China's museums received a record high of over 89.51 million visits during this year's Spring Festival holiday, up 27.6% from the same period a year ago, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday.
China's museums received a record high of over 89.51 million visits during this year's Spring Festival holiday, up 27.6% from the same period a year ago, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday.
Global focus on China's 'two sessions' for development certainty
China's shipbuilding sector maintained its global lead in terms of three major indicators for the 16th consecutive year in 2025, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
China's AI industry is emerging as a powerful driver for high-quality economic development, Li Lecheng, minister of industry and information technology, said Thursday on the sidelines of the annual session of China's national legislature
A 220-tonne-level full-flow staged-combustion liquid oxygen–methane rocket engine, developed by a commercial Chinese space company, has recently completed a long-duration full-system engine test, marking a breakthrough in the country's high-thrust high-performance liquid rocket engine development.
China's museums received a record high of over 89.51 million visits during this year's Spring Festival holiday, up 27.6% from the same period a year ago, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday.
China's museums received a record high of over 89.51 million visits during this year's Spring Festival holiday, up 27.6% from the same period a year ago, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday.
China will open wider to the outside world, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
Science and technology contribute to more than 64% of China's agricultural output growth in 2025, according to Huang Sanwen, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) #TwoSessions2026
Qingdao Port in east China's Shandong Province recently completed the country's first "one-to-many" green methanol bunkering operation, with a methanol bunkering vessel pumping 2,500 metric tonnes of green methanol into two international container ships.
The CR450, the world's fastest bullet train, has completed over half its operational evaluation, achieving a single-train speed of 453 km/h along with excellent performance in noise and energy consumption indicators, showcasing China's world-leading high-speed rail technology
The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, opened its annual session on Wednesday in Beijing.
China's largest-diameter single-shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) designed for water tunnel construction has excavated more than 2,000 m in central China's Hubei on a follow-up project of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
As the first visiting cruise in northern China this year, MS Regatta, a cruise ship operated by Oceania Cruises, arrived at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port from South Korea on Tuesday.
The Strait of Hormuz and its adjacent waters are important international corridors for cargo and energy trade, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said on Wednesday, adding that maintaining security and stability in this region aligns with the common interests of the international community.
China has seen strong growth momentum in eight emerging and nine future industries, with about 1.13 million companies established in these sectors in 2025, an increase of 9.9% year on year, official data showed.
China's Yangtze River Delta -- a major economic engine in the east of the country -- plans to open five new high-speed railway sections within the year. The move comes amid expectations that the region's 2026 rail investment will exceed 130 billion yuan (about $18.82 billion).
The National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, will hold its annual session from March 5 to 12 in Beijing. All preparations have been completed for the session, which has 11 items on its agenda, a spokesperson for the session said on Wednesday.
China's first intelligent fine-tuning equipment for ballastless turnout was officially put into operation on Monday at a railway station construction site along the Shanghai-Hefei High-Speed Railway, marking a leap from manual labor to intelligent and digital construction in turnout fine-tuning.
China urges an immediate end to the military operations and a return to dialogue and negotiation on the Iranian nuclear issue as soon as possible, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
Tourists flock to the Yungang Grottoes scenic spot in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province. Built during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), Yungang Grottoes is considered a pinnacle of Chinese Buddhist art and represents the highest level of sculptural artistry in the world during the 5th century.
China's top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), will hold its annual session from March 4 to 11 in Beijing, a spokesperson for the session said on Tuesday.
Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which is March 3 this year. With glowing lantern displays and glutinous rice balls shared on the table, it marks the end of Spring Festival celebrations. Happy Lantern Festival!
China's research and development (R&D) expenditure rose 8.1% YoY to 3.93 trillion yuan (about $571 billion) in 2025, while R&D intensity – measured as the share of spending in GDP – reached 2.8%, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
Using advanced AI and virtual production technologies, an AI virtual film base in Deqing, east China's Zhejiang Province, enables crews to retrieve different scenes on screen and blend virtual and physical elements to recreate iconic landscapes digitally.
China has successfully created its first exoskeleton robot system specifically designed for complex mine environments, marking a significant step toward "human-machine collaborative" rescue operations.
The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, recognized as the world's highest bridge, attracted over 300,000 visitors during the 2026 Spring Festival holiday from Feb. 15 to 23.
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), China has built the world's largest water conservancy infrastructure network. The system now offers the most comprehensive range of functions and benefits the largest population globally. Here are four key figures to understand its scale and impact.
Chinese scientists have developed a high-resolution model to assess the thermal stability of water ice in the moon's Shackleton Crater region, a candidate landing region for China's Chang'e-7 mission, providing crucial guidance for the mission.
