Artists of China National Opera House perform in dance drama 'Qiuci' in Beijing

Scenery of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er City, SW China's Yunnan

As Spain mobilizes to contain an African swine fever outbreak near Barcelona, China has confirmed a deal to allow pork imports from unaffected regions of the country to resume after all shipments were halted on Friday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a meeting here on Tuesday, calling for safeguarding the outcomes of World War II (WWII) victory.

Samuel James Stephen Meston, a 23-year-old UK student at Peking University, never expected that a trip to a border city in Southwest China would reshape his understanding of the country.

China's healthcare institutions nationwide handled 10.15 billion medical consultations and treatments in 2024, and Chinese residents' average life expectancy reached 79.0 years, the statistics released on Tuesday by China's National Health Commission (NHC) show, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The trip also laid foundations for long-term cooperation, particularly for Scottish travel businesses.

Recent years have seen a profound and continuous transformation of artificial intelligence, with young researchers playing a pivotal role in driving this progress.

A powerful cold wave is gripping large parts of China this week, driving temperatures sharply lower and pushing the freezing line steadily south, according to the National Meteorological Center.

Editor's Note: Chinese President Xi Jinping has pointed out, "to understand China today, one must learn to understand the Communist Party of China (CPC)."

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday upgraded China's GDP forecast for 2025 to 5 percent, up by 0.1 percentage point compared with its previous projection in September.

Guests communicate during the 2025 Imperial Springs International Forum in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 2, 2025. During this forum, 28 former foreign leaders from 23 countries and former heads of international organizations, as well as representatives from political, business and academic circles, engaged in in-depth discussions under the theme For Global Cooperation and Solidarity. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)​

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, injected liquidity into the market using multiple tools in November, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

Editor's note: To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec 3, this story highlights a journey of a choir composed of deaf children who learned how to sing through vibrations and resonance.

Chinese-made vehicles accounted for 81 percent of all electric vehicles (EVs) sold in Israel since January, according to data released Tuesday by the Israel Vehicle Importers Association.