Chinese President Xi Jinping met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Beijing on Wednesday.

China is leading the wave in the field of sustainable development and produces leading solutions in many markets, said Peter Bakker, president and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).Speaking to Xinhua in a recent interview, Bakker expressed his hope that China's

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) chief executive will lead a cross-bureau and interdepartmental task force for Hong Kong to proactively align with the national 15th Five-Year Plan, and for the first time, to formulate Hong Kong's five-year plan, Paul Chan, financial secretary of

The Chinese Year of the Horse began on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. President Xi Jinping has frequently used horse-related adages, idioms and metaphors to express his views on governance and leadership.

Chinese lawmakers are reviewing a draft law to regulate the management of the country's fire and rescue personnel, protect their legal rights, and strengthen supervision over their operations. The draft was submitted on Wednesday to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday called attempts to decouple from China "a mistake," ahead of his departure for Beijing on his first visit to China since taking office. "It would be a mistake to seek to decouple from China," Merz said in Berlin, adding that severing ties with China would

Based on assessment of current global and local economic situations, Hong Kong's economy is forecast to grow 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent in 2026, Paul Chan, financial secretary of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, said on Wednesday.The Chinese mainland will serve as a key

Hong Kong will promote industrial use of artificial intelligence (AI) so that all of its residents will ultimately adopt and be conversant with the technology, said Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, while delivering the 2026-27 budget

China will resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the enterprise, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday following a takeover by Panamanian authorities of two Panama Canal ports operated by Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison.

A vibrant Spring Festival celebration brought traditional rural customs to life with folk performances, festive food and spectacular fireworks at Langshan township in Xinning county, Central China’s Hunan Province on Sunday February 22."The scenery here is breathtaking and the Chinese New Year vibe

In Sanming, Fujian Province, a young performer amazes audiences with a bicycle-mounted lion dance across a 168 m-high, 256 m-long steel cable spanning a canyon. Amid clouds and waterfalls, the act fuses daring skill with traditional Chinese culture. Test your vertigo—watch now! (Produced by intern Tang Kexin)

Photo released on Feb. 24, 2026 shows people make zongzi during the 2026 at Dahua Zongba Festival in Dahua Yao Autonomous County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Hong Kong's operating account has returned to a surplus in the 2025-26 financial year as tax revenue increased on the back of a booming economy and capital market, said Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, while delivering the 2026-27

A senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday that China hopes the international community will help create favorable conditions for a political solution to the Ukraine crisis and will continue to work actively toward that goal.Teng Fei, counselor of the Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations,

China's civil aviation sector handled 22.05 million passenger trips during the 2026 Spring Festival holiday -- up 7.7 percent from the same period of 2025, according to data released on Tuesday by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).The sector operated an average of 18,956 flights

Using AI technology, traditional Chinese crafts from lanterns to tri-colored glazed pottery are combined with horse imagery to create a series of Chinese New Year greeting cards. See what greeting is in store for you today! (10)