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Xi urges advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics on birth centenary of late leader Jiang Zemin

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged the whole Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese people of all ...

Chinese national flag flies at half-mast at Tian'anmen Square to mourn death of Comrade Zhu Rongji

A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn the death of Comrade Zhu Rongji at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, ...

China rolls out new measures to unlock county‑level consumption potential

China has unveiled a package of new policy measures to energize lower tier markets and boost county level consumption, according ...

Satellite 'super factory' in South China's Hainan enters trial production as Wenchang pushes to build world-class space hub
Wenchang in South China's Hainan Province is stepping up efforts to raise its launch and manufacturing capacity of satellites, with ...

OP-ED

China's Arctic shipping route sees soaring demand, igniting 'sour grapes' mentality in West: Global Times editorial

Western countries are actively expanding their presence in Arctic shipping, yet they baselessly portray China's participation in Arctic routes as a “threat” – a clear case of double standards and hegemonic thinking.

US' last carrier leaves Asia, the bill for overstretch is here

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GT Voice: With more new products, what stage has China's robotics sector reached?

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CHINA

China-aid training alumni workshop focuses on boosting rice yields in Sri Lanka
The first targeted experience-sharing workshop organized by China Aid Training Alumni (CATA) Sri Lanka was held in Colombo on Monday, focusing on ways to increase rice yields and promote agricultural development in the country.
Return of delicate aquatic plant signals Chinese lake's revival
Chinese scientists develop 'brain-reading' AI model to help predict depression risk, may inspire future emotional-perception humanoids
Female dog spotted living with male wolf at Hubei wildlife park, 'arrangement 3 months in advance to establish a bond for breeding'
After visitors reported on Sunday seeing a dog in a wolf enclosure at a wildlife park in Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province, the park responded on Monday that the female ...

Chinese FM responds to Trump's order to scale back military exercises with South Korea
When asked how China will support the resumption of dialogue between the US and North Korea as US President Donald Trump said he had instructed the Pentagon to significantly scale ...

Aerial view of China's Huangyan Dao
An aerial drone photo taken on July 8, 2026 shows a view of China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea. Huangyan Dao, located in China's Zhongsha Qundao, features a ...

BUSINESS

US soybean export council highlights China market's key role, projects at least 25m tons of US soybean purchases by China for 2026/27
JD.com launches 24-hour unmanned coffee shop in Beijing, serving 202 cups in one hour
China unfolds AI landscape with diversified local strengths
China is leveraging nationwide capabilities to forge a locally tailored but nationally coordinated AI industry landscape to generate fresh momentum for broader commercial deployment. The latest economic data from the 31 provincial-level regions presents an overall artificial intelligence sector featuring the surging demand for AI ...
China's Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 7 completes nuclear fuel loading for the 1st time, entering commissioning phase
The first nuclear fuel loading of Unit 7 at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu Province, was successfully completed on Tuesday, which indicates the unit has ...

China plans to increase domestic oil, gas supplies to 440m tons of oil equivalent in total, and pave 20,000 km more pipelines by 2030
China has pledged to increase its domestic oil and gas supplies to 440 million tons of oil equivalent, while expanding its long-distance pipeline network by an additional 20,000 kilometers, bringing ...

Unitree's new humanoid robot jumps 2 meters, hits 12.66 m/s to break human records
Unitree Robotics unveiled a new humanoid robot capable of a 2-meter standing vertical jump and a top speed of 12.66 meters per second, surpassing human records in both the standing ...

LIFE

52nd anniversary of China-Brazil diplomatic relations marked in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian soprano Marilia Vargas (C) sings a Chinese song during a concert marking the 52nd anniversary of China-Brazil diplomatic relations at the Forte de Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ...

People attend celebration of Nag Panchami in Lalitpur, Nepal
Devotees perform rituals during a celebration of Nag Panchami, a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of snakes, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Aug. 17, 2026.

China's short-drama platform begins to curb AI's 'one-face-fits-all' problem
After binge-watching several AI short dramas on Chinese short-video platforms, viewers may find themselves wondering whether they have accidentally stumbled into the same show again.
1,500-year-old glazed pottery reveals Eurasian cultural exchanges in ancient northern China
Rare glass-inlaid glazed pottery artifacts unearthed from ancient tombs in Northwest China's Shanxi Province have provided new evidence of extensive cultural and trade exchanges between ancient China and other regions more than 1,500 years ago, according to a press release that the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology sent ...
China publishes world's first comprehensive dictionary of ancient bamboo and silk manuscripts
Chinese film uses a kitchen to crush Hollywood's war myth