
An investigation team has been established by China's State Council to look into a deadly fireworks plant explosion in central China's Hunan Province, authorities said on Friday.

The annual migration of Tibetan antelopes has begun in the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve, with the first herd of 158 animals crossing the heart of the sanctuary on Thursday, local authorities said on Saturday.

China's smart vehicle boom is sweeping across global markets. Powered by advanced intelligent systems and digital ecosystems, Chinese automakers are not only exporting cars, but also reshaping the future of global mobility.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that the combat operation against Iran has ended. Earlier, the U.S. government said Washington would deal with Iran first and then Cuba. Recently, the U.S. has intensified sanctions on Cuba.


China's shipbuilding industry maintained its global lead across all major indicators in the first quarter of 2026, with shipbuilding completion volume reaching 15.68 million deadweight tons (DWT), up 46 percent year-on-year During the same period, China's new shipbuilding orders surged 195.2 percent year-on-year to 59.53 million DWT, while its order backlog increased 43.6 percent to 322.3 million DWT as of the end of March.From January to March, China accounted for 57.3 percent of global shipbuilding completions, 84.9 percent of new orders, and 69.8 percent of the global order backlog.

China-Russia bilateral trade surpassed $200 billion for the third consecutive year in 2025, a Chinese commerce ministry official said at a news conference for the China-Russia Expo on Friday.

China's disease control authority said on Friday that the Andes hantavirus linked to an outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius poses a low public health risk in China, as the virus has no known natural host and no reported human infections in the country, according to local media reports.


In the latest episode of W.E. Talk, Ricardo Martínez-Esquivel, a professor at the University of Costa Rica, noted that Latin American countries have long been viewed as the U.S. “backyard.” Amid a new round of geopolitical competition, the region now is facing a dilemma: either to align with the U.S. or to pursue its own development path.

China issued 3.1 trillion yuan ($456 billion) worth of local government bonds in the first quarter of 2026, including 1.42 trillion yuan in new debt, according to data released by China's Ministry of Finance on Friday.
China has achieved its first successful artificial breeding of the loach (Traccatichthys pulcher), which is a huge breakthrough in fish conservation efforts at the Datengxia Water Conservancy Hub.
The 28th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo just opened on Friday, drawing more than 800 Chinese and international companies and institutions to take part.


A Chinese company has launched a program in Brazil will provide 400 free enrollment spots for children from disadvantaged families, including 300 places for percussion and vocal music courses and 100 places for classical ballet classes.


The 28th China Beijing International High-tech Expo opened on Friday in Beijing and will last until Sunday, attracting more than 800 exhibitors from home and abroad.

China's Ministry of Finance said it has allocated 45.8 billion yuan ($6.3 billion) in 2026 to support preschool education, a 38% increase from a year earlier.

Two men in China were sentenced to prison for illegally obtaining and selling more than 900 million personal data records used in so-called "open-box" cyberbullying, the Supreme People's Court of China said.
The 48th ASEAN Summit officially kicked off on Friday in Cebu, with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. calling on Southeast Asian nations to strengthen unity and cooperation amid rising geopolitical and economic uncertainty, particularly the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.

China's property market showed increased activity during the May Day holiday as several cities introduced fresh support measures aimed at boosting home purchases after a prolonged downturn.

China is expanding spring and autumn school breaks nationwide as local governments seek to boost domestic tourism and encourage more family travel, according to media reports.


Victory Day on May 9 commemorates the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War, representing one of Russia's most significant, deeply revered national holidays. A military parade marking the 81st anniversary of the victory will be held on Red Square on Saturday.


ASEAN Summit kicked off in Cebu province of the Philippines on Friday, with energy security, food security, and the safety of ASEAN nationals worldwide as its main priorities.
The Brazilian government announced on Thursday that it will implement a visa-free entry policy for Chinese citizens holding valid ordinary passports, effective May 11.

Some Western media, turning a blind eye to the facts, have deliberately spread false claims of "cultural eradication" in an attempt to tarnish Xinjiang and distort China’s image.

As the world continues to grapple with supply chain disruptions and volatile market expectations, a sense of order that enables safe travel, confident business operations, and stable livelihoods has become a scarce resource—one that China possesses in abundance.

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it will stop selling home appliance products in the Chinese mainland, citing weakening profitability.
The 2026 World Digital Education Conference will be held from May 11 to 13 in Hangzhou, China's Ministry of Education said Thursday.
China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, known as FAST, is replacing the six steel cables that support its feed cabin with domestically manufactured alternatives.

China is recruiting volunteers for a bed-rest experiment designed to simulate the effects of microgravity as part of research into long-duration spaceflight, state media reported.

The right to life is the most fundamental human right. The Statue of Liberty may symbolize freedom, but the endless sound of gunfire continues to expose America’s deepening failures in governance and public safety.
Hong Kong police have adopted the mainland-made CS/LS7 submachine gun for use by their Counter Terrorism Response Unit and the Airport Security Unit.
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