Alipay on Tuesday launched a major update to its AI agent, known as “Ah Bao” in Chinese, enabling its one billion users to find services more easily and complete daily tasks with the help of the AI agent interface.

The world's largest single-unit concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in terms of thermal energy storage capacity and mirror field area, the 350 MW Golmud demonstration project started construction on Tuesday in an industrial park in Golmud, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, ...

“When it comes to whether closer cooperation with China represents an opportunity or a risk, market entities – the businesses themselves – are best positioned to judge. Whether to resort to protectionism or to embrace competition and pursue innovation-driven development, ...

China's value-added industrial output increased by 5.4 percent year on year in the first five months of 2026, official data showed on Tuesday.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), where a Chinese consortium led by the China Financial Futures Exchange serves as the largest shareholder, welcomed the listing of the first Chinese-backed company on Monday.

Beijing ports surpassed 10 million cross-border trips between January 1 and Monday, up 10.5 percent year-on-year and reaching the milestone half a month earlier than last year, with inbound foreign arrivals becoming a particular highlight, CCTV News reported.

China's new regulations implementing the Mineral Resources Law took effect on Monday. The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) described them as a comprehensive and systematic legal framework for safeguarding mineral resources, and said they are significant in strengthening the country's ...

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and other relevant departments pledged to implement a campaign for energy-saving and carbon-reduction retrofits in nine key industries, including steel, electrolytic aluminum, and cement in a three-year action plan released on Monday, starting ...

In a recent episode of America's Got Talent, 26-year-old dancer Wu Yufei from Southwest China's Sichuan Province took the stage with eight humanoid robots. Their flawless, high-energy synchronized routine stunned judges, the live audience, and viewers worldwide.

Chinese scientists achieved a major breakthrough in stable-isotope enrichment and high-purity silicon production on Monday, successfully achieving the country's first domestic mass production of silicon-28 with an isotopic abundance exceeding 99.99 percent. Key technical parameters of the product have reached ...

On this day, Bayer and Peking University (PKU) signed the fifth strategic collaboration agreement. In key selected areas of interests, including oncology, cardiorenal, neurology, and immunology, the two parties aim to explore new targets and disease pathogenesis mechanisms, enhance artificial ...

Chinese scientists have made a major breakthrough in the field of stable isotope enrichment, successfully realizing mass production of silicon-28 isotopes with an abundance exceeding 99.99 percent for the first time, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday, citing ...

China's independently developed “Origin Wukong” series of superconducting quantum computers have completed more than 1 million global quantum computing tasks, according to a joint statement on Monday made by the Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Computing Chips and the ...

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and other relevant departments released a Three-Year Action Plan, pledging to implement a three-year campaign for energy-saving and carbon-reduction retrofits in nine key industries, including steel, electrolytic aluminum, and cement, starting in 2026.

Chinese private space company CAS Space's Kinetica-1 Y14 carrier rocket blasted off at 11:44 am on Monday from Northwest China's Dongfeng space innovation pilot zone, sending eight satellites into pre-set orbits. The mission was announced a success, with the launch ...

China's market regulator has recently summoned the senior management of Walmart (China) Investment Co, which operates Sam's Club in China, for an official regulatory talk regarding repeated food safety issues found in its offline stores and online platforms, the State ...

China's cross-border freight train service maintained strong growth momentum during the first five months of 2026, with a total of 15,506 trips made, a year-on-year increase of 12.6 percent, according to data released on Sunday by the national railway operator.

China has put into operation its first domestically developed intelligent welding robot system for flexible manufacturing in marine engineering in Tianjin, providing equipment support for cultivating new quality productive forces in the marine energy sector, the Xinhua News Agency reported ...

China's energy supply and demand draw widespread market attention. Thanks to progress in traditional energy security and new-energy expansion, it has weathered global market volatility. More notably, its resilient energy system also supports the regional economy.

The advantages of China's vast domestic market are generating new dividends through structural upgrading. Consumption is still undergoing a deep transformation, and significant potential remains to be unlocked. As businesses continue to adapt to changing consumer preferences, China's domestic market ...

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is expected to commence two-month public consultations on its first five-year plan on Monday. In a Sunday blog post, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said that the five-year plan aims to boost economic ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most sought-after new fields of study at many colleges in Beijing this year, while most new academic programs centered on AI and robotics-related disciplines are seeing a sharp rise in popularity, ...

As the Dragon Boat Festival draws near, a wave of folk custom consumption is sweeping across China, transforming ancient traditions into vibrant economic activities.

The Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs conducted centralized testing of more than 20 all-electric agricultural machinery models covering the entire process of vegetable cultivation, management and harvesting over the weekend, CCTV News ...

Japanese drug company Astellas Pharma will open a research and development (R&D) center in Beijing as soon as this year, which would be the company's first R&D center in China, aiming to tap the rapidly improving drug discovery capabilities of ...

The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) has launched its first aircraft dismantling project, marking a new milestone in the island's aviation maintenance sector and strengthening the region's aircraft asset disposal capabilities, injecting new momentum into the high-quality development of the ...

MuduoLLM (Shicheng Wanxiang) is China's first large language model for basic education that closely follows the knowledge system of the new curriculum standards. It has completed algorithm registration for internet information services with the Cyberspace Administration of China. Since the ...

Multiple opportunities for China-New Zealand economic and trade cooperation were being promoted in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, on Saturday evening, drawing business representatives and community leaders from both countries.

The China Chamber of Commerce for Motorcycle issued an industry-wide initiative urging companies to reject involution and strengthen innovation, warning that persistent problems such as product homogenization, price wars and disorderly overseas expansion are undermining the sector's long-term development, according ...

The Japanese government on Friday criticized US President Donald Trump's use of Japanese companies' intellectual property, with a top minister warning that the practice could damage the integrity of Japan's creative exports. She said Japan had conveyed this position to ...

Shanghai authorities have recently handled a number of enforcement cases involving local companies, including Trip.com, over failures to fulfill network data security responsibilities, inadequate security management measures, insufficient data compliance capabilities in backend processing, and inadequate compliance audits for cross-border ...

China's e-commerce logistics index extended its recovery in May, pointing to stronger industry activity and improving market vitality, according to data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing on Saturday.

Visitors observe various marine fish on display at the China International Seafood & Fisheries Expo held in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian Province, on June 12, 2026. The expo features 10 themed exhibition zones, including “AI + fisheries” advanced equipment and ...

Shanghai International Reinsurance Exchange has seen rapid growth in the first five months of 2026, recording transaction premiums of 7.5 billion yuan ($1.04 billion) and registered premiums of 62.6 billion yuan, up 256 percent and 28 percent year-on-year, respectively. The ...

Chinese biotech enterprise WuXi AppTec Co said it has filed a complaint at the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the US Department of Defense (DoD) on Thursday, saying that the US DoD's decision to add it ...

At its core, foreign trade is the cross-border circulation of products. As global industrial and supply chains undergo profound restructuring, expansion into international market has become an inevitable trend for Chinese enterprises. To achieve high-quality economic globalization, several priorities deserve ...

The ecological environment stands as the foremost factor determining matcha quality. At a tea plantation near Mount Fanjing in Southwest China's Guizhou Province, workers at Gui Tea Group noticed an unsettling change around 2020: the local bird population was in ...

For many years, foreign trade has been a major engine of China's economic growth. China's total goods trade reached 20.68 trillion yuan ($2.9 trillion) in the first five months of 2026, up 15.3 percent year-on-year, according to the General Administration ...

"Visa" released the annual Stay Secure study in the UAE on June 9, which assesses consumer awareness and behaviors around digital commerce and fraud. This year's edition highlights how AI‑enabled shopping and social commerce are changing consumer behavior even as ...

Ling Ji, China's vice minister of commerce and deputy international trade representative, met in Berlin with Thomas Steffen, state secretary at Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Levin Holle, Economic Financial Policy Adviser to German Chancellor, respectively. ...

Pop Mart's popular character Labubu made a surprise appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Mexico City on Thursday, becoming one of the event's special guests and stepping onto the global sports stage with other Chinese elements ...

The number of telecom and online fraud cases in China has recorded a year-on-year decline for eight consecutive months since October 2025, China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced on Friday, marking effective results achieved through related governance and crackdown ...

Chinese biotechnology company WuXi AppTec said on Friday it had sued the US Department of Defense in a Washington federal court on Thursday local time, seeking to overturn the department's decision to place it on its so-called Chinese military companies ...

China is steadfastly expanding high-standard opening up and will continue to share development opportunities with other countries and deliver more certainty and stability to the world economy, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing said on Thursday.

"I'm not familiar with what you mentioned. We oppose vilifying China by peddling the so-called 'Chinese spy' narrative, which is totally baseless," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday.

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China (JCCIC) on Thursday released the White Paper on the Chinese Economy and Japanese Enterprises 2026 in Beijing, showing that a majority of Japanese firms plan to maintain their investment in China.

China-Europe cooperation in vehicle industrial chains represents an opportunity. However, such cooperation must be grounded in commercial rules. Neither side should use protectionist measures to force the other side's business decisions.

Data is often described as the fuel of artificial intelligence (AI). As AI applications continue to expand, demand for high-quality datasets has risen alongside them, drawing attention to a relatively new occupation: the data annotator. The rise of this profession ...

"I want to go to Shanghai because it's a hub for anime and manga culture," a student surnamed Yan from Beijing, who has just finished the gaokao, told the Global Times on Thursday when talking about her graduation trip plan. ...

AutoFlight's V2000CG CarryAll has received a validated type certificate (VTC) in Indonesia, marking the world's first overseas type certificate validation for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the Chinese company said on Thursday.

On June 3, the 19th (2026) International Solar Photovoltaic and Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition (SNEC) opened at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center. LONGi unveiled its comprehensive "Full-Stack LONGi ONE" strategy for the first time, presenting a deliverable, ...

OpenAI said it has banned two clusters of ChatGPT accounts likely originating from China after they allegedly used ChatGPT to try to fuel a suspected influence operation aimed at undermining support for US data centers, the Business insider reported on ...

China's online literature, web dramas, and online games are going viral in the world now, creating a "Chinese whirlwind" and serving as new engines for cultural consumption and cultural exports, He Yadong, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), ...

In response to a question that the US relevant authorities announced the seizure of 13 internet domains, claiming that these domains were used by Chinese intelligence agencies to obtain information from US security clearance holders, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin ...

Asked to comment on a Financial Times report that China had canceled high-level meetings with the EU this month amid rising trade tensions, Lin Jian, a spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, said on Thursday that, “As far as we know, ...

Chinese steelmaker Jingye Group, owner of British Steel, said on Thursday that it has recently initiated consultation proceedings under the bilateral investment treaty with the British government, demanding that the British government respect the objective facts and provide prompt, adequate ...

South Korea's exports in the first 10 days of June rose to a record high for the period, with shipments to China doubling and semiconductor exports surging, in a sign that demand from the Chinese market and the complementary nature ...

China's State Post Bureau announced on Thursday that it has launched an investigation into J&T Express Co. for its allegedly failed to fulfill its responsibilities for safety management at J&T Express-related enterprises and did not implement unified safety assurance management ...

The market regulator in Beijing on Thursday summoned five major e-commerce platforms – Taobao (Tmall), JD.com, Pinduoduo, Douyin, and Xiaohongshu – over a range of irregularities identified under a campaign to crack down on “rat race” competition among them.

The 10th China-South Asia Exposition is set to be held from June 11 to 16 in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. With 13 themed pavilions covering services trade, green energy, cultural tourism, intelligent manufacturing, modern agriculture, and other key sectors, ...

China's annual "618" shopping festival season has kicked off, with spending on children emerging as a notable driver of online sales. Against the backdrop of broader consumption upgrades, demand for child-focused products continues to show vitality, offering international businesses a ...

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the nation's top industry regulator, recently unveiled guidelines on advancing the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and the information and communications sector, setting out development goals through 2030 and underscoring the role ...

China and South Korea are both global leaders in technological development, each with its own distinctive strengths, and the two countries can fully achieve complementary advantages and deliver mutual benefit and win-win outcomes, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing ...

Alibaba's Qwen App on Wednesday unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) agent for college admissions counseling, offering free consultation and application guidance to the nation's more than 10 million annual college entrance examinations (gokao) candidates. A Chinese expert said it marks an important development ...

China's automobile exports continued to surge in May, with 930,000 units exported, marking a year‑on‑year increase of 68.7 percent, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed on Wednesday.

Taiwan regional authorities are considering much stricter export controls on artificial intelligence (AI) chip sales to Chinese mainland to further align with US measures, the Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.The control, which would restrict chip sales to all customers in the ...

International gold prices have been on a downward trend since early June, with the spot gold dipping below $4,200 per ounce by 1 pm (Beijing time), virtually erasing all of this year's earlier gains. Amid the slide, market sentiment in ...

China's Vice Minister of Commerce Ling Ji, also the deputy China international trade representative, met with Ditte Juul Jorgensen, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security of European Commission on Tuesday. The two sides held in-depth and comprehensive ...

​China Unicom's US subsidiary and a major American telecom trade group have both filed objections with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against a proposed ban on interconnection between US carriers and Chinese telecom operators, with experts warning that the ...

In response to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas' remarks claiming that the new round of EU sanctions against Russia may include entities located in China, Turkey, India, and other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson ...

Chinese automakers' latest progress in Europe - from BYD's localized production push in Hungary to Geely's EU-certified driver-assistance system - shows that industrial cooperation, rather than politically driven trade barriers, remains the more practical path for Europe to secure investment, ...

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.2 percent year on year in May, official data showed Wednesday.

China and South Korea are strategic partners, while South Korea and the US are allies. We hope the South Korean side will proceed from its own fundamental and long-term interests, and develop its relations with China and the US in ...

The solar-hydrogen-storage integrated project in Rudong, East China's Jiangsu Province, invested by CHN Energy Guohua Energy Investment Co, is completed. This is the largest offshore photovoltaic demonstration project of its kind integrating solar, hydrogen, and energy storage in China, the ...

According to a recent report by the National Data Administration, cited by the Xinhua News Agency, more than 400 million people in China use artificial intelligence (AI) to obtain information and answers. The figure highlights both the scale of AI ...

Framing Chinese exports as a threat contradicts both the economic facts and the real interests of companies and consumers worldwide. In today's deeply interconnected global economy, recognizing the positive value of China's exports and upholding an open, cooperative trade environment ...

The National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT) issued a security advisory on Tuesday, warning that certain malicious AI agent skill packages (Skills) pose jailbreak and crypto-mining risks, and urging users and relevant operating units to ...

“We anticipate that seamless integration of inland waterways and sea transport will significantly improve transportation timeliness,” said Huang Yujie, general manager of Guangxi Wuchan Cold Chain Logistics Co.

Chinese and Brazilian officials held a financial and economic meeting in Beijing on Tuesday, where they pledged to further deepening financial and economic cooperation amid a turbulent world economy, according to the Chinese Ministry of Finance (MOF).

Amid concerns over escalating China-EU trade and economic tensions, fresh progress is set to be made between the two sides in resolving issues through dialogue with the establishment of a consultation mechanism.

The Zhuque-2E Y6 launch vehicle developed by Beijing-based private aerospace firm LandSpace lifted off from Northwest China' Dongfeng space innovation pilot zone at 16:23 pm on Tuesday, sending two satellites into their designated orbits. The mission was announced successful, according ...

Due to the risk of the product plug popping out, vacuum insulation brand Thermos has recently recalled millions of food jars and other products across multiple countries. China has recalled nearly 4 million units.

"Taiwan is a part of China, and there is no such a thing as so-called 'foreign ministry.' China has consistently and firmly opposed any form of official exchanges between countries that have diplomatic relations with China and the Taiwan region," ...

By 2030, the added value of South China's Hainan Province's high-tech industries is expected to account for about 20 percent of its GDP, with their total business revenue surpassing 1 trillion yuan ($147.41 billion), according to the province's high-tech industrial ...

China, in accordance with laws and regulations, has banned the export of all dual-use items to Japanese military users, for military purposes, and to any other end-users or for any purposes that would help enhance Japan's military capabilities. The aim ...

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian chaired a regular press conference on June 9. During the briefing, a reporter noted that the US added multiple Chinese companies, including Alibaba and BYD, to a so-called “military-linked” company list. What is China's ...

When asked to comment on claims of EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas that the EU would allow its warships in the Mediterranean to inspect and detain tankers transporting Russian oil on the grounds that they pose a danger and ...

The 9th China-Eurasia Expo will be held from June 25 to 29 in Urumqi, capital city of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, officials from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Tuesday.

Several Chinese companies, including Alibaba, Baidu and WuXi AppTec, have rejected their inclusion on a so-called US list alleging links to Chinese military, calling the designation baseless and factually inaccurate. A Chinese expert said the expanded list, which now covers ...

China's foreign trade has maintained its steady growing momentum, with the value of goods trade surging 15.3% y-o-y to reach 20.68 trillion yuan ($3.05 trillion) in the first five months of 2026.

China's intelligent computing power scale reached 1.59 million PFLOPS by the end of 2025, giving the country the world's second-largest pool of high-end AI computing capacity, according to the Digital China Development Report 2025 released by the National Data Administration ...

China's foreign trade has maintained the steady growing momentum, with the value of goods trade jumping by 15.3 percent year-on-year to reach20.68 trillion yuan ($3.05 trillion) in the first five months of 2026, latest data from the General Administration of ...

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp Ltd (CSSC), said on Tuesday that it has officially commenced construction of the world's first and largest 271,000 cubic meter QC-Max ultra-large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, according ...

China's foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 16.9 percent year on year in May, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.

While it is not uncommon to see EU politicians hype the so-called “economic threat” from China, such rhetoric does not mask Europe's genuine need for cooperation with China.

While some Western commentators continue to view China's photovoltaic (PV) industry through a biased lens of "overcapacity," a more grounded perspective can be found in Dawushan Village, a small settlement tucked into the mountains of East China's Zhejiang Province. According ...

China's inbound tourism market is witnessing a shift from conventional sightseeing to innovation-themed travel centered on China's advanced manufacturing and technological achievements. As summer tourism demand surges, major travel platforms are launching customized tech study tour packages for international visitors, ...

In recent years, Anji has built a thriving industry from a rich local resource – bamboos. In 2025, Anji exported 460 million yuan ($64 million) worth of bamboo products to over 70 countries and regions, including the US, Japan, the ...

As the world races toward clean energy, Chinese solar and storage brands emerge as global front-runners.

The number of low-carbon industrial projects that have secured funding over the last six months has more than doubled year-on-year to 19, worth $43 billion, with the ‌bulk of them in China, Reuters reported, citing a report by a research ...