Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that China was “deeply distressed” over the war in the Middle East that has lasted more than two months and said a “comprehensive ceasefire" was needed. China’...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday Hong Kong can turn challenges posed by the global energy disruption in the Middle East into "green opportunities", as exemplified by the SAR working with Dongguan to set up a biofuel base. The sustainable avi...

A fireworks plant explosion on Monday in central Hunan province has left 26 people dead and 61 injured, authorities said on Tuesday. President Xi Jinping earlier called for all-out efforts to find people still missing and save the injured. The blas...

Three people were killed and 25 others injured in an explosion at a fireworks plant in Hunan province. Two of those injured were in serious condition, according to Xinhua News Agency. The explosion occurred on Monday afternoon at the plant in Liuya...

President Xi Jinping has encouraged young Chinese to integrate their personal aspirations into the bigger picture of national development. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Milit...

China's railway network transported 24.8 million passengers on May 1, setting ⁠a new single-day record, according to data from the China State Railway Group. A report on Saturday from the Xinhua news agency ⁠said the national railway ⁠system i...

China on Friday slammed a proposal from a US regulator that would bar its labs from testing electronic devices for use in the United States, saying it undermined bilateral trade relations. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on Thursda...

Vice-Premier He Lifeng, Beijing's lead person for China-US economic and trade affairs, has held a video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The two sides held candid, in-depth and constructive ex...

President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged greater efforts and more concrete measures to strengthen basic research, enhance China's capacity for original innovation, and further solidify the foundation for building the country's strength in science and t...

China's top legislature voted on Thursday to adopt a law on social assistance, aimed at strengthening basic living support and providing a stronger safety net for vulnerable groups. The law was passed after its third reading at a legislative session...

China's factory activity expanded for a second straight month in April on firmer output and stockpiling activity, an official survey showed on Thursday, suggesting ⁠that growth momentum held despite external shocks stemming from the Middle East war...

Foreign firms from around the world are showcasing their innovative products in Hong Kong in a bid to use the city as a launchpad into the mainland market. Some 5,600 exhibitors from more than 30 countries and regions have been taking part in seven ...

Mainland companies are hoping to tap into overseas markets as they showcase cutting-edge products and technologies at the city's trade fairs amid geopolitical risks and trade uncertainties. Their remarks came as some 5,600 exhibitors joined seven "m...

General secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Xi Jinping, on Tuesday presided over a Politburo meeting to analyse and study the current economic situation and economic work. The meeting heard that the world's second-largest ec...

China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Company Limited (CATL) has priced its Hong Kong share sale at the lower end of the indicated range, ⁠raising HK$39.19 billion, according to an exchange filing on Tuesday. CATL, the world's largest EV battery...

China on Monday blocked Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, which has Chinese roots but is Singapore-based. In a short statement, the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top planning agency, said ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Monday said the Greater Bay Area would serve an all-round role in the national development process as the country focused on new quality productive forces and reshaping the economic cycle as part of its 15th Five-Year...

An American YouTuber is giving foreign visitors a first-hand look at the Chinese high-tech cars many US consumers can only see online. At the Beijing Auto Show, which opened on Friday, 34-year-old Ethan Robertson shepherded more than a dozen people ...

Beijing slammed on Monday a European Union plan aimed at bolstering the bloc's industries against fierce competition from China, vowing countermeasures if it is enacted. The EU unveiled in March new "Made in Europe" rules for companies trying to acc...

Profits at China's major industrial firms increased 15.5 percent year on year in the first quarter, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday, as economic growth accelerated to 5 percent in the first three months of this year. For...