Global Times

Xi holds talks with Sultan of Oman, calls for deeper alignment, regional peace

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik Al Said of Oman in Beijing on Monday, with ...

Open source and practical AI take center stage at Wuzhen Summit

From robots filling prescriptions at smart pharmacies to automated systems handling garment sewing and precision assembly on factory floors, and ...

US heads into midterm elections, 'result may sway Mideast trajectories'

Americans will head to polling stations on November 3 for midterm elections, the result of which will decide congressional control ...

China to launch third stock market swap operation as demand exceeds 100b yuan, signaling fresh efforts to bolster market stability: experts
China's central bank announced on Monday that it will launch a third round of its stock market swap facility on ...

OP-ED

A five-euro 'toll': Europe shouldn't be penny-wise and pound-foolish: Global Times editorial

Such a penny-wise, pound-foolish approach may appear to bolster government coffers in the short term, but it comes at the expense of Europe's long-term economic vitality.

When Nazi symbol becomes a Halloween prop in Japan

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CHINA

China to launch 5-10 joint archaeological projects with foreign partners in next five years, deepen Belt and Road cooperation
China will step up international archaeological cooperation over the next five years, with plans to develop five to 10 joint archaeological projects with foreign partners, particularly those in countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. The projects will serve as models for international cooperation, the National Cultural ...
China, Vietnam to hold second joint counter-terrorism exercise in Hanoi
China's top procuratorate highlights doxxing, celebrity data leaks and other personal information crimes
Deliveryman chases his poetic dream
Wang Jibing and his wife arrange goods at their family-run small store in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 8, 2026. Born in 1969 in east China's Jiangsu Province, ...

Drone light show marking 77th founding anniversary of PLA Air Force held in Zhuhai, south China
A drone light show is staged as the opening event of a series of celebrations marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, ...

China-Egypt joint faculty of postgraduate studies holds 1st opening ceremony
The Benha-Wuhan Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, jointly established by China's Wuhan University and Egypt's Benha University, held its first opening ceremony at Benha University on Saturday. Lu ...

BUSINESS

Meta's reported humanoid robot tie-up with Fourier spotlights China-US robotics complementarity: expert
Chinese ship-owner CMES holds vessel-naming ceremony in South Korea, advancing the two countries' shipbuilding cooperation
China-South Korea flights lead overseas routes in October, recovery reaches 114.5%: report
Flights from the Chinese mainland to South Korea topped all overseas routes in October, followed by Thailand and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, industry data provider Flight Master told the Global Times on Monday.
Smart healthcare, transformed into wearable AI devices, moves into daily life at 140th Canton Fair
The first thing that stops you at the smart healthcare zone of the 140th China Import and Export Fair, commonly known as the Canton Fair, may be a staffer walking ...

Humanoid robot traffic police on duty at 2026 Hangzhou Marathon
A new type of traffic police officer appeared at the 2026 Hangzhou Marathon on Sunday, as traffic and security humanoid robots developed by Hangzhou-based DEEP Robotics and local traffic authorities ...

Construction starts on Phase III of Haiyang Nuclear Power Complex
The nuclear island of Unit 5 at the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant in Haiyang, East China's Shandong Province started construction on Saturday, marking the beginning of Phase III of the ...

LIFE

Dai drum beats carry cultural memory across Lancang-Mekong region
In Xishuangbanna, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, the Dai elephant-foot drum once served as an important means of communication between villages. Today, while high-technology has filled that communication niche, the drum ...

Mercedes' Antonelli becomes youngest F1 world champion at 20
Mercedes' Italian driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli clinched the Formula One drivers' world championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix early Sunday, becoming the youngest world champion in the sport's history ...

Halloween-themed sausage dog walk held in London
A costumed dachshund (sausage dog) takes part in a Halloween-themed sausage dog walk in Hyde Park's Kensington Gardens in London, Britain, Nov. 1, 2026.
Newspaper opens window for China and Saudi Arabia to see each other
A historic media milestone has been reached: a Chinese-language page run in a Saudi newspaper, possibly the first of its kind worldwide.
Egypt's Grand Egyptian Museum launches immersive "Eternal Sun" light experience
Weihai, East China's coastal city, reveals how the Yellow Sea shapes life