The US commerce department has started issuing licenses to Nvidia to export its H20 chips to China, an official said, removing a significant hurdle to the AI bellwether's access to a key market. Washington last month reversed an April ban on the sal...

The mainland's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, remained unchanged from a year ago in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Saturday. The producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the ...

President Xi Jinping on Friday called for all-out rescue efforts after flash floods in Gansu province killed at least 10 people and left 33 others missing. According to CCTV, Xi said the top priority is to exhaust all possible means to search for an...

China on Friday expressed "serious concerns" over Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City, urging it to "immediately cease its dangerous actions". "Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people and is an inseparable part of Palestinian territory," a For...

The 12th edition of the World Games kicked off in Chengdu on Thursday, marking the first time the event for non-Olympic sports has been hosted in China. The 90-minute opening ceremony began with dance and sports performances. Delegations from about...

Authorities said a suspension bridge accident at a scenic spot in northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region left five people dead and 24 injured. The accident occurred at 6.18pm on Wednesday in Zhaosu County, in northern Xinjiang's Ili Kazak Autono...

Official data showed that China's exports expanded 7.2 percent year-on-year in July, as the world's second-largest economy navigates a shaky trade truce with the United States. The increase in China's overseas shipments last month outpaced a Bloombe...

Two people are confirmed dead and five others are still missing in a landslide in Guangzhou. Fourteen people were trapped in the rain-triggered landslide in Dayuan Village in the city's Baiyun District on Wednesday morning. Seven of them were pluc...

A landslide triggered by rain left seven people missing in Guangzhou on Wednesday, local authorities said. A total of 14 people were trapped in the landslide that occurred at about 8.30am in Dayuan Village in the city's Baiyun District, with multipl...

As Chengdu prepares to host the World Games, the city has placed sustainability, frugality and environmental responsibility at the centre of its venue planning and construction. All 27 competition venues have been completed, with organisers pursuing...

China will waive tuition fees for children in their final year at public kindergartens and reduce them for eligible private schools from the next term, the government said on Tuesday, in a phased roll-out of free pre-school education. The move aims ...

Beijing lifted a severe weather alert on Tuesday but warned residents to stay vigilant against natural disasters after authorities evacuated more than 82,000 people over fears of more deadly floods in the capital. The municipal weather office had im...

President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to study and absorb netizens' opinions in formulating the country's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), following an online campaign to seek netizens' opinions on the plan. Xi, also general secretary of the Com...

Authorities in Beijing upgraded the rainstorm alert to the highest level on Monday after dozens recently died in the deadliest floods to hit the capital since 2012. At 1pm, the city's meteorological service issued a red alert for rainstorms, the hig...

China's Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday elevated its emergency response to flooding in Gansu and Qinghai to Level 3, the third-highest in the country's four-tier emergency response system. According to a forecast from the ministry and the Chin...

Mainland authorities renewed weather alerts on Saturday, warning of rainstorms and high temperatures in several regions. The National Meteorological Centre maintained a yellow alert for rainstorms, forecasting heavy rainfall from Saturday to Sunday ...

Temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius have broiled the southwest city of Chongqing, pushing some locals to use innovative ways to cope with the increasingly hot weather. "It's getting hotter and hotter," said Liu Fengying, 60, a local resident. As...

Nvidia chips do not contain "backdoors" that allow remote access, the US tech giant has said, after Beijing summoned company representatives to discuss "serious security issues". The California-based company is a world-leading producer of AI semicon...

China said on Thursday a total of 44 people were killed and nine unaccounted for following heavy rains that have soaked large parts of the capital Beijing since last week. "As of midday on July 31, some 44 people have died and nine are still missing...

China's cyberspace regulator on Thursday summoned US tech giant Nvidia over security risks concerning its H20 AI chip sold to China. The company was asked to give explanations and submit relevant proof materials on this issue. This is aimed at saf...