around four additional hours of extreme heat by the end of the 21st century under a high-emissions scenario, according to a study led by Chinese researchers.

Japan's Defense Ministry released "Defense of Japan 2026," a white paper that once again lays bare its dangerous neo-militarist agenda.
China's Ministry of Commerce on Monday announced a preliminary ruling in its anti-dumping investigation into pecans imported from Mexico and the United States, deciding to impose provisional anti-dumping measures in the form of cash deposits starting Tuesday.
China aims to build more than 100 million metric tons of annual coal production reserve capacity by 2030.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has renewed its bilateral currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of Argentina, the Chinese central bank said last Thursday.

More than 8,200 suspects have been arrested and over 1,000 criminal groups dismantled in a recent coordinated police operation across China, the Ministry of Public Security said Monday.
Zangnan, the southern part of the Xizang autonomous region, is China's territory, and China does not recognize the so-called "Arunachal Pradesh" illegally set up by India, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Monday.

A satellite launch mission using a modified Long March-7 carrier rocket failed on Monday in south China's Hainan Province, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said in an article published in June in the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the CPC Central Committee, that cultivating and developing future industries are of great significance for seizing the development initiative, developing new quality productive forces and improving people's quality of life.


A powerful Monday morning earthquake has killed at least 111 and injured 87 in the west part of Colombia.

Beishan yellow peaches from Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province, were shipped to Serbia on Friday, marking the first export of Zhejiang-grown yellow peaches to the European country.

The international passenger air route linking Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Khujand of Tajikistan has increased flight frequency starting Saturday, according to the Kashi-Laining International Airport.

The trophy of the 2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup made its public debut at the seventh "8.8" Beijing Sports Consumption Season on Saturday, marking the official launch of the trophy tour.

Chinese robot makers are accelerating overseas expansion, with logistics robots becoming common in warehouses and other business settings abroad.

Chinese illustrator Cai Gao received the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration in Ottawa, Canada, Friday, becoming the first Chinese illustrator to win the honor since the illustration category was introduced in 1966.
China is set to fully connect three major national highways during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–2030), creating a 27,000-Kilometer transport loop stretching along the country's borders and eastern coastline.


Typhoon Dolphin brings persistent heavy rainfall to Shanghai, causing the water level of Suzhou Creek to rise significantly on August 9, 2026.
The Chinese central government will issue RMB 6 billion (about $836.3 million) worth of sovereign bonds in Macao on August 20, China's Ministry of Finance and the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region jointly announced on Monday.
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