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Cross-border travel at China's ports is expected to surge during the Qingming Festival holiday from April 4 to 6, with daily crossings projected to top 2.3 million, up 11.1 percent from a year earlier, according to immigration authorities.

Chinese AI firms start to crack profit code in niche markets2026-03-28
While Silicon Valley chases artificial general intelligence with billion-dollar training runs, a burgeoning crop of Chinese AI firms has been achieving what the entire industry is striving for: sustainable profitability in specialized markets.

Chinese vice premier calls for building global sci-tech community2026-03-26
Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said on Wednesday that China stands ready to work with all parties to build a global science and technology community.

Chinese FM urges Mideast countries to maintain calm, address disputes through dialogue2026-03-26
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday said China supports countries in the Middle East in maintaining calm and addressing disputes and differences through dialogue.

China's central SOEs urged to step up investment in Xiong'an New Area2026-03-25
China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government are urged to intensify relocation to and investment in the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province, as part of broader efforts to support the area's high-quality development.

Chinese elderly care subsidy program benefits over 1.05 mln disabled individuals2026-03-25
More than 1.05 million seniors in China have benefited from a nationwide subsidy program, which provides consumption vouchers for elderly care services to disabled individuals, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Tuesday.

Millennium-old tea gardens in east China meet the age of drones, automation2026-03-24
Nestled along West Lake in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Longjing Village has grown green tea for over a thousand years. This year's harvest unfolds under the hum of a drone gliding over the slopes as a tea picker secures freshly plucked leaves onto a waiting rope.

Shengzha rice noodles, a fresh taste of Guangxi's intangible cultural heritage2026-03-24
Shengzha rice noodles are a traditional local delicacy in Guangxi, beloved by locals and tourists alike. The craftsmanship behind these noodles has been inscribed on the regional intangible cultural heritage list of Guangxi.

China tightens integrity rules for leaders of state-owned enterprises2026-03-23
China has issued revised regulations on honest and clean conduct of leaders of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), reinforcing stricter supervision to prevent corruption and protect state assets.

U.S. enterprises are welcome to seize development opportunities in China: vice premier2026-03-23
Enterprises from the United States are welcome to seize the development opportunities in China and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with the country, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Sunday.

Chinese premier stresses opportunities, fair competition, development confidence amid growing uncertainties2026-03-23
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has stressed creating new market opportunities through openness and technological progress, and upholding global market order through healthy and fair competition.

Foreign envoys commend Xinjiang's development, openness2026-03-22
Dozens of foreign diplomats from 40 countries and representatives of international organizations attended an exchange meeting held in Beijing on Friday, to share views on the robust economic and social progress, continued improvements in human rights protection, and expanding opening-up in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

China shares first Fengyun-4C satellite observation images2026-03-22
The China Meteorological Administration on Saturday released the first set of observation images from the Fengyun-4C satellite, demonstrating the country's independently controllable capability in terms of real-time monitoring from the sun to Earth.

China raises three proposals to boost energy cooperation in Asia-Pacific region2026-03-20
China has put forward three proposals regarding high-quality universal energy access, artificial intelligence (AI) plus energy and coordinated energy governance to promote energy cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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