Value-added industrial output on the mainland increased by 5.3 percent year on year in the first seven months of 2026 as total retail sales of goods and services increased by 2.6 percent year on year during the same period, data from the National Bur...

President Xi Jinping on Monday lauded the "indelible contributions" made by the late leader Jiang Zemin at a grand gathering to commemorate his birth centenary. Xi told the audience at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing that Jiang had contribut...

It's a career path she never expected, but Dr Carol Ng says she wouldn't have it any other way. The paediatric radiologist at Hong Kong Children's Hospital uses cutting-edge imaging and virtual reality to help young patients suffering from rare con...

State media say the remains of late former premier Zhu Rongji will be cremated in Beijing on Tuesday. Zhu, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 98, was also a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the 14th and 15th Central Commi...

President Xi Jinping extended congratulations to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on the 78th anniversary of the founding of the country's government. In his message on Saturday, Xi pointed out that China and South Korea are important neighbours...

China strongly deplores Japan's negative moves related to the Yasukuni war shrine, and has lodged serious protests against Japan, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said on Saturday. The spokesperson made the remarks after Japanese Prime Min...

An environmental expert says the country’s new Ecological and Environmental Code, which took effect on Saturday to mark National Ecology Day, opens up opportunities for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area to deepen ecological partnerships. Passed b...

A Chinese shipowner is set to begin the world's first weekly container service through the Arctic on an express route to Europe on Saturday, making the voyages until October. The company, Sea Legend, tested the premise last year when it completed th...

A mudslide in Zhejiang province on Friday killed one person and three others remained missing, while eastern and southern provinces were bracing for more downpours and floods, the nation's state media reported. The mudslide occurred around 6.30am in...

Around 1,000 civil servants on Thursday took part in a stress test at the new Huanggang port public transport interchange, the first large-scale drill conducted at the Hong Kong side of the facility. Participants from more than 20 government departm...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan hailed the late former premier Zhu Rongji's immense contributions to the country's development and the well‑being of its people, pushing forward a series of reforms in fiscal, tax, financial and state‑owned enterpris...

Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Chan Tsz-tat, inspected the new port facility at Huanggang on Wednesday to review the latest preparations, ahead of a drill to be held on Thursday. Customs said on its social media platform that the new Huanggang ...

Former premier Zhu Rongji has died at the age of 98. According to Xinhua News Agency, he died of illness in Beijing.shortly after 11am on Wednesday. Zhu served as premier from 1998 to 2003 and was a Politburo Standing Committee member between 1993 ...

China's home-grown C919 narrowbody passenger jet on Wednesday launched its first international commercial route, connecting Beijing with Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, according to Air China. The inaugural flight, CA723, departed from Beijing...

Beijing on Tuesday activated a Level II flood-control emergency response, the second-highest level, as authorities warned of heavy rain with moisture from Typhoon Dolphin to the south converging with cool air ⁠over the nation's north. ⁠From Tues...

Shenzhen on Monday marked the 100-day countdown to the 2026 Apec Economic Leaders' Meeting. In the first half of 2026, the city's trade with other Apec economies rose 33 percent to 1.98 trillion yuan, accounting for 68.8 percent of its total foreign...

The central government on Monday allocated funding to support disaster relief efforts in the country's eastern regions currently dealing with torrential rains and severe flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin. The National Development and Reform Commiss...

Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern parts of the nation on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport. The weather system has lost power after making two landfalls a...

Mainland robot maker Unitree Robotics opened subscriptions for its initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's sci-tech innovation board, or Star Market, on Monday following a preliminary offline price inquiry that indicated strong inves...

Medical sector lawmaker David Lam said the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone will help expedite medical development in the SAR, as he called for closer cross-boundary cooperation over the next five years. Wi...