China calls for improved working methods at UN
China on Wednesday called on UN Security Council members to "strengthen unity and cooperation, build broader consensus and improve the council's working methods" so it can more effectively fulfill its responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.
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China to roll out new policies to boost domestic demand: official
China will introduce a new package of policies and measures to further expand domestic demand and strengthen the momentum of economic growth, China's Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min disclosed on Friday.
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Shared stories fuel closer cross-Strait film cooperation
Closer cooperation was a common aspiration at a cross-Strait film and television forum in Beijing on Thursday.
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China to host World Cleanup Day global observance in Shaoxing
The global observance of World Cleanup Day 2026 will be held in Shaoxing city, East China's Zhejiang province, marking the first time China has been chosen to host the event.
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China viewed as key partner to back continent on minerals push
As the world looks to Africa’s critical minerals to support the global green energy transition, experts say China is well-positioned to be a key partner, citing its deepening economic and trade ties with the continent.
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Former Beijing official sentenced to 13 years for bribery
Zhang Deguang, former deputy head of the standing committee of the People's Congress in Beijing's Daxing district, was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Thursday by a court in the capital for accepting bribes.
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Estee Lauder reports strong sales on back of Chinese mainland market
The Estee Lauder Companies closed fiscal 2026 with its strongest quarter of the year, as its Chinese mainland business gained market share for a sixth consecutive quarter and organic net sales rose nine percent, outpacing the broader prestige beauty market in China.
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Chinese relief supplies arrive in quake-hit Colombia
More than 80 tons of Chinese relief supplies have now reached Cali, Colombia, in the aftermath of the August 10 earthquake that killed more than 300 people in the country's west. CGTN's correspondent Paulo Cabral has the story.
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Xizang cultural group rejects India's illegal renaming of 27 places, including birthplace of Sixth Dalai Lama
A Xizang-based cultural research association recently issued a statement firmly rejecting India's recent move to unilaterally rename 27 places in China's Xizang region, saying the action is an attempt to distort history, fabricate geographical claims and undermine China's territorial
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China, Switzerland complete FTA upgrade negotiations
China and Switzerland have completed negotiations on upgrading their free trade agreement (FTA), China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday.
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China considers law amendment to boost foreign-related legal services
Chinese lawmakers are set to review a draft amendment to the lawyers law to strengthen foreign-related legal services, a spokesperson said Friday.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index up 0.72 pct by midday
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 184.75 points, or 0.72 percent, to 25,883.24 points in the morning session on Friday.
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China, UAE to hold joint air force training
BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The air forces of China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will hold the Falcon Shield 2026 joint training in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense said on Friday.The drills are scheduled to run from late August through mid-September and will include command simulations, flight training, and live-force exercises in mixed formations, the ministry said.The joint exercise, the fourth under the Falcon Shield series, aims to enhance the tactical capabilities of participating units and deepen ties and practical cooperation between the two militaries, it added.
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Typhoon-triggered flooding leaves 159 dead, 10 missing in south China's Guangxi
Severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Maysak in early July has left 159 people dead and 10 missing in two cities in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities announced Friday.
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