
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd said Thursday it has launched international arbitration against Panama under an investment treaty, seeking more than $1.5 billion in damages over the loss of its port concessions.

A new global initiative to speed up real-world robot deployment was launched on Thursday during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing.

China’s pet insurance premiums surged from about 50 million yuan ($7.4 million) in 2020 to as much as 3.5 billion yuan in 2025, a 60fold increase, industry data showed.

Guangzhou’s Nansha Port hosted the maiden voyage of Sea Legend Shipping’s CAX “China–Europe Arctic Express” on Wednesday, marking south China’s first direct shipping route to Europe via the Arctic Ocean.

The Global Smart Education Conference 2026 themed “Reimagining Education in the Age of AI: Equity, Quality and Sustainability” was held in Beijing from Tuesday through Thursday, gathering representatives from over 60 countries.

Robots designed to provide companionship, healthcare services and workplace assistance are moving closer to everyday life as the 2026 World Robot Conference opened in Beijing on Wednesday.

The international market continues to serve as a major growth engine for China’s air cargo sector, according to the Aviation Logistics Branch of the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing on Wednesday.


Themed "Human-Robot Symbiosis, Production-Demand Convergence," the 2026 edition of the conference kicked off here on Wednesday.

Maoming in south China's Guangdong Province, known as the country's "lychee capital," has concluded this year's fresh lychee export season, with the final shipment cleared by customs and sent to the United States on Wednesday, according to Maoming Customs.

China's inbound tourism is gaining momentum this summer, with foreign visitors increasingly looking beyond traditional sightseeing spots to explore new travel experiences across the country.

International markets continued to be a major growth driver for China’s air cargo sector in July, supported by strong demand from cross-border e-commerce and the AI hardware industry, according to the Air Logistics Branch of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing on Thursday.


In this episode of China Q&A, we bring together Stewart Maginnis, deputy director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Luo Ming, a research fellow at China's Ministry of Natural Resources, to explore how China's ancient idea of "harmony between humanity and nature" is being translated into real-world solutions for a planet in crisis.

The 2026 Taiyuan Energy Low-Carbon Development Forum will be held from Sept. 4 to 5 in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, marking the 10th anniversary of the event.

A fire broke out early Thursday at a ground-floor commercial unit in Haigang District of Qinhuangdao City, north China's Hebei Province, killing eight people and injuring three others, local authorities said.

Shanghai is accelerating its digital transformation under a new blueprint for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), with a focus on breakthroughs in 6G technology and next-generation digital infrastructure. The city plans to advance the commercial deployment of 6G and develop intelligent experimental networks. It will also expand 5G-A coverage across a wide range of scenarios and strengthen links with the "Thousand Sails Constellation" satellite internet project.

The 2026 World Robot Conference kicked off in Beijing on Wednesday, bringing together over 300 domestic and international enterprises showcasing more than 3,000 advanced robotic products.

The General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Wednesday proposed a “4E AEO Cooperation Initiative” to promote a more open and inclusive Asia-Pacific trade environment at an APEC Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) seminar held in Dalian, northeast China’s Liaoning Province.

Three people died after part of a four-story residential building collapsed in Shijiazhuang, north China’s Hebei Province, at 5:42 a.m. Wednesday, according to the city’s Xinhua District Emergency Management Bureau.

Handmade intangible cultural heritage crafts such as cloisonné are becoming popular wedding gifts among young Chinese, particularly around the Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's day.

The China–Laos Railway has carried more than 90 million metric tons of cargo since opening, including over 21 million tons of cross-border freight, China Railway Kunming Bureau said Tuesday.

The animated film Niu Lai has become an unlikely sensation after its daily box office of just 7,352 yuan ($1,020) sparked a trending hashtag and drew audiences curious to see “how bad it could be.”

Bujia Glacier in Xizang Autonomous Region has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the hanging glacier with the greatest vertical drop, adding a new highlight to the region’s ecological tourism.

The Honghu-03 satellite, China’s first satellite made in Xiong’an New Area, was successfully launched into orbit aboard a Zhuque3 Y2 carrier rocket from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone.

From artificial intelligence reshaping the workplace to the rapid growth of industries such as integrated circuits, aerospace and biomedicine, Chinese students studying abroad are facing an increasingly diverse set of choices about what comes after graduation — and where they want to build their future.

Robots are moving into everyday service roles across Beijing in 2026, brewing coffee in under 30 seconds, cooking dozens of Chinese dishes and going on sale in shopping malls as the city's robotics industry expands.


On Qixi Festival, a large number of couples flock to the Shangcheng District Marriage Registration Service Center, known as Hangzhou’s “most beautiful marriage registration office,” in Zhejiang Province, to register their marriages.

The Xinfu 145, the world’s largest dual-fuel container ship, departed Taizhou Port in Jiangsu Province on Tuesday under tug assistance for outfitting work.

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) said on Wednesday it has launched an investigation into reports that three of its staff members received "inappropriate hospitality" from the Korea Football Association (KFA) during a referee exchange visit to South Korea in 2012.

A multimodal express freight train loaded with e-commerce goods, including daily commodities and clothing, departed from Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, for Tianjin on Wednesday, marking the launch of the first direct e-commerce multimodal express train service connecting the Yangtze River Delta to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

The 2026 China Open Snooker has returned to the World Snooker Tour calendar after a six-year absence, highlighting the rapid growth of snooker in China.
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