
The 2026 China (Guangdong)-ASEAN Trade Promotion and Supply Chain Cooperation Mechanism Development Coordination and Exchange Conference will be held July 15-16 at the Baiyun International Convention Center in Guangzhou, the provincial government said Wednesday.

The STAR Composite Index, which tracks the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, fell 0.44% to close at 2,305.5 points on Wednesday.

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has called on the Netherlands to maintain the stability of the semiconductor industry and supply chains and provide a fair, transparent and predictable environment for Chinese enterprises.

Hengzhou City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has secured sufficient antivenom supplies and activated emergency snakebite response measures following recent floods in Yunbiao Town, local authorities said Tuesday.

China has opened its first AI-driven laboratory capable of conducting scientific research without human operators, marking an advance in intelligent materials science research. Located in Shanghai's Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, the facility integrates AI computing with experimental equipment to enable a fully automated research workflow.

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has unveiled a national tourism development plan through 2030 aimed at boosting the sector's role in economic growth, employment and domestic consumption.
Authorities in Guigang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, have dismissed online rumors claiming snakes escaped from a local breeding farm, saying an official investigation found the reports to be false.
China has released its first national standard for building elderly-friendly government service platforms, aiming to make digital public services more accessible, inclusive and secure for senior citizens.
More than 2,000 dancers took part in BATTLE FRESH 2026, a hip-hop dance competition that drew participants from China and abroad, organizers said.

Yunnan Province in southwest China activated a Level IV flood emergency response across 13 cities and prefectures late Tuesday after forecasters warned of heavy rainfall in several areas.

A national-level seafarer competency assessment center officially opened Tuesday in Nansha District, Guangzhou, becoming the first facility of its kind in southern China.

A snow leopard has been captured on camera in the wild for the first time in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province, after a local wildlife protection group obtained clear images of the nationally protected animal.
The 16th Jiangsu Book Fair concluded Monday at the Suzhou International Expo Center, with total online and offline sales reaching 258.1 million yuan ($35.9 million), a record high and an increase of 2.08 million yuan ($289,000) from last year.
China's Ministry of Commerce has directed pharmaceutical distributors to ensure adequate medicine supplies in flood-hit areas of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after Typhoon Meisak brought heavy rainfall and flooding.
Giant panda twins Rui Bao and Hui Bao celebrated their third birthday Tuesday at Everland in South Korea, where keepers and visitors marked the occasion with a special birthday event.

Passenger traffic through Hekou, a major border crossing between China's Yunnan province and Vietnam, rose 9.2% in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, customs data showed.
"A Day of Coolness–Ancient Summer Relief Culture Exhibition" opened at the Wuhan Museum on Tuesday evening.
A 14-kilogram shipment of fresh matsutake mushrooms from Yunnan province, cleared customs Saturday and was flown overseas, marking the province's first export of wild edible fungi this year, Kunming Customs said Tuesday.

China's modernization offers developing countries an alternative path to growth by emphasizing shared development and people-centered progress, according to Cambodian scholar Taing Mengchhong.
The IWUF 4th Taolu World Cup opened at Haikou Wuyuanhe Stadium in Hainan Province on Tuesday.

China's disease control and health authorities have updated the national childhood immunization schedule, adding the HPV vaccine to the country's vaccination program and lowering the starting age for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccinations.

China will punish "Taiwan independence" forces in accordance with the law if they carry out acts that separate the country and undermine ethnic unity, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said Wednesday.

China's market regulator is revising the country's Price Law to strengthen measures against predatory pricing and other unfair pricing practices as authorities step up efforts to curb what officials describe as "involution-style" competition.
Chen Liquan and Ben De, both academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, received the 2025 State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, China's highest scientific honor, at a ceremony held Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Jing Pengfei, head of the agricultural seed station in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, has received the 2025 New Era Youth Pioneer Award for his contributions to modern seed breeding and crop management in the Yellow River Basin.
A shale oil well in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was completed in 7.75 days, setting a national record for the shortest drilling cycle among shale oil wells of comparable depth, CCTV News reported.

China's National Disease Control and Prevention Administration and the National Health Commission on Tuesday released an updated national immunization protocol that lowers the starting age for the diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine and confirms free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations for 13-year-old girls nationwide.

Super Typhoon Bavi prompted maritime authorities in East China's Zhejiang Province to suspend operation of a total of 98 passenger vessels on 52 passenger ferry routes and to evacuate more than 3,000 people from remote islands on Wednesday as the storm barreled toward the 48-hour warning line.
The 8th Steering Council Meeting and Expert Working Group Meeting of the APEC Seafarers Excellence Network (APEC SEN) opened in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on Tuesday.

China has led the world in the number and quality of fintech patent applications over the past decade, according to a joint survey by The Nikkei and Tokyo-based research firm Patent Result.
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