China's artificial intelligence sector has experienced "explosive growth," Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Wednesday. Li made the remarks while addressing the opening plenary of the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in northeast China's coastal city of Dalian.

China Post issued a set of four stamps themed on artificial intelligence (AI) on Thursday, with a total face value of 4.80 yuan (about $0.71). It is China’s first AI-themed stamp series and one of the few releases of its kind globally.

China's industrial enterprises posted steady growth in sales revenue in the first five months of 2026, growing 6.8% YoY, according to tax invoice data released Tuesday by the State Taxation Administration, with firms in high-tech and emerging sectors performing particularly well.

Dubbed “the most beautiful highway in China,” the 561-km Duku Highway, linking Dushanzi and Kuqa in northwest China, reopened to traffic on Monday following its seasonal closure. The route offers a journey through a wide range of scenic landscapes in one single stretch.

Taking advantage of abundant understory resources and improving ecological conditions, Shuangpai County in central China's Hunan Province has in recent years actively revitalized the space under the forest, and developed under-forest industries

China's consumer market maintained stable performance in April amid pro-consumption policies and robust demand for green and smart products. Sales of smart glasses on major monitored platforms surged 5.9-fold YoY last month, while sales of handheld cameras rose 26.9% YoY.

East China's Chizhou cultivates sustainable bamboo industry🎍 Inside a bamboo factory in Chizhou, east China's Anhui province, an intelligent production line hums at full tilt, churning out bamboo straws.

Spanning nearly 10,000 square meters with more than 2,000 rare and exotic plant species, the Exhibition Greenhouse at Ningbo Botanical Garden treats visitors to rich hues, fine landscape designs, and natural beauty in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province.

China on Wednesday sent a new communication technology test satellite into the planned orbit aboard a modified Long March-7 rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, marking the 645th mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

A humanoid robot is learning to pick tender tea leaves under the guidance of workers at a West Lake Longjing tea plantation in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. With AI recognition models and algorithms, the robot is capable of identifying and locating leaves that meet harvesting standards.

Since Xiong'an New Area in north China’s Hebei Province started an afforestation project in 2017, an area of 483,000 mu (32,200 hectares) has been newly planted, with the total green area reaching 743,000 mu (about 49,533.33 hectares) and forest coverage increasing from 11 to 35.1 percent.

Xiaoman, or the Grain Buds, the eighth solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar, falls on May 21 this year, indicating that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe.

People on Tuesday celebrated the thawing of Namtso Lake, sitting at an altitude of 4,718 meters in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. As temperatures rise and ice slowly gives way to shimmering blue waters, Namtso Lake ushers in the tourism season

To continuously facilitate personnel exchanges between China and Russia, China has decided to extend the visa-free policy for Russian citizens to Dec. 31, 2027, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a daily news briefing on Wednesday.

The Delta Star Express, a tourist train featuring cozy accommodations, departed Tuesday from Shanghai, carrying nearly 200 passengers for an 18-day tour to northwest China's Xinjiang.

AI-powered cleaning robots team up with humans for home services Shenzhen homeowner Chen Zishun experienced a surprise during a recent scheduled housekeeping visit. Alongside the human cleaner arrived an unusual new colleague: an AI-equipped robot featuring a long mechanical arm.

China implements export controls on rare earths and other critical minerals in accordance with laws and regulations, and reviews license applications that are compliant and for civilian use, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.

China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System had supported a wide range of applications by the end of 2025, according to a white paper released on Monday

China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, exceeded 3.33 trillion kWh in the first four months of 2026, up 5.4% YoY. The country's total power use rose 6% YoY to 820.5 billion kWh in April, data from the National Energy Administration showed Tuesday.

China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, exceeded 3.33 trillion kWh in the first four months of 2026, up 5.4% YoY. The country's total power use rose 6% YoY to 820.5 billion kWh in April, data from the National Energy Administration showed Tuesday.

China and Vietnam on Tuesday jointly released 270 million fish fry and broodstock of seven species, including yellowfin seabream and red seabream, into the Beibu Gulf, in an effort to replenish marine fishery resources and advance sustainable fisheries development.

China's market regulator said Tuesday it had taken steps to improve the business environment for private firms since the country's first law dedicated to promoting the private sector took effect last year

A national pilot base for embodied robot applications was launched on Saturday in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, which is home to more than 80% of China's quadruped robot enterprises and over 50% of humanoid robot companies.

China’s second domestically built large cruise ship, Adora Floral City, has successfully completed its first 5G+satellite maritime mobile call during its ongoing sea trial, with connection rates matching those of ground-based stations

The Fuqing nuclear power base in southeast China’s Fujian Province has generated more than 400 billion kWh of electricity as of Saturday, since it was launched 20 years ago. Comprising six units

Chinese scientists have taken a major step toward building a space solar power station, a giant power plant in space that could one day send energy back to Earth or to spacecraft.

Starting Tuesday, passengers can bring their bicycles aboard G-series trains running between Beijing North Railway Station and Chongli in north China’s Hebei Province on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway.

During U.S. President Donald Trump's recent visit to China, the two heads of state had constructive exchanges on artificial intelligence (AI) and agreed to hold dialogue between the two governments on this issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday.

Meet the robotic “shop assistant” in Hohhot! A humanoid robot is now autonomously selling drinks at a smart retail booth on Saishang Old Street in Hohhot, north China’s Inner Mongolia, offering visitors a fresh shopping experience.

A lush urban oasis! 💚Thriving ivy vines blanket an overpass in Fuzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, creating a visually soothing scene for passersby.

Central Asia’s first urban light rail was officially launched in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Saturday. Built with Chinese technology, standards, and equipment, the first phase of the Astana light rail transit system spans 22.4 km with 18 stations.

The 10th China-Russia Expo opened to the public on Sunday in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The expo covers a total exhibition area of 55,000 square meters and features over 1,500 enterprises from 46 countries and regions.

China’s second domestically built large cruise ship, Adora Flora City, began its first sea trial on Saturday, the final major step before its scheduled delivery on Nov. 6, as the country expands its push into the cruise tourism market.

The opening session of the Second Senior Officials' Meeting of APEC China 2026 was held in Shanghai on Monday.

China’s satellite navigation industry continues to expand, with the total output value of the sector reaching 629 billion yuan (about $91.9 billion) in 2025, up 9.24% YoY, according to a white paper released on Monday.

A 240-meter-long “golden dragon” made of 36 glowing bamboo rafts illuminated Beijing’s Liangma River on Friday night

Astronauts, mythical creatures, giant cakes … Chinese artist Xu Dengyong transforms simple balloons into eye-catching creations that delight audiences of all ages.

A drone loaded with fish feed took to the skies over Guoxing'ao Pier in Wenzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, carrying out precision feeding for large yellow croakers. Since the introduction of agricultural drones.

Blooming Chinaberry flowers mingle with the ancient architecture in quaint elegance at Beihai Park, Beijing.

China's railways handled more than 1.55 billion passenger trips in the first four months of 2026, up 6.8% YoY, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. on Friday.

Crested ibis adults and chicks are pictured inside a nest by a reservoir in Nanzheng District of Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The crested ibises, a national first-class protected species, have recently entered a critical period of their breeding process.

Chinese scientists have successfully cloned six super high-yield dairy goats in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, marking the country's first successful batch cloning of such animals and a major breakthrough in dairy goat breeding technology.

The first group of Shanghai tourists has arrived in Kinmen on Monday and begun their journey following Shanghai's resumption of travel programs to Kinmen and Matsu. This marks a new step in the gradual recovery of cross-Straits tourism exchanges.

China's yuan-denominated loans rose 8.59 trillion yuan (about $1.26 trillion) in the first four months of 2026, central bank data showed on Thursday. At the end of April, outstanding yuan loans stood at 280.5 trillion yuan, up 5.6% YoY, according to the People's Bank of China.

The first phase of the eastern and central routes of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has transferred 88 billion cubic meters of water to the country's northern regions since its operation in 2014.

Chinese scientists have developed a programmable quantum computing prototype called "Jiuzhang 4.0" that has set a new world record for optical quantum information technology.

The world's first large language AI model for the Tibetan language, DeepZang, has emerged as a standout attraction at a tech expo in Beijing. The model has amassed nearly 70 million accurately matched Tibetan-Mandarin parallel corpus entries and over 30,500 hours of Tibetan speech data.

Beijing has launched its first research-led archaeological project focused on the early sections of the Great Wall. The project will apply non-destructive technological means to research a Northern Qi (550-577) Great Wall site in the city’s Changping district

As the host of APEC in 2026, China will hold the Second APEC Senior Officials' Meeting in Shanghai from May 18 to 19, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.

In the verdant expanse of the countryside, the Nanchang–Shaoguan Expressway extends far and wide, blending regional connectivity with rural charm in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province.