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Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Friday attended a plenary session of the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and delivered a speech on implementing the Global Governance Initiative and jointly working for a better future.

Young Chinese designers reimagine tradition with creative products2026-06-02
In a design studio in Wudi County, east China's Shandong Province, 22-year-old designer Li Zeyi is developing a new line of cultural and creative products inspired by ancient Chinese astronomy.

Chinese naval hospital ship sets sail for mission in South China Sea2026-06-01
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hospital ship, Silk Road Ark, departed from a military port in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, on Sunday for a medical service mission to islands in the South China Sea and along South China's coasts.

Forum on promoting global ecological civilization held in southwest China2026-06-01
A forum focused on advancing global ecological civilization was held on Saturday in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, with more than 200 international guests from 16 countries, including China, Germany, Canada and Thailand, gathering to engage in in-depth discussions on environmental governance.

Chinese expert calls for joint efforts by China, U.S. to safeguard world peace2026-05-31
The stability of China-U.S. relations concerns not only the well-being of the two peoples, but also the stability in the Asia-Pacific and world peace, said Meng Xiangqing, head of the Chinese People's Liberation Army expert delegation to a regional security forum on Saturday.

China's space station lands new batch of samples for experiments2026-05-31
A total of approximately 41.14 kg of scientific samples from China's space station, spanning 23 experimental projects in life sciences, materials and combustion, successfully returned to Earth aboard the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on Friday, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

China slams so-called maritime delimitation talks between Japan, Philippines2026-05-30
China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the so-called maritime delimitation talks between Japan and the Philippines, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.

China's int'l trade promotion body voices opposition to EU's cybersecurity act revision2026-05-30
The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on Friday voiced its firm opposition to the European Union's (EU) draft revision to its Cybersecurity Act, citing that the draft contains obviously unreasonable content.

80 years on, Tokyo Trial still speaks to Asia's unhealed past2026-05-30
The wall stands in silence, but it does not let history go unheard.

Harvard students explore many faces of a changing China2026-05-28
Inside the Shenzhen headquarters of Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, Harvard student Iseult Alice Fitzpatrick looked on in disbelief as a car rolled smoothly forward, balanced on just three wheels during a technology demonstration.

China's cross-regional passenger trips up 2.1 pct in January-April period2026-05-28
China reported 23.21 billion cross-regional passenger trips in first four months of the year, an increase of 2.1 percent year on year, the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday.

First HK astronaut on board Tiangong space station outcome of "one country, two systems": Chinese spokesperson2026-05-28
The first ever Hong Kong astronaut on board the Tiangong space station as Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship was successfully launched came as a tangible outcome of the practice of "one country, two systems," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday.

Global partnership launched in Beijing to fight poverty, promote development2026-05-28
The Global Partnership for Poverty Alleviation and Development (GPPAD) was officially established on Wednesday at the ongoing 2026 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum in Beijing, according to an announcement made at the event.

Serbian president's visit to China is of historic significance: Chinese spokesperson2026-05-27
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's state visit to China is of historic significance, as this year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-Serbia comprehensive strategic partnership, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Tuesday at a regular press briefing.

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