The 2026 International Tennis Federation (ITF) U12 Team Championship East Asia qualifying tournament opened Monday at the Yuanli Sports Center in Beijing's Shunyi District, bringing together the region's top young tennis players.
Hong Kong and Nigeria signed a comprehensive agreement to avoid double taxation on Monday, expanding Hong Kong's tax treaty network and strengthening economic ties with one of its key trading partners in Africa.
The ice rink at the Qitaihe Sports Center in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has been fully booked through September as speed skating teams from Mongolia, Hungary and Australia arrive to train in the city known as the "City of Olympic Champions."
An intangible cultural heritage theater in Tongjiang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, is attracting visitors with weekend evening performances that combine Chinese ethnic traditions with Russian cultural performances.
The 2026 NBA 3X Chengdu regional tournament concluded Sunday, with ARES capturing the women's title and Nongfu Sanquan winning the men's championship to secure berths in the national finals.
South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region plans to become an international hub for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) service trade and health tourism targeting ASEAN countries and Belt and Road partner economies between 2026 and 2028.
The Xinmaohai, a vessel carrying containers of industrial salt for Guizhou Jiangshan Crop Technology Co., recently set sail from the Qinzhou port area of Beibu Gulf Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The 32nd China Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair (Lanzhou Fair) concluded Monday in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, where digital tools were used to support business matchmaking.
A training program for digital performing arts management and international communication talent kicked off Monday at City University of Macao.
The 7th Gulangyu Music Festival opened Monday in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, under the theme "Romantic Heritage, Musical Island."
Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, on Monday evening, forcing the evacuation of 8,105 people as of Tuesday morning, according to local authorities.
The first T-beam for the Guangxi section of the new Huang-Baise Railway was cast at the Leye beam precasting yard early Monday, marking the start of T-beam production for the section in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Nearly 1,000 doctors and medical specialists from more than 200 institutions across China arrived in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, by train on July 4. They provided free medical care and professional training in local communities along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway.
The 4G capacity expansion and 5G network upgrade project on the Lyuliang section of the Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway has been completed, achieving seamless mobile signal coverage along the main line, stations, bridges and tunnels.
The 2026 "Macao Space Dream Project" held its award and graduation ceremony in Macao on Saturday, marking the conclusion of the science education program.
The Lhasa leg of the 2026 Tour of Lhasa cycling race took place Sunday, attracting more than 700 participants.
A two-day promotion event for Guilin's agricultural products opened Saturday at the Guangdong Regional Cooperation and Consumption Assistance Product Trading Center in Guangzhou, with over 10 cooperation agreements signed on the first day.
The launch ceremony of the 5th Asian International Youth Film Festival was held in Hong Kong on Saturday.
The railway network in South China's Shenzhen handled 2.44 million passenger trips in the first 10 days of the summer travel rush from July 1 to 10, according to data released by Shenzhen railway authorities on Saturday.
A total of 460,000 juvenile fish were released into the Liuxi River in Conghua District, Guangzhou, on Friday as part of the district's ongoing fishery conservation efforts.
The Overseas Subcamp and Guangdong Sub-Camp of the 23rd All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (ACFTC) Youth Summer Camp for Taiwanese Compatriots opened in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province on Sunday.
The 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Artificial Intelligence Competition, based on the theme of "AI Empowers the Future, Innovation Integrates the Bay Area," was held in Shenzhen on Saturday.
The Guangxi Red Cross has received 191.59 million yuan (about $26.7 million) in donations as of noon Saturday, following severe flooding in the region triggered by Typhoon Maysak.
The Shuiyang River, a tributary of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in east China's Anhui Province, recorded its second flood of the year on Monday, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.
The Mayi River, a tributary of the Songhua River in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, recorded its first flood of the year on Monday.
High-tech equipment and joint rescue teams have been deployed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to respond to severe flooding caused by Typhoon Maysak.
More than 80 original works by over 50 Western artists, including Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali, went on display Friday at the Guizhou Provincial Museum as part of the "Romance and Stars" special exhibition.
A direct flight route between Datong in north China's Shanxi Province and Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea (ROK), officially resumed operations on Thursday.
Malaysia Airlines officially launched its daily scheduled service between Changsha in Hunan Province and Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has launched a one-stop integrated service platform for foreign professionals, along with a Foreign Experts' Reading Room, in Nanning, capital of the region.
The first batch of 1 million high-quality tilapia fry from Yunnan Baolu Aquatic Technology Co., Ltd. has been shipped to Haiphong, Vietnam, marking the company's first export since it was established in Yuanjiang County, Yuxi City, and the first export of tilapia fry from Yunnan Province.
A total of 88,000 metric tons of fresh products, valued at approximately 630 million yuan (about $87.8 million USD), were exported to Macao via Gongbei Port in the first half of this year.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged full efforts in search-and-rescue operations after a fire at a shoe factory caused major casualties Thursday in Jinjiang City, east China's Fujian Province.
Severe flooding in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region killed three lions and swept away more than 100 animals at a local zoo, according to local media reports and zoo operators.
An exhibition showcasing the cultural and creative IP digital library built from the digitized Wensuge Siku Quanshu opened in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, on Wednesday.
A special exhibition titled "From Hepu to Chang'an: Cultural Integration Along the Maritime and Land Silk Roads" opened Wednesday at the Museum of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Nanning.
China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is bracing for possible heavy rainfall and potential flooding after forecasters warned that large parts of the region could be hit by torrential rain between July 10 and July 14.
The "Bronze Masters: Eurasian Bronze Art Exhibition" opened Wednesday at the Henan Museum, featuring more than 400 artifacts from 12 cultural institutions in China and Italy.
A digital art exhibition on traditional Chinese music opened at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing on Wednesday, using digital technology to present China's musical heritage through immersive visual and interactive displays.
Sixty university students from Hong Kong and Macao began one-month internships across Hainan province on Tuesday as part of the 2026 "Wave-Chasing Program," which aims to promote youth exchanges and career development.
As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, the Red Cross Society of China's Guangxi Branch had received cash and in-kind donations from the public totaling 15.1 million yuan (about $2.2 million), as severe flooding hit several parts of Guangxi under the influence of Typhoon Maysak.
An exhibition titled "Land of Noah: Treasures from the Yerevan History Museum of Armenia" opened Wednesday at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan.
An exhibition of Russian oil paintings and drawings from the 19th and 20th centuries opened at the Shenyang Art Museum on Wednesday, featuring nearly 100 works that showcase the development of Russian painting over the past century.
Medical experts taking part in the 2026 “Building a Shared Chinese Heart” public welfare campaign in Lhasa and areas along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway visited Maizhokunggar County in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, on Wednesday to provide free medical services.
A police officer in Hejing County, Xinjiang, just rescued a 5-year-old boy and his father after the two became trapped in an uncovered sewage well filled with roughly three meters of sewage.
A press conference and kick-off ceremony for the large-scale smart cycling event "Ride-To-Shine Hong Kong" was held in Hong Kong on Wednesday, officially launching a 1.2-million-kilometer cycling challenge.
Rescue operations are continuing in Hengzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, after Typhoon Maysak brought record rainfall to the area, causing a reservoir to breach and triggering widespread flooding.
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Gaoxian County in Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 7:44 a.m. on Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
The IWUF 4th Taolu World Cup opened at Haikou Wuyuanhe Stadium in Hainan Province on Tuesday.
Super Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, was centered about 1,650 kilometers east-southeast of Keelung, Taiwan, at 5 a.m. Wednesday, according to Chinese meteorological authorities.
More than 185,000 waterbirds have been recorded wintering in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region so far this year, and over 570,000 were counted during the spring migration season.
A lotus pond in Wan'an Village, Huzhou City, in east China's Zhejiang Province, has become a magnet for bird photographers, as rare cotton pygmy geese, known as the "world's smallest duck," breed there.
The 2026 comprehensive maritime search and rescue drill of the Ministry of Transport's rescue and salvage system was held in Yantai, Shandong Province on Tuesday.
As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, all 201 coastal water projects in Zhejiang Province had been halted and all 546 construction vessels in the province moved to safe anchorages to ride out the storm.
All 489 metro stations in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, have opened public cooling and rest areas in their concourses.
Six people have died and 11 remain missing after torrential rains triggered by Typhoon Maysak battered south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said at a press conference on Tuesday night.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong cross-border pension payment service was officially launched on Monday, according to the Guangdong Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
The 2026 Shanghai International Sister Cities Youth Camp opened Monday evening, welcoming a record 151 students and teachers from 23 countries.
Officer Lyu Zhongyin and his colleagues from the Junggar Road Police Station were patrolling near a lake in Central Park at night when they heard a splash and rushed over.
Guigang, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, raised its flood and typhoon emergency response to Level I, the highest level, on Monday after Typhoon Maysak triggered torrential rain that pushed multiple rivers above warning levels.
The 9th China-Eurasia Expo, themed "New Opportunities along the Silk Road, New Vitality for Eurasia," was held in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, recently.
More than 160 artworks are on display at the second "Ancient Charm Meets Modern Brilliance: Classic Works Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Fine Art Masters" at the West Hall of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) Art Museum in Beijing.
The Shanghai Grand Opera House will officially open on Oct. 17, positioning itself as "a global home for opera, a premier stage for original Chinese productions and a cultural living room for the public," the venue announced Monday.
The "National Collection: Qing Dynasty Imperial Costumes from the Palace Museum" exhibition opened at the Shanghai World Expo Museum on Monday, featuring over 100 embroidered treasures from the Palace Museum collection.
The 2026 Shanghai-Hong Kong Innovation Project Selection Offline Bootcamp took place in Shanghai on Monday, centered on turning advances in artificial intelligence and biomedicine into commercial applications.
Police in south China's Guangdong Province recovered more than 100 million yuan (about $13.94 million) lost to bogus online investment and wealth-management scams in the first half of this year, the provincial public security department said.
The 2026 Chengdu-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Vitality Week opened in Chengdu on Monday, bringing together 66 students and teachers from the three regions for a week-long exchange built around drone soccer, an emerging tech-driven sport.
China on Monday upgraded its emergency response for flood control from Level-III to Level-IV for southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, due to Typhoon Maysak, according to the country's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
ASEAN remained Yunnan province's largest trading partner in the first five months of 2026, according to statistics released by Kunming Customs.
Xinsha Port in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, witnessed the export of 53,126 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in the first half of 2026.
Beijing has introduced 22 new measures aimed at promoting high-quality, full employment for the city's rural workforce, with a focus on creating jobs, expanding training opportunities and supporting entrepreneurship.
The Sanmenxia Dam on the Yellow River in Henan Province began water and sediment regulation operations on Sunday.
Twenty years after its full operation began on July 1, 2006, the Qinghai-Xizang Railway has become more than a transportation link across the "Third Pole of the Earth." It has also emerged as an example of how major infrastructure projects can coexist with fragile ecosystems.
Nearly 100 young people from Taiwan took part in the 2026 "Brilliant Didang" Fluorescent Night Marathon Challenge along Didang Lake in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, on Saturday, as part of a cross-strait youth exchange program.
As the summer holiday gets underway, Jiangsu is seeing a continued surge in inbound tourism, driven by international sports events and study tours.
"Taotao," the world's first Yangtze finless porpoise to be naturally bred and raised in human care, celebrated its 21st birthday on Sunday.
One crew member was confirmed dead and 10 others were rescued after a bulk carrier went missing in waters off Qinzhou Port in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Sunday.
The Maodong Cave and Ata Gorge along the Youshui River in Laifeng County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei province, has attracted numerous visitors with their picturesque scenery.
In recent years, Nanpi County in Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, has systematically advanced greening and beautification projects along the Grand Canal.
Young performers present Xiaoyi Wanwanqiang opera, a national-level intangible cultural heritage item, during a showcase performance in Xiaoyi, Shanxi province.
The first Shanghai International Embodied Intelligence Expo (CIEI 2026) opened on Thursday at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) and will run through Saturday.
In Hangzhou, embodied intelligence is gradually being integrated into the city's fabric. DeepRobotics, one of the "Six Little Dragons of Hangzhou," recently joined the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau Xihu District Branch to launch a public security policing solution.
The 2026 Shenzhen International Fishery Expo opened at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian) on Thursday and will run through Saturday, showcasing the full industrial chain of modern fisheries while positioning itself as a leading fishery trade platform in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Manzhouli Port, which is China's largest land port, handled over 11.3 million metric tons of import and export cargo in the first half of this year already.
Jinkeng Village's forest-cultivated lingzhi plantation base in Sanjiang Town, Qingyuan, Guangdong province, has entered its peak harvest season, with villagers busy picking, sorting and drying the mushrooms in fine weather.
China has launched a reform plan to upgrade its rural "farmhouse library" system, a move aimed at improving access to reading services and modernizing rural cultural facilities.
China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Thursday activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control and typhoon prevention in Hainan Province, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guangdong Province, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.
A total of 2,026 drones lit up the night sky over Hong Kong's Hung Hom waterfront on July 1 to mark the 29th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China.
Millennium City Park in Kaifeng, Henan province, is packed with visitors, as the city's tourism sector welcomes the summer vacation season.
To celebrate the 29th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the Hong Kong Jockey Club hosted the Hong Kong Reunification Raceday at Sha Tin Racecourse on Wednesday.
The "Zhonghai Ronghua," the vessel with the largest draft to call at Tianjin Port since its opening, arrived in Tianjin on Wednesday.
The Prosperous Symphony exhibition, featuring masterpieces from Glasgow Museums, opened at the Guangdong Museum in Guangzhou on Wednesday.
A misting system, described as a "large air conditioner," was activated in Fuzhou's Sanfang Qixiang historic neighborhood on Wednesday to cool down the area during the summer heat, as the city officially entered its hot and humid "sauna-like" season.
Fishermen return with their catch on the Qiantang River as the river's four-month fishing ban comes to an end.
The annual summer livestock migration kicked off on the Ar Horqin Grassland in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on July 1.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge port handled 162.76 billion yuan (about $24 billion) in foreign trade during the first five months of 2026, up 41.6% from a year earlier, according to data released Tuesday by Gongbei Customs.
Sonam Wangdrak first saw a train not on a track, but in a school textbook.
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world's highest-altitude and longest plateau railway, marked the 20th anniversary of its full operation on Wednesday, having carried more than 104 million passengers and 824 million metric tons of cargo since opening.
For the people of Dalian who have been deeply involved in Summer Davos, the event evokes both anticipation and pride.
A former stretch sandbank along the Yarlung Zangbo River in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region has been transformed into the region's largest vineyard and one of the world's highest-altitude grape-growing areas, highlighting efforts to develop specialty agriculture in harsh environments.
Rural industries in Shannan, Xizang are creating new sources of local employment as greenhouse farming and community-run homestays expand, enabling residents to earn income without needing to leave their villages.
Once choked off by chemical plants, rusting pipelines and gantry cranes that blocked the view of the Yangtze River, the Wushan area of Nantong, Jiangsu province, has been transformed into a breezy stretch of greenways where parents push strollers and children chase one another along the river.
There is absolutely no so-called "forced migration" or "forced labor" in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region as claimed by some Western organizations and media, Chen Ruifeng, Minister of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, said on Wednesday.
A senior official strongly rebutted on Wednesday claims made by certain foreign organizations and forces that the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law "assimilates ethnic minorities". He said that there is no point in attacking China's ethnic affairs with prejudice and turning a blind eye to facts.
Lau is counting the days to June 30, a deadline that offers survivors of Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court fire tragedy a potential new start in life after about seven months in the wilderness.
At 5,373 meters above sea level, where annual temperatures hover below minus 7 degrees Celsius and oxygen levels are less than 40% of those at sea level, China's highest administrative township is undergoing a steady transformation fueled by infrastructure investment and public services.
More than 30 overseas Chinese media and community leaders visited Xiuhu Park in Bishan District of Chongqing on Tuesday to see firsthand the district's commitment to green development and its efforts to build a "park city" that blends ecological restoration with cultural heritage.
The office of the State Council earthquake relief headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northwest China's Qinghai Province on Tuesday.
"Fujian has some of China's best conditions for offshore renewable energy — strong, consistent winds averaging more than 9 meters per second, long coastlines with suitable tidal flats, and deep waters just offshore," said Chen Qingsen, deputy general manager of the Fujian Three Gorges Offshore Wind Power International Industrial Park Operations Co.
This June, a natural wonder unfolded in Yunnan Province as about 150 million Stichophthalma howqua butterflies emerged within a single week, cascading down forested slopes like a golden waterfall.
Deep in the misty Mount Fanjingshan in Southwest China's Guizhou province, Yang Wei, a young veterinarian, has spent six years communicating with one of the world's rarest primates, Guizhou snub-nosed monkeys, growing very close to these mysterious creatures.
Shi Yongxin, former abbot of the world-famous Shaolin Temple in Central China's Henan province, was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday for multiple crimes, including embezzlement and bribery, a local court said.
Over the past decades, Binhai New Area, a coastal area of Tianjin, has transformed from a patch of saline-alkali wasteland into a modern, eco-friendly district, and is now shaping a new growth model centered on green development, officials said.
Record-breaking torrential rain battered Yongchuan District in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality from late Saturday to Sunday, triggering flash floods, landslides and mudslides. Rescue operations are still underway as multiple towns and subdistricts suffered severe damage.
A "tough and uncompromising" investigation will be carried out by China's central government into the gas explosion that occurred at a coal mine in Shanxi province on Friday and killed dozens of people, Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday evening.
Officials hold a news conference on Saturday following a coal mine explosion in Shanxi province, North China. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Chinese authorities on Tuesday activated a Level IV flood emergency response in four provinces as heavy rainfall continued across parts of the Yangtze River basin, increasing the risk of flooding and landslides, according to media reports.
Heavy rainfall in central China has left at least four people dead and six missing in Hubei and Hunan provinces, local authorities said on Monday, as forecasters warned of more extreme weather across several regions in the country.
When Michael Owen carried a shoulder pole to hand over lychees to players on Sunday at the Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, cheers echoed throughout the stadium.
It's 5 am, and as the first rays of sunrise touch the waters north of Dalian, Liaoning province, several fishing enthusiasts board a yacht bound for a "sea ranch", hoping to land some big game fish.
Rescue teams have recovered the last trapped individual from the quake-stricken Taiyangcun town of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region as of 11:10 am Monday, according to the local authority.
Wuhan University in central China's Hubei Province has drawn student complaints over overcrowding and disruptive tourist behavior after scrapping its visitor reservation system, according to media reports.
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Liuzhou, a city in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, early Monday, leaving three people missing and four injured, local authorities said.
Hong Kong will establish a committee on AI+ and industry development strategy to formulate strategies for driving industrial transformation through AI, with initial focus on life and health technology and embodied intelligence, John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Tuesday.
China's Taiwan region, unless given approval by the central government, has no basis, reason or right to participate in the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA), which will open on May 18, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' pursuit of "Taiwan independence" and refusal to recognize the "1992 Consensus," which embodies the one-China principle, have undermined the political foundation for the Taiwan region's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA), said Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, on Monday.
The jacaranda trees are now in full bloom in Kunming, Yunnan province, creating a breathtaking landscape of purple.
More than two decades ago, Yucun, a village in Anji county of East China's Zhejiang province, was known for what locals called the "stone economy". Quarrying and cement production brought income and once made Yucun one of Anji's better-off villages, but the prosperity came at a heavy environmental cost: Hills stripped bare, waterways polluted and the air thick with dust.
Xi demanded proper handling of the aftermath and a prompt investigation into the accident, stressing that those responsible must be held accountable.
A mountainous county in southwest China is expanding its role in global trade, as new logistics links connect local industries with markets in Southeast Asia and Europe, businesses say.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to further review the development experience of the city of Yiwu in east China's Zhejiang Province, and put it to good use.
Twenty-five green “crop circles,” each measuring 800 meters in diameter, have appeared in Kunyu City on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
A snack-lovers "kingdom" was unveiled in Changsha, Hunan province, on Friday, with the 12,000-square-meter facility setting a Guinness World Record as the world's largest snack store.
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.
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.
Five people died after a car fell into a river from a bridge in east China's Fujian Province on Monday, local authorities said on Tuesday.
A sandstorm swept Beijing on Friday as dust was carried in from upstream regions, with southern Mongolia a major source of airborne particles affecting the capital, according to media reports.
HONG KONG, April 1--The 4th Women Power Forum held in Hong Kong on Wednesday convened 380 representatives from 27 countries worldwide for dialogues on pushing womens progress.
TAIYUAN, April 2--Four people were trapped in a coal mine accident late Wednesday in north Chinas Shanxi Province, according to local authorities.
BEIJING, March 31--Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that mediation efforts of the Pakistani side regarding the Middle East tensions are in the common interests of all parties.
"Good design should lead to good business," said Li Xiaomeng, chief representative of the DBCS Chongqing office. Chongqing, as a major manufacturing hub in China, provides solid support for turning design concepts into tangible products, he added.
People from all walks of life in the Xizang autonomous region gathered on Saturday to celebrate the 18th Serfs' Emancipation Day.
A press conference for the 2026 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference and the launch of its flagship reports was held on Tuesday in Boao, south China's Hainan Province.
Hubei province launched the first zero-carbon emission vessel fleet for the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River on Wednesday, marking a significant step forward in green waterway transport.
The more turbulent and uncertain the global economy becomes, the more important it is to heed the voices of countries in the Global South, an expert said on Wednesday at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026.
As a "millennium plan" and a project with national significance, the Xiong'an New Area, about 100 kilometers southwest of Beijing, has been designed to relieve Beijing of functions that are nonessential to its role as the nation's capital, and to boost the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
China has discovered an additional 9.67 million metric tons of rare earth oxides in Mianning county, Sichuan province, raising the total to 11.46 million tons, the Ministry of Natural Resources said on Tuesday.
China has unveiled DeepZang, the world's first Tibetan-language large language artificial intelligence (AI) model, as it steps up efforts to develop AI tools for minority languages.
China has discovered the world's second-largest deposit of light rare earths in Mianning county, Sichuan province, adding 9.67 million metric tons of rare earth oxides to its reserves — an increase of more than 300 percent, the Ministry of Natural Resources announced on Tuesday.
Shenzhen, Guangdong province, is drafting a pilot plan for cross-boundary, low-altitude logistics transport based on border crossings, aiming to launch its first route within the year and create a new logistics model with Hong Kong.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for efforts to build the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province into an innovation hub in the new era and a model of promoting high-quality development.
A crowd gathered around a minibus in a bustling tea market in Sichuan province, where the scent of tea filled the air and trading was in full swing. Inside the vehicle, a tea seller and a buyer sat on either side, with judicial officials in the middle.
Local authorities said a driver had been taken into custody after a traffic accident in Hezhang county, Guizhou province, killed two students and injured 14 others.
Amid a gentle cascade of cherry blossoms, Pema Drolma reached from her wheelchair to catch a petal, her smile reflecting the resilience of the Gesang flower, an emblem of hope for Tibetan people.
A joint investigation has been launched into the death of a medical postgraduate student from Xiangya Hospital in central China's Hunan Province, according to a statement released Monday.
Seeing high courier delivery charges — and sometimes no shipping options at all — when shopping online has long troubled people in the Xizang autonomous region, especially those in rural communities. As a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress, Norbu Yangzom proposed a solution.
Efforts to preserve the language and culture of ethnic groups with relatively small populations in the Xizang Autonomous Region have been stepped up in recent years to ensure these can be passed down to the younger generation, said deputies to China's top legislature.
China-Laos Railway is accelerating the implementation of simplified customs clearance procedures for passengers to better facilitate bilateral exchanges, Yang Chengxin, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress and mayor of Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, said.
A 17-year-old high school student from Zhejiang Province has helped discover a new snake species after spending more than 40 nights conducting field observations in Kuocang Mountain.
As early spring brings warmer temperatures, Chongqing's iconic "Train to Spring" has captured public attention once again. The Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2 offers a stunning view as the monorail glides through blooming plum flowers, attracting many residents and visitors eager for a scenic experience.
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with five other government departments, on Tuesday released guidelines to promote comprehensive recycling and reuse of end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) modules, aiming to build system-level capacity to cope with an expected wave of large-scale retirements.
After 27 years, Guangzhou in Guangdong province is set to host horse racing events starting at the end of October, as the city moves to deepen cooperation with Hong Kong in the equine sector.
Visitors admire colorful lantern displays in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, Feb. 27, 2026. As the Lantern Festival approaches, the ancient city is illuminated with dazzling lights.
North China's Hebei province is reaffirming its commitment to creating a first-class business environment, announcing a fresh set of measures focused on data empowerment and fair market competition, officials said at two separate news conferences on Friday.
Guangdong Provincial Archives hosted a donation and exhibition event for archival evidence of Japan's invasion of China from the historical perspective of the Japanese, exposing the aggressive acts of Japanese militarism, on Saturday.
A father-in-law in central China's Hunan province returned 188,000 yuan (about $26,000) in bride price at his daughter's wedding, drawing widespread attention online.
A vigorous crackdown on telecommunications fraud has significantly decelerated the growth of related crimes over the past few years following the dismantling of major Myanmar-based criminal syndicates, China's top court announced on Thursday.
For residents of Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, few pleasures compare to savoring fresh seafood year-round. And for Liu Kaidong and Liang Fengyan, the local delicacies have yielded far more than culinary delight.
Dazzling lantern displays illuminate the 2026 Lantern Festival fair on Feb. 26, 2026 at Guangzhou Cultural Park in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, attracting crowds of residents and tourists.
Free trains and dedicated buses are helping a large number of migrant workers return to jobs after the Spring Festival holiday, especially those traveling from China's central and western regions to the eastern seaboard.
A Turkish F-16 fighter jet crashed in western Balikesir province early Wednesday, killing its pilot, according to the country's Ministry of National Defense.
The Trump administration on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the University of California (UC) for what it described as "engaging in a hostile work environment against Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff at its University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) campus."
Record travel volumes were expected across China on Monday, the final day of the Spring Festival holiday, as highways, rail stations and airports nationwide filled with people returning to work and school after the Chinese New Year break.
One traffic police officer was killed and two others were injured following the detonation of an unidentified device at Savyolovsky Station Square in Moscow, the Russian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
An armed police officer on duty at Dakaihe Border Inspection Station in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province.On an average, officers check about 15,000 vehicles, 42,000 travelers and over 8,000 metric tons of cargo per day.
For people in China, February often means the excitement of Spring Festival, but in Europe, the wet, gloomy skies can make it a miserable time. So it's "a happy accident" that this is the very time when London's Kew Gardens holds its annual Orchid Festival, which has a China theme this year.
A man was shot dead by U.S. Secret Service agents and local police early Sunday morning after an unauthorized entry into the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago, an estate in Palm Beach, Florida, owned by President Donald Trump.
China's Spring Festival travel rush hit a historic high on February 20, with daily cross-regional passenger trips exceeding 350 million, according to data released by the Ministry of Transport on Saturday.
Eight skiers have been killed and one remains missing following an avalanche on Tuesday in Nevada County, US Northern California, local authorities said Wednesday.
The meeting stressed that fireworks retail outlets are strictly prohibited from operating in mixed-use buildings that have retail space on the ground floor and residential units above.
Britain's King Charles III issued a public statement on Thursday after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the king's younger brother and former British prince, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, saying he received the news with "the deepest concern."
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Britain's ex-prince and King Charles III's younger brother, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on Thursday, British media outlets reported.
Twelve people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks retail store in central China's Hubei Province on Wednesday afternoon, local authorities said.
China's Supreme People's Court has issued a landmark ruling, clarifying that drivers remain criminally responsible as the operator of a vehicle even when its assisted driving systems are active.
Ten people, including a suspected shooter, were found dead following a mass shooting in a town in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, Canadian police said.
China has the ability to halt the decline in fixed-asset investment and push for a gradual stabilization in 2026, but it will hinge on restoring private-sector confidence and aligning investment policy more closely with structural reforms, leading economists said.
As the country's biggest holiday approaches, the Chinese New Year — especially this year's extended nine-day break — has become a critical period for consumption, offering a vital window for retailers to bolster their performance.
Across China's major cities, a quiet migration known as Lao Piao— literally "elderly drifters" — is unfolding as older adults leave their hometowns to help care for grandchildren in urban households.
Farmers in Spain and Portugal say crops worth millions of euros have been wiped out after a so-called storm train of consecutive devastating weather fronts caused torrential rain and high winds across the Iberian Peninsula, wreaking havoc, leaving fields flooded and leading to several deaths.
Chinese courts provided judicial assistance to more than 128,600 individuals in 90,400 cases from 2023 to 2025, significantly alleviating hardships for many in need, an official from China's top court said on Friday.
After hours spent conducting outdoor rail inspections in temperatures hovering around minus 30 C, Liu Bingbing returned on Wednesday evening to the Hailar track maintenance section's Cuogang work area, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, expecting to rest in a warm area.
China's gold production edged up in 2025 while overall consumption declined, amid a shift from jewelry toward investment products, data from the China Gold Association showed on Thursday.
A brief spell of spring warmth in China has been swiftly replaced by a strong cold wave, causing temperatures to plummet, bringing snow and disrupting travel across much of the country.
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