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China has allocated 50 million yuan (about 7.5 million U.S. dollars) in emergency disaster relief funds and earmarked another 30 million yuan for recovery efforts following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

Chinese premier says SCO should promote regional stability, prosperity, contribute to global development2026-10-21
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should strive to promote regional stability and prosperity while contributing to common development worldwide, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here on Tuesday.

AI finds expanding uses in traditional medicine, hurdles remain: report2026-10-20
Artificial intelligence is transforming traditional medicine worldwide, with China leading global patent filings for related applications, an industry report released Sunday showed.

China's job market remains stable as urban unemployment rate falls2026-10-20
China's job market remained generally stable in the first three quarters of 2026, with the surveyed urban unemployment rate declining in September, official data showed on Monday.

Liangzhu forum opens, highlights heritage conservation, int'l cooperation2026-10-19
The fourth Liangzhu Forum opened Sunday in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, to discuss challenges in cultural heritage conservation and paths to deepen international cooperation.

From smart sensors to AI robots, technology transforming China's elderly care2026-10-19
A mobile phone alert warns a community worker that no door activity has been detected at an elderly resident's home for more than 24 hours. Another alert reports that a smoke detector has been triggered.

Asian cultural heritage alliance adds Egypt as partner, Kazakhstan as observer2026-10-19
The Council of the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Asia (ACHA) on Sunday approved Egypt as a partner state and Kazakhstan as an observer state at its fourth meeting in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, bringing the total number of member states, partner states and observer states to 26.

China vows effective measures to deter any sabotaging moves in South China Sea2026-10-17
China's defense ministry has vowed to take resolute and effective measures to deter any sabotaging moves in the South China Sea and uphold regional peace and stability.

Chinese FM attends 7th CICA summit2026-10-16
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as Special Representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, attended the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) here on Thursday and delivered a speech.

Chinese open-source AI helps African innovators cut costs, develop local solutions2026-10-16
For Kenyan entrepreneur Sentai Simons, Chinese open-source artificial intelligence (AI) has helped turn an idea into a business.

"China Hotline" helps foreigners plug into people-centered governance2026-10-15
After "China Travel" draws global travelers to its capital, China is offering the world another way in: the "China Hotline," a 12345 service that lets foreign nationals make their voices heard and help improve the city they reside in.

China unveils railway sci-tech innovation plan for 2026-20302026-10-14
China, which operates the world's largest high-speed rail network, has issued a railway science and technology innovation plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

Doolittle Raiders kin honor Sino-U.S. wartime friendship 84 years on2026-10-14
Eighty-four years after the first U.S. air strike on the Japanese home islands during World War II, family members of some of the airmen traveled across the Pacific to retrace mountain paths where Chinese peasants risked torture and death to shelter downed American flyers, and to honor a friendship forged in wartime.

China's top diplomat meets Russian presidential aide, chairman of Maritime Board2026-10-13
China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with Russian presidential aide and chairman of the Maritime Board Nikolai Patrushev in Beijing on Monday.

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