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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:30:41 +0800
Xi celebrates progress in Lunar New Year greetings
President Xi Jinping on Saturday extended Spring Festival greetings at a reception in Beijing to usher in the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Horse. At the Great Hall of the People, he conveyed New Year greetings on behalf of the central commit...

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:43:20 +0800
China and US agree to strengthen dialogue
China and the United States have agreed to strengthen dialogue and co-operation in various fields and promote the stable development of bilateral relations as Foreign Minister Wang Yi engaged in a flurry of meetings with his Western counterparts on t...

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:31:46 +0800
Japan urged to protect Chinese fishing crew's rights
Beijing urged Tokyo on Friday to protect the rights of a Chinese crew after a fishing boat was seized by Japanese authorities. "It is hoped Japan strictly respects the China-Japan fisheries agreement, fairly enforces the law and safeguards the safet...

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:56:00 +0800
DAB to table over 20 suggestions at Two Sessions
The DAB's deputies to the National People's Congress on Friday announced a series of proposals for the upcoming Two Sessions meetings in Beijing next month, focusing on enhancing the integration of Hong Kong into the nation's development strategy. ...

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:11 +0800
Home prices decline at a slower pace on mainland
China's housing market showed signs of improvement in January as home-price declines in 70 large and medium-sized cities generally narrowed from the previous month, official data showed on Friday. In the four first-tier cities – Beijing, Shanghai,...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:31:58 +0800
CE hopes GBA can reunite for future sports events
Chief Executive John Lee has signalled Hong Kong’s readiness to join forces again with Guangdong and Macao in hosting future international sporting events, building on the momentum of their collaboration during last year's National Games. He said...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:36:48 +0800
China announces lower tariffs on EU dairy imports
China on Thursday announced lower duties on dairy products imported from the European Union. According to the Commerce Ministry, the tariffs will range from 7.4 percent to 11.7 percent for a period of five years, effective Friday. That's down from ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:48:36 +0800
'White paper timely in protecting SAR and the nation'
Senior counsel and former director of public prosecutions, Grenville Cross, on Thursday said the State Council's white paper on national security, released earlier this week, was timely and necessary in addressing ongoing threats in Hong Kong. Spea...

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:52:13 +0800
Premier calls for stronger AI push
Premier Li Qiang has called for a comprehensive push in the technological innovation, industrial growth and application of artificial intelligence to foster new quality productive forces and promote high-quality development. Li made the remarks whil...

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:59:01 +0800
Xi sends CNY greetings to non-CPC parties, military
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, extended festive greetings on Wednesday to people from non-CPC political parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), personages without ...

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:30:58 +0800
China's CPI increases 0.2pc in January
China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, edged up 0.2 percent year on year in January, official data showed on Wednesday. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed the consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent ...

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:21:08 +0800
Xi offers Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese
President Xi Jinping visited primary-level officials and residents in Beijing during a two-day inspection tour from Monday to Tuesday, extending Spring Festival greetings to Chinese people at home and abroad ahead of the festival. Xi, also general s...

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:21:19 +0800
China to 'expand pathway for regional free trade area'
China will work to promote the adoption of an outcome document that is clear in direction and rich in content at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders' Meeting to be held in Shenzhen later this year, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Wan...

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:16:54 +0800
State Council issues white paper on HK security
The State Council Information Office on Monday released a white paper on the "persistent" fight to safeguard national security in Hong Kong, saying it wants to clear up any confusion and misunderstandings surrounding the issue. The 17-page document ...

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:52:43 +0800
Beijing fully supports Jimmy Lai's sentence
The Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Jimmy Lai's 20-year prison sentence was legitimate and reasonable, given his three convictions of colluding with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials. Spokesman Lin Jian stressed the SAR is gove...

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:11:13 +0800
Shanxi factory blast kills eight
An explosion at a biotech factory in Shanxi province has claimed eight lives. The blast occurred at a workshop of the Jiapeng biotech company in Shanyin County, Shuozhou City, on Saturday. The firm's legal representative has been taken into custody...

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:44:55 +0800
Su satisfied with big air bronze
Defending Olympic champion Su Yiming delivered China's first medal of the Winter Olympics on Saturday, claiming bronze in a fiercely contested men's snowboard big air final defined by soaring difficulty. With consistency proving decisive in the high...

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:06:19 +0800
Xi congratulates new Costa Rican leader on election
President Xi Jinping has congratulated Laura Fernandez on her election as president of Costa Rica. Xi said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations 18 years ago, China and Costa Rica had made rapid progress in bilateral ties, with fruitf...

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:48:20 +0800
Xi calls for mutual respect, cooperation with Trump
President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that he hopes to work with US President Donald Trump in the new year to steer the giant ship of China-US relations steadily forward through wind and storms, and accomplish more big things and good things, a Xinh...

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:57:44 +0800
Xi: China, Russia to strengthen cooperation
President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said that China and Russia should increase high-level exchanges and strengthen pragmatic cooperation in various fields. Xi was speaking to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a virtual meeting, when he not...

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