New research by Japanese scholar Seiya Matsuno suggests that military doctors at the Japanese Army Medical School conducted human experiments on soldiers with mental illnesses during Japan's invasion of China, deliberately infecting them with malaria. The practice reflected the Japanese ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of condolence to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto over the strong earthquake that struck Indonesia recently.

A few Chinese citizens were injured in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Indonesia, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing on Monday, adding that China stands ready to provide support and aid based on ...

“By avoiding reflection on the lessons of history in his speech and downplaying responsibility for aggression, Sanae Takaichi has taken a major step backward on historical issues, once again exposing the sinister intentions of the Takaichi administration to cover up, ...

Two successful launches among China's recent frequent moves caught particular attention of space watchers – the 24th group of low-Earth orbit internet (LEO) satellites aboard a Long March-12 rocket was sent from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern ...

At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, His Majesty King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein will pay a state visit to China from August 18 to 24.

A wide variety of advanced Chinese tech and manufacturing firms showcased cutting-edge machinery, automation, and innovative production solutions at a major international industrial exhibition here in Cambodia's capital. The four-day expo, which runs from Thursday to Sunday, features more than 200 ...

A groundbreaking ceremony for the China-aided upgrading and renovation project of Savannakhet Secondary School in southern Laos' Savannakhet province was held on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged the whole Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups to continuously advance the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics as the country marked the birth centenary of ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping began delivering a speech at a commemoration marking the birth centenary of late leader Jiang Zemin on Monday.

China on Monday held a grand gathering to commemorate the centenary of the birth of late leader Jiang Zemin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

When 72-year-old Shi Jikun opened his windows at home in Yuxi, southwest China's Yunnan Province, he used to hear the repeated thud of balls and blowing of whistles from an indoor sports venue near his residential community. "During the day, I ...

China's Embassy in the Philippines on Saturday rejected Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.'s renewed allegations over 70 Chinese workers at a steel plant in Mindanao who were arrested and later released, citing a prosecutorial resolution ordering their release while ...

A farmer plows a field in a county in Ziyang, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on August 16, 2026. After prolonged high temperatures caused corn to wither, farmers are rushing to replant soybeans during the sowing season. Photo: VCG

A Chinese research team has identified a new potential target to develop antidepressant drug from Qingyangshen, or Root of Auricledleaf Swallowwort, a traditional ethnic medicinal plant long used in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to Kunming University of Science and ...

This line of argument, along with Japan's defense policies in recent years, in fact reflects a form of "military Keynesianism" - the use of military spending as a means to stimulate overall economic development. However, this logic of "trying to ...

An investigation published by Yuyuantantian, a social media account affiliated with China Media Group, said on Saturday that Japan's government-run generative AI platform Gennai could become a vehicle for right-wing political narratives in administrative work.

Against the backdrop of strong opposition from China and South Korea, another senior official from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) visited the notorious Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday, following a string of visits by senior party figures the previous day ...

US President Donald Trump's reported push to reshape the US Navy's next-generation aircraft carriers - from moving the island to abandoning electromagnetic catapults in favor of steam-powered systems - could impose heavy engineering, financial and schedule costs, Chinese military affairs ...

Shanghai Port has for the first time successfully completed simultaneously the bunkering of two types of green fuel for two international vessels at the offshore anchorage, marking a milestone in the port's ability to provide diversified and large-scale marine fuel ...

As China's traditional Valentine's Day, Qixi Festival, is approaching, lovebirds in North China's Tianjin found they can now register their marriage at a local bank, one more new option for local couples to tie the knot. Apart from banks, Chinese ...

The firefighting final of the emergency management category at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG) was held on Sunday in Beijing, putting 23 teams through a simulated rescue operation designed to test whether humanoid robots can move beyond demonstrations ...

Thirteen drainage teams organized by the Ministry of Emergency Management have been sent to flood-hit Zhoukou, with a combined drainage capacity of about 220,000 cubic meters per hour, while local authorities have ordered a crackdown on price gouging in vehicle ...

In June 2025, customs officers at Beijing Capital International Airport intercepted more than 70 kilograms of suspected cannabis products from four pieces of checked baggage on an international flight transiting through Beijing, the WeChat account of National Narcotics Control Commission ...

China sent a new batch of internet satellites into orbit Sunday from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan.

The remains of late Chinese leader Zhu Rongji will be cremated in Beijing on Tuesday.

China's embassy in the Philippines on Saturday questioned the arrest of Chinese workers at a steel mill, dismissing Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.'s accusations as baseless and detailing cramped detentions and alleged photo staging during the raid.

Chinese scientists have made new progress in the study of lunar soil samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission, providing fresh evidence to the striking differences between the moon's near and far sides, which have long puzzled scientists.

China took a major step toward green modernization on Saturday as its landmark Ecological and Environmental Code officially came into force, strengthening the legal foundation for a more harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will attend and address a grand meeting commemorating the centenary of the birth of late Chinese leader Jiang ...

The Yasukuni Shrine is a spiritual tool and symbol of Japanese militarism in launching wars of aggression against other countries, and it enshrines war criminals whose hands are stained with the blood of the people of Asia-Pacific countries. The relevant ...

August 15 this year marks the 81st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II. A ceremony themed “Nanjing Will Never Forget” was held on Saturday at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese ...

China took a major step toward green modernization on Saturday as its landmark Ecological and Environmental Code officially came into force, further strengthening the legal foundation for the harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature.

China strongly deplores Japan's negative moves related to the Yasukuni war shrine, and has lodged serious protests against Japan, a Chinese Foreign Ministry (FM) spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday, in response to Japanese politicians paying respects to the ...

China strongly deplores Japan's negative moves related to the Yasukuni war shrine, and has lodged serious protests against Japan, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday regarding Japanese politicians paying respects to the Yasukuni War Shrine ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression, local media reported.

The Chinese Embassy in South Sudan awarded scholarships to 36 students from the University of Juba on Friday, reinforcing China's ongoing commitment to the country's higher education and youth development.

A levee breach in central China's Henan Province was successfully sealed on Friday night after nearly two days of emergency repair work, local authorities said.

China's Ministry of Natural Resources on Friday for the first time released a concentrated assessment of the ecological conditions of islands and reefs in the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha Qundao island groups, presenting a detailed picture of nine representative islands ...

August 15 this year marks the 81st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II. As the main battlefield in the East for the war, China fought a 14-year resistance war at the cost of 35 million casualties. It ...

Cosplayers in brightly colored power armor, carrying replica weapons, posed in front of displays featuring quotations and insignia from Warhammer 40,000, which is regarded as one of the world's best-known miniature wargames. Fans gathered around them for photos, creating the ...

China urges the US to stop playing up tensions and instigating confrontation in the South China Sea, stop citing the illegal and invalid "award," and stop using maritime issues as a pretext to smear China, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for ...

When even major US allies and trading partners are swept into Washington's alleged China-linked transshipment network, is the US still cracking down on its so-called illegal tariff evasion, or is it raising its "small yard, high fence" higher and tighten ...

China rejected on Friday an accusation by Philippines' Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. that China had used action against Filipinos to pressure the Philippines over its law enforcement operations against Chinese nationals, saying that foreign nationals in China should abide ...

A power drill starts in a neighboring apartment just as someone is trying to sleep. Cooking fumes from the restaurant downstairs drift through an open window. A modified car roars past a residential compound, while a food delivery arrives wrapped ...

The US government is encouraging American companies to launch their own cyberattacks against criminal hackers, a move that certain US media claimed would bring the US closer to the practices of some of its chief cyber adversaries, including China and ...

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Ecuador Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azín will pay a state visit to China from August 16 to 23, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Friday.

A man in East China's Jiangsu Province who recently tried to swim across the Yangtze River to Shanghai to save travel costs was rescued by police after drifting for nearly two hours in the busy shipping channel, exhausted and stricken ...

A Chinese team has developed a drone using bamboo-based composite materials after making a breakthrough in a technique that allows bamboo to be flattened while preserving its tough outer layer. The drone has completed multiple test flights, China Central Television ...

On youth soccer pitches across China this World Cup summer, one match often seemed to give way immediately to the next. Coaches shifted cones, parents raised phones behind the fence, and children in numbered bibs warmed up along the touchline ...

Levee breaches have occurred in Zhoukou, Pingdingshan and Yanling in Central China's Henan Province amid recent continuous heavy rainfall, prompting emergency evacuations and rescue operations. No casualties have been reported so far, while China's Ministry of Emergency Management has dispatched ...

China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Friday warned of the dangers posed by Japan's neo-militarism, as Tokyo continues to expand its defense budget, develop offensive capabilities and aggressively expanded its military industry under the pretext of addressing so-called external ...

China reported 522,000 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in July, including 487 severe cases and one related death with cases showing a fluctuating upward trend, China national disease control authority said.

China firmly opposes the unfounded accusations and smears made by the Philippines and Australia against China. Regarding the Philippine side's deliberate provocations and attacks on the Chinese personnel at Ren'ai Jiao, the China Coast Guard has issued a statement and ...

A gas outburst occurred at a coal mine in the city of Lianyuan in central China's Hunan Province on Friday, leaving seven people missing and one receiving emergency medical treatment, according to local emergency management authorities.

China has firmly rejected and condemned a new annual report by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service on Friday which once again fabricates and sensationalizes claims about so-called "Chinese interference" and "China threat," stressing that the report is rife with ...

The groundless accusations made by US Ambassador to Argentina Peter Lamelas against Chinese companies, including Huawei, and the Chinese government at a recent US commerce chamber's event "are baseless smears that deliberately overstretch the concept of national security in an ...

A 120‑kilogram man lost 20 kilograms on an AI‑devised diet plan, yet the same algorithm, unable to gauge his physiological limits, contributed to multiple organ failures that sent him to the ICU and brought him to the brink of death, ...

China's very first marriage registration office located inside a bank has opened in North China's Tianjin Municipality, offering couples yet another unconventional place to tie the knot as marriage registration across the country becomes more convenient, flexible and increasingly tailored ...

Some Indian media outlets and regional political forces have recently sought to amplify allegations of an unverified China-India border confrontation, while official signals from Beijing and New Delhi have emphasized stability, communication and the importance of managing differences through established ...

A documentary revisiting the Imperial Japanese Army's lethal human experiments and biological warfare program has attracted more than 1 millions views online, bringing renewed global attention to one of World War II's darkest chapters and a history still little known ...

"Can someone my age still become an actress?" Standing backstage at a microfilm shoot, 55-year-old Wu Shaohua smiled at the camera and said she had never imagined that she would fulfill her "actor dream" in her lifetime. Wu's unexpected debut was ...

In the intelligent era, we share the same planet and must pull together. Standing at the forefront of the times and shouldering the responsibilities of a major country, China is advancing global AI governance in an all-round way, making it ...

China has deployed multiple types of aircraft, including fighter jets, fighter-bombers, early-warning aircraft and aerial refueling tankers, as well as ground-based air defense equipment, for the joint air force exercise "Falcon Strike-2026" in Thailand, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on ...

The Swift Eagle 2026 joint training for airborne troops from China and Belarus commenced on Wednesday with an opening ceremony at a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force training center, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

At 2:30 pm on Thursday, Taiwan resident Michael Chou received a mobile alert, stating that due to “simulated air attack on communications infrastructure,” mobile network access would be affected.

A US public opinion survey indicated that most younger Americans don't see China as a critical threat to the US and favor a policy of friendly cooperation and engagement. A Chinese expert said that public sentiment demonstrates that narratives long ...

This year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Türkiye and China. The two countries share a long history of friendly exchanges. The ancient Silk Road linked the millennia-long history of mutual learning and people-to-people exchanges ...

Chinese researchers have obtained the first absolute dates for rock paintings at the Mangguan rock art site in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, pushing the known history of rock art created by prehistoric settled communities in the region back to about ...

At around 1 pm on August 13, a vessel caught fire at Huahai Shipyard in Gantang township, Fu'an, East China's Fujian Province. An explosion occurred as firefighters were responding at the scene, according to China Media Group (CMG). One firefighter ...

Due to concerns about fueling tension with China and South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering refraining from visiting the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression, to mark the anniversary of Japan's unconditional ...

Chinese and Thai police have recently busted a transnational credit card fraud ring targeting Chinese citizens, dismantling multiple criminal dens and arresting nine suspects – four Chinese and five Thai nationals.

Newly released wartime records from the Hailar branch of Japan's notorious Unit 731 reveal how the Japanese military disguised biological warfare personnel as conventional infantry troops to conceal secret operations, including human experimentation.

The cumulative trading volume of China's national carbon emissions rights trading market had exceeded 930 million tonnes by the end of July, Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu said Thursday. The market has helped industries cut carbon emissions at lower ...

The global perception landscape is changing. For decades, the United States occupied a dominant position in international public opinion. The latest Pew Research Center survey, however, points to a notable turning point: for the first time in more than two ...

At around 4:58 pm on Wednesday, Air China flight CA723, a China-designed and manufactured C919 aircraft carrying 121 passengers, landed in Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, marking the latest milestone in the C919's commercial operation since its maiden commercial flight on May ...

The Philippine military side has again claimed that resupplying its grounded warship at Ren'ai Jiao needs no foreign approval and resupply there is within its self-claimed so-called EEZ, while Philippine media acknowledged that 15 “safe” resupply missions were made over ...

It has been three months since China becomes the first major economy to grant unilateral, comprehensive zero-tariff treatment to all African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, as well as all least developed countries having diplomatic ties with China. ...

As a good friend of Cambodia and Thailand, China has all along made active efforts to promote talks for peace in our own way and encouraged the two countries to realize a ceasefire at an early date and resume bilateral ...

Bank of China's branch in Türkiye recently announced that during the 140th Canton Fair, it will provide Turkish participating enterprises with comprehensive, one-stop cross-border financial services, Xinhua reported. These services cover core areas such as cross-border settlement, trade finance, credit ...

China on Wednesday slammed a US-led joint statement regarding China's notification of a ballistic missile launch, calling the move as being driven solely by political motives and exposing the hypocrisy and double standards of the US and certain countries.

A piggish black bear has gained weight to 200 kilograms by feeding on honey it stole from a villager in Central China's Hubei Province, while to the villager's relief, he will receive partial insurance compensation for the losses, Hubei Daily ...

From AI-powered flood forecasting and digital twins to smart reservoir management, phased-array radar networks and ground-based remote sensing systems, a new generation of high-tech equipment and systems is helping Chinese cities sharpen weather forecasts, improve flood control and make faster, ...

The Chinese Navy's guided-missile frigate Honghe (Hull 523) and the Indonesian Navy frigate KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai completed all scheduled exercises in waters east of China's Taiwan Island on Wednesday morning, marking the conclusion of a China-Indonesia maritime passage ...

Following China's Ministry of National Defense's announcement on Tuesday that the Chinese and Indonesian navies will hold a navigation exercise in waters east of Taiwan Island in mid‑August, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities on the island fiercely opposed and smeared ...

The so-called joint statement by the US and relevant countries at the Conference on Disarmament, which brandished the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation and alluded to China's missile test launch, was driven solely by political motives and ...

A white jade corridor stretches deep into a sea of clouds. The towering celestial palace rises above tiered upturned eaves, and red-crowned cranes glide between floating sanctuaries. Shared online by viewers without subtitles or dialogue, this AI-generated short video racked ...

American scientists have voiced opposition to a proposed rule which seeks to ban federal funding for US science collaboration with China, saying that it would instead hurt US interest, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Chinese experts also warned that ...

The core castings for the world's most powerful onshore wind turbine in terms of single‑unit capacity have recently been delivered by a Chinese company, marking a technological breakthrough in the large‑megawatt onshore wind power castings, domestic news portal stdaily.com affiliated ...

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji died of illness at the age of 98 in Beijing at 11:06 a.m. Wednesday.

Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, weakened into a tropical depression over Central China's Hubei Province on Monday and was subsequently declassified by the National Meteorological Center (NMC). However, its remnants continue to bring significant rainfall risks. Combined ...

China's domestically developed C919 large passenger aircraft landed safely in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, on Wednesday afternoon, marking the completion of its first international commercial flight.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hospital ship, Auspicious Ark, deployed for Mission Harmony-2026, made a technical stop at the PLA's support base in Djibouti on Tuesday local time, where it is scheduled to provide medical services. A Chinese ...

The PLA Navy's 49th escort taskforce set sail from a military port in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province on Wednesday, heading for the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia to relieve the 48th escort taskforce and continue escort missions. ...

China registered 3.275 million marriages in the first half of this year, down 264,000 from the same period last year, while 1.383 million divorces were recorded, according to data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Wednesday.

The 49th escort fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy on Wednesday morning departed from a military port in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, bound for the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia to carry out escort missions ...

China's Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs Li Chijiang rejected a US-led joint statement concerning ballistic missile launch notifications at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Tuesday, stressing that China's legitimate and reasonable defense modernization should not be called into question ...

In Nairobi, a 60,000-seat football stadium is entering the final stage of construction. Built in just two years, the Talanta Stadium will serve as the main venue of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. "The ...

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.

A video released by official media on Tuesday showcased the development of the Chinese ­People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s latest wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). A military expert said that this new model represents comprehensive improvements in firepower, protection, mobility, informatization ...