
Japan has deployed combat-capable units to take part in military exercises in the Philippines, marking the first time since World War II that its combat troops have set foot on Philippine soil.

The delivery of the nation's first and the world's largest intelligent container ship powered entirely by electricity marks the transition toward a greener and more intelligent future by China's shipping industry, experts said.

A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday local time (2100 GMT), following an earlier announcement by US President Donald Trump.

China's second domestically built large cruise ship, Adora Flora City, will be delivered in Shanghai on Nov. 6, nearly two months ahead of schedule thanks to digital and intelligent technologies that have helped accelerate construction, its builder said on Thursday.

The Embassy of China in Japan on Thursday urged the Japanese side to promptly investigate a series of terror threats and take effective measures to ensure the safety of Chinese diplomatic missions and personnel in the country.
China's economic growth accelerated to 5 percent in the first quarter of 2026 despite mounting external uncertainties, underscoring that the resilience of the world's second-largest economy is underpinned by its vast domestic market, officials and experts said on Thursday.

The Islam-Confucianism Civilisational Dialogue can shed light on addressing the Middle East crisis -- the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, a Malaysian scholar said on Thursday.
China's energy storage sector is seeing explosive overseas demand amid mounting global energy uncertainty, positioning the country as a key provider of stability.

French President Emmanuel Macron and the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer will cohost a video-conference with international leaders on Friday, aiming to chart a plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

The Islam-Confucianism Civilisational Dialogue 2026 was held in Beijing on Thursday. This year's dialogue, themed "The Idea of Global Civilisation: Islamic and Confucian Perspectives", was jointly hosted by the International Confucian Association (ICA) and the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).
With an advanced manufacturing theme, the fair has a total exhibition area of 520,000 square meters and more than 25,000 exhibition booths established by over 12,000 companies in its first phase.
China's major banks and insurers are racing to embed artificial intelligence at the heart of their operations, ramping up intelligent computing and pushing technology from a back-office support function to a front-line engine powering financial services.
Efforts by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to build itself into a global tourist destination have borne fruit, evidenced by a steady growth in its inbound tourism market.
China is soliciting public opinion regarding a mandatory national standard concerning safety requirements for Level 2 (L2) driver assistance systems in intelligent connected vehicles.

A government-funded tourism promotion song with a price tag of 3 million yuan ($440,000) has drawn criticism across China, with authorities noting that the costly project is not grounded in practical needs.
By utilizing computer-aided layer decomposition to create 18-layer, three-dimensional paper-cuttings, Hao is elevating Yangliuqing paper-cutting to a recurring national gift on the world stage.
The lively small clay figurines created for the Year of the Horse Spring Festival stand out among the traditional large sculptures of figures such as Guan Yu and Confucius at the Tianjin Clay Figure Zhang Studio in Dongli district, Tianjin.

A new supercomputing cluster capable of handling the most demanding scientific AI tasks has gone live in Central China's Henan province, marking a major step forward in the country's push to integrate artificial intelligence with scientific research.

French lawmakers on Monday passed a bill to simplify the return of artworks looted during the colonial era to their countries of origin.

A humanoid robot developed by Galbot and Tsinghua University in Beijings Haidian district has demonstrated real-time tennis rally capabilities, as the area accelerates the development and deployment of embodied artificial intelligence technologies.
A hybrid rice variety, jointly developed by China's Wuhan University and the University of the Punjab in Pakistan, is moving toward wider commercial use in Pakistan.
An inaugural 12-day trip on a newly renovated five-star travel train set off from Wuhan, Hubei province, on Wednesday night, expecting to provide luxurious experiences for tourists.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's visit to China is set to add an even greater boost to an already expanding bilateral trade relationship, reinforcing the strong potential for future growth, experts in Madrid say.

The country's six largest State-owned commercial lenders collectively extended more than 9.4 trillion yuan ($1.38 trillion) in new loans last year, sustaining robust growth in areas such as strategic emerging industries and green finance.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged closer and stronger strategic coordination between China and Russia to firmly defend their legitimate interests and safeguard the unity of Global South countries.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President To Lam jointly attended a signing ceremony of cooperation documents in Beijing on Wednesday.

China has launched its 23rd pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Inner Mongolia, positioning it as a hub for cross-border trade and green computing, leveraging its border location and renewable energy resources.

China's domestically developed "unmanned flying truck" HH-200 completed its maiden flight on Wednesday, marking progress in the development of large-scale unmanned cargo aircraft.

Authorities in east China's Shandong Province have launched an investigation after a government-backed agricultural training project was found to have been largely converted into a hotel and leisure complex, CCTV News reported on Tuesday.

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 approaches, orders for tournament-related products are surging in Yiwu, a major global hub for small commodities in east China's Zhejiang Province.
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