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(260801) -- WUHAN, Aug. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2026 shows China's first boring and blasting machine at a manufacturing base of China Railway Science & Industry Group in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China's first boring and blasting machine rolled off the production line here on Saturday, filling the gap in integrated […]

(260731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A departure ceremony for two teams of Chinese police peacekeepers is held in Beijing, capital of China, on July 30, 2026. Two teams of Chinese police peacekeepers, comprising a total of seven officers, have departed for United Nations missions in the Central African Republic and Cyprus, the Ministry of Public […]

(260801) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A woman feeds her child Chinese food during a Chinese cultural showcase at Huaming Park in Moscow, Russia, July 31, 2026. A Chinese cultural exhibition and performance event featuring traditional Chinese dance, martial arts, cultural-and-creative products and cuisines kicked off here on Friday. The event runs […]

The return of an exhibition featuring popular Japanese manga series Chiikawa to Hong Kong drew crowds and big spenders on a rainy Sunday afternoon, even though the organiser cancelled a much-anticipated roundabout due to safety reasons. While some fans expressed disappointment over the halted rides at the K11 Musea promenade on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, […]

by Xinhua writer Luo QiBEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Watching his four-year-old son search for insects along the Liangshui River, Liang, 36, found himself reflecting on how they would each remember the same neighborhood in a different light.The Dahongmen of his childhood was home to one of China's busiest clothing wholesale markets, where trucks clogged the […]

NANJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Once stereotyped as a landscape of billowing smoke and grueling manual labor, China's steel sector is undergoing a profound digital metamorphosis. With the use of artificial intelligence (AI), this traditional heavy industry is shedding its outdated image and proving that modern steelmaking can be smart, sophisticated, and […]

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has wrapped up an in-orbit upgrade to provide higher-quality services, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office (CSNO).While ensuring stable operations, the system will develop new navigation technologies in order to provide more reliable positioning, navigation and timing […]

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Through real-time analysis of rainfall, wind, solar conditions and other data, an artificial intelligence (AI) "commander" is making renewable energy generation in China more stable and reliably dispatchable.An AI operation model was rolled out in July at a 10-million-kilowatt-class integrated hydropower, wind and solar energy […]

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Luo Wen has been appointed secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Hebei Provincial Committee, according to a decision of the CPC Central Committee.Ni Yuefeng will no longer hold the post, and will be assigned to a new post, said the decision made public on Friday.

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have developed a new typhoon forecasting system that integrates artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with atmospheric dynamics principles to achieve more accurate track predictions, according to a study recently published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.Due to the chaotic butterfly effect […]

NANCHANG, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Even against the red-brick backdrop of Taoxichuan cultural and creative district in Jingdezhen, Brazilian artist Viviane Diehl stands out with her striking red hair.For the 62-year-old visual artist, her presence in this ancient porcelain capital in east China's Jiangxi Province is the realization of a long-time dream. "When I […]

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday issued the management measures for the Huangyan Dao National Nature Reserve, a key step in safeguarding the diversity, stability and sustainability of the Huangyan Dao natural ecosystem.Under the rules, a routine patrol system will be established to promptly investigate and handle violations in accordance with […]

SHANGHAI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- From factory floors to logistics hubs, global corporations are embedding China's artificial intelligence (AI) into their real-world operations -- and bringing these innovations to the global stage.Earlier this month, PwC China launched its AI Innovation Center in Shanghai. The center helps clients chart practical roadmaps for AI […]

by Xinhua writers Zhao Jinzheng, Zhang XiaojieHEFEI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- In early 20th-century movie theaters, a single operator could sit behind a "fotoplayer"-- a mechanical musical instrument combining a piano, pipe organ, and sound-effect devices -- and bring silent films to life.Today, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping create a new generation of […]

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command conducted a joint naval-air training exercise in the territorial sea and airspace of China's Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas on Saturday, said an official statement.The theater command noted in the statement that it is a necessary action taken in light of […]

HANGZHOU, July 31 (Xinhua) -- At a "school" in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, "teachers" hold remote controls, sensors record every move, and "students" drill the same task again and again until they get it right.Those "students" are actually robots. More than 140 of them are currently training at the National Pilot Base for Embodied AI […]

NAIROBI/HARBIN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- World Ranger Day is observed on July 31 annually to commemorate rangers killed or injured in the line of duty and to celebrate the work rangers do to protect the world's natural and cultural heritage.Founded in 2019 in Kenya, Team Lioness is an all-female community ranger unit operating in Ole Narika conservancy, a […]

by Shao XiaA decade after the illegal "South China Sea arbitration award," some countries issued a statement hyping it up again. But what was widely rejected 10 years ago can not be made valid today. From both legal and factual standpoints, that statement contains at least four foundational fallacies.The first is the assertion that the "award" is final, […]

PODGORICA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- "The two decades since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Montenegro and China have been characterized by standing together through thick and thin, sincere cooperation, mutual trust, mutual assistance and mutual learning," former Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic has said.Under the strategic guidance and […]

China's people-centered approach to AI governance, with its emphasis on development, security, civilization, and governance, closely aligns with African countries' development goals, Etienne Bankuwiha, a Burundian sinologist wrote for Burundian media Le Renouveau du Burundi.The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai demonstrated […]

For centuries, the South China Sea has been a prosperous meeting place of civilizations. Yet a geopolitical storm is brewing on the horizon.In this documentary,Xinhua's Miao Xiaojuan speaks with leading experts, visits an ancient fishing town, and travels all the way to Huangyan Dao in search of the facts behind the South China Sea dispute.A Miao Xiaojuan […]

The Chinese Embassy in South Africa on Thursday hosted a reception to celebrate the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).PRETORIA, August 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in South Africa on Thursday hosted a reception to celebrate the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army […]

Retiree Philip Kong says he realised Hong Kong’s healthcare system needed a wake-up call when he discovered that receiving treatment for his prostate condition in neighbouring Shenzhen could potentially cut his medical bill by nearly 90 per cent. The 75-year-old was diagnosed with an enlarged prostate earlier this year and set to pay HK$210,000 […]

(260731) -- HEFEI, July 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An entrepreneur enters Starshine OPC Entrepreneur Community in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 22, 2026. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Beyond sci-fi: AI reimagines and powers Chinese solo startups" (Xinhua/Zhao Jinzheng)

(260801) -- BEIJING, Aug. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views exhibits during a traditional Chinese painting exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

(260731) -- SHANGHAI, July 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Hamza Boukili attends a forum during the 2026 World AI Conference in Shanghai, east China, July 20, 2026. Moroccan-born Hamza Boukili teaches at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Paris Elite Institute of Technology (SPEIT). He is also an entrepreneur deeply involved in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector […]

(260731) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, July 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A musician of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra plays Guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument also known as Chinese plucked zither, during the "Colors of China" concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 30, 2026. The concert was staged here on Thursday, marking the start of its tour performance at […]

(260731) -- SHENZHEN, July 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Stefan Liller (2nd R, front), resident representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in China, learns about Meituan drones at the Asia-Pacific Digital & Intelligent Economy Sustainable Development Innovation Week in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, July 30, 2026. The event […]

(260801) -- WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs led by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) holds discussions with the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) and its member companies in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 31, 2026. TO GO WITH "Chinese business delegation holds […]

(260801) -- PRETORIA, Aug. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Attache to South Africa Wu Wei speaks at a reception marking the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Pretoria, South Africa, July 30, 2026. TO GO WITH "Chinese Embassy in South Africa holds reception to mark 99th anniversary of PLA founding" […]

JINAN, July 31 (Xinhua) -- At 9 a.m., a passenger ferry departs on schedule from a wharf in east China and arrives minutes later at a giant flower-shaped offshore structure over the sea.The complex combines marine ranching with tourism under an innovative "blue granary" model, offering visitors an immersive experience including fish viewing, ecology […]

WUHAN, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Aleksandra Otasevic could never have imagined that she would be able to find tennis courts within walking distance almost everywhere she went in a county-level city in central China.However, that is the reality in Jingshan, a county-level city in Jingmen, Hubei Province. Home to about 600,000 people, Jingshan boasts a community […]

SHANGHAI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- At the home of a village chief near Boten, a Lao border town, Li Peigang, a teacher at Shanghai Institute of Technology, opened a calendar on the table and pointed to the faces on its pages."You can find our students on promotional posters for the China-Laos Railway," he said. "They are seeds of China-Laos friendship."The scene […]

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- China will raise retail gasoline and diesel prices by 685 yuan (about 100.89 U.S. dollars) and 655 yuan per tonne, respectively, effective from Saturday, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).These adjustments follow a rise in international crude prices amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the […]

by Xinhua writers Wang Siyuan, Zhang ManlinBEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Do you remember sitting in a childhood clinic, eyes wide as a nurse broke open an intravenous vial, silently hoping no stray shard of glass would end up in your arm? This long-standing worry is now finally being put to rest -- by robots.In a Beijing hospital, three robotic arms are […]

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- At a site in Beijing where pockmarks from artillery shells still scar the ancient city walls, a new shop selling porcelain from China's porcelain capital Jingdezhen has opened its doors recently.Instead of settling in a busy shopping mall or a hutong with a cultural vibe, China X, locally known as "Green Porcelain House," has […]

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, urged efforts to strengthen political guidance and deepen innovation-driven development to advance the high-quality modernization of national defense and the armed forces.Xi made the remarks when presiding over a group study session of the […]

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:1. China clinches silver in women's sabre team at Fencing World ChampionshipsChina's women's sabre team claimed silver at the 2026 Fencing World Championships on July 29 after losing 45-41 to Hungary in the final.The result matched China's best-ever finish in the […]

(260731) -- SHANGHAI, July 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wu Yize competes during the semifinal match between Wu Yize of China and Judd Trump of England at the World Snooker Shanghai Masters 2026 in Shanghai, east China, July 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

(260801) -- BEIJING, Aug. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 12, 2026 shows a YY-20A tanker plane and two J-20 fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force conducting refueling training. (Photo by Yu Hongchun/Xinhua)

(260731) -- XINING, July 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An undated drone photo shows aquaculture cages and fish processing platforms of Longyang Fresh (Qinghai) Co., Ltd. in Longyangxia of northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua)

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday hailed growing China-South Africa cooperation in clean energy, saying the participation of Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind in Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm demonstrates how bilateral partnerships are supporting the country's just energy transition.BETHAL, South Africa, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- South African […]

China's third medical expert team for the Ebola response arrived in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Saturday to support the country's efforts to strengthen its defenses against the epidemic.KINSHASA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's third medical expert team for the Ebola response arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the […]

Transiting through mainland China for long-haul destinations from Hong Kong has become an alternative to stopping off in the Middle East amid safety concerns brought about by the US-Israel war on Iran, the city’s travel agents have said. Alex Lee Chun-ting, general manager of Miramar Travel, told the South China Morning Post that the war in the Middle […]

Tucked in a corner of a hi-tech industrial estate in Yuen Long, a cluster of cluttered flats has been designed to evoke a gritty Hong Kong slum. It is the main set for the sequel to the nostalgic blockbuster film Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In. The set, constructed on an empty factory site at Yuen Long InnoPark, recreates the iconic Kowloon Walled […]