
Apple said Monday that CEO Tim Cook will become executive chairman of the company's board of directors, while John Ternus, Apple's senior vice-president of hardware engineering, will become the company's next CEO effective Sept 1, 2026.

A Chinese national remains missing, after falling overboard from a cruise ship near South Korea's Jeju Island on Monday, according to the Chinese Consulate General in Jeju.

Adora Cruises, a Chinese flagship cruise company, unveiled its latest products and inaugural itineraries for its second Chinese-built large cruise ship in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on Monday, aiming to further promote cruise culture and expand its presence in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
With the new direct passenger flight launched at the end of 2025, people in Myanmar can now enjoy morning tea in Yangon and afternoon hotpot in Chongqing.

Chinas energy sector demonstrated remarkable resilience and strategic depth in the first quarter of the year, with production of coal, crude oil, natural gas and electricity all hitting record highs for the period.

Walk into a mid-sized electronics factory in Shenzhen today, and you might not find the assembly line workers you expected. Instead, robotic arms move with eerie precision, artificial intelligence-driven quality inspection cameras scan components at speeds no human eye can match, and a digital dashboard tracks every unit from raw material to finished product in real time. This is not a vision of the future; it is the present, and it is quietly reshaping what "Made in China" means for the global economy.

Preventing the resurrection of militarism is Japan's due obligation and the strong will of the international community, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said at a regular press conference on Monday.
Time has had a significant impact over the past 55 years on many people, including the Chinese and United States table tennis players who took part in the groundbreaking Ping-Pong Diplomacy that started in 1971 and helped thaw the ice between the two countries.

Hamas holds talks in Cairo with mediators and representatives of various Palestinian factions.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday it is "highly unlikely" he would extend a two-week ceasefire with Iran if a deal is not reached before it ends this week, according to a Bloomberg report.

Israeli tanks open fire towards the eastern areas of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip.-Palestinian media.

The provocative action by Japan in the Taiwan Strait will elicit resolute and strong responses from China's People's Liberation Army, according to military affairs observers.
Over the past two years, Chusum county in the Xizang autonomous region has made steady progress in cultural tourism development, drawing on its rich heritage and unique plateau landscapes to attract visitors and improve local livelihoods. At the center of this transformation is the Lhagyari Palaces, a site of deep historical significance that now plays a growing role in the local economy.
The Lhagyari Palaces in Chusum county, Xizang autonomous region, stand as magnificent historical landmarks that reflect centuries of cultural exchange and ethnic integration between Tibetan chieftains and the central dynasties, according to historians and scholars.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression, on the occasion of its spring festival.


President of the Republic of Mozambique Daniel Francisco Chapo leads a delegation to visit the Clean Energy and Green Computing Dispatching Center in Qinghai Province on April 19, 2026, where he learns about the province's advantages in clean energy resources and the development of its green computing industry.


President of the Republic of Mozambique Daniel Francisco Chapo leads a delegation to visit Banyan Village, Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Haidong City, in northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 19, 2026.

U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving her post amid an investigation into alleged misconduct, becoming the third cabinet member to step down during President Donald Trump's second term.

Los Angeles prosecutors on Monday charged U.S. singer and social media figure D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered and decomposed remains were found last year in a Tesla registered to him.

The provocative action by Japan in the Taiwan Strait will elicit resolute and strong responses from China's People's Liberation Army, according to military affairs observers.

China is intensifying its crackdown on irregular share disposals by listed companies' major shareholders, as new draft rules seek to reduce enforcement discretion, enhance market fairness and improve investor protections, officials and experts said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said normal passage through the Strait of Hormuz should be maintained.

A recent disagreement between U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has brought Washington's internal power struggles back into the spotlight, following recent personnel decisions and public remarks that exposed divisions within the Pentagon.

If Washington scales back its commitments while pressing Europe to assume more—and hints at an exit—it risks removing a cornerstone of the alliance. This could trigger a chain reaction, placing the transatlantic framework under mounting strain and raising the possibility that an already fragile organization could ultimately unravel.

Japans plan to join a United States-Philippine military drill is raising questions over how the Association of Southeast Asian Nations can safeguard its neutrality and preserve its centrality, analysts say.

China's electricity consumption — a key barometer of economic activity — maintained steady growth in March, driven largely by a robust expansion in high-tech services and the green energy sector, official data showed on Monday.

Parents in Austria have been warned that a popular brand of baby food has been contaminated with rat poison.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Barcelona on Saturday after a summit of progressive leaders, signaling a rapprochement during the first presidential visit to the Mediterranean country in eight years.

Thousands of Lebanese citizens uprooted by the war are returning to their homes, as a fragile ceasefire continues to hold between Hezbollah and Israel. Many, however, are finding the living conditions difficult. Adel EL Mahrouky reports from southern Lebanon.

A new El Nino event, a climate phenomenon marked by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, is likely to develop in the coming months and could reach moderate or stronger intensity later this year, raising the risk of higher global temperatures and more extreme weather.
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