China’s FTAs cover 24 countries and regions

China has inked 16 free trade agreements, or FTAs, with 24 countries and regions so far, forming a network that is rooted in neighboring countries, radiating Belt and Road nations and open to the globe, said Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen on March 11.

China must be ready for looming trade war

China won't allow itself to be trampled upon. Perhaps it is China's destiny to struggle with the US only in order to teach Washington a lesson. In which case, so be it.

Xinjiang reported free of terror attacks last year

There were no terrorist attacks in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region last year, the region's chairman said on Tuesday as he discussed the regional government's determination to keep the social situation calm.

'Sustainability' key for 2022 Winter Olympics

As the Olympic spotlight shifts to Beijing following the Games in Pyeongchang, the Chinese capital has beefed up efforts to produce a sustainable Winter Olympics in 2022, with its legacy underlined as a key requirement for post-Games success.

Support for Oli conducive to China-Nepal cooperation

Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who was appointed to the post in February, won a historic vote of confidence with a three-quarters majority in the House of Representatives at Nepal's Federal Parliament on Sunday.

Scenic railway laid in East China

A railway threading through scenic spots in East China was completed Monday.

The 265-km long railway links Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, with Huangshan city in Anhui province.

China to attend Vatican organ trafficking meeting

Chinese scholars will join an anti-organ trafficking conference in the Vatican on Monday and Tuesday, to share the country's experience and boost people-to-people exchanges between Beijing and the Vatican.

Chinese research vessel on new "seamounts" expedition

Chinese research vessel Kexue, or "Science" literally, left from the eastern city of Qingdao Saturday on an expedition to th Magellan Seamounts in the west Pacific.

Chinese-Russian rail bridge to be completed this year

The construction of the Chinese-Russian Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge is expected to be completed this year.

China won't be bullied by Trump’s trade war threat

If the US cannot adjust its own industrial structure to reduce its trade deficit and orders the world to follow its words, China and the rest of the world will have no choice but to meet the challenge head-on.

Online shopping habits of women more diversified

Chinese women are becoming more independent and shedding the traditional stereotype of being doting wives and mothers, said a new study that tracked their online shopping habits.

Rising economy requires China to assume larger responsibility in global governance

China's economy is expected to overtake that of the eurozone in 2018, which means it has to assume more responsibility on global issues. China's GDP is forecast to reach about $13.2 trillion this year, beating the $12.8 trillion combined total of the 19 countries using the euro, Bloomberg said Wednesday.

China's movie industry undergoes a patriotic makeover

Following Beijing leadership's call that promoting socialist core values is fundamental to artists, China's filmmakers are now churning out patriotic films that reflect the country's recent achievements, from its military power development to rapid economic growth.

Voluntary Trade Zones can be China’s answer to global protectionism

In this new era, we need innovation to answer new questions. VTZs could be a new step to ease tensions and facilitate a new, voluntary globalization.

South China Sea marine park proposed

A national park in the South China Sea is needed to better preserve the marine ecology in the region, deputies from China's top legislature said Tuesday on the sidelines of the annual session of the NPC.

Govt to open door wider for foreign investors

The country will considerably liberalize market access for foreign investment, further facilitate overseas capital inflows and offer favorable policies to such investment in the west, central and northeast China regions, said an official on Tuesday.

India could compete with China by using an appropriate economic growth model

Even as it has become the world's fastest-growing major economy, India will take decades to catch up with China, media outlet Fortune India said in a recent report.

Chinese, U.S. senior officials highlight cooperation to settle trade disputes

A visiting senior Chinese official and his U.S. hosts have agreed that the two countries should settle their trade disputes by cooperation rather than confrontation, so as to secure the healthy development of bilateral economic and trade ties.

Party urges more Taiwan youth participation in 2022 Beijing Games

Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League proposed that youth from Taiwan should actively participate in the Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing and Zhangjiakou in 2022.

China, Germany set 11 innovation platforms to strengthen cooperation

China and Germany have set up 11 innovation cooperation platforms, Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang announced Wednesday.

Approved by State Council and CMC, Hubei to build a civil transport airport in Ezhou

China's State Council and the Central Military Commission (CMC) jointly approved the establishment of a new civilian airport in Ezhou City of Hubei Province on Feb. 23, 2018. The airport was referred to the "SF Express Airport".

China's AI sector sees big investment in 2017: report

China's artificial intelligence (AI) industry received about 180 billion yuan (28 billion US dollars) of investment and financing last year, according to new research.

China offers huge opportunities for UK businesses: British minister

China offers huge opportunities for British businesses while the commercial partnership between the UK and China continues to go from strength to strength, Liam Fox, British International Trade Secretary said Wednesday at the China APPG.

China will be a responsible stakeholder in Arctic affairs

At a recent discussion on China's first official Arctic policy paper, Lawson Brigham, a professor of Arctic policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, said, "I did find it very interesting that the word 'military' is not mentioned once throughout the document, and that's maybe positive."

Chinese research ship completes maritime mission in Antarctica

Xiangyanghong 01, China's elite scientific research ship docked at a port in Chile on Wednesday after completing a maritime research mission in the Antarctica, according to First Institute of Oceanography of the State Oceanic Administration.

Two new Chinese-made planes delivered to Nepal

NAC, the national flag carrier of the Himalayan nation, took delivery of all six Chinese-made planes after two new Y-12e planes arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

World's largest cargo ship test field work begins in S.China Sea

China has begun constructing the world's largest unmanned cargo ship test field in the Wanshan Marine Area in the South China Sea off the coast of the southern city of Zhuhai.

China's newest stealth drone takes to the sky for its maiden flight

China’s top aircraft research center on Monday announced the successful test flight of the country’s newest stealth drone, a long-endurance unmanned aircraft that can fly under the radar.

China launches 2 satellites into spaceChina launches deep-sea subsurface moorings in Antarctic waters

China has launched two sets of deep-sea subsurface moorings in Antarctic waters in an effort to monitor seawater over the long term in a high-tech engineering move that a Chinese expert said would better protect the region.

Officer's 'white lie' offers hope to bereaved mother

A Shanghai police officer has posed as a mentally ill woman's dead son for five years to protect her from the painful truth.

China to build the country's first heating nuclear reactor

Chinese energy authorities on Wednesday agreed to conduct research on the feasibility of building the country’s first heating nuclear reactor in an effort to generate reliable winter heating amid China’s reduction of coal consumption.

Palace Museum pop-up store looks to promote culture

A pop-up store featuring creative souvenirs from the Palace Museum opened in Beijing’s Sanlitun shopping area earlier this week, aiming to promote traditional Chinese culture.

China launches electromagnetic satellite to study earthquake precursors

China on Friday launched its first seismo-electromagnetic satellite to study seismic precursors, which might help establish a ground-space earthquake monitoring and forecasting network in the future.

China-aided pilot project of poverty reduction launched in Myanmar

A China-aided pilot project of poverty reduction was launched here on Thursday, with a view to improving the infrastructure of villages and raising the level of public services and self-development capacity in Myanmar.

Clean-up efforts continue after oil tanker sinking

Chinese authorities have coordinated efforts to continue clean-up operations in the East China Sea where an Iranian tanker sank more than two weeks ago, officials said Thursday.

China's nuclear power generating capacity to reach 58 million KW by 2020

China's nuclear power development is embracing a period of strategic opportunity, with generating capacity expected to double in the next two decades, Economic Information Daily reported on Jan. 31, quoting the agreement at a recent nuclear investment forum.

Cyberspace security in China improves in 2017: report

Thanks to the joint efforts by the government and enterprises, China's online population faced fewer cybersecurity problems last year, according to a report about China's internet development released Wednesday.

Palace Museum's toughest guards have uncanny speed, vicious bite

A chorus of 23 barking dogs help guard a huge hoard of national treasures every night in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

Ancient military defense area unearthed in central China

A square that once served as military defense area in ancient China has been unearthed in the central Province of Henan.

HK police defuse wartime bomb found in Wan Chai

A Hong Kong bomb disposal team defused a wartime bomb at a Wan Chai construction site Sunday afternoon.