China's first offshore oil and gas in-situ expansion platform designed for use in waters around 100 meters deep has officially begun operation, after the first adjustment under the expansion project at the Enping 24-2 Oilfield was successfully brought into production on Wednesday, according to China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Shenzhen Company on Thursday.
At the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), officials from Norway, Georgia and Zimbabwe said the fair provides an important platform for countries to showcase distinctive services and products, explore the Chinese market, and deepen cooperation in trade, technology and culture.
Wood has lived in the southeastern Chinese Province of Fujian for three and a half years, now teaching digital media and AI at an international school in Xiamen. In early June, he completed a 3,000-kilometre RV journey across Xinjiang. What he brought back was not just images of snow-capped mountains and grasslands, but a conviction: the Xinjiang depicted in much of the Western media is not the one he saw.
China recorded 23.72 million visa-free foreign entries in the first eight months of 2026, up 26.8% year on year and accounting for 77.6% of all foreign arrivals. Border inspection authorities nationwide processed 499 million cross-border trips during the January-August period, up 8.7% year on year. This included 242 million trips by mainland residents, 196 million by residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and 61.287 million by foreign nationals, up 10%, 8.9% and 19.5% respectively. A total of 28.148 million cross-border transport movements were inspected, up 15% year on year. The total included 665,000 aircraft movements (up 0.5%), 75,000 train movements (up 5.6%), 306,000 ship movements (up 4.1%) and 27.102 million motor vehicle movements (up 15.6%).
"It was a very different place from how it's perceived." James Wood, an Anglo-Australian teacher and social media creator currently based in Xiamen, China, shared this heartfelt sentiment after completing a 10-day, 3,000-kilometer RV trip across Xinjiang.
A batch of 30 boxes of Shine Muscat grapes weighing 150 kilograms from Cixi City, Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, was exported to Belgium on Sept. 10 after clearing customs inspection, marking Zhejiang's first export of fresh grapes to the country.
WeRide, a Chinese autonomous driving technology company, announced Thursday that it has obtained Spain's first license for the operation of Level 4 autonomous passenger vehicles, allowing it to deploy robotaxis on public roads.
Over the past two decades, BRICS has grown into a major platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries, with an ever-expanding role in global affairs.
Lianyungang, the eastern starting point of the New Eurasian Land Bridge in east China's Jiangsu Province, launched its first full Trans-Caspian freight train service on Thursday.
An international alliance aimed at combating cross-border telecom and cyber fraud was established in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu Province, on Thursday, with many countries and international organizations hailing it as an important step toward stronger intelligence sharing and coordinated global action against the rapidly growing transnational security threat.
Malaysia has participated in the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) since 2022 and is placing greater emphasis this year on promoting its tourism industry and Malaysian products through the platform, said Aaron Gan Chai Heng Consulate General of Malaysia in Shanghai (tourism), in an interview with China News Network at CIFTIS recently.
At least 25 people have died after a foreign cargo ship caught fire at a shipyard in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, local authorities said Thursday evening.
The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) opened at Beijing's Shougang Park on Sept. 9, with 90 countries, regions and international organizations participating and over 1,830 enterprises exhibiting onsite, including 473 Fortune Global 500 or industry-leading companies.
Over the past two decades, BRICS has grown into a major platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries, with an ever-expanding role in global affairs.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged resolute efforts to prevent major accidents after a foreign cargo ship caught fire in east China's Shandong Province.
"China's advanced digital infrastructure, mature artificial intelligence technologies, and rich practical experience in smart city implementation provide Namibia with a viable and practical development path," said Tonata Itenge-Emvula, Namibian Ambassador to China, on Monday in East China's Shanghai.
As the golden autumn days set in, the fertile black soil fields of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province are alive with waves of ripening rice, as various regions begin their autumn rice harvest operations.
Since 2006, when the entire Qinghai-Xizang Railway was put into operation, batches of service members arrived here, watching over the tunnel and safeguarding the trains that journey through the snow-covered mountains.
Shanghai Sports Bureau on Thursday confirmed that former Olympic champion Liu Xiang has chosen to quit the state sports system after voluntarily accepting a buyout to end his employment relationship with the bureau.
China recorded 23.72 million visa-free foreign entries in the first eight months of 2026, up 26.8% year on year and accounting for 77.6% of all foreign arrivals, according to data released on Thursday at the Immigration Management Cooperation Sub-forum of the 2026 Conference of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province.
The State Council Information Office held a 15th-Five-Year-Plan-related press conference on Thursday, outlining measures to strengthen regulation, prevent risks and promote high-quality development.
The Global Public Security Index Report (2025-2026) was released Thursday at a press conference for the 2026 Conference of Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province.
Beijing is considering legislation to encourage the development of "open-air museums" by integrating scattered cultural and museum resources across the city.
China officially recognized 11 new occupations and 23 new types of jobs on Wednesday, as the country's expanding digital and green economies continue to create new employment opportunities.
The 2026 Global Industrial Internet Conference opened in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Wednesday, showcasing a range of advanced intelligent equipment and technologies.
Chinese fashion influencer known online as "Trendy Grandpa," who won millions of followers by challenging stereotypes about aging with his stylish outfits and upbeat approach to life, has died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 88.
China on Wednesday voiced firm opposition to recent U.S. claims that Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) companies are engaged in so-called "industrial-scale" efforts to distill capabilities from U.S. AI models, calling the allegations groundless and lacking a legal basis, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said at a press conference.
China ranks second globally, with 21 brands included in the Trade in Services 100 2026 list and a combined brand value of $876.77 billion, accounting for 19.08% of the total, according to a report released at the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) on Wednesday.
Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong ranked among the world's top 10 tourism cities in the World Tourism Cities Development Report (2025-2026), released at the 2026 World Tourism Cooperation and Development Conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
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