China's central SOEs keep R&D spending above 1 trillion yuan for 4 straight years

China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government invested 1.1 trillion yuan (about 157.69 billion U.S. dollars) in research and development (R&D) in 2025.

Source: People's Daily | 2026-01-28 19:16

China Focus: China's cross-border travel hits record in 2025 on expanded visa-free access

China saw a record 697 million inbound and outbound crossings in 2025, marking a 14.2 percent increase from the previous year.

Source: Xinhua | 2026-01-28 19:15

Openness fuels surge in China's inbound visitors, strengthens people-to-people exchanges

Fueled by China's expanding visa-free policies, inbound travel surged in 2025, with visa-free entries jumping 49.5 percent year-on-year to nearly 30.1 million, official data showed.

Source: Xinhua | 2026-01-28 19:13

Xi replies to veterans of Zimbabwe's national liberation war

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday replied to veterans of Zimbabwe's national liberation war.

Source: China Daily | 2026-01-28 19:11

Immigration bodies handle record 697 million border crossings in 2025

China's national immigration authorities significantly enhanced their service efficiency in 2025, processing a record 697 million border crossings.

Source: China Daily | 2026-01-28 19:10

China to deepen high-quality capital account opening

China will deepen high-quality capital account opening and improve the diversified investment and use of the country's foreign exchange reserves in the next five years.

Source: China Daily | 2026-01-28 19:06

Deepening of Sino-Finnish ties stressed

Xi made the remarks during his meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Source: China Daily | 2026-01-28 19:04

Chinese game companies level up their overseas expansion

Chinese video game companies are rapidly gaining traction overseas, becoming a key driver of the country's service trade.

Source: People's Daily | 2026-01-26 22:15

Spring Festival celebrations to amplify consumption

The 2026 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb 15 to 23, spanning nine consecutive days.

Source: People's Daily | 2026-01-26 22:12

Chinese residents made 6.52 billion domestic trips in 2025: ministry

Chinese residents took 6.52 billion domestic trips in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 16.2 percent, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Monday.

Source: People's Daily | 2026-01-26 22:04

China ready to work with U.S. to manage differences, advance cooperation: commerce ministry

China stands ready to work with the United States to manage differences properly, advance cooperation, and maintain the stable, healthy and sustainable development of economic and trade relations.

Source: Xinhua | 2026-01-26 22:01

Xi held phone talks with Vietnam's To Lam

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, held phone talks with To Lam.

Source: China Daily | 2026-01-26 22:01

Growth gaining traction amid upbeat outlook

Foreign institutions and global executives are striking a broadly upbeat tone on China's economy in 2026.

Source: China Daily | 2026-01-26 21:59

Brazil to grant exemptions from certain categories of short-term visas to Chinese citizens

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced that Brazil will grant exemptions from certain categories of short-term visas to Chinese citizens.

Source: People's Daily | 2026-01-24 22:04

Number of new foreign-invested firms in China up 19.1 pct in 2025

A total of 70,392 new foreign-invested firms were established across China last year, marking an increase of 19.1 percent year on year.

Source: People's Daily | 2026-01-24 22:02

China speeds up green transition, helping build clean, beautiful world

China has ranked first worldwide in installed wind power capacity for 15 consecutive years.

Source: Xinhua | 2026-01-24 21:58

China, Brazil vow to further deepen ties

President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged to deepen bilateral cooperation.

Source: China Daily | 2026-01-24 21:56

Century-old TCM pharmacy pivots to become fashionable wellness brand

Through community outreach and interactive museums, the brand is fostering a new generation of TCM enthusiasts.

Source: China Daily | 2026-01-23 18:19

China achieves breakthrough in extracting lithium from salt lakes

China has achieved a major industrial breakthrough in extracting lithium, a critical metal for electric vehicle batteries.

Source: China Daily | 2026-01-23 18:16

Europe should seriously consider building a China-Europe community with a shared future

A series of events at the beginning of 2026 has dealt a severe blow to multilateralism and global governance.

Source: People's Daily | 2026-01-23 17:57

China's outbound investment maintains steady growth in 2025

Chinese enterprises' outbound investment maintained healthy, steady and orderly growth in 2025, driven by high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Source: People's Daily | 2026-01-23 17:55

Chinese mainland reaches 2.29 mln high-value invention patents in IP quality pursuit

The number of high-value invention patents held on the Chinese mainland had reached 2.29 million by the end of last year.

Source: Xinhua | 2026-01-23 17:53

The new logic behind China's trade

China's foreign trade story centered on familiar themes: low costs, massive scale and consistent expansion. In 2025, that narrative no longer portrayed the ground reality.

Source: China Daily | 2026-01-23 17:49

Xi says China's high-quality development to provide more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil

China's high-quality development via high-level opening-up will provide more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil, President Xi Jinping said on Friday.

Source: China Daily | 2026-01-23 17:48