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China evolves as ‘world’s market’
China’s transition from the “world’s factory” to the “world’s market” is gaining pace, as the country increasingly relies on domestic demand to drive growth while opening its vast consumer base to highquality imports from around the globe, economists...
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US, Iran sign MoU remotely to end conflict
United States President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which came into immediate effect, to end the war in the Middle East. A formal ceremony is scheduled to take place in Switzerland on...
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Dragon boat spectacle
Dragon boats gather on Wednesday on the Chebei River in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, ahead of Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on Friday. The paddlers participated in an annual race for teams from outside Chebei village, in which...
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Xi voices firm support for Myanmar
President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China stands ready to work with Myanmar to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation and achieve more results in building a China-Myanmar community with a shared future, in order to deliver more benefits to...
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Homeward bound after peace deal
Displaced people pack their belongings in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Monday as they prepare to return to their village, after an initial ceasefire agreement was announced between the United States and Iran. The peace accord includes...
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CHONGQING’S LIZIBA STATION IS ON EVERYONE’S ‘MUST-EAT’ LIST
On a sweltering afternoon in early June, the Liziba Observation Deck outside Liziba Station on Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2 transformed into a stage for an unusual spectacle. Throngs of international visitors stood in a line, mouths wide open — not...
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Chinese fans, firms make their mark at World Cup
Even without a home team to cheer for at the quadrennial soccer showpiece, China’s presence at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is being felt both on and off the pitch, underlined by fervent fan following, tech and infrastructure support, and robust sponsorship...
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China to celebrate its ‘root and soul’
Thousands of celebrators are expected at events nationwide, including exhibitions, symposiums and public education programs, that have been scheduled to immerse the country in an atmosphere of cultural heritage and history to welcome China’s annual...
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Xi calls for deeper China-DPRK ties
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Monday that the firm stance of the CPC and the Chinese government on highly valuing the traditional friendship with the Democratic People’s...
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Parents embrace calm as millions appear for gaokao
The national college entrance exam, or gaokao, got underway on Sunday with millions of Chinese students appearing for it, while their parents gathered outside examination venues in quiet support. Rather than being fretful and anxious, most parents...
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Xi calls for advancing China-Laos ties
President Xi Jinping has called for advancing the construction of the China-Laos community with a shared future toward higher standard, higher quality and higher level. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central...
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Silver lining in Xizang
Su Junwu (right), an expert in congenital heart diseases, conducts a screening for a Tibetan child in Ngari prefecture of the Xizang autonomous region on Thursday. The Red Cross Society of China launched its “Journey of Angels” screening and aid...
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Nation’s first river-to-sea canal enters crucial test phase
The Pinglu Canal, a megaproject designed in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region to handle vessels of the 5,000-metric-ton class, entered the water-testing phase on Wednesday, bringing it a step closer to its official opening in...
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China-Laos ties yield strong outcomes
Along the banks of the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, stands a recently expanded modern medical complex — Mahosot Hospital, Laos’ first hospital when established in 1910 and now its largest. Financed by Chinese funds and with a total...
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Jinjiang model still shaping China’s growth
More than 47 years ago, Hong Zhaoshe started a clothing business with little more than a wooden door panel for a workbench, a single sewing machine and less than 300 yuan ($44) to his name. Like many small workshop owners in China at the time, he cut,...
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Children’s growth a priority for Xi
President Xi Jinping has called on student docents at the memorials of the birthplaces of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai and Zhejiang province to carry the baton of history forward on the new journey, as he extended festive greetings to...
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Shenzhou XXI crew returns after seven months in space
The Shenzhou XXI mission crew returned to Earth on Friday evening, concluding the longest single orbital journey ever made by Chinese astronauts. A reentry capsule carrying mission commander Senior Colonel Zhang Lu, spaceflight engineer Major Wu Fei...
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Young voyagers encouraged to continue quest
Twelve days of living and learning together in China added a new item to the bucket lists of both Sun Linlin and Adrian Castillo — to explore more of each other’s home country. The journey, called “A Shared Voyage: China-US Youth Friendship Program”,...
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Chinese assets gaining appeal around world
As geopolitical tensions, diverging economic policies and rapid advances in artificial intelligence reshape global markets, senior economists said that Chinese assets are emerging as a key anchor, with the country’s cost-effective AI ecosystem well...
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Serbian president praises China’s tech achievements
On Tuesday, the third day of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s state visit to China, he spent about five minutes inside a newly released electric vehicle at the showroom of Chinese tech company Xiaomi’s auto factory in Beijing. Sitting in the...
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Xi hails China-Serbia bond
President Xi Jinping called on China and Serbia, bonded by their unique ironclad friendship, to strengthen the alignment of development strategies, expand cooperation in emerging sectors, enhance youth and people-topeople exchanges, and step up...
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Shenzhou XXIII takes off with first HK astronaut
China launched the Shenzhou XXIII manned mission on Sunday night to send three crew members, including the country’s first female civilian astronaut who is also the first orbital traveler from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, to the...
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Conservation efforts boost population of wild flora, fauna
China is witnessing a paradigm shift in biodiversity conservation efforts — from damage control to systematic restoration — with the threat levels of nearly 500 species of wild flora and fauna downgraded and more than 300 rare and endangered species...
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Wider opening-up to draw more foreign investment
China will remain a prime longterm destination for global investors, driven by its vast consumer market, deeper opening-up and rapid advances in digital and green technologies, which are reshaping industries and generating fresh growth opportunities,...
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Xi, Putin agree to further extend treaty
President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Wednesday to further extend the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, while pledging to further strengthen political mutual trust, strategic coordination...
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Putin hails ‘unprecedented level’ of ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night for a two-day state visit to China, marking his 25th trip to the country since assuming the presidential office in 2000. Prior to his departure, Putin delivered a video address in...
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Ties bolstered by high-level engagement
“Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar?” Confucius once said. The ancient Chinese saying offers a fitting note as China welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for his 14th visit to the country since 2013. Putin used the same...
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China-Russia Expo seen as key platform
President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have sent congratulatory letters respectively to the 10th China-Russia Expo ahead of the Russian leader’s upcoming state visit to China. The expo opened on Sunday in Harbin, the capital city of...
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Leaders reach key consensus in Beijing
President Xi Jinping said on Friday that he has reached important consensus with United States President Donald Trump on multiple issues, including maintaining stable Sino-US economic and trade relations, during Trump’s “historic and landmark” visit,...
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China, US set out new vision for ties
China and the United States will work toward building a constructive bilateral relationship of strategic stability, a new vision that President Xi Jinping and visiting US President Donald Trump agreed on to define how the world’s two largest economies...
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Red-carpet welcome for Trump in Beijing
Beijing rolled out a red carpet on Wednesday to welcome US President Donald Trump for a muchanticipated summit with President Xi Jinping, as the world looks to the two largest economies for greater stability. Trump arrived in the Chinese capital on...
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Sino-Tajik ties enter new phase
China and Tajikistan signed a treaty of permanent good-neighborliness, friendship and cooperation on Tuesday, ushering in a new phase in bilateral ties. President Xi Jinping and visiting Tajik President Emomali Rahmon signed the treaty at the Great...
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Cargo spacecraft to help advance space research
China launched on Monday the Tianzhou 10 cargo spacecraft to deliver scientific equipment and experimental supplies, including artificial human embryos, ultrathin solar cells and a greenhouse gas monitor, to its orbiting Tiangong space station. A Long...
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China-Chile deep-sea mission marks intl advance
The Chinese scientific research vessel Tansuo 1 arrived in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Sunday after completing the first China-Chile joint manned deep-sea expedition to the Atacama Trench off the coast of Chile, marking a major step forward in...
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High-tech showstoppers
Robots playing pianos wow visitors at the 28th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo, which opened on Friday at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. The three-day event, themed “Science and Technology for a Better Future”, has...
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President’s speech on basic research hailed
President Xi Jinping has delivered an important speech in Shanghai at a symposium on strengthening basic research. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed...
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Beijing bans US sanctions on five Chinese cos, signals legal recourse
The United States’ sanctions on Chinese companies contravene international law and the basic norms of global relations, while Beijing’s blocking measure aims to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of domestic firms and individuals, the...
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Zero-tariff policy opens door wider for African imports
In the early hours of Friday, a truck carrying 24 metric tons of fresh apples from South Africa swiftly cleared customs at Shenzhen Bay Port — Asia’s largest land port handling both passenger and cargo traffic — becoming the first shipment to enter...
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Xi urges more efforts to boost basic research
President Xi Jinping has called for greater efforts and more solid measures to strengthen basic research, enhance China’s capacity for original innovation, and further solidify the foundation for building the nation’s strength in science and...
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List honors top 10 archaeological finds
China released on Wednesday a list of its top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2025, highlighting how these findings allow a better understanding of the people, traditions and innovations that shaped both the nation’s past and the profound history of...
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Consolidation of recovery highlighted
China’s top leadership has called for stronger and more concrete measures to consolidate the country’s economic recovery, expand domestic demand and guard against risks, as the world’s second-largest economy seeks a strong start to the 15th Five-Year...
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Flood response
Rescue workers evacuate stranded residents on a flooded street in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Monday, as the city was hit by the heaviest daily rainfall in a decade, triggering severe urban waterlogging. According to the Qinzhou...
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CHINESE MOSQUITO ZAPPER DRAWS BACKERS, SELLS OUT FAST
With the world becoming warmer due to climate change, mosquitoes are busy expanding their habitats to more and more places. Cashing in on this scenario, a Chinese startup has developed a technology that can zap the pesky insects with lasers. The...
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More minerals found in lunar samples
Chinese scientists have recently discovered two new minerals in lunar samples retrieved more than five years ago during the Chang’e 5 mission to the moon. At an event held on Friday in Chengdu, Sichuan province, to mark China’s 11th Space Day, the...
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Naval showcase
Active-duty vessels of the People’s Liberation Army Navy are displayed on Thursday in Qingdao, Shandong province, to celebrate the Navy’s 77th anniversary, which fell on Thursday. More than 40 active-duty vessels are open to the public in more than 10...
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GDI continues to offer world tangible results
When Keturah Ovio looks back on her entrepreneurial journey of building the digital rails of commerce in Africa, she finds that a China-sponsored training program was both validating and inspirational in accelerating her career. As the founder and CEO...
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Joint steps for peace stressed
China is ready to work with Africa to address the challenges arising from the current Middle East situation and jointly promote peace and seek development, as the impact of the regional conflict spills over into African countries, President Xi Jinping...
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First National Reading Week launched
The fifth National Conference on Reading kicked off in Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi province, on Monday, also heralding the launch of the first National Reading Week in China. Those attending the conference, which runs through Wednesday, called...
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Robots outrun humans at Beijing half marathon
A humanoid robot broke a halfmarathon record held by a human runner during a sports event in Beijing on Sunday, highlighting the unpredictable potential of such robots’ capabilities. “Flash”, a robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor, won...
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Vietnam leader’s visit helps cement traditional ties
Vietnam’s top leader To Lam wrapped up his four-day state visit to China on Friday, a trip that analysts said will help enhance the traditional friendship and strategic connectivity between the two socialist neighbors. A joint statement released on...
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First-quarter growth robust at 5%
China’s economic growth accelerated to 5 percent in the first quarter of 2026 despite mounting external uncertainties, underscoring that the resilience of the world’s second-largest economy is underpinned by its vast domestic market, officials and...
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Beijing, Hanoi vow to boost ties
President Xi Jinping called on Wednesday for China and Vietnam to work together to oppose unilateralism and protectionism, safeguard the global free trade system and keep industrial and supply chains stable and unimpeded, while further cementing their...
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China, Spain pledge to uphold multilateralism
China and Spain expressed on Tuesday their commitment to advancing their ties with strategic resolve and vowed to work together to uphold multilateralism amid threats to the world order. The pledges were made during talks between President Xi Jinping...
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Expo offers window to nation’s new business opportunities
As consumption in China continues to evolve with new formats and policy support, the China International Consumer Products Expo is becoming an important window for multinational companies to track shifts in the Chinese consumer market and explore new...
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US, Iran fail to reach a deal after talks in Pakistan
The United States and Iran have failed to reach any agreement after 21 hours of talks that concluded on Sunday in Pakistan, putting a fragile two-week ceasefire at grave risk as the six-week-old conflict, which has killed thousands and sent global oil...
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Xi calls for closer bonds across Strait
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said on Friday that regardless of how the international landscape or the situation across the Taiwan Strait evolves, the overarching trend toward the great rejuvenation of...
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NOSTALGIA IS A SOOTHING BALM FOR TODAY’S CONSUMERS
When 24-year-old Li Xinyue was scrolling through RedNote on a lazy weekend afternoon, a vintage-looking moisturizing cream stopped her thumb as she scrolled. The tin was flat, palm-sized and round, decorated with bold red, black and gold flower motifs...
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China, EU welcome two-week ceasefire in Mideast
The world welcomed on Wednesday a diplomatic breakthrough for peace in the Middle East as Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, potentially suspending a six-week-old war that has killed hundreds and...
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Antarctic feat
China’s 42nd Antarctic expedition team has successfully completed the country’s first-ever hot-water drilling test in Antarctica, reaching a depth of 3,413 meters, the Ministry of Natural Resources said on Tuesday. The achievement breaks the previous...
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Holiday rush
Visitors watch the Aoyu parade — a traditional folk performance featuring a mythical fish-dragon creature in Chinese folklore — in Xiangyang, Hubei province, on Sunday. It was part of a nationwide travel boom during the Qingming Festival holiday, which...
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Tourism enjoys robust growth
As China’s visa-free policies continue to deliver dividends, the country’s inbound tourism market is warming up this spring, with travelers venturing beyond first-tier cities to second- and third-tier destinations and shifting from traditional...
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AS HOLIDAY APPROACHES, SOCIETY REFLECTS ON MORTALITY
In China, the approach of Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, rarely announces itself loudly. It arrives quietly, like the change of a season, with rising temperatures amid the first signs of spring, and through the subtle awareness that it is...
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CAKED IN NOSTALGIA: TASTY TREAT IS QINGMING STAPLE
As early as the first stirrings of spring, Ye Liqin, a 38-year-old entrepreneur and co-founder of a guesthouse in Songyang county, Zhejiang province, begins her annual ritual. In the mist-cloaked mountains of her hometown, she kneads freshly foraged...
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Robotic wolves add more teeth to modern combat
China North Industries Group Corp, the country’s biggest land armaments maker, has developed a series of quadruped combat robots — dubbed “robotic wolves” by engineers — that it is now promoting on the international market. “We can offer buyers three...
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Nation’s factory activity ramps up in March
China’s manufacturing activity returned to expansion territory in March, offering an early sign that policy support is beginning to feed through to the real economy as measures to boost demand and stabilize growth gain traction, experts said on...
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Xi urges whole society to plant trees
President Xi Jinping called for mobilizing the whole society to participate in afforestation on Monday, urging sustained efforts to build a beautiful China and contribute to Chinese modernization. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist...
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Qingming Festival, spring break boost tourism surge
The convergence of student spring breaks in multiple Chinese cities with the upcoming Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, has created an extended travel period from Wednesday to April 6, forming a key new growth opportunity for the tourism market,...
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Economy on firm footing at start of ’26
China’s industrial sector got off to a robust start in 2026, with profits of major industrial enterprises accelerating in the first two months of the year, underpinned by the strengthening of high-tech sectors and highlighting improving business...
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Engineering marvel
The eastern and western main towers of the Shiziyang Grand Bridge were topped out on Thursday morning, signaling notable progress in the control project of the under-construction Shiziyang Link in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The...
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Nation promotes open science cooperation
Amid intensifying geopolitical competition in high-tech sectors, China unveiled on Wednesday a plan to open some of its major scientific projects and facilities to the world, calling for the building of a “global technology community”. Speaking at the...
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Recruiting rush
Graduates attend a job fair for science and technology universities across Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Tuesday at Harbin University of Science and Technology in Harbin. The two-day event, which opened on Tuesday, features separate...
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Xi: Build Xiong’an into innovation hub
President Xi Jinping called on Monday for strategic resolve and historical patience to make efforts to build the Xiong’an New Area, dubbed China’s “city of the future”, into an innovation hub in the new era and a model of promoting highquality...
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