An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 22, 2026 shows the construction site of two main towers of the Shiziyang grand bridge, a critical part of the Shiziyang Channel in south China's Guangdong Province.The height of the two main towers of the Shiziyang grand bridge has exceeded 300 meters on

Starting Jan. 26, the sacred revolutionary sites of Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, and Yan'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province will be linked by a direct high-speed rail service under the national railway schedule for the first quarter of 2026.The adjustment will fill the gap in

China's government-backed consumer goods trade-in programs benefited 366 million purchases in 2025, boosting product sales worth a total of 2.61 trillion yuan (about 373 billion U.S. dollars) in value, government data shows.At a regular press briefing on Thursday, commerce ministry spokesperson He

Giant snowmen seen in Shenyang, NE China's Liaoning

An egret forages at a wetland park in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 22, 2026. An increasing number of migratory birds have chosen to rest and winter at the Fenhe River basin thanks to continuous improvements in the ecological environment in recent years.

China has rolled out a nationwide subsidy program to support elderly people with disabilities who purchase care services in 2026, as authorities seek to ease family financial burdens to foster a senior-friendly society.The program, starting on Jan. 1, was launched by the Ministry of Civil Affairs

Beijing plans to accumulate a total computing capacity of approximately 200,000 petaflops by 2027, as part of the city's efforts to support the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital industries.At a press conference held by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and

People shop at the Jingui Market in Helan County of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Jan. 21, 2026. Established in 1957, the Jingui Market spans nearly 50 mu (about 3.33 hectares) and accommodates more than 400 vendors dealing a wide range of goods that range from clothing

NW China's Xinjiang coordinates efforts in response to cold wave

The People's Bank of China announced on Thursday that it will conduct a 900-billion-yuan (about 128.54 billion U.S. dollars), one-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) operation on Friday, aiming to maintain ample liquidity in the country's banking system.The central bank said the MLF operation

China's central bank will continue to implement a moderately loose monetary policy in 2026, and will utilize tools such as reserve requirement ratio (RRR) cuts and interest rate reductions to ensure liquidity remains sufficient, according to Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People's Bank of China

Chinese enterprises' outbound investment maintained healthy, steady and orderly growth in 2025, driven by high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.By the end of 2025, Chinese investors had established over 50,000 overseas enterprises

Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to promulgate regulations on work related to military theory.The regulations, which will take effect on March 1, focus on accelerating the modernization of military theory, optimizing the top-level design for innovation in

Beijing-Harbin high-speed railway marks 5th anniversary of full operation

China on Thursday expressed strong concern over new European Union rules targeting so-called "high-risk suppliers," defended its export controls on dual-use items to Japan, and signaled progress in trade discussions with Canada.At a regular press briefing, Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He

China said on Tuesday that it rejects practices that make baseless allegations and use China as a pretext to serve private interests.Guo Jiakun, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, made the remarks in Beijing during a routine press briefing when asked about NATO spokesperson's statement related