Track laying completed on Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway

PV Sindhu was pleased with her runner-up finish at the French Open but insisted there is still ample room for improvement after falling to world No. 1 An Se Young in the final.

With China flexing its naval power across the Pacific and bilateral tensions running high, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is weighing a move long viewed as taboo – nuclear-powered submarines for the Maritime Self-Defence Force fleet. “We will seriously consider [the possibility] in a concrete and realistic manner,” Takaichi told the Japanese parliament on October 14. Yet with Tokyo set to revise its core security documents by year’s end, the proposal is dividing the ruling coalition. The...

Moscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, becoming the first Olympic sports federation to award Russia a major global event since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Xizang earthquake: 60 temporary homes set up in hardest-hit Maru

2026 Baoji Marathon kicks off, drawing runners from all walks of life

China launches new internet satellite group

Global creators revitalize Jingdezhen’s millennia-old craft

The debate over ethnic identity in Xinjiang has triggered an online clash between Chinese and Turkish social media users. The row began earlier this month when a Turkish social media user recalled an encounter with a Uygur from Xinjiang, the region in China that is home to nearly 12 million mainly Muslim Turkic speakers. The user wrote that the woman did not look Chinese, but when asked whether she considered herself Turkic, the woman responded: “No, I’m Chinese.” The user also called on her to...

Manchester United have benched captain Bruno Fernandes for the Premier League match against Bournemouth after his outburst following the defeat to Como.

How technology is making government services easier in Hainan

China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group sailed beyond the first island chain last week to reach the southernmost waters of the Philippines, suggesting an intent to position itself closer to ongoing US-Japan joint exercises. Philippine news channel BNC reported that the carrier group reached about 25 nautical miles (46km) east-southeast of Balut Island, the southernmost point of the Philippines, before sailing northeast on Friday. That positioned the warships past the first island chain, a...

Suspended BFI secretary general Pramod Kumar called an October 28 SGM for a no-confidence motion against president Ajay Singh, who deemed the meeting unconstitutional.

PV Sindhu produced a fighting display against world No. 1 An Se Young but had to settle for a runner-up finish at the French Open Super 750 after a hard-fought three-game final.

President Xi Jinping quoted these words by Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi at a CPC Central Committee group study session on June 26, 2015.

How Chinese suitcases won fans at Canton Fair

Global funding for nature still falling short: Paulson Institute

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Belgium's King Philippe on Sunday exchanged congratulations on the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

China’s five-year leadership cycle is getting under way at a provincial level, with new teams being installed in a process that offers important clues to the future of the Communist Party at a national level. Last week, four provinces – Anhui, Henan, Shanxi and Xinjiang – wrapped up their respective party congresses and appointed new standing committees for the next five years. The meetings were held a week before a key party gathering in Beijing – known as the fifth plenum – that runs from...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has stressed that establishing and putting into practice a correct view of governance performance is a long-term task that requires sustained efforts.

For generations, rural communities across Africa have watched their young people leave in search of better opportunities in cities. But in a remote mountain village in southwestern China, a different story is unfolding–one built around connecting communities, improving livelihoods and making rural life more viable.

The 47th Beijing Chrysanthemum Exhibition has opened at Beihai Park, featuring more than 50,000 chrysanthemum plants in over 600 varieties. The exhibition runs through mid-November.

Foreign expert on China's journey toward national rejuvenation

Beijing pledged to support pro-unification forces in Taiwan as it mounted a concerted publicity campaign on Sunday to mark the 81st anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule over the island. October 25 was formally established by Beijing last year as an official memorial date known as “Taiwan Restoration Day”. Speaking at an event in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, on Sunday, Song Tao, the head of Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said the memorial day highlighted Beijing’s “firm...

Unlike in previous editions, there are multiple favourites to win the Ballon d'Or this year, and it will be interesting to see who manages to lift the trophy.

World Young Scientists summit sparks global cooperation potential

As a political party that has been in power for decades, the Communist Party of China recognizes that it faces enduring challenges in maintaining its governing capacity and staying connected with the public. These include the tests of governance, reform and opening-up, the market economy and the external environment, as well as the risks of complacency, inadequate governing capacity, detachment from the people and corruption. Pointless formality, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance pose additional challenges to effective governance.

As China marks the 81st anniversary of its recovery of the Taiwan region and observes the second Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration on Sunday, the occasion offers an opportunity to revisit a pivotal chapter in history – one shaped by the shared struggle of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait against Japanese aggression.

To mark the 81st anniversary of Taiwan's restoration, China's Jilin-1 satellites have released a series of stunning high-resolution images that clearly capture streets and landmarks from space.

China marks 81st anniversary of Taiwan's restoration