When asked to comment on reports that a growing number of foreign vessels have recently flown the Chinese national flag while transiting the Strait of Hormuz to avoid being targeted, and on analysts' views that China's consistent adherence to fairness, justice and win-win

Global trade grew by an estimated $300 billion in the first half (H1) of 2025, despite showing a slower growth pace, the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its latest Global Trade Update report, Tuesday. The UNCTAD warned that the global trade outlook remains uncertain

China's five-year economic increment is projected to exceed 35 trillion yuan ($4.89 trillion) during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said Wednesday at a press conference.

Chinese carmaker BYD on Monday celebrated the delivery of its 90,000th NEV in Thailand and the first anniversary of operations at its production facility in the country's Rayong province. The plant is capable of producing 150,000 units annually and has realized full-process

Chinese researchers have developed a revolutionary runway safety system using ultra-lightweight foam concrete, nicknamed "marshmallow" concrete, which gently arrests aircraft in the hundred-tonne class during emergency landings. The new material, resembling ordinary concrete but

China, among the world's largest holders of lithium reserves, has discovered a massive deposit of 490 million tonnes of lithium ore in central Hunan Province, the provincial department of natural resources said Tue. Lithium is a critical element with a wide range of

True heroes in wind and rain! Recently in Jinan, Shandong Province, strong winds caused trees to fall, obstructing traffic. Traffic police kept clearing obstacles regardless of the heavy rain but slipped multiple times on the wet roads.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China totaled 4.7 trillion yuan (about $657 billion) from 2021 through May 2025, surpassing the total amount recorded during the entire 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), Zhou Haibing, deputy head of the National Development and Reform

Shenzhen Dobot Corp officially launched its six-legged bionic robotic dog on Wed, marking the company as the world’s 1st to introduce an embodied robotics platform that combines a robotic arm, humanoid form, and six-legged mobility, domestic news site stcn.com

A human bridge to life!💕 On July 8, Gyirong county in southwest China's #Xizang Autonomous Region was hit by a severe mudslide. A police officer carried a #pregnantwomen on his back, ensuring her safe transfer.

The #BRICS summit, which opened in Brazil on July 6, is more than a diplomatic gathering; it reflects major changes underway in the world order. While Western skeptics continue to dismiss the network as too diverse internally or incoherent politically to become a meaningful

🪪🤳Chinese authorities have issued a series of measures to regulate online identity authentication services. These measures, due to take effect on July 15, will promote the development of public services for cyberspace identity authentication to safeguard trusted digital

China has built the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system. By the end of May, China's installed renewable energy capacity reached 2.09 billion kW, more than double the figure at the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), Zhou Haibing, deputy

China and Egypt should consistently facilitate two-way trade and investment, strengthen industrial alignment and market connectivity, and push for a higher level of win-win cooperation, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday. Li made the remarks when meeting with Speaker of

U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal on Wednesday, highlighting a major policy shift “from aid to trade.” According to media reports, The three-day mini-summit is expected to focus on expanding U.S. access to

A series of research findings by Chinese scientists on the samples collected by the Chang'e-6 mission from the moon's far side have unveiled the volcanic activity, ancient magnetic field, water content and geochemical characteristics of the moon mantle, shedding the first light

A Seoul court on Thursday issued a warrant to arrest former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol over last December's martial law decree, marking his 2nd detention in connection with the case, Yonhap news agency reported. The former president was first arrested in January, but

During a water rescue drill, police dog Bawan tried hard to save the "drowning victim" until it recognized the familiar person. Then it turned around and left without saving him — even taking the lifebuoy with it!😂

The European Union (EU) is pushing for a framework of trade agreement in principle with the United States while retaining the options to retaliate, multiple EU officials said on Wed. US President Donald Trump said on Tue that he would "probably" send a letter to the EU within

A sightseeing tourist train, the first of its kind in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, departed from Beijing Railway Station on Wed. The conventional line of the train links China's capital city of Beijing and the city of Chengde in N China's Hebei Province. Equipped with seven