On the evening of Monday, a sea vessel collided with a guard pier under the Jiujiang Bridge on the G240 National Highway in South China's Guangdong Province, failed to beach at Danganzhou Tailwater and sank.

There has been a drop of 17.24 percent in marriage and family cases concluded in the first quarter of 2024, amid increased pre-litigation mediation efforts, the Supreme People's Court said on Monday.

As the May Day holidays approach and Chinese people prepare to flock to tourist sites, the debate has arisen again about whether to have compensatory working days to allow for longer holidays, or just to rest on the official holidays.

Flood-affected areas in South China on Monday called for all-out efforts to reduce the impact brought about by the heavy rainfall during recent days including transferring residents, strengthening monitoring frequency and issuing early warnings to safeguard people's lives and property, and preventing secondary disasters such as landslides caused by heavy rainfall.

China has registered nearly 100 key areas of natural resource rights, said a report released by Ministry of Natural Resources on Monday. If we consider nature as one big family, then water flow, forests, mountains, grasslands, wastelands, mudflats, sea areas, uninhabited islands, and confirmed mineral resources are all members of the family, Hu Shanshun, director of the Natural Resources Registration Bureau under the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) said when releasing the report on Monday, which marks the Earth Day.

Applications of the China's home-developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, or known as the BDS, has played an important role in addressing various challenges during China's 40th Antarctic scientific expedition that just successfully completed earlier in April, Zhang Xiaohong, director of the Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping (CACSM) at the Wuhan University, told the Global Times on Monday.

According to the official WeChat account of the North America and Oceania Division of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the 2024 Spring Festival holidays, more than 10 US citizens camping in suburban Beijing encountered danger.

The recent concerning surge in online platforms openly selling a variety of wild animals for consumption has sparked intense discussion. Experts noted that these activities seriously violate wildlife protection laws, and also emphasized the urgent need for stricter identification of wild animals bred for consumption and called for legal action to be taken against individuals who flout the law.

The China National GeneBank (CNGB) in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, is capable of storing millions of biological samples and supporting data exchange and sharing with more than 500 units worldwide, according to local media reports on Monday.

On Sunday, the Chinese running community witnessed a near-crazy phenomenon with over 50 road marathon races and nearly 500,000 runners starting on the same day, which marked the highest number of marathon participants in Chinese history.

Ahead of the 24th World Intellectual Property Day that is set for April 26, China's cultural enforcement departments jointly signed the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Regional Copyright Enforcement Cooperation Agreement in Beijing on Friday. Officials and experts highlighted that the move will further deepen regional cooperation in copyright enforcement and promotion, social services, as well as talent cultivation.

China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has raised the flood emergency response warning for South China's Guangdong Province from level-IV to level-III with heavy rainfalls are forecasted to continue in the region, leading to rising water levels in several rivers including the Beijiang River in the Pearl River basin, the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) announced on Sunday.

China released the world's first set of high-precision geological maps of the moon drawn by China's scientific research team on Sunday, mainly based on scientific exploration data from the Chang'e Project. The highest precision geological atlas of the whole moon, with a scale of 1:2.5 million, can visualize the craters on the lunar surface, rocks and minerals found on the satellite of the Earth, and what kind of geological activity the moon has experienced.

The most recent group of 135 suspects involved in illegal cross-border gambling and fraud were escorted back to China from Cambodia by two chartered planes on Sunday, marking the last group of 680 suspects apprehended by Cambodian police. The planes arrived in Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Saturday that it is astonished by the “outrageous, completely false and defamatory remarks” made by the head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), who made wrongful accusations against WADA over the case of 23 swimmers from China.

China's second domestically built large cruise ship on Saturday entered a dock at the No.2 dock of its builder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, according to CCTV News.

Che Dechen, secretary of the Party committee and general manager of the Chongqing Gas Group Corporation, has been removed from his position after a joint investigation found local residents in Southwest China's Chongqing were overcharged for their gas by the company.

He Jie, winner of the Beijing Half Marathon, and three African pace setters who appeared to finish as runners-up, have all been stripped of their trophies, medals and prize money, the organizing committee announced on Friday.

China's top legislature on Friday vowed to strengthen discipline for minors engaged in bullying, and those with serious offenses will be sent to specialized educational institutions, or subjected to public security penalties or criminal charges.

The M503 flight path's connecting routes of W122 and W123 from west to east has been activated starting Friday, a move that safeguards the rights and interests of passengers and is beneficial for people from both sides of the Taiwan Straits, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office under the State Council said on Friday.

The children of 18 Chinese victims of the "comfort women" system during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) have recently filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government. This marks the first time in 32 years that civilians have sued the Japanese government in a Chinese court for wartime atrocities.

The death of a medical student on campus in Baicheng city, Northeast China's Jilin Province, due to a heart attack has drawn public concern, with online speculation suggesting misconduct by the student's school counselor contributed to her death.

With over 45,000 candidates registered to sit for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE)'s first exam of Citizenship and Social Development (CS) subject, replacing the previous controversial Liberal Studies subject, some representatives from the education sector told the Global Times on Thursday that the first CS subject exam sets a reassuring precedent for the future development of the subject.

“We were desperate,” said Chinese passengers who were stranded in Dubai airport for around 40 hours due to a record-breaking storm this week; and Chinese national who lived in the city said the downpour is “more serious to our lives than the Iran-Israel conflict.” This rare and record-breaking rainfall in Dubai triggered debate in China on climate change, and how to cope with it.

141 million entries & exits recorded in the first quarter of 2024 in China. The number of foreign nationals increased by 305.2% year-on-year: China's national immigration authority

A Beijing-based research institute is set to officially unveil the world's first prototype of intelligent humanoid robot TongTong, also known as “Little Girl.” Once activated, it can be customized to provide warm companionship in households and nursing homes.

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Wednesday unveiled detailed plans for the upcoming Ninth Space Day of China. The event will fall on April 24 and Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei Province will be the main venue.

China is expected to experience a surge in outbound tourism during the upcoming May Day holidays, as data from major online travel agencies show a rise in tour bookings. Experts said that the growth can be attributed to factors such as visa-free policies and rising demand for travel.

A young driver in Central China has transformed a public bus into a two-dimensional wonderland. Would you like to take a ride in this unique "itasha" bus?

"Don't ever contact me on weekends, I'm off from office work." The comment Liu left on the moments of the Chinese social media platform WeChat, wrote what many employees think but seldom dare write - she was laid off because of the public comment as she was said to have brought "serious negative impact on the company."

Local police in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region said they are verifying whether a popular live-streamer, who resembles a fugitive in a 2006 murder case and also comes from Inner Mongolia, is actually the culprit, local media reported on Tuesday. The lookalike live-streamer responded, refuting online speculation.

In a touching incident that recently took place in Qingyuan, South China's Guangdong Province, where a pet cat in critical condition waited for its owner coming home from far away and bit its owner's clothes tightly before passing away peacefully, as if bidding a final farewell.

"In the past, space was high-end, mysterious and distant to the common people. But now through our space breeding efforts, the general public can have a hands-on experience satisfying their fascination with space… It's no longer all about sending man into the vast universe. It's also about bringing back flowers that can bloom and fruits that are tasty," Zhang Chuanjun, a senior aerospace breeding engineer, told the Global Times.

More college graduates in China are choosing smaller cities for employment rather than only considering first-tier cities, according to a report released by MyCOS, a higher education consulting firm.

As the May Day holidays approach, Chinese netizens are upset about the country's unique arrangements for nationwide statutory holidays which usually allow people to have several consecutive days off but then require them to work on the weekend before or after the holidays.

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) revealed on Tuesday that four minors aged between 12 and 14 had been sentenced to 10 to 15 years recently. It came after a brutal bullying and murder case involving three 13-year-old suspects that drew public attention toward juvenile crime. The SPC also revealed an increase in juvenile crimes in recent years, with nearly 100,000 such cases reported in the last three years.

After a summit with US and Japanese leaders in Washington which is regarded as primarily targeted at China, Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr said his government has no plan to give US forces access to more military bases in the Philippines. Chinese analysts commented that faced with regional concerns and domestic opposition, Marcos is pretending his government is a "stabilizer" at least on the surface, rather than a "troublemaker," however, Manila's provocation is unlikely to stop at any time soon.

China's GDP growth rate beat market expectations to reach 5.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, kicking off a good start to the year and laying a strong foundation for achieving the annual development targets.

The flying catkins of poplar and willow trees, often called “April snow,” have been a longstanding issue for Beijing residents. After entering the season on April 7, Beijing entered the peak poplar and willow catkins period on Friday. Various departments in Beijing have further strengthened joint prevention and control measures, using multiple methods to carry out precise governance in order to better control the impact of this issue on the daily lives of residents.

China is emphasizing biosecurity as a crucial component of its national security system during the celebration of National Security Education Day that fell on Monday. Customs in numerous cities have launched a series of events to raise public awareness about preventing the spread of invasive species.

China has achieved a significant milestone by utilizing a bionic submersible to monitor coral reef growth in the South China Sea, which marks a technological breakthrough in the application of bionic underwater equipment, according to media reports on Monday.

A woman who spent 546,800 yuan ($75,538) on breast augmentation discovered that the fillers contained proteins sourced from camels, bats, and chimpanzees, and the case has sparked heated discussion online. It has also shed light on safety concerns within the rapidly growing cosmetic surgery industry in China.

The procuratorate in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province has filed an indictment against a man on suspicion of illegally bringing 2,015 Brazilian red-eared turtles into China. It is the first public prosecution case regarding illegal introduction of an invasive alien species, China's General Administration of Customs said on Saturday.

The US' farfetched accusations of "Chinese firms supplying Russia with drone, missile components" are just another attempt to smear normal China-Russia trade and fabricate a vicious China-Russia alliance to account for Russian resilience to Western sanctions, analysts said on Monday.

Purchasers were seen carrying luggage, exchanging name cards when passing by each other, and rushing through the exhibition halls of the Canton Fair on Monday morning, the first day of the 135th session of China's landmark trade fair, which will run until May 5.

China's National Health Commission (NHC) vows to make an all-out effort to protect the safety and health of mothers and children amid the challenges faced by obstetrics departments nationwide due to China's negative population growth.

China's Central government official Xia Baolong kicked off a high-profile opening ceremony of an event in Hong Kong Special Administration Region (HKSAR) marking the 10th anniversary of a holistic approach to national security on Monday when the city celebrated the first National Security Education Day after legislation of Article 23.

As of the end of 2023, China is leading the world with 26 nuclear power units currently under construction, with a total installed capacity of 30.3 GW. However, a report released by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) highlights a discrepancy between the capacity of nuclear power and the requirements to meet the country's “dual carbon” goals. The report suggests that constructing nuclear power projects in central provinces, where the electricity supply gap is prominent, could help optimize the layout of nuclear power plants.

The protection of underage children during divorce proceedings was highlighted by China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) in its latest instructions to courts nationwide, as the prevention of juvenile crime has recently become a major concern of the general public following several cases involving teenage offenders.

Responding to "concerns" from a pro-US political figure in the Solomon Islands over China's growing influence ahead of the nation's elections, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday that China adheres to non-interference principle in other countries' internal affairs, and advocates prioritizing development while respecting the Pacific nation's autonomy.

The Belt and Road News Network (BRNN), chaired by China's People's Daily, launched a global call for submissions for the second Silk Road Global News Awards (SRGNA) on April 12.

Hong Kong has bid farewell to its turbulent recent past and completely ended the history of being unguarded in safeguarding national security. With the protection of national security laws, it is the best time for Hong Kong to fully focus on the economy and seek development, a senior Chinese official on Hong Kong affairs said on Monday.

China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) disclosed 10 spy cases reported by members of the public on Monday, also the ninth National Security Education Day, via a film documentary to show the efforts that national security officers and the people have worked together to defend national security since the overall national security outlook was proposed a decade ago.

On the eve of the ninth National Security Education Day, which falls on Monday, Sichuan police announced six typical cases related to national security.

One Chinese student is dead and another one has been seriously injured in a stabbing incident at a Sydney shopping center in Australia on Saturday, the Chinese Embassy in Australia and the Chinese Consulate-General in Sydney confirmed to China Media Group on Sunday.

The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) has expressed firm opposition against smears toward the national security law in Hong Kong and its newly passed Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, after the US and Canada updated travel warnings to the city citing so-called "restrictions" on civil liberties.

Several Chinese social media platforms including Sina Weibo, WeChat and Douyin have banned an internet influencer's account for fabricating a false video claiming to have found a student's lost booklets of homework in Paris, which has seriously “damaged the online ecosystem and wasted public resources.” ThurmanMaoyibei, the 29-year-old female internet influencer surnamed Xu, is from Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, and has more than 10 million followers. On February 16, she posted videos related to "finding a first-grade student named Qin Lang's winter vacation homework in Paris" on social media platforms, quickly attracting widespread attention online.

A 130-ton reusable liquid oxygen kerosene engine, developed by the Sixth Academy of the state-owned conglomerate and the nation's leading space contractor, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), successfully completed two ground ignition tests on Saturday, marking new breakthroughs in propulsion technology, the Global Times has learned from the mission insiders over the weekend.

The latest decision of the university came after another postgraduate student candidate for Lanzhou University's School of Nuclear Science and Technology who had attracted significant social attention for allegedly abusing cats was not included in the list of candidates for admission.

A total of 12 passengers were killed following a boat capsize accident in Qinhuangdao, North China's Hebei Province on Saturday. The boat was reported to be an illegally modified tour vessel. The owner of the ship and related responsible personnel have been detained by police.

April 15, 2024 marks the ninth National Security Education Day. Global Times reporters observed that the cases disclosed around this year's National Security Education Day involve a broader scope and are more targeted compared to previous years, with methods also becoming more covert.

A Chinese internet influencer has been administratively punished for fabricating an incident involving a Chinese primary school student traveling in Paris, France, purportedly leaving his winter vacation homework behind during a February trip to attract viewers on social platforms, the Hangzhou police in East China's Zhejiang Province announced on Friday.

More overseas universities and educational institutions are seeking cooperation with China. At the China Study Abroad Forum in Beijing on Friday, officials and scholars from China and overseas pointed out that global education is facing challenges amid the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), and more cultural and educational exchanges are needed.

China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Friday that Queqiao-2 relay satellite mission completed in-orbit communication tests and it has been a complete success. The satellite is capable of providing relay communication services for the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project and subsequent domestic and international lunar exploration missions.

Research unveiled during the inaugural China Humanoid Robot Industry Conference in Beijing from April 9 to 10 indicates that the global humanoid robot industry is entering a golden era, poised for sustained growth. The report predicted that the Chinese humanoid robot market will surpass 10 billion yuan, reaching 10.47 billion yuan ($1.45 billion) by 2026, and is anticipated to soar to 119 billion yuan by 2030.

Former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party Ma Ying-jeou returned to the island of Taiwan on Thursday after having led a delegation of young people from Taiwan on an 11-day visit to the mainland. Analysts said that while the mainland has shown positive signs to promote the cross-Straits peace and development, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities are purposely misinterpreting the goodwill of the mainland to reject reunification. People in Taiwan should be cautioned against the DPP's such acts, they said.

The reactor shell of Russia's Brest-OD-300 lead-cooled fast reactor in Seversk is nearing completion, nuclear technical journal Nuclear Engineering International reported on Tuesday, citing general contractor Titan-2.

The National Healthcare Security Administration has dismissed recent hypes of a surge in Chinese residents abandoning basic medical insurance due to increasing fees. It stated that the current extent of the nation's medical insurance coverage remains largely consistent with that of the previous year.

Shanghai will launch a pilot professional training course for the first batch of 100 hospital escorts and the skill standards and service specifications of the occupation are being drafted by the local aged care industry associations, local media reported Thursday.

A contentious legal battle has unfolded in the city of Qingyuan, South China's Guangdong Province, revolving around the inheritance rights of frozen embryos following the demise of the doner. The court ruled against inheritance right of the baby born from the frozen embryo.

The "minimalist weddings," small and simple wedding ceremonies, are not only a reflection of the more free-spirited and individualistic modern marriages, but also showcase a changing consumption concept of younger Chinese generations that are more rational and practical.

Throughout the month of March 2024, the Chinese mainland reported that the new cases of COVID-19 were all caused by the Omicron variant, with the main prevalent strain becoming the JN.1 series variant. This variant encompasses 89 evolutionary branches, with the top three strains being JN.1, JN.1.4, and JN.1.1.

Authorities from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held an event in Beijing on Wednesday to introduce the economic and social development and human rights protection in the region, with more than 70 foreign diplomats exchanging views with senior regional officials and also sharing their experience of visiting the region.

South China's Guangdong has maintained its position as the only province with a birth population surpassing 1 million for four consecutive years, and the province has also been the top performer in terms of births for six consecutive years, official data showed.

Platform 9¾, a beloved scene from the iconic Harry Potter series, magically materialized at a station in the Beijing subway on Tuesday, enchanting fans who flocked to capture the moment with their phones.

China's National Nuclear Safety Administration announced on Wednesday that radioactive sources in Khabarovsk in Russia's Far East near the border with China have not affected neighboring areas in our country. The 24-hour monitoring in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has shown results within normal levels, and no abnormalities have been observed.

Changsha, the capital city of Central China's Hunan Province, has captured hearts of Hong Kong residents, following the introduction of direct trains, making travel to the mainland city more convenient.

Many tourist attractions across China have followed suit to provide interactive matchmaking programs, inspired by the success of a program launched at a scenic spot in Kaifeng city, Central China's Henan Province, which gained widespread attention both offline and on social media last month.

China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) disclosed a new case on Wednesday concerning a manager of an express delivery company who was detained and fined for leaking law enforcement case information, and received three days of administrative detention, in addition to a fine of 30,000 yuan ($4,148.7).

Russia confirmed on Monday that Turkey has applied to participate in the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) jointly initiated by China and Russia, making it the 10th nation to join the group following Thailand. The news coincided with the arrival in Beijing of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for a visit to China. Russia has also invited other BRICS members to join the lunar research.

A livestreaming event, sharing the recent condition of the hugely popular Japan-born female giant panda Xiang Xiang, was held simultaneously in Southwest China's Sichuan Province and Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday morning. This event took place over a year after Xiang Xiang departed from Tokyo's Ueno Zoo and settled down at the Bifengxia Giant Panda Base, a giant panda research and breeding facility in the city of Ya'an, Sichuan, on February 21, 2023.

On Monday night, Lanzhou University's School of Nuclear Science and Technology officially announced the 2024 list of candidates for master's degree transfer admissions on its official website. After checking the list, Xu, a candidate who had attracted significant social attention for allegedly abusing cats, found out that he had not been included in the list of candidates for admission.

China's space development achieved another milestone with the successful operation of the propulsion subsystem of the Tiandu-2 satellite. Launched on March 20, the satellite is dedicated to testing communication and navigation technology for lunar exploration. Since April 3, the propulsion subsystem has been operating normally, marking the first successful application of the liquid ammonia cold gas micro-propulsion system in deep space exploration. Additionally, this signifies the maiden in-orbit application of China's 3D-printed storage tank technology, the Global Times learned from the subsystem developers on Tuesday.

China's health authority issued a guidance on preventing pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough or 100-day cough, on Tuesday, while the disease has reportedly been surging in many countries and regions across the world.

China's Supreme People's Court is soliciting opinions on the Marriage and Family section of the Civil Code, as Article 20 on divorce economic assistance drawing public debates.

With the release of the movie Oppenheimer in Japan igniting heated discussion, terms including "Unit 731" and "Nanjing [Massacre]" have risen to the top of the search bar on American social media platforms in recent days, with many appalled by Japanese atrocities in China during World War II.

Doctors from a Xi'an hospital performed xenotransplantation surgery on March 25, in which the kidney of a multi-gene-edited pig was transplanted into a brain-dead human. The kidney is still functioning well 13 days later, Beijing-based Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday.

The Xuelong 2, China's first domestically built polar research icebreaker, arrived in Hong Kong on Monday morning for a five-day pit stop amid a warm welcome by local residents. This also marks the vessel's first visit to the city as well as the return of a Chinese polar research icebreaker to the city after nearly 20 years since the Xuelong docked in Hong Kong in 2004.

There are no winners in war and no losers in peace. Future generations must bear in mind that mistakes in history must never be repeated, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party (KMT) Ma Ying-jeou said on Monday, as he and members of a Taiwan youth delegation arrived in Beijing, the final stop of their mainland visit.

A candidate who was rejected by Nanjing University supposedly for torturing cats was once again caught in a storm of public opinion and sparked heated discussion after he recently applied for a transfer to Lanzhou University.

Three underage suspects in the case of a 13-year-old boy murdered on March 10 by classmates in Handan, North China's Hebei Province have been approved for prosecution, following a review by the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Hebei authorities announced on Monday.

China's first serious flood of 2024 has occurred in Beijiang River in the Pearl River Basin, the Ministry of Water Resources said on Sunday. A flood is given a number if it reaches a certain level of severity, so this was named China's No.1 flood of the year. It's also the earliest time in the year that such a flood has occurred since the numbering system began in 1998, the ministry said.

A research group from Donghua University in Shanghai has developed a new type of smart fiber that can achieve human-machine interaction functions such as luminous display and touch control without relying on chips and batteries.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who arrived in Beijing on Saturday evening, did not wait long to get a bite of genuine Sichuan cuisine. Yellen is currently on a six-day China visit lasting through April 9.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has established a new technical committee for cultural heritage conservation (ISO/TC 349), according to a recent announcement made by China's State Administration for Market Regulation.The new agenda's secretariat will be based in Beijing, China.

Recent incidents involving campus bullying have struck a nerve with the Chinese public, spurring discussions about how to provide a safe and healthy environment for minors.

China' s border ports saw 500,000 foreign passengers trips during the three-day Qingming Festival holidays, marking an increase of 163.2 percent compared to last year. Analysts pointed out that the significant growth signals the tourism market continues to rebound.

A glass door at Hangzhou Railway Station was forcibly opened by passengers during an attempt to escape congestion on Saturday, the last day of China's Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day. Railway authorities have apologized and no injuries were reported.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) does not impose import or export restrictions on general books and it is illegal only if a traveler possesses publications which have the intention to incite and lacks a reasonable explanation, the city's Commissioner of Customs and Excise Louise Ho Pui-shan said in a recent interview.

5.189 million passenger trips were recorded through Chinese border during the Qingming Festival, a y-o-y increase of 69.6%