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Chinese president holds talks with Myanmar counterpart on boosting cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing in Beijing on Tuesday.

More foreign firms are strengthening international competitiveness in the 'gym' of China's vast market: FM

“When it comes to whether closer cooperation with China represents an opportunity or a risk, market entities – the businesses ...

China rejects claim that Chinese military trains Russian personnel to fight in Ukraine as 'purely slander, defamation'

When asked to comment on that the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said the ...

Chinese fans voice support for Iran's World Cup journey amid challenges
The highly anticipated Iranian national football team fought back twice to earn a 2-2 draw against New Zealand in its ...

OP-ED

Whose inner demons does film 'Dear You' expose? : Global Times editorial

The film Dear You will be released in Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei on June 18, with subsequent rollouts in more than 10 countries and regions.

Self-made China anxiety is trapping Australia in its own cage

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GT Voice: China's consumption prospects won't be obscured by rhetoric

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CHINA

China launches new satellite into space
China launched a Long March-3B carrier rocket on Tuesday to place a new satellite, Shijian-31, into space successfully.
Lululemon, percussion troupe apologize after promotion event at Great wall suspected of using Japanese drum sparks backlash on Chinese social media
Xiaohongshu ramps up World Cup betting crackdown, suspending over 40,000 accounts in two weeks
China is deeply concerned, urges relevant parties to uphold the choice of peace, FM says on Israeli attacks against Lebanon
When asked to comment on Israeli attacks against Lebanon despite a tentative peace deal was reached between the US and Iran to end the war, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin ...

Opening ceremony of China-UN-Africa small arms and light weapons control capacity building training course held in Beijing: FM
The opening ceremony of the China-UN-Africa small arms and light weapons control capacity building training course was held in Beijing on Tuesday, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian ...

Some Japanese citizens apologize in front of Chinese embassy in Tokyo, express dissatisfaction over Takaichi remarks, urging official apology: media
A group of Japanese citizens gathered spontaneously outside the Chinese Embassy in Japan in Tokyo, expressing dissatisfaction over remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on island of Taiwan, which ...

SOURCE

Ford, other automakers seek licenses for China-built models, exposing costs of US auto curbs on China: expert
Regulations for Mineral Resources Law takes effect
China's Jan-May retail sales reach 20.6 trillion yuan, up 1.4% y-o-y; value-added industrial output rises by 5.4%: official data
Chinese economy maintained steady growth momentum in the first five months of the year, with retail sales reaching 20.6 trillion yuan ($2.87 trillion), up 1.4 percent year-on-year, while value-added industrial output of enterprises above the designated size expanded by 5.4 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said ...
China's FM responds to question on whether Chinese ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran deal
China has noted the phase one memorandum of understanding reached between Iran and the US, which includes provisions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz is used ...

China's national energy administration calls for stronger measures to boost new-energy consumption, generation
China's National Energy Administration (NEA) has called for greater efforts to be made to enhance new-energy grid integration and clean energy consumption to ensure a solid start to the 15th ...

China's GPU unicorn Enflame Technology gains STAR Market IPO approval；milestone for domestic semiconductor industry development: expert
Chinese technology company Shanghai Enflame Technology Co (Enflame Technology) had its STAR Market IPO application approved by the listing review committee on Monday, paving the way for its final listing ...

LIFE

Overseas fans tease Chinese team's absence at FIFA World Cup, speculate on China hosting future tournaments
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the US unfolds, some online discussions have turned to the Chinese team's absence from the tournament, and broader speculation ...

Chinese fans voice support for Iran's World Cup journey amid challenges
The highly anticipated Iranian national football team fought back twice to earn a 2-2 draw against New Zealand in its opening match of the FIFA World Cup on Monday, a ...

Writer Wan Fang: The power of believing in love
With only five days remaining before the premiere of her Her Becoming, a Magnificent Culture production in Tianjin, playwright and writer Wan Fang is fully immersed in rehearsals.
Rediscovering the link between education and labor
During a recent farming and agricultural education program at the Dongtan agricultural park on Chongming island, Shanghai, Xu Zihan, a student from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE), was surprised by the level of precision involved in every step of cultivation.
China's cinemas bring new audiovisual charm to FIFA World Cup
Pose of seated terracotta figure similar to Egyptian pharaohs