The 23rd edition of the tournament, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is the first to feature an expanded format of 48 teams. It is also the first World Cup to be co-hosted by three countries: Canada, Mexico, and the US. Having kicked off on June 11, the tournament is set to run until July 19.

On July 15, 2026, President Xi Jinping visited the homes of Shanghai residents. The well-being of the people is a matter of both family and national importance, something Xi has always kept close to his heart.

Recently, certain countries outside the South China Sea region issued a joint statement on the 10th anniversary of the so-called "South China Sea Arbitration Award."

China's GDP expanded by 4.7 percent year-on-year to 69.57 trillion yuan ($10.28 trillion) in the first half of 2026, remaining well within the government's annual growth target of 4.5 to 5 percent and showing resilience despite growing global economic uncertainties

Most people don't associate Xishuangbanna in Southwest China's Yunnan Province with chocolate. But in Sanman village, they are now turning locally grown cacao into handcrafted chocolate. More than just a sweet treat, the cacao industry is boosting farmers' incomes while protecting the local environment and creating new opportunities through tourism and educational experiences. Watch how a cacao pod becomes a bar of chocolate. (Produced by Fan Liuyi and Wang Yuting)

At first glance, a wild rainforest and a modern city seem like complete opposites. But in Southwest China's Xishuangbanna, they have grown together. At the 2026 Global Mayors Dialogue, city leaders from around the world gathered to exchange ideas on sustainable development, ecological conservation, and shared prosperity. Here, the rainforest is more than just a beautiful landscape—it supports local livelihoods, shapes urban development, and proves that economic growth and environmental protection can go hand in hand. (Produced by Fan Liuyi and Wang Yuting)

On July 12, 2016, an arbitration tribunal in a case the Philippines unilaterally initiated issued a "ruling" denying China's long-standing historical rights in the South China Sea. China has consistently maintained that the "award" is illegal and non-binding. Ten years on, it has only complicated the regional situation further. What makes the it illegitimate, and what has it produced? This explainer breaks it down. (Produced by Zhan Huilan, Ni Tao, and interns Pei Yi and Huang Nanyu; cover image by Li Mingzhi)

​The 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges was launched to deepen dialogue between the two civilizations.

Social media trends, cutting-edge technology and visa-free transit policies are giving young Americans the chance to move beyond stereotypes and experience the real China firsthand. Where do Chinese and American cultures differ most, and where do they find unexpected common ground? How can the next generation bridge the gap through genuine dialogue? In this episode of PD Roundtable, we sit down with American students Christopher Ross and Mikaela Durán, along with Chinese student Zhang Ziye, to discuss their cross-cultural journeys and the lessons they've learned on both sides of the Pacific. (Produced by He Jieqiong, Ni Tao, Liang Peiyu, Lin Rui, Wang Yuting; Cover photo by Li Mingzhi and Chu Chu; Interns Gong Mengting, Chen Hongxin, Fang Shu, Zhao Yilin, Chen Keyan, Qiu Letao, Li Jingjing also contributed to the video)

A signing ceremony of the Agreement on the Establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization was held in Shanghai on Thursday.

According to a report from Japan's Kyodo News, the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is set to revise the wording of "Nanjing Massacre" on its exhibition panels to "the Nanjing Incident in which many civilians and prisoners were killed."

China's first domestically designed and built deep-sea intelligent cable-laying vessel, the Tianyi Linghangzhe, was commissioned in Shanghai on Wednesday and launched a full-system trial voyage for subsea cable-laying, marking a major step in strengthening the infrastructure underpinning the growth

Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, who is in China to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and pay a working visit, in Beijing on Thursday.Noting that China and Cambodia are good partners for common development and share an unbreakable

China on Thursday said it opposes drawing ideological lines and imposing technological blockades in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), stressing that technological progress should benefit all humanity.Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made the remarks at a

China and the Netherlands should create a favorable environment for enterprises to resolve disputes through consultation and safeguard the security and stability of global semiconductor supply and industrial chains, China's Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.He Yadong, spokesperson for the Ministry

China's wild Asian elephant population has grown from about 150 in the 1980s to nearly 400 today, according to a report released on Thursday that credits decades of habitat protection and conservation efforts in the country's southwestern province of Yunnan.The report, titled "Living in Harmony