The 3rd Silk Road Global News Awards calls for submission

The number of shops in China offering "instant tax refund" services for overseas visitors has exceeded 8,000, more than doubling from a year earlier when the scheme was introduced, the State Taxation Administration said on Monday, according to Xinhua.

China will expand its national environmental monitoring network to more than 50,000 sites during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), up from the current 33,000, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Monday.

China's finance ministry on Monday commended Moody's decision to affirm China's A1 sovereign credit rating and upgrade its credit outlook to stable.

A delegation of media and think tank representatives from Pakistan recently visited various regions in China, including the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Hubei Province and Beijing.

The Japanese and US governments are set to establish a public-private framework as early as this year to cooperate on the development of defense equipment utilizing dual-use technologies, Japan's Kyodo News reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing on Monday urged rigorous efforts to prevent and defuse the risks of floods and drought, stressing the need to safeguard people's lives and property and maintain overall social stability.

Tourism heats up across China ahead of May Day holiday

At a time of profound global transformation, an increasing number of international students are coming to study China's development theories, models and practical experience.