
China's railways handled 954 million passenger trips during the 62-day summer travel rush from July 1 to Aug. 31, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.

The “Yongzhou” tunnel boring machine (TBM), operating on the Ningbo side of the Jintang undersea tunnel in Zhejiang Province, has completed over 4,000 meters of excavation as of Monday, with less than one kilometer left before reaching the preset mid-sea junction.

The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), together with 34 government departments and organizations, launched the 2026 National Science Popularization Month on Tuesday, kicking off a month of exhibitions, hands-on activities and public science programs across China.
Hong Kong is set to open its first robot-run retail stores, with three Galbot Store outlets scheduled to begin operations on Tuesday.


China is New Zealand’s major market and the relationship must be fostered and strengthened, former agriculture minister David Carter said in a recent interview.

In Qinghai Province, archaeological discoveries have revealed how, over the past 100,000 years, prehistoric humans adapted to and made use of nature, and thrived at the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, Wang Jinxian, deputy director-general of the Qinghai Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, told China News Network during the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation River-Source Dialogue held in Xining, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, on Saturday.

The 23rd China-ASEAN Expo will take place from September 17 to 21 in Nanning, Southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Vice Minister of Commerce Yan Dong said on Tuesday.

China’s installed photovoltaic capacity has surpassed coal-fired power for the first time, becoming the country’s largest power source by installed capacity, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA).

The Youyi-Baoqing Railway in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province officially launched trial operation on Monday, following comprehensive track renewal and station track upgrading works. The renovation has further consolidated the key freight corridor that transports grain from the Sanjiang Plain to domestic markets nationwide.


China's installed photovoltaic (PV) power capacity surpassed coal-fired power capacity for the first time, making PV the country's largest power source by installed capacity, the National Energy Administration said Tuesday. China's installed PV power capacity reached 1.286 billion kilowatts at the end of July, according to the administration.

Hong Kong’s technology innovation ecosystem scored 370 points, ranking first in Asia and fifth globally, according to a joint white paper released by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and market intelligence platform CB Insights on Monday.

Dashiqiao in Liaoning Province, dubbed China’s “Magnesium Capital,” has pivoted its magnesium industry away from raw material exports toward high-end processed products built on independent core technologies, gaining a foothold in premium global markets.

China’s state-owned and state-controlled (SOEs) reported combined profits of 2.509 trillion yuan ($373 billion) in the first seven months of 2026, up 0.6% from a year earlier, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday.

China has achieved a major breakthrough in copper and gold exploration, with the Chating porphyry copper-polymetallic deposit found in Xuancheng, east China's Anhui Province emerging as the largest of its kind in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

A mixed public-block train of the China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu) southern route departs from Chengdu International Railway Port. (Photo: Chengdu International Railway Port)
A major exhibition of ancient Egyptian artifacts in Hong Kong concluded on Monday after attracting more than 670,000 visits during its nine-month run, according to the Hong Kong Palace Museum.

South Korean police on Tuesday released the personal details and photo of a suspect accused of murdering a female Chinese graduate student in Gyeongsan earlier this month.

Private Chinese launch provider Galactic Energy (Beijing) Space Technology Co. Ltd., commonly known as Galactic Energy, successfully sent its medium-lift Pallas-1 rocket into space on Tuesday.

China Railway Group said on Tuesday that the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, a 2,397-km north-south corridor linking Beijing with Shenzhen and onward to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, had logged about 1.77 billion passenger trips in the 30 years since its inauguration on Sept 1, 1996.
Three rescue dogs have remained involved in search operations after suffering paw abrasions during their rescue efforts at the site of a mudslide in the Gyirong Port area of Xizang Autonomous Region.
China's national railway network transported 76.103 million metric tons of cargo from Aug. 24 to 30, down 4.72% week on week, according to data released Monday by the Ministry of Transport.
China Southern Cargo has officially opened its new international inbound cargo terminal in Guangzhou, marking the first time the airline has applied artificial intelligence algorithms throughout the entire logistics process at an international cargo terminal.

China's manufacturing activity picked up in August, underpinned by a recovery in domestic demand and resilient orders overseas, officials and experts said on Monday, indicating that the nation's stepped-up policy support to bolster demand and stabilize growth is starting to bear fruit.

Recently, Danjiang Grand View Garden, a National AAAA-level scenic area in Xichuan County, Nanyang City, Henan Province, has emerged as a top getaway for mountain and river leisure, cultural study tours and holiday trips across the Central Plains.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China stands ready to work with Uzbekistan to usher in a new "golden decade" for bilateral relations, as the two sides celebrate the 10th anniversary of the China-Uzbekistan comprehensive strategic partnership.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China is ready to work with Mongolia to foster more areas of growth for mutually beneficial cooperation and advance hand in hand along the respective paths of modernization.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Bishkek on Monday that China stands ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to deliver more practical cooperation outcomes that are tangible and accessible.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that, under his and Russian President Vladimir Putin's strategic guidance and through the joint efforts of both sides, the foundation of China-Russia relations will become ever stronger, their progress ever steadier, and their future ever brighter.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China-Egypt relations have become a benchmark for collective cooperation between China and Arab states and between China and Africa.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday published a signed article titled "Celebrating 70 Years of Solidarity, China and Egypt Embark on a New Journey" in Al-Ahram, Al-Akhbar and Al-Gomhuria ahead of his arrival in Egypt for a state visit.
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