China-Europe Railway Express freight train runs up 29% in Q1 2026, network covering 235 European cities now
The China-Europe Railway Express handled 5,460 freight train runs in the first quarter of this year, up 29 percent year-on-year, with the volume of goods transported up 22 percent year-on-year to reach 546,000 twenty-foot equivalent units, injecting new vitality into China-EU cooperation as well as social development of countries along the routes, according to data released on Thursday by China State Railway Group Co.
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China's railway construction gains steady momentum in Q1
China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. announced on Saturday that railway construction has been advancing with high quality and efficiency in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, laying a solid foundation for the full-year goals and injecting new vitality into economic and social development.
The Netherlands becomes 1st European country approving Tesla's self-driving system
The Netherlands has approved US electric carmaker Tesla's supervised self-driving system, making it the first European country to permit the technology on public roads.
Burial of real car during sacrificial ritual suspected of violating law: local govt
Local government in Gongchangling district in Liaoyang city, Northeast China's Liaoning Province issued a notice on Friday about a sacrificial ritual suspected of involving burying a real car, saying that the district government is handling the case seriously in accordance with the law regarding the individual's suspected violation of relevant laws and regulations.
Service sector upgrade opens up broader development space
Underscoring demand-driven development, reform breakthroughs, technology empowerment as well as opening up and cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for carrying out capacity-expanding and quality-upgrading initiatives in the service sector. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has also called for striving to break new ground in the high-quality development of China's service sector.
China's economy gets off to a good start, on track to meet growth target
China's economy has started the year on a strongly recovering trajectory in the first quarter of 2026, with a series of high-frequency indicators highlighting its resilience and potential to achieve the annual growth target of 4.5-5 percent.
China's stellar economic performance in Q1 is bolstered by strong drivers
Even though March data is not yet fully available, the data from January and February shows that China's economy is on track for a strong start in the first quarter. The economy performed on steady ground in the past three months, supported by multiple drivers including exports, investment, and consumption.
Another AI 'black horse'
An artificial intelligence (AI) video creation platform HappyHorse-1.0 has made itself a “black horse” lately. The AI model, with multiple clues indicating it is most possibly developed by a Chinese team affiliated with Alibaba, has topped both text-to-video and image-to-video leaderboards of independent third-party AI benchmarking platform Artificial Analysis during the past week, generating a buzz across the AI industry and the capital market.
Shangcheng, Henan: Power Supply Ensures Fragrant Spring Tea Harvest
On April 7, the foothills of the Dabie Mountains in southern Henan were shrouded in mist and covered with fresh greenery, ushering in the prime season for picking and processing Xinyang Maojian — one of China's Top Ten Famous Teas. Stretching across Hanchong in Shangcheng county, Xinyang city, the 10,000-mu tea plantations present a delightful scene of fragrant spring tea, attracting visitors to taste its flavor.
53 China-Japan air routes saw all March flights canceled: industry data
Chinese traffic data analysis platform DAST said on Friday that, during March, which marked the start of Japan's cherry blossom season, a total of 53 China-Japan routes had all flights canceled, an increase from February.
31-day odyssey across three continents: Silence Wang's Rise of Romance tour sets new record for Mandarin Music going global
On March 29, as the final encore faded at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Chinese singer-songwriter Silence Wang's Rise of Romance world tour came to an end. Spanning 31 days across Asia, North America and Oceania, covering five cities and 11 shows, the tour boasted sold-out performances at every stop, marking a landmark moment for original C-pop music's global reach.
First Canton Fair in 15th Five-Year Plan period to open with record exhibitors, 210,000 global buyers
The 139th Canton Fair is set to open on Wednesday in Guangzhou, with a record number of exhibitors, while bringing together more than 210,000 global buyers pre-registered so far, a 20 percent year-on-year increase, officials revealed on Friday.
LONGi and Zhongtian Technology (ZTT) Sign 1GWh Strategic Cooperation Agreement
Recently, LONGi signed a 1GWh strategic cooperation agreement with Zhongtian Technology (ZTT). This marks a significant milestone in bringing its “LONGi ONE” strategy from concept to commercial deployment and demonstrates market recognition for LONGi's full-stack integrated energy solution.
China, Belarus are all-weather comprehensive strategic partners, FM responds to question on bilateral ties
China and Belarus are all-weather comprehensive strategic partners, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday in response to a question on bilateral relations. “In recent years, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Belarus relations have maintained sound and steady growth, with cooperation across various fields continuing to deepen. Bilateral trade reached $8.86 billion last year, up 5.5 percent year-on-year,” Mao said.