Global Times

World Robot Conference opens in Beijing on Wednesday, showcasing real-world uses

The 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC) opened in Beijing on Wednesday, with both the exhibition area and the number of ...

Chinese FM's visit to South Korea ends five-year gap, 'underscores importance of bilateral ties'

Ending a five-year gap, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit South Korea from Wednesday. Chinese observers said ...

Taiwan island's DPP rattled as Malaysian PM reaffirms Taiwan is part of China

After Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recently reaffirmed Taiwan is part of China during an interview, the Taiwan island's Democratic ...

International community should jointly resist and stop dangerous moves by Japan's right-wing forces: Chinese FM spokesperson
Reaffirming the meaning of the “enemy state clause” under the UN Charter and emphasizing its binding force is of great ...

OP-ED

Japan's jitters over Chinese fishing vessels reveal a guilty mind: Global Times editorial

Ultimately, Japan's fixation on the issue of “Chinese fishing vessels” reflects a growing strategic anxiety in the face of China's continued development.

Pentagon's 'national security' audit deadline for US universities is also a countdown to a crisis for US scientific innovation

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GT Voice: 'Sour grapes' behind Western hype over China's 'waste' of clean energy

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CHINA

China allocates 60 mln yuan for disaster relief in Henan
Chinese authorities on Tuesday allocated an additional 60 million yuan (8.84 million U.S. dollars) from the central natural disaster relief funds to support flood-control, emergency rescue and disaster relief work in central China's Henan Province. Henan has recently been hit by widespread and persistent heavy ...
5 killed, 17 injured in rain shelter collapse as torrential rainfall batters SW China's Sichuan, leading to relocation of 21,784
After the desert turns green, harder work begins
International community should jointly resist and stop dangerous moves by Japan's right-wing forces: Chinese FM spokesperson
Reaffirming the meaning of the “enemy state clause” under the UN Charter and emphasizing its binding force is of great significance to safeguarding the outcomes of the Chinese People's War ...

A shutter click reunites cross-Strait kin separated for decades
Chen Jie from the Chinese mainland could never have imagined taking a photo for a stranger would lead him to a long-lost relative in Taiwan, someone he had only heard ...

China launches Zhuque-3, achieving its first rocket recovery on land
China launched the reusable rocket Zhuque-3 on Wednesday morning, achieving its first recovery of a rocket's first stage on land. The Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket blasted off at ...

BUSINESS

Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt fall as countries seek currency diversification to strengthen portfolio stability: expert
Global clients make business trips to China to seek tech solutions
China-Laos Railway cargo transport exceeds 90 mln tonnes
China-Laos Railway has handled over 90 million tonnes of cargo since the railway began operation, with cross-border cargo surpassing 21 million tonnes, said China Railway Kunming Group Co., Ltd. on Tuesday.
China unveils 'super brain' enabling robots to autonomously carry out long-horizon tasks
China has released the world's first fully autonomous robot task system capable of following complex language commands. The “super brain” has addressed the longstanding challenge of robots being unable to ...

China rolls out new measures to unlock county‑level consumption potential with NEVs, smart green products in focus
China has unveiled a package of new policy measures to energize lower tier markets and boost county level consumption, according to a document released on Tuesday by the Ministry of ...

China's Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 7 completes nuclear fuel loading for the 1st time, entering commissioning phase
The first nuclear fuel loading of Unit 7 at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu Province, was successfully completed on Tuesday, which indicates the unit has ...

LIFE

Visitors attend flower exhibition in Tel Aviv, Israel
Visitors attend a flower exhibition in Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug. 18, 2026. Around 50 Israeli floral designers spent weeks using millions of flowers to create a vibrant floral wonderland.

7th ethnic minority art festival kicks off in Beijing
Actors perform a play during the seventh ethnic minority art festival in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2026. The festival is held in Beijing from Aug. 18 to Sept. ...

52nd anniversary of China-Brazil diplomatic relations marked in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian soprano Marilia Vargas (C) sings a Chinese song during a concert marking the 52nd anniversary of China-Brazil diplomatic relations at the Forte de Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ...
Shanghai sci-tech museum welcomes 100 millionth visitor amid tech travel boom
The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum welcomed its 100 millionth visitor on Tuesday, as a growing number of travelers are looking to make science and technology a part of their holidays. Zhang Zhiheng, a boy from east China's Shandong Province, was the landmark visitor. He ...
China begins investigation after reports of KFA's alleged 'sexual services' to Chinese officials
'I felt like I just started my career again': British Elvis revivalist finds his voice in China