China's Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Civil Affairs jointly released on Sunday the standard names of some islands and reefs in the South China Sea, in a bid to further standardize the use of place names.
China on Sunday released the baselines of the territorial sea adjacent to Huangyan Dao, and the China Coast Guard (CCG) has stated to continuously strengthen patrols and law enforcement in the territorial waters of Huangyan Dao and related maritime areas.
Authorities in neighboring Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, in Central China's Henan Province, imposed temporary traffic controls on a major road connecting the two cities Saturday, following safety concerns sparked by tens of thousands of college students participating in a cross-city night ride.
Some hostile foreign forces are using marine buoys as “spy devices” to gather sensitive oceanic data, attempting to steal sensitive marine data of China. Military, dual-use, and research buoys are commonly used for covert data collection, China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) said in an article released on its official WeChat account on Saturday.
The inaugural World Conference of Classics concluded in Beijing on Friday, with over 400 experts having engaged in in-depth discussions on topics related to classical civilizations during the three-day event.
A woman surnamed Dong, from Central China's Henan Province, took a genetic test after colleagues joked that she didn't look like a local, and discovered she was originally from South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and not biologically related to her parents.
Imagine controlling actions purely with one's thoughts. A team of researchers from the Northwestern Polytechnical University, based in Xi'an city, Northwest China, has made this impressive feat possible, which could successfully clamp small beans through the minds at an event in Beijing recently, demonstrating cutting-edge brain-computer interface (BCI) technology.
Customs officers in Luohu Port, Shenzhen city, South China's Guangdong Province, recently dealt with a marijuana smuggling case, intercepting 4.82 grams of the drug concealed in a passenger's shoe insoles.
"If there were eight Swiss rolls, how would you share them?" This question has been put to Chinese husbands by their wives over recent days, sparking buzz online.
A man surnamed Gao in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, used artificial intelligence (AI) technology to fabricate a story about his four-year-old child going missing in order to gain attention on social media. After investigating the case, local police detained him for spreading false information.
A Chinese research team collaborates with Chinese tech giant Baidu, integrating brain-language output systems with Ernie Bot large language model. This framework utilizes a “single brain-computer interface (BCI) system” to flexibly adapt to various application scenarios, enabling users to truly achieve their desires without being constrained by different languages or control objects.
Law enforcement agencies in China and the US recently collaborated to tackle a case of cross-border trafficking of chemicals and illegal settlement of foreign exchanges, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday, citing China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS).
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter on Thursday to the World Conference of Classics.
China has recently released its National Ecological Protection and Restoration Bulletin 2024, which spotlights China's efforts in maritime protection, with a focus on marine biodiversity, coastal defense, and highly vulnerable areas facing erosion and sand loss.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminded the public to take precautions against Marburg virus disease (MVD), with outbreak reported in parts of Africa, and cases being reported in Europe and North America. It urged travelers to monitor updates from official sources, including the World Health Organization and the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda, and to avoid high-risk areas, according to a statement published on the China CDC official Wechat account Thursday.
In order to achieve the goal of landing on the moon by 2030, the crewed lunar rover has entered the initial prototype research and development (R&D) stage, with two teams under the state-owned space giant, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), winning the R&D contracts.
Xi sends congratulatory letter to inaugural World Conference of Classics
China released an annual climate action report on Wednesday, outlining the country's new initiatives for tackling climate change, and stating China's position and proposals regarding the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE).
Harbin, the capital city of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, is expected to embrace another wave of ice and snow tourism as several online travel platforms showing a rapid increase in search volumes for local tourism destinations, routes and products. The "ice city," which will host the 9th Asian Winter Games in February 2025, is carrying out various preparations and ice and snow tourism activities to welcome visitors from across the country.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to promote high-quality development of social work in the new era.
China's new-generation "artificial sun" Huanliu-3 (HL-3) tokamak has launched fresh round of physical experiments, incorporating for the first time a digital twin system, which functions as a "super eye,” Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday citing the developer, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).
Highlighting new quality productive forces, the China pavilion at the 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE), which opened on Tuesday in Shanghai, showcased the country's latest technological innovations with many making their global debut. Notable exhibits include a model of the Chang'e-6 lunar probe, China's deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe, humanoid robots and tri-fold smartphones.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the cities of Xiaogan and Xianning, central China's Hubei Province, from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning.
The newest edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world's first national-level exposition dedicated to imports, opened on Tuesday in Shanghai.
Foreign espionage and intelligence agencies have escalating efforts to infiltrate China's data sector, aiming to steal critical data and compromise national security in recent years. The public is urged to stay vigilant, protecting both critical national and personal data in their work and life and be alert to foreign intelligence agencies stealing our country's core sensitive data, China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) said on Tuesday.
A four-legged robot recently made its debut as a marathon pacesetter at an international tournament in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, capturing public attention and curiosity, according to a report by China Central Television (CCTV) on Monday.
The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft returned to Earth with 34.6 kilograms of experimental samples, including difficult-to-prepare microorganisms, alloy materials, and nanomaterials, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday. An expert told the Global Times that final analyses would be conducted by specialized ground teams to validate the data and propose new theories or technologies.
The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, started its 12th session in Beijing on Monday, with lawmakers reviewing a series of legislative drafts including a draft preschool education law and a draft revision to the Law on Protection of Cultural Relics, according to the Xinhua News Agency on Monday.
Education authority in Yiyang city, Central China's Hunan Province has initiated a citywide inspection into a dangerous “choking game” among schoolchildren after a report that a student fainted and screamed while playing it at school. As of Monday, no similar cases have been reported, according to China Central Television (CCTV), citing local education authority staff, who added that follow-up work has been arranged to strengthen life education.
China recently released a standard for skin-on-a-chip technology, the country's first national standard in the field of organ-on-a-chip technology, which marks a significant step forward for China in promoting the standardized and regulated development of scientific research and industrial applications in this field.
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy issued an article on social media on Monday, alerting officers and soldiers to emerging internet risks, such as online gambling and dating traps.
The Shenzhou-18 crew arrived in Beijing by plane on Monday after a six-month space station mission.
The Shenzhou-18 crew consisting of three taikonauts returned to Earth safely in the early morning on Monday, after completing a six-month space station mission. The three taikonauts, after staying in orbit for 192 days, were all in good health and the Shenzhou-18 manned mission was a success, the CMSA said.
The return capsule of the Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship, carrying astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Monday.
The orbital capsule of the Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship separated from the return capsule successfully on Monday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
Statistics show that 4.747 million couples across the country tied the knot during the first three quarters of 2024, down by 943,000 couples from the same period of 2023. Demographers are advocating for more publicity efforts to be made to encourage marriage and childbirth at an appropriate age.
Southwest China's Yunnan Province became the latest Chinese region to allow female workers to take time off during their menstrual cycle if they experience severe pain. The number of provincial-level regions in China that have introduced menstrual pain leave policies has risen to 20, Chinese media The Paper reported.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the opening ceremony of the seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) and relevant events, and deliver a speech, a spokesperson announced Sunday.
China's Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship separated from the space station combination on Sunday, and the astronauts aboard -- Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu -- are returning to Earth, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The organizing committee of Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition released a statement on Sunday regarding the 2024 competition. In addition to announcing that a total of 86 participants receiving awards, the statement said in this competition, a teacher surnamed Wang from Lianshui Secondary Vocational School in Jiangsu province provided assistance to a student instructed by him during the preliminary round, which violated the “no discussion” rule set for the preliminary. The committee also expressed apologies for the incident.
Some 30,000 runners braved the smog in Beijing on Sunday morning to take on the 42.195-kilometer challenge of the 2024 Beijing Marathon, winding through the capital's main arteries and landmarks.
China Eastern Airlines has successfully completed an engine replacement on the domestically produced C919 aircraft. An industry expert noted that this achievement marks a key step in enhancing Chinese airlines' operational and maintenance capabilities for homegrown large aircraft, further advancing the comprehensive commercial deployment of the C919.
Two Chinese nationals died, another two missing in the most severe floods in Southeastern Spain in a decade or so, the Chinese Embassy in Spain said on Saturday.
Several Chinese cities, including Ningbo from East China's Zhejiang Province and Mianyang from Southwest China's Sichuan Province, revealed survey results on public outlook on marriage and their willingness of giving birth. The result suggest that more respondents of reproductive age think marriage is not mandatory for life; and compared with men, women prefer to have just one child.
According to the National Space Science Center (NSSC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the scientific experiment mirror platform of the China Space Station has recently entered operation phase, providing critical support for scientific research conducted on the station.
A video made by a creator on the social media platform Douyin which recreates Dujiangyan's topography and protective structures within 193 seconds using a simulation game has gone viral, amassing over 1 million likes, with its clear explanations and detailed visualizations receiving widespread praises.
Despite China's ban on solid waste imports three years ago, developed countries continue to exploit regulatory loopholes to export waste to developing countries including China, avoiding higher recycling costs at home.
A water buffalo was recently spotted on the side of the Yangtze River in East China's Jiangsu Province, with surveillance footage capturing the animal's incredible 5.4-kilometer swim across the river.
An unexpected ostrich, standing higher than an adult, was recently spotted running through a motorway in Xuzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province, CCTV reported on Monday.
China's 41st Antarctic expedition team departed on a nearly seven-month mission to Antarctica on Friday, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. During this time, researchers will work on building supporting infrastructure for the Qinling Station in Antarctica, study the effects of climate change on the Antarctic ecosystem, and engage in international research and logistical collaboration.
Following the recent passing of assessments by China's first corgi police dog, his “smell of work”— a term coined by Chinese netizens to describe the exhaustion often felt by people in the workplace— captured public interest, with many humorously commenting that “even a dog has it in the workplace.”
A woman with a total of 74 mobile phones tied to her body entered the country via the Gongbei Port in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, and was seized on the spot by customs officers recently, according to the General Administration of Customs of China on Tuesday.
Four individuals suspected of involvement in an infant trafficking case have been placed under criminal coercive measures by the police. A joint working group has been established to further investigate the case in Ningling county, Central China's Henan Province, the county health commission said on Friday.
Shanghai has raised the alert level for typhoon Kong-rey to yellow, the third highest in a four-colored warning system, for some regions on Friday morning, as the city is expected to experience accumulated rainfall reaching torrential levels.
China's 41st Antarctic expedition team departed on a nearly seven-month mission to Antarctica on Friday, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. During this time, researchers will work on building supporting infrastructure for the Qinling Station in Antarctica, study the effects of climate change on the Antarctic ecosystem, and engage in international research and logistical collaboration.
An airport project, located in the southern part of Qira County (also known as Cele County), Hotan Prefecture, in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has received approval for construction, according to Xinjiang Daily on Thursday.
Authorities in Lüliang, North China's Shanxi Province, will reward 1,500 yuan ($214) to couples registering their marriage for the first time, provided the woman is 35 years old or younger, as part of measures to promote a birth-friendly society, the city's government announced.
The National Bureau of Statistics is set to launch a nationwide sampling survey on 2024 population changes beginning on Friday, with multiple regions recently releasing specific survey procedures.
Severe storms have recently hit several regions in Spain, including Valencia and Castile-La Mancha, resulting in significant casualties and property damage, while reports have indicated that among the affected individuals are Chinese nationals, according to the Chinese Embassy in Spain on Thursday.
Yao Ming has stepped down as president of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and vice chairman Guo Zhenming was appointed the new chief, it was announced on Thursday.
The torch, medals and anthem for the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin were officially unveiled on Wednesday.
Chinese residents have seen an increase in both participation in physical exercise, with a participation rate of 49.6 percent in physical activity, and increased hours spent online, with the average time spent per day reaching five hours and 37 minutes, according to the data from the third residents' time use survey released by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday.
China's top cyberspace regulator announced Thursday the launch of a two-month nationwide campaign to address illegal and harmful content on local online discussion platforms, particularly those hyping extreme incidents and disasters and spreading rumors and misinformation about public policies and social issues.
Authorities began to conduct an investigation into online allegations of surrogacy activities involving a biotechnology company and an IVF consulting company in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, the joint investigation team in Qingdao announced on Wednesday.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday the world soccer governing body is willing to enhance soccer progress in China, highlighting the country's immense potential to become a powerhouse in the sport.
The development of the China-Russia relations does not target any third party or is subject to interference by any third party, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko on Wednesday in Beijing.
After Taiwan authorities hyped the recent transit of a French vessel through the Taiwan Straits, connecting the event with similar activities carried out by other Western countries in the region to trumpet the so-called international support, analysts said a few Western countries cannot represent the international community and Taiwan authorities' attempts of using Western military presences in the region to legitimize their separatism are doomed to end in failure.
Chinese scientists have successfully extracted a 324-meter ice core with domestically-made drilling equipment in Purog Kangri Glacier in Tsonyi, China's highest-altitude county, averaging over 5,000 meters above sea level in Xizang Autonomous Region, setting the record for the longest ice core drilled from a glacier in the world's mid- to low-latitudes, the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences told media outlets on Wednesday.
Soon after the pre-sale event of a suborbital space travel scheduled for 2027 by a Chinese commercial aerospace start-up triggered intense discussions online, the firm revealed to the Global Times on Wednesday that one of the buyers of the two tickets is a computer engineer, and the 1.5-million-yuan ($210,900) price of the ticket they sold is quite competitive compared with international peers.
Spokesperson from the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday responded to recent provocative remarks by a member from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities that hyped cross-Straits conflict, saying that such remarks once again reveal the true intentions of Lai Ching-te authorities, which, for their own selfish interests, are willing to turn Taiwan into a battleground and tie the people in Taiwan to “Taiwan independence” chariot.
The Chinese and Indian frontline troops are steadily advancing the implementation in accordance with the resolutions that China and India reached recently on issues concerning the border area, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a press conference on Wednesday in response to a question regarding reports that China and India may complete the disengagement process in border area today.
A court in East China's Shandong Province affirmed the original judgement of defendants Hu Fuji and Tang Lixia, who were sentenced to death with a two-year suspension and a life imprisonment for abducting and trafficking children.
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover.
The China Manned Space Agency announced that the Shenzhou-19 manned spacecraft successfully docked with the Tianhe core module of the China Space Station at the front port at 11 am on Wednesday, completing the rendezvous and docking in about 6.5 hours.
Carrying three taikonauts, the Long March-2F Y19 carrier rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China early Wednesday morning, embarking on its journey to the China Space Station.
China launches Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship
China on Tuesday unveiled the design of the Haolong space cargo shuttle. It is an independently developed, reusable commercial winged spacecraft for low-cost space station cargo transport missions, the Global Times learned from the spacecraft's maker.
China's state security organs have uncovered across Chinese territorial waters a variety of devices with special techniques that foreign espionage and intelligence agencies employed to gather sensitive oceanic information and data to enhance surveillance and gather data on China's maritime areas in a series of intelligence gathering and technical espionage activities, posing a significant threat to China's national security, China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) said on Tuesday.
China has accelerated efforts to expand medical insurance coverage for assisted reproductive technology services, with more than 20 provincial-level regions officially including these services in their medical insurance coverage, as part of a series of measures to encourage fertility and support long-term balanced population development.
The obesity rate among Chinese adolescents surged from 0.10 percent to 8.25 percent during the 34 years from 1985 to 2019, with adolescents from rural areas facing greater nutrition and health risks, the Global Times learned from a research team of the Institute of Child and Adolescent Health (ICAH), Peking University, on Tuesday.
Chinese taikonauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze will carry out the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceflight mission, scheduled for launch at 4:27 am Wednesday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference on Tuesday.
China announced Tuesday it will launch the Shenzhou-19 manned spaceflight mission at 4:27 am on Wednesday, unveiling the crew lineup. Leading the mission will be Commander Cai Xuzhe, a veteran taikonaut who previously flew on the Shenzhou-14 mission in 2022. Joining him are two astronauts making their first journey into space - Song Lingdong and female astronaut Wang Haoze.
China on Monday unveiled new birth support policy measures to promote the building of a birth-friendly society. An expert told the Global Times that these measures are comprehensive and could potentially improve China's current fertility rate, but additional efforts are still needed.
Multiple coastal regions in South China and East China on Monday stepped up precautions against the double impact from typhoons Trami and Kong-rey by evacuating personnel, harboring fishing boats and suspending classes, as heavy precipitation, urban waterlogging and secondary disasters have been forecast in these regions due to their combined effects.
Five people, including three minors, were injured in a knife attack incident in Beijing on Monday afternoon. None of the injured is in life-threatening condition, according to police.
A food delivery worker in Changsha, Central China's Hunan Province, has been permanently banned from the platform after he reportedly threw a cat to its death from the 26th floor of a building, according to media reports.
Citing two senior defense officials, Reuters reported that “fearing China will deploy hypersonic weapons to sink ships in the Pacific,” the US Navy is moving forward with a plan to arm some of its vessels with Patriot interceptor missiles. Chinese military experts said on Sunday that the US is using the so-called Chinese missile threat as an excuse to pursue “absolute military superiority.”
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province organized over the weekend the whole-process exercise for the upcoming Shenzhou-19 manned spaceflight mission to China Space Station, testing and verifying the reliability and safety for the launch mission, according to the launch center on Sunday.
2024 World Cities Day China Observance exhibition held in E China
An AI social simulation platform developed by Chinese scientists was unveiled on Friday at a forum, capable of integrating multidimensional data to support social governance through early warning and analysis, particularly in areas such as intelligent transportation, public safety, and school bullying prevention.
Recently in North China's Inner Mongolia, a student's graduation has been jeopardized due to cosmetic surgery. Bai shared her sister's plight, revealing that during her studies at Fengzhou Vocational College, discrepancies arose between her graduation certificate photo and the one registered on the national education verification platform, Xuexin.
A drone delivery service launched on Wednesday at Futian Port, located between Guangdong Province and neighboring Hong Kong, is attracting attention from citizens eager to enjoy cross-border food in minutes.
In a unique approach to combat dengue fever, Xiashicun village in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, has implemented a strategy known as "mosquito control by mosquito." A specialized team releases between 300,000 to 500,000 sterilized male mosquitoes each week.
A customer in East China's Zhejiang Province spent 18,888 yuan($2,654） on a poodle, only to find that the adorable pup came with unexpected cropped ears and eyeliner.
"The 3rd Prince of Xizhimen" is at it again! Meng Lan, a mischievous panda, recently tried to escape his enclosure, prompting the Beijing Zoo to upgrade safety measures to transparent acrylic panels.
Yu Huaying, who was accused of child trafficking, was sentenced once again to death on Friday by Intermediate People's Court of Guiyang in Southwest China's Guizhou Province in the first-instance verdict of a retrial.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged more efforts to achieve marine sci-tech breakthroughs in a reply letter to faculty and students of the Ocean University of China.
As the third International Summit on BDS Applications opened in Zhuzhou, Central China's Hunan Province on Thursday, showcasing the latest technological achievements and application cases of China's independently-developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), industry insiders hailed the vast potential of BDS application as being "limited only by human imagination," while anticipating its future integration with other advanced technology such as artificial intelligence.
Two tickets for space travel scheduled for 2027 were sold immediately during a livestream event on China's e-commerce giant Taobao, the Global Times learned from Deep Blue Aerospace, a private aerospace start-up, on Thursday. The suborbital manned spacecraft will be launched with the company's reusable carrier rocket Nebula-1.
The delivery ceremony for the payloads of the Shijian-19, China's first reusable and returnable test satellite, was hosted on Thursday in Beijing by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), which marks the successful completion of the satellite project's return mission.