China activates Level-IV geological disaster response after Sichuan quake
China's Ministry of Emergency Management activated a Level-IV national emergency response for geological disasters in the country's southwestern Sichuan Province on Monday, following a magnitude-5.5 earthquake.No deaths were reported, while 15 people sustained minor injuries as of 2 p.m. Monday
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China holds concert to celebrate 105th founding anniversary of CPC
A concert was held in Beijing on Monday evening in celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and Han Zheng joined about 3,000 people to watch the
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Chinese premier chairs State Council executive meeting
BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday chaired a State Council executive meeting, which heard a briefing on the development of artificial intelligence (AI), studied the current foreign trade situation, and discussed work related to building China into a trading powerhouse.The meeting also reviewed and approved an action plan on carbon peaking and a national health plan, both for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).The meeting stressed the need to take the initiative in advancing AI, calling for efforts to accelerate breakthroughs in key technologies, step up the construction of ultra-large-scale intelligent computing clusters, and strengthen support for essential factors including talent and funding.The meeting also urged efforts to promote the accelerated large-scale commercial application of AI-powered products and services, uphold the bottom line of AI security, and strengthen international cooperation on AI governance.On foreign trade, the meeting stressed the need to expand imports of quality goods and services and promote more balanced development of imports and exports.The meeting called for enhancing the brand influence of trade in goods and the value added of products, while strengthening and improving trade in services and digital trade.It also noted the importance of fostering more growth drivers for the green economy, advancing the green and low-carbon transition of industries, and promoting green production methods and lifestyles.Regarding health, the meeting stressed the need to build a full-life-cycle health service system, vigorously develop the health industry, enrich the supply of health products, and tighten quality and safety supervision over them.
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Q&A: How the CPC leads China on a Chinese path to modernization
Editor's Note: As this year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, CGTN has launched a Q&A session inviting experts to answer our readers' most pressing questions. These questions were compiled based on questionnaires we distributed to readers across our social
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China's Qingzhou cargo craft test vehicle unveils in-orbit results related to future space hospital and biological cultivation in space
The second batch of in-orbit test results from the Qingzhou cargo spacecraft test vehicle was released on Monday, covering fields including precise measurement in space, cost-saving and efficiency-enhancing technologies for space missions, future space hospital, and biological cultivation in orbit,
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PLA Navy fleet to visit Hong Kong from July 2 to 6 for open-ship event, cultural exchanges: MND
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy task group comprising the guided-missile destroyer Nanning and the guided-missile frigate Hengyang will visit China's Hong Kong Special Administration Region (SAR) from July 2 to 6 to host a series of open-ship tours and cultural exchange activities,
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Tibetan Fuxing bullet train driver fulfills childhood dream on Qinghai-Xizang Railway
Tsering takes a sobriety test before driving at the Lhasa rolling stock maintenance center of Golmud locomotive depot of the China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group Co., Ltd. in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 27, 2026.
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Residential building explosion kills 3 in northeast China
Three people are confirmed dead in an explosion in a residential building in Huludao City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, according to local fire authorities.The blast, caused by suspected leakage of liquefied gas, took place on Monday morning, and 95 firefighters and 14 fire engines were
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China activates Level-IV flood emergency response for Anhui, Jiangxi, Guizhou
China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Monday activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control for the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi and Guizhou, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM).Two working teams were dispatched to Jiangxi and Guizhou to help
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China pledges to build strong educational system in 15th Five-Year Plan period
China's State Council has issued the outline plan for the development of the education sector during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), stressing efforts to build a strong, globally competitive educational system to underpin the country's modernization drive.According to the plan, which
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China's last living female Long March veteran celebrates 105th birthday
Wang Quanying, believed to be China's last living female veteran of the Long March, celebrated her 105th birthday on Friday by receiving two recreated portraits depicting her as a teenage Red Army soldier.The portraits, created by teachers and students from the National University of Defense
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Ministry Minutes | China to provide extra 100 million yuan in emergency aid to Venezuela: foreign ministry
China on June 29, 2026 said it would offer an additional 100 million yuan (about $14.67 million) of emergency material assistance to Venezuela for earthquake relief and post-disaster reconstruction, on top of previous cash aid delivered to the country.
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A doctor's lifelong commitment to remote herders in Xinjiang
Uhas Sulayman poses for a photo at his health service center in Karabura Town, Yumin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 16, 2026. Uhas Sulayman is a household name among herders in Yumin County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Now 71, he continues
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Xi to confer July 1 Medal, address gathering marking CPC's 105th founding anniversary
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will confer the July 1 Medal, the Party's highest honor, on model CPC members at a gathering marking the Party's 105th founding anniversary on Wednesday.Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central
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