China's national railway network handled 3.71 billion passenger trips in the first three quarters of 2026, up 4.8% year-on-year and a record high for the period, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
The Canton Fair's global partnership network now spans 112 countries and regions and includes 238 overseas business associations, industry organizations and leading buyers that have signed cooperation agreements, according to the 140th Canton Fair.
The Canton Fair's global partnership network now spans 112 countries and regions and includes 238 overseas business associations, industry organizations and leading buyers that have signed cooperation agreements.


Residents enjoy leisure time among golden ginkgo trees at Dongba Park in Beijing, Oct. 18, 2026, savoring the autumn scenery before winter arrives.


Energy storage batteries attract overseas buyers at the new energy exhibition area of the 140th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 18, 2026.


China's total retail sales of goods and services, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, increased by 2.6 percent year on year in the first three quarters of this year, official data showed Monday.


China's gross domestic product expanded by 4.6 percent to reach 107.11 trillion yuan in the first three quarters of 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.



Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday that China stands ready to work with Tajikistan to advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.


On October 11, during the Tongzhou Global Development Forum hosted by Renmin University of China, Executive Director of Tricontinental Vijay Prashad shared his vision on Chinese AI development in an interview with News Lounge by China News Network. Vijay Prashad said that China should keep seeking peace and continue to develop its AI technology. The West continues to try provoking China into conflicts, China should do what it has been doing and don't get provoked.

Radhika Desai, a professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba in Canada, and Glenn Diesen, a professor of international relations at the University of South-Eastern Norway, gave exclusive interviews to China News Network's "News Lounge" program.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has emphasized the need to unswervingly follow the path of prioritizing ecological conservation and pursuing green development.

The 13th Minling Trichen Gyurme Kunsang Jigme was formally enthroned at Mindroling Monastery in Dranang County, Xizang Autonomous Region,on October 16,2026. The ceremony was attended by all the monks of the Mindroling Monastery, eminent Buddhist masters from several other monasteries, representatives of the monastic and lay Buddhist communities.
A national conference on health was held in Beijing from Oct. 12 to 13. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), attended the conference and delivered an important speech. He stressed that the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) is crucial to achieving the goal of building a Healthy China by 2035. China must remain firmly committed to the path of health development with Chinese characteristics and implement guidelines for the health work in the new era. The country should build on its strengths, consolidate foundations, address shortcomings and shore up weak links to promote high-quality development of the health system, continuously improve the health of the people and ensure decisive progress in advancing the Healthy China Initiative.
The second phase of the Ezhou Airport Expressway in central China's Hubei Province opened to traffic on Friday, adding a key link to the fast-growing cargo hub's road transport network.

Former Pakistan's Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi, sat down for an exclusive interview with News Lounge of China News Network. During his tenure in China, he visited Xizang three times and Xinjiang nearly ten times. He met and talked with local residents face to face, witnessing the sound preservation of local culture.

China is expanding hybrid rice research and seed production overseas to improve yields and support local cultivation, as part of efforts to promote the crop worldwide.

The first batch of specialty vehicles assembled in the Xizang Autonomous Region rolled off a production line on Friday at an industrial park in Qonggyai County, Shannan City, a first for the region’s specialty vehicle manufacturing industry.

International passenger trains on the China-Laos Railway have carried more than 1 million cross-border passenger trips since service began in April 2023, the Mohan border inspection station said Wednesday. The trains have run more than 4,000 times, and annual cross-border passenger numbers have grown by more than 30% on average.

The Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival, falls on Oct 18 this year.


The first groups of the migratory birds have recently arrived in Kunming, with their numbers continuing to grow, marking the start of the city's annual gull-watching season.
The Japanese government at the time knew full well the disgrace of enshrining Class-A war criminals and, fearful of the consequences, deliberately kept the decision-making process secret, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Friday.

China will add a new letter, "X," as a prefix for the numbers of Fuxing high-speed trains that will run at more than 350 kph (217 mph), China State Railway Group, the national railway operator, said Friday.
China's Ministry of Finance will issue renminbi-denominated treasury bonds worth 15.5 billion yuan (about $2.18 billion) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Oct. 23, according to the ministry's website.

Yin Yuzhen, a Chinese woman known for her efforts to combat desertification, was named among the FAO 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development, a global recognition initiative launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in Rome, Italy, on Thursday.
The 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiongan) will be held from Oct. 23 to 25 in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) announced on Friday.

Chinese scientists have discovered a giant fungus in Yunnan Province, identifying both a new species and a new fungal family, Dianjunaceae, according to the Kunming Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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