China, Vatican sign provisional agreement on bishop appointments

China and the Vatican signed a provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops on Saturday, China's Foreign Ministry announced later that day.

'Sanctions' hurt China-US military relations: Chinese defense ministry

The US has no right to interfere with the military cooperation of China and Russia, and its so-called sanctions against the Chinese military have damaged the relationship between the militaries of the US and China, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MOD) said on Saturday.

Critics of the China-Vatican deal merely the loud minority: bishop

Critics of the long-waited agreement between China and the Vatican on the appointment of bishop are merely a “loud minority,” a Vatican bishop said Friday.

IFlytek denied AI-powered interpretation fraud, not aiming to replace jobs

The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology by iFlytek Co does not aim to replace any jobs and the company repeatedly emphasizes the pursuit of "human-machine coupling" for common progress, the Chinese information technology company said in a statement sent to the Global Times on Friday.

China regulates distribution of foreign media

China recently revealed a draft regulation to ban importing overseas current news programs, which communication observers said, is to prevent Western ideology infiltration and destabilization of China.

Corrupt officials accept punishment in newly released videos

China's top disciplinary watchdog published confession videos on Friday featuring two former senior officials fingerprinting their acceptance of their punishment.

China solicits opinions on banning import of overseas news programs

China is mulling to prohibit importing overseas current news programs, according to a draft regulation by National Radio and Television Administration on importing and spreading overseas video and audio shows.

China releases measures to boost consumption

The State Council, China's cabinet, has unveiled a slew of measures to unlock domestic consumption potential, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday. China sees institutional barriers restricting consumption expansion and upgrading, and some key market developments could not meet diversified consumer demand, Xinhua reported citing a guideline released by the State Council recently.

Chinese firms race to upgrade amid trade war with US

Chinese manufacturing companies are under pressure to speed up their industrial upgrading as the ongoing trade dispute between China and the US is squeezing the profitability of low added-value products.