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China's grain production reached a new high during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), surpassing 700 million tonnes for the first time last year, Han Jun, minister of agriculture and rural affairs, said Tuesday.

China activates emergency response for flood control in Beijing2025-07-28
China's Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control in Beijing.

China launches internet satellite group2025-07-28
China successfully launched a new group of low Earth orbit satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Sunday.

Shanghai unveils plan to build leading zone for high-level autonomous driving2025-07-27
Shanghai's latest action plan to build a leading zone for high-level autonomous driving was released on Saturday, during the ongoing World Artificial Intelligence Conference in the city.

Why global observers deem Shanghai Spirit important in a fractured world2025-07-27
As global geopolitical tensions rise and international trust erodes, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and its guiding philosophy -- the Shanghai Spirit -- offer a compelling alternative rooted in cooperation, mutual respect and shared development.

Northern China issues alerts for rainstorms, flooding2025-07-26
Northern regions of China, including Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia, have issued red alerts for rainstorms as intense rains persist, causing rivers to swell and posing threats of farmland waterlogging and mountain torrents.

Chinese women's federations urged to advance institutional reform2025-07-25
Chinese State Councilor and All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) President Shen Yiqin on Thursday called for continued reform of women's federations.

Chinese student sports body condemns DPP provocation at FISU Games award ceremony2025-07-25
A Chinese student sports body on Thursday condemned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for attempt to use sports for their secessionist agenda at the ongoing FISU World University Games in Germany.

9 Chinese cities accredited as int'l wetland cities2025-07-25
A total of nine Chinese cities were accredited as international wetland cities on Thursday during the opening of the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15) held in Zimbabwe's resort city of Victoria Falls, bringing the total number of such cities in China to 22, the highest in the world.

Chinese, U.S. youth connect in trips exploring culture, technology in China2025-07-24
As night fell over the Liangma River in Beijing, young delegates from China and the United States gathered beneath the Friendship Bridge for a scenic cruise, immersing themselves in the city's vibrant nighttime atmosphere.

Chinese police to tighten regulation of intelligent driving2025-07-24
China will tighten regulation and management of intelligent driving as the current intelligent driving systems installed in vehicles have not yet achieved true autonomous driving, an official with the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), said Wednesday.

China's High Energy Photon Source targets trial run by end-20252025-07-24
The High Energy Photon Source (HEPS), China's flagship synchrotron radiation facility, is set to begin trial operations by the end of 2025, according to the project team.

Chinese scientist details first planned Mars sample-return mission Tianwen-32025-07-23
China's first Mars sample-return mission, Tianwen-3, is scheduled for launch around 2028, with the goal of returning no less than 500 grams of Martian samples to Earth by around 2031, according to the mission's chief scientist.

Chinese and American youth unite in song at Kuliang choir festival2025-07-22
Dancer and theater professor Margaret Carmichael recently returned to scenic Kuliang in the eastern suburbs of China's coastal Fuzhou City for her second visit. The mountain summer retreat holds a century of memories for her family.

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Chinese cauliflower varieties upgrade agriculture in Pakistan and beyond

As climatic changes had made farming more difficult, more and more Pakistani farmers decided to experiment with Chinese vegetable seed varieties, which they had heard were more resilient, higher-yielding, and better suited to withstand extreme weather conditions.