Pak Thae Song, Premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), will lead a party and government delegation to China to pay an official visit from July 10 to 12, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Thursday.

China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Thailand and other Mekong River countries on water resources and ecological environmental protection Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday.

Floods triggered by rounds of torrential rains have left 39 people dead and nine others missing in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Thursday.

At China's national science and technology award conference on Wednesday, nine foreign scientists received the 2025 China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award in recognition their exceptional contributions to scientific cooperation with China.

China's new energy vehicle sector reported continued growth in the first half of 2026, with output and sales both exceeding 7 million units during the period, latest industry data showed on Thursday.

China's centuries-old Yi embroidery has been included in the official licensed product program of the FIFA World Cup for the first time, bringing one of the country's traditional handicrafts to football fans around the globe at the 2026 edition of the tournament.

Floods triggered by rounds of torrential rains have left 39 people dead and nine others missing in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said Thursday.

More than 30 representatives from political parties and think tanks in over 30 countries visited Minning town in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Wednesday to learn about its poverty reduction work. Minning town is an example of cooperation between east and west China on poverty reduction. In 1996 the Chinese government launched a pairing programme linking Fujian Province in the east with Ningxia. Over the past three decades Minning grew from a small village into a town with more than 60,000 people. It is now promoted as an example of China's poverty reduction efforts. (Produced by Xie Runjia, Lin Rui, and interns Chai Yichen, Su Hanye, Zhu Shiyang and Gao Tianqi)

China aims to create a "considerable scale" of urban jobs and keep the urban surveyed unemployment rate within 5.5 percent over the next five years, according to a human resources and social security development plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) unveiled on Thursday.

China's producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went up 4.1 percent year on year in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.

China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent year on year in June, official data showed Thursday.

Chinese authorities have issued a guideline to accelerate the innovative development of the retail industry, aiming to establish a modern retail system and cultivate a number of globally competitive retail enterprises by 2030.

The 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20, organizers said at a press conference on Tuesday, with exhibition space, new product launches and forum sessions all hitting record highs.

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday criticized Taiwan authorities for distorting the mainland's efforts to boost cross-Strait ties and obstructing normal exchanges.

A magnitude-4.8 earthquake hit Gaoxian County in Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, at a depth of 6 km on Thursday morning, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.