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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:23:35 +0800
China marks 95th anniversary of 9.18 Incident
Commemorative activities have been held across the country on the 95th anniversary of the September 18 Incident which marked the start of Japan's 14-year invasion of China. During the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression wh...

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:23:53 +0800
Economic losses from typhoons hit 36bn yuan in August
Mainland authorities on Friday said that direct economic losses incurred from natural disasters in August amounted to 36.03 billion yuan, with Typhoon Dolphin causing the most damage. The Ministry of Emergency Management counted 595 people who had d...

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:54:19 +0800
'HK should spare no effort on RMB globalisation'
Chairman of HSBC Asia‑Pacific, Peter Wong, says Hong Kong should "spare no effort" in promoting the internationalisation of the renminbi. Speaking on RTHK's "On Broadcast Drive", he said Hong Kong's key advantage is being China's only internationa...

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:56:20 +0800
Wang, Rubio hold phone conversation
Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday held a phone conversation on high-level interactions between the two countries, a week before a planned summit between their leaders. The foreign minister said Beijing and Wa...

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:33:40 +0800
Xi urges advanced manufacturing in modernisation drive
President Xi Jinping has urged sustained efforts to expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing to provide strong support for advancing Chinese modernisation. He made the remarks in a recent instruction, which was conveyed at a national conference ...

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:50:27 +0800
Huawei to launch two new AI chips in 2027
Huawei Technologies will launch two new artificial-intelligence semiconductors in 2027, rotating chairman David Wang said on Thursday, as the tech giant builds up its AI computing business and seeks to challenge US chipmaker Nvidia. Huawei plans to ...

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:36 +0800
Wang Yi urges Iran and US to reopen Strait of Hormuz
China encourages Iran and the United States to remain rational, exercise restraint, return to the Islamabad memorandum and "engage in substantive consultations," Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday. "We urge...

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:46:51 +0800
China opens Pinglu Canal for trade shortcut to Asean
China opened the Pinglu Canal on Wednesday, giving its landlocked southwest a shortcut to the coast and overseas markets, particularly those in Asean, the country's largest trading partner. Built at a cost of 72.7 billion yuan, the 134.2-kilometre c...

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:38:50 +0800
'US Treasury chief to meet He Lifeng this weekend'
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he would meet Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend for talks including on Iran sanctions, days before both countries' top leaders are due to convene. Bessent told a hearing of the House Financi...

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:20:28 +0800
Araghchi to visit Beijing for talks with Wang Yi
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Beijing this week and meet with his counterpart Wang Yi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. The two men – who also met on the sidelines of the Brics conference in New Delhi last week ...

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:38:57 +0800
Beijing urges US to stop preparing for war in space
China urged the United States on Tuesday to "stop preparing for war" in space after the US Space Force confirmed it had deployed weapons into orbit for the first time. The call came after the US Space Force said on Monday that it had deployed "on-or...

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:43:45 +0800
Chinese factory output shows resilience to rise 5.3pc
China's value-added industrial output increased by 5.3 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2026. Retail sales of goods and services, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, increased by 2.5 percent, fixed-asset investm...

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:35:02 +0800
'China backs open, inclusive AI development'
Fear-mongering, confrontation and vicious competition will only disrupt the process of global AI governance, which serves no one's interest, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday. Guo Jiakun made the remarks amid calls to slow the technology's...

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:25:35 +0800
Belt & Road Summit sees record MoUs, US$3.1bn in deals
Over 60 memorandums of understanding (MoU) were signed at the two-day Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong last week, with a total deal value worth US$3.1 billion – three times last year's figure, the city's Belt and Road Commissioner said on Monday. ...

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:06:36 +0800
Xi proposes initiatives on Brics cooperation
President Xi Jinping on Sunday proposed five initiatives on greater Brics cooperation in areas of artificial intelligence, trade and investment facilitation, digital industry, smart manufacturing, and talent development. Xi made the proposals when a...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:58:57 +0800
China, India can learn from each other: Xi
President Xi Jinping said India and China should "keep the future of humanity in mind" and work together to advance cooperation within the greater Brics framework. Xi made the comments on Saturday alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:35:54 +0800
Xi says China to assume Brics presidency next year
Brics is returning to China once again, as President Xi Jinping announced that Beijing will assume the bloc's presidency next year. He spoke on Saturday in the Indian capital New Delhi, at the opening of the two-day annual Brics Leaders' Summit. X...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:03:31 +0800
Xi gets red-carpet welcome on arrival for Brics summit
President Xi Jinping arrived on Saturday in New Delhi for the 18th Brics Summit as well as talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Scheduled for September 12 to 13, the annual Brics conference gathers the leaders of the 11-nation bloc of eme...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:17:34 +0800
Xi headed for Brics summit in New Delhi
President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Saturday for the 18th Brics summit in New Delhi at the invitation of the prime minister of the Republic of India, Narendra Modi. Xi's entourage includes Cai Qi, a standing committee member of the Political Bureau...

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:25:30 +0800
Race for Xi-Modi meeting at Brics summit
Beijing and New Delhi are arranging for a bilateral meeting between President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said in Beijing on Friday, as Xi is set to travel to India to attend a Brics summit this ...

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