German Chancellor Merz promotes cooperation during China enterprise visits
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz took the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class for a test ride in Beijing on Thursday morning, experiencing the intelligent assisted driving system during his official visit to China."This is amazing. I think it's one of the future technologies for mobility," Merz said after
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Press center for China's annual ‘two sessions’ opens
A press center for China's annual sessions of its top legislature and political advisory body, known as the "two sessions," opened on Friday at the Media Center Hotel in Beijing.The fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress and the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the
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China overturns 15-point deficit to beat Japan for first win at FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers
China fought back from a 14-point halftime deficit to beat Japan 87-80 here on Thursday, securing their first win in the Asian qualifiers for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
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Great car, great technologies: Merz experiences new car techonologies in Beijing
"It's amazing," says German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he test-drives a new-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicle equipped with an urban-and highway-pilot-assist system in Beijing on Thursday.
The system was developed by Mercedes-Benz and Chinese technology company Momenta.
Merz is visiting China on an official trip.
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Industrial park in Tianjin supports growth of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
Industrial park in Tianjin supports growth of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
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Chinese courts crack down on telecom fraud linked to northern Myanmar
By the end of 2025, Chinese courts had concluded over 27,000 first-instance telecom fraud cases linked to northern Myanmar, sentencing more than 41,000 individuals, as announced by the Supreme People's Court on Thursday.
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China improves child welfare, strengthens care for minors
China's Ministry of Civil Affairs has released two regulatory documents aimed at improving the approach to child welfare and assistance for minors, both of which are set to take effect on April 1, 2026.
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China stresses increased efforts to ensure workplace safety, prevent fires
Senior Chinese officials have called for intensified efforts to secure workplace safety and prevent forest and grassland fires.
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China's civil aviation market sees record passenger, cargo numbers in 2025: report
The year 2025 witnessed robust growth in China's civil aviation market, which achieved record highs across three major operational metrics last year, according to official data released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Thursday.
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Foreign trade of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region soars over 12 years of coordinated development
Foreign trade of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in north China has surged 25.7 percent since the launch of a coordinated development strategy 12 years ago, customs statistics showed on Thursday.
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Slow train serves as 'mobile market' for villagers in SW China
Slow train serves as 'mobile market' for villagers in SW China
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Ice-and-snow economy thrives in deep mountains, on farmlands
It's early spring, but in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, iced waterfalls still cling to the mountainsides of the Qinling Mountains while skiers carve across snowy trails on the Loess Plateau.
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How a small Chinese city becomes a German manufacturing hub
In the heart of China's Yangtze River Delta, a city of just over 800,000 people has quietly written one of the most interesting chapters in the history of Sino-German economic cooperation.
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China's STAR Composite Index closes higher Thursday
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 1.29 percent higher at 1,843.2 points on Thursday.The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, closed 0.85 percent higher at 1,485.86 points.The sci-tech innovation board, commonly known as the STAR Market, was inaugurated in June 2019 at Shanghai Stock Exchange. It is designed to support companies in the high-tech and strategic emerging sectors.
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