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The University of Macau (UM) and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) signed an agreement on Thursday to establish the first joint laboratory co-funded by Macao and Hong Kong -- the Joint Laboratory for Robotics and Embodied Intelligence, the UM told media.

China's leading wine-producing region spurs wine economy via wine pairing2026-02-02
As night falls, a barbecue restaurant in the bustling Jinfeng District of Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, comes alive.

China pilots online first-time consultations to expand quality healthcare access2026-02-01
China has launched a pilot program in Beijing enabling patients to access online first-time medical consultations, part of broader efforts to use digital services in making high-quality healthcare more accessible.

China expects record-high passenger trips during 2026 Spring Festival travel rush2026-01-30
Inter-regional passenger trips across China during the 2026 Spring Festival travel rush, also known as chunyun, are expected to reach a record high of 9.5 billion, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Thursday.

China launches cultural, tourism campaign to spur consumption ahead of Spring Festival2026-01-30
As the Spring Festival nears, China on Thursday launched a month-long cultural and tourism campaign, featuring a wide range of activities and promotional measures to better meet people's needs.

British PM arrives in Beijing for official visit2026-01-29
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for an official visit to China through Saturday.

First senior officials' meeting of 2026 APEC "China Year" to be held2026-01-29
China, the host of the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November, will hold the first APEC Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) and related sessions in Guangzhou from Feb. 1 to 10, a foreign ministry spokesperson said here Wednesday.

China's cross-border travel hits record in 2025 on expanded visa-free access2026-01-29
China saw a record 697 million inbound and outbound crossings in 2025, marking a 14.2 percent increase from the previous year, as the country's expanded visa-free and travel facilitation policies continued to boost international travel and promote people-to-people exchanges worldwide.

China revises drug administration regulations to spur innovation, tighten oversight2026-01-28
China has revised regulations concerning drug administration in a bid to promote drug innovation, strengthen management of online sales of medicines and reinforce drug safety supervision.

First national standard for disease classification and coding in Tibetan medicine released2026-01-28
China has officially unveiled the Tibetan Medicine Disease Classification and Code, which is a national standard for disease categorization in Tibetan medicine.

Chinese researchers score breakthrough in general artificial intelligence logical reasoning2026-01-28
A joint research team has developed a general artificial intelligence (AGI) system capable of both autonomous problem proposing and automated problem solving, marking a critical milestone in the self-developed logic cores for automated reasoning.

Bridging ancient civilizations through modern partnership: Egyptian-Chinese joint archaeological mission2026-01-27
A joint archaeological team comprising Egyptian and Chinese experts has recently uncovered a series of significant findings at the Montu Temple precinct in the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor, a city renowned for its historic monuments in southern Egypt.

20,000 evacuated after 5.5-magnitude quake in China's Gansu, no casualties reported2026-01-27
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Tebo County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, at 2:56 p.m. on Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

Various activities held across China to celebrate Laba Festival2026-01-27
Various activities were held across the country to celebrate the Laba Festival that falls on Jan. 26 this year.

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China's headline consumer inflation of 0.2 percent in January represents a moderation from the previous month, but this is largely a story of the calendar rather than a lack of vitality. Because the Lunar New Year fell in January last year, the comparison base was higher than usual.