China will step up efforts to strengthen ecological conservation during the 2026-2030 period as it continues to pursue green modernization, according to a recently issued development plan.

US Pentagon official Elbridge Colby's latest Manila speech, in which he called on allies to “invest more” in their own defense and stressed that Washington wants “partners, not protectorates,” has drawn attention from some Philippine media. Colby's claims also expose ...

Vietnamese President To Lam and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged on Tuesday to broaden cooperation across major areas including defense, maritime and border security, agriculture, energy and minerals during Lam's visit to Australia.

Ignoring strong opposition at home and abroad, the Japanese government has officially inaugurated its “National Intelligence Bureau.” What exactly is the purpose of this bureau? What is the background of its organizational structure and leadership? What impact could its deep ...

When asked about the progress of the judicial proceedings regarding two Japanese nationals detained in Dalian, Liaoning Province in May for suspicion of smuggling products subject to import and export controls, and to confirm media reports that several more Japanese ...

In mid-August, China's naval ship Honghe will conduct a navigation exercise with an Indonesian Navy ship at east of the Taiwan island. The drill will focus on subjects including communication drills and underway replenishment. It aims to boost the two ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a message of condolences to Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella over a severe earthquake in Colombia.

In a radiology room at Lumumba Regional Hospital in Tanzania's Zanzibar, a quiet technological shift is reshaping how doctors detect disease, make decisions, and save lives. On the island, artificial intelligence (AI) systems are helping doctors interpret medical images, while remote ...

As Typhoon Dolphin moved farther inland, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall to inland areas as far north as Beijing, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued an orange alert for heavy rain, along with blue alerts for typhoons and severe ...

Typhoon Dolphin is moving inland after making two landfalls along the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province and is expected to bring heavy precipitation to more than 10 provincial-level regions, according to China's National Meteorological Center on Monday. The center issued ...

China's cybersecurity authority on Tuesday publicized ten typical cases in its crackdown on crimes involving the infringement of citizens' personal information. Among them was a case in which a criminal gang illicitly obtained highly sensitive data, including hotel check-in records, ...

Following a magnitude 7.4 powerful earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday local time and left hundreds dead and injured, the Chinese Embassy in Colombia said early Tuesday that it has yet to receive reports of casualties among Chinese nationals.

Beijing's blue skies have become a visible sign of the city's progress in tackling air pollution, and behind that progress, digital technologies are playing an increasingly important role. In 2025, Beijing recorded 311 days with good air quality and only one ...

Media registration for the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is open from Aug. 10 to 26. Journalists can register online at the official website www.ciftis.org by clicking "Join the Fair" and then selecting "Media Registration." The 2026 ...

Editor's Note: Ahead of the opening of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, Chinese AI start-up Moonshot AI released its Kimi K3 large language model. As the world's largest open-source model by parameter count ...

Chinese researchers have developed a new high-energy lithium primary battery that can deliver both long-lasting energy and strong bursts of power while maintaining stable performance at temperatures as low as -40 C, Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday.

China's cutting-edge industrial upgrade witnessed two major landmarks on Monday, marking the country's full-fledged global lead in humanoid robotics and further solidifying the rise of its "new new three" strategic sectors — robotics, artificial intelligence and innovative medicine.

In the 27th article of the “Readers' Reflections” column, Global Times (GT) talked to Francesco Faiola (Faiola), an Italian professor at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences with Chinese Academy of Sciences and recipient of the Chinese Government Friendship Award.

This is the 25th installment of "Practitioners' Insights." We turn our focus to a "digital track" laid for China's industrial internet: the Industrial Internet Identifier Resolution System. A decade ago, when a research team at the China Academy of Information ...

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's Type 075 amphibious assault ship Hubei recently completed a full combat qualification assessment in the South China Sea, the PLA Southern Theater Command announced on Monday.

A new report funded by Australia's Department of Defense played up security risks to submarine cables in the Indo Pacific waters and pointed finger at China and some other countries over alleged undersea‑cable attacks in recent years, while claiming threats ...

Chinese and Philippine law enforcement authorities recently worked together to apprehend and repatriate a fugitive surnamed Tan, who is suspected of fraud and concealing or disguising criminal proceeds, according to the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Monday.

In the 25th article of the "Scholars' Perspectives" column, Wu Hui, a research fellow at the School of Earth and Space Sciences of Peking University, shared his understanding of sci-tech strength and self-reliance through the perspective of a young scholar. ...

After Typhoon Dolphin, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones to hit China this year, made landfall twice in East China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and strong winds, it weakened into a tropical storm by Monday morning ...

Recent reports from the Telegraph – that a Chinese wind turbine maker previously barred from the UK under national security pretext is seeking to overturn the decision, and that components in Royal Navy drones allegedly transmitted data to China – ...

When asked to comment on claims by Taiwan island's "representative to Japan" that Taiwan's so-called "national dignity" and status have been deliberately downgraded, which is regrettable and disappointing, a spokesperson of Chinese Embassy in Japan said on Monday that Taiwan ...

J-20, J-16 and J-10C fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force now have virtual simulation platforms, enabling air-ground coordinated combat and virtual-real tactical integration, while meeting operational requirements for joint training among the three aircraft types, ...

Typhoon Dolphin is moving inland after making two landfalls along the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province and is expected to bring heavy precipitation to more than 10 provincial-level regions, according to China's National Meteorological Center on Monday.

A RedNote post recently sparked discussion and jokes among netizens after showing a notice stating that “Air France-KLM does not accept portable air conditioners as checked or carry-on baggage,” against the backdrop of extreme heatwaves in Europe this summer and ...

A former U.S. state legislator has said that China's growing international recognition reflects its leadership role in addressing global challenges and assuming greater responsibilities.

Hong Kong's temperature had reached 36.9 degrees Celsius by 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, the highest since the city started keeping meteorological records in 1884, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.

"I've come to nature's air conditioner." That was the reaction of a Spanish tourist visiting southwest China's Yunnan Province this summer. Before arriving, he had been enduring temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius. But when his flight landed in Kunming and ...

As Typhoon Dolphin continues to batter eastern China from Sunday afternoon after making landfall, a new typhoon system, Peilou, the 16th typhoon of the year, formed in the western North Pacific on, creating a rare situation with three typhoons Dolphin, ...

Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, made landfall at Yuhuan of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, at around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, said the National Meteorological Center (NMC).

China's national observatory on Sunday activated a red alert -- the highest level in the country's typhoon warning system -- as Typhoon Dolphin approaches. Typhoon Dolphin is forecast to make landfall along the country's east coast from Zhoushan in Zhejiang Province ...

Drones zip across city blocks, delivering meals to doorsteps. On factory floors, humanoid robots are put to the test. Streets buzz with electric vehicles, and artificial intelligence (AI) is woven ever deeper into manufacturing, healthcare and urban services.

180 iron nails and other foreign objects, including coins, screws, nuts and magnets have recently been removed by doctors at a hospital in Southwest China's Yunnan Province from a local man's stomach after he sought treatment for repeated vomiting and ...

Chinese experts on Sunday slammed India's latest move of identifying 27 locations in China's Zangnan area by their so-called standard names on its official map as self-deception, which runs counter to the improving momentum in bilateral relations and could complicate ...

Typhoon Peilou, the 16th typhoon of the year, formed in the western North Pacific on Sunday afternoon, creating a rare situation in which three typhoons – Dolphin, Chan-hom and Peilou – were active simultaneously, weather.com.cn reported on Sunday.

Multiple amphibious excavators dredge Hongze Lake in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu Province on August 9, 2026. The local authorities have continued advancing the“returning polders to lakes” project, which has restored 333,000 mu (about 222 square kilometers) of lake area, optimized ...

China issued seven weather and disaster alerts at 6:00 pm on Sunday after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in Taizhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, including a red typhoon warning, an orange rainstorm warning and a red flash flood warning.

A piece of cotton fabric, an AI supply-chain map, a "human rights" report and an electronics certification document appear to have little in common. Behind them, however, are the US entities that have helped build and operate Washington's machinery of ...

Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, made its second landfall at Yueqing City in east China's Zhejiang Province at around 6:40 p.m. on Sunday, said the National Meteorological Center (NMC).

Amid a new round of Philippine hype over its so-called territorial claims involving China's Huangyan Dao, the US State Department on Saturday, in a statement, smeared China's Huangyan Dao National Nature Reserve as “destabilizing” and pledged support for its ally. ...

The reported refusal by a delegation from the Taiwan island to attend Nagasaki's annual atomic bomb memorial ceremony over a seating arrangement dispute has once again highlighted the island authorities' attempt to seek a higher political status through international occasions, ...

Guangzhou Maritime Court recently successfully mediated a 180 million yuan ($25 million) dispute arising from a collision between two oil tankers in waters near the Strait of Hormuz, with both parties agreeing to apply Chinese law and submit their dispute ...

The Sansha maritime safety administration in South China's Hainan Province issued a navigation warning stating that military exercises would be conducted on Sunday in two areas delineated by two sets of coordinates, with entry prohibited. According to the map, the ...

Japanese officials and members of the public urged the government to uphold the Three Non-Nuclear principles and pursue a security policy that does not rely on nuclear weapons, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi maintained an ambiguous stance on the long-held ...

China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 began its first ice station survey of its current voyage near 84 degrees north latitude in the central Arctic Ocean on Sunday, marking the start of an approximately half-month comprehensive survey of the region.

A recent invitation from Naoero President David Adeang to Chinese Ambassador to Naoero Lü Jin to cycle around the island has drawn widespread attention as such a bicycle ride with a head of state is hardly a fixture on a ...

Travelers from the Taiwan region are being cautioned against traveling to Uganda after reports that several Taiwan residents had their travel documents issued by the Taiwan authorities seized or were denied entry in early August, amid a series of moves ...

Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, made landfall at Yuhuan of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, at around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, said the National Meteorological Center (NMC).

A video released by state media on Saturday showed how Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army soldiers, through coordinated teamwork, can use portable air defense missiles to shoot down stealth fighters, detailing the training and the principles behind it.

China has completed the first full-route patrol of the Pinglu Canal, a 134.2-kilometer waterway linking Nanning in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region with ASEAN members and other overseas markets, marking a key breakthrough in navigation tests using an actual ...

China won one gold and three silver medals at the third International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, marking the country's debut at the competition, according to Xinhua News Agency.

As Typhoon Dolphin barrels toward China, bringing strong winds and heavy torrential rain to the coastal regions of East China over the weekend, authorities in East China's Fujian have relocated 100,000 residents, while coastal provinces suspending railway services and canceled ...

Authorities across Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Fujian have ramped up emergency measures as Typhoon Dolphin approaches China's eastern coast, with multiple cities in Zhejiang and Fujian suspending work, transport, and ferry services.

The Chinese Embassy in Thailand on Saturday issued a notice urging Chinese nationals traveling to Thailand for cultural and sports activities to comply with local laws and regulations, respect local customs, familiarize themselves with event rules, and through official channels ...

The US Senate on Friday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would impose sanctions on buyers of Russian oil, a measure that had long been championed by the late senator Lindsey Graham before his death last month, CNBC reported. A Chinese ...

Sixteen people suffered burns of varying severity after an accident occurred during a torch festival in Xuanwei, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, at around 8:30 pm on Thursday, the local government said on Saturday.

The deadly residential fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po in Hong Kong last November was possibly caused by lit cigarette ends igniting combustible materials, according to the latest investigation report.

Editor's Note: In an era of profound global shifts and increasingly complex regional dynamics, a proper understanding of the world must be rooted in "grounded experience" and localized insights. Global Times English edition, in collaboration with the Academy of International ...

As foreign ministers and senior representatives from Pacific nations convened in Suva for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to discuss key regional issues, New Zealand's foreign minister reportedly pushed to secure a joint statement condemning China's missile tests in July, ...

vCloaked in the academic mantle of a Stanford‑affiliated "think‑tank" but operated by retired US military officers; dispatching no warships but endlessly churning out provocation scripts in the South China Sea, and shifting from choreographing footage of maritime stand‑offs to meddling ...

Multiple national departments and local authorities have activated emergency response measures as Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of 2026, approaches China's eastern coast, in an effort to safeguard people's lives and property.

A Hyrox indoor fitness competition recently held in Southwest China's Sichuan Province became a social media sensation, with clips showing sweat-soaked, exhausted but determined participants crossing the finish line quickly spreading online. The event also put into spotlight a sport ...

A giant python caught stealing ducks in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, was later captured by members of a local civilian rescue team and released into the mountains, domestic media outlet Jimu News reported.

A 20-year-old woman survived a fall from the 18th floor following an argument with her boyfriend after her fall was cushioned by trees, according to domestic media outlets.

A psychiatrist's official profile photo went viral for its heavily beautified look, which stood in stark contrast to no‑frills style of standard official portraits most people use. Some netizens joked that people “got cured of depression without booking a consultation,” ...

Amid the super ElNino and extreme weather driven by climate change, a Chinese team has developed a flood-response “super brain” capable of conducting flood drills by simulating key hydrodynamic factors with errors below 15 percent, predicting floods using AI, and ...

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Gaoxian county in Yibin city, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 1:08 pm on Friday. As of 4:30 pm, the earthquake had left one person dead after being injured by the collapse of an outdoor wall ...

Recent moves by those running the Japanese government to clamor for "nuclear option" and seek to violate the three non-nuclear principles only reveal Japanese right-wing forces' inflating political and military ambitions, who are gambling with the future of over 100 ...

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has resorted to blocking the Chinese mainland's “Taiwan youth e-home” service platform under pretexts that are nothing but separatist rhetoric. In fact, the very act of blocking only proves that the platform meets the needs ...

A Chinese tourist was killed and his daughter was injured after their motorcycle plunged off a cliff in Pattaya, Chonburi Province, Thailand, on Friday, according to China Central Television (CCTV) News.

A viral internet joke about eating raw green beans for weight loss has recently put the humble vegetable in the spotlight. After news reports that a guy lost weight following food poisoning caused by undercooked beans, Chinese netizens jokingly dubbed ...

China's Ministry of National Defense on Friday urged the Philippine side to immediately stop its illegitimate acts violating China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and stop its provocations and propaganda, and vowed to take firm and effective countermeasures ...

China and India held the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs (WMCC) in New Delhi on Thursday. The two sides exchanged views on issues including boundary delineation, border management and control, mechanism ...

China's health authorities said Thursday that the recent rise in COVID-19 infections has begun to ease, with transmission levels remaining moderate and no new pathogens or high-risk variants detected in nationwide surveillance.

China's launch of its first national security investigation in the field of foreign trade marks an important step in upgrading the country's economic and trade governance framework and a new stage of the enforcement of its legal regime for safeguarding ...

A burst of flame lit the morning sky over waters off Haiyang in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday as a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket lifted off, drawing cheers from viewing sites along the coast.

Provinces including Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong have activated emergency responses and taken preventive measures as Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, approaches, potentially bringing strong winds and heavy rain. Dolphin is about to enter the 48-hour warning zone ...

When Francesco Faiola first arrived in China, he had no long-term plans. Yet he stayed - because, as he puts it, "China made me feel like I belong to a scientific community that's now helping set global directions." A decade ...

According to South Korean media, the Independence Hall of Korea announced on Thursday that Wang Jinsi, a Chinese collector specializing in historical materials documenting China's resistance against Japanese aggression on Tuesday transferred and donated 12 rare historical documents documenting the ...

A recent academic seminar on the sovereignty issue of the Batanes Islands held at Jinan University has stirred a wave in Philippine government departments after Chinese scholars pointed out, citing archaeological evidence, historical records, and international treaties, that the islands ...

A 15 percent tariff on polysilicon products could become the latest symptom of Washington's deepening obsession with technology containment against China, as the US administration continues to expand its China-targeted restrictions from raw materials to finished products, ranging from chips ...

Japan's reported plan to send F-2 fighter jets to India for the first time to take part in joint training, with a Defense Ministry official openly linking the move to "countering China." Although Japan and India each hope to use ...

A documentary on the domestically developed Y-20 large transport aircraft family, aired by state media on Wednesday evening, revealed that the Y-20B can switch between transport and aerial refueling functions. A pilot said the aircraft could also take on roles ...

In response to Indian reports by Indian media claiming that the Pakistani Army had ordered officers and military personnel to stop using WhatsApp, an instant messaging service owned by US tech giant Meta, and switch to China's WeChat for official ...

Using the latest data from the Chang'e lunar exploration program and other lunar exploration efforts, Chinese scientists have completed a 1:5,000,000 geological map of the entire moon, for the first time providing a more detailed global classification of the moon's ...

After a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage was believed to have struck the moon on Wednesday after drifting in space for nearly a year, as US media AP reported Thursday, citing scientists, this unexpected lunar impact has drawn attention to ...

When Zhou Zhihong's 14-year-old granddaughter finishes her homework, she sometimes runs over to the 67-year-old with an unusual request -- Grandma, wanna play? The two meet inside Naraka: Bladepoint, a multiplayer combat video game in which Zhou has become skilled enough ...

By improving cross-border ecological corridors, expanding joint monitoring, sharing scientific expertise and coordinating anti-poaching efforts, China and Russia have helped protect the movement of Amur tigers between the two countries, a Chinese expert with years of experience working with Russian ...

Beijing has been designated as the UNESCO-UIA (International Union of Architects) World Capital of Architecture 2029, UNESCO announced on Wednesday.

China firmly opposes the recent moves of the US Embassy in Argentina, which has deliberately hyped up the “China threat theory,” generalized the concept of national security, and blatantly obstructed Argentine enterprises from conducting normal cooperation with China's Huawei by ...

A rafting service operator at a park in Southwest China's Guizhou Province was ordered by local authorities to suspend operations for “rectification” with a joint investigation launched after the service had been advertised offering female companions who can kiss and ...

As Typhoon Dolphin is forecast to enter the East China Sea with a high chance of making landfall in China, and is expected to bring heavy to torrential rain to the eastern areas across China from Saturday before shifting north ...

Taiwan authorities launched the annual "Han Kuang" military exercises on Wednesday, once again portraying the drills in some media coverage as a tool for resisting reunification by force. Together with the so-called "Ketagalan Forum" being held on the island, the ...

This is the seventh installment. This article examines how metaramanomics technologies developed by the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, are entering leading laboratories in the UK and the US, supporting global scientists in decoding ...

China has lodged serious representations with Japan over the Defense of Japan 2026 white paper which once again targeted China with groundless accusations, rehashing the so-called “China threat” and grossly interfering in China's internal affairs with brazen comments on China's ...

Wanting to move but being unable to is the plight of patients with lower-limb mobility impairments. Today, a homegrown cutting-edge technology is working to solve this problem. Recently, at the high-end equipment exhibition area of the Anhui Innovation Pavilion in ...