By a three-to-one margin, Americans are more likely to say that China, not the US, is more advanced when it comes to developing artificial intelligence, according to a Pew Research Centre survey.

Chinese mathematicians Deng Yu and Wang Hong were awarded the Fields Medal at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians on Thursday, marking the first time Chinese mathematicians have won the prestigious honor.

China on July 24, 2026 accused the Philippines of provoking maritime incidents near Huangyan Dao by sending a vessel and reporters, calling it a "troublemaker in the South China Sea." (Video edited by intern Liu Xinru)

China on Friday accused the Philippines of provoking a maritime incident near Huangyan Dao by sending a vessel and reporters, calling it a "troublemaker in the South China Sea."

A dog pulls a toddler away from a wobbling ceiling fan seconds before it crashes down in Heyuan, South China's Guangdong Province on July 22, 2026. (Compiled by interns Deng Jinghao and Zhou Huiru)

A girl dances alone on Liuxing Street in Yining, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, when a passerby joins her, matching her every move in this video posted on July 20, 2026. (Compiled by interns Deng Jinghao and Zhou Huiru)

China successfully sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday. The Tianlian II-06 satellite was launched at 8 pm (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit. Tianlian II-06 is primarily used to provide data relay and TT&C (telemetry, tracking and command) services for crewed spacecraft such as spaceships and space stations, for medium- and low-Earth-orbit resource satellites, and TT&C support for spacecraft launches.

China has issued a plan to comprehensively advance the high-quality development of integrated transport services during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), the Ministry of Transport announced Friday.

People pray for bumper harvest during Ongkor Festival celebrations in SW China's Xizang

Fuzhou makes tunnels, air-raid shelters and metro stations available as public cooling spaces

After supper, Wang Shaoping went for a stroll in the lush, leafy pocket park right at her doorstep, a consistent routine she has kept for several years.

Fang Xinghai, former member of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the CSRC, is suspected of severe violations of discipline and the law and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation by the CPC Central Commission.

China's tax authorities have issued detailed rules that address long-standing ambiguities in the taxation of offshore trusts, bringing the existing legal provisions into more effective operation.

Fang Xinghai, former vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and the law, an official statement said Friday.

The National Meteorological Center renewed an orange typhoon alert at 6 p.m. on Friday as Typhoon Noul, the 12th typhoon of the year, is expected to make landfall along the coast of south China's Guangdong Province between Saturday evening and Sunday morning.