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China is preparing to operationalize its first offshore platform designed for launching and recovering reusable liquid-propellant rockets, a strategic move aimed at significantly reducing space access costs and advancing its commercial space capabilities.

China inaugurates university specializing in emergency management2026-01-20
A conference marking the inauguration of the University of Emergency Management was recently held in Langfang, north China's Hebei Province.

China activates emergency response for icy weather in 4 provinces2026-01-19
China has activated a national Level IV emergency response for low temperatures, rain, snow and freezing conditions in the provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hunan and Guizhou, according to the national commission for disaster prevention, reduction and relief.

Factory blast in China's Inner Mongolia kills 2, missing rises to 8, 84 injured2026-01-19
An explosion at a factory in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has killed two people, left eight missing and injured 84, local authorities said Monday.

Senior CPC official urges continued efforts to address pointless formalities2026-01-17
Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Cai Qi on Friday urged continued efforts to address pointless formalities to ease the burdens on primary-level officials.

Chinese premier chairs State Council executive meeting2026-01-17
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday chaired a State Council executive meeting which mulled measures to boost consumption by accelerating the formation of new growth points in service consumption.

Senior CPC official stresses high-quality Party organizational development2026-01-16
Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Cai Qi on Thursday stressed promoting the high-quality development of the Party's organizational development to help ensure a good start to the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030).

China reports improved ecological environment in 20252026-01-16
China saw its ecological environment improve in 2025 thanks to constant efforts to fight pollution and sustain green development, official data showed on Thursday.

China to cut rates, commercial property down payment to support growth2026-01-16
China on Thursday announced a series of measures to support growth and facilitate structural improvements, including cuts to interest rates and the down payment ratio for commercial property mortgages.

China to expand sci-tech innovation hubs into regional clusters for global influence: minister2026-01-15
China plans to expand its innovation hubs from individual cities into broader regional clusters, with the aim of establishing globally influential science and technology innovation centers within the next 10 years, according to the country's top science official.

Record-breaking smart train convoy transforms heavy freight transport2026-01-15
The vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China is witnessing a new kind of migration this winter. It is not the movement of herds, but rather that of "mountains" in motion.

China to ramp up solid waste management in green transition push2026-01-14
China has released an action plan to achieve a notable increase in its solid waste treatment capacity in the next five years, as part of its broader efforts to propel a comprehensive green transition in its economy and society.

China's "Ice City" amazes foreign students with cultural, technological wonders2026-01-14
Despite having rowed the River Cam in England countless times, steering a dragon boat across the ice-covered Songhua River in China proved an exhilarating experience for Jamie Baker, a student at the University of Oxford.

China issues government investment fund evaluation rules2026-01-13
China's top economic planner on Monday released a trial regulation aimed at improving the evaluation and management of government investment fund allocations.

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