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Policy
China's regulator flags additives, pesticide residues in online food delivery inspection
China's market regulator said Wednesday it completed a nationwide inspection of online food delivery services covering 14 major platforms — including Meituan, Taobao and JD.com — finding an overall noncompliance rate of 2.3%, media reports said. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said the campaign involved 1,307 food samples collected from 875 food delivery businesses across 24 major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Inspections targeted po
2 days ago
China adds new university majors to support national strategic needs
With China's national college entrance exam, also known as gaokao, set to kick off this weekend, around 12.9 million candidates will potentially have access to more academic options, following the introduction of a raft of new majors. Multiple Chinese universities have rolled out new undergraduate programs such as embodied intelligence, low-altitude economy and management, and marine intelligence and unmanned technologies, in seeking to meet the country's emerging strategic a
2 days ago
China's foreign ministry says its industrial subsidy policy is strictly within WTO rules
China's industrial subsidy policy is strictly within World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday. Mao made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on a report released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development related to industrial subsidies. Mao said that Chinese firms make their way to the top not on subsidies, but through market competition, tireless innovation, global presen
5 days ago
China issues 5-year plan for agricultural, rural modernization
The State Council, China's cabinet, has issued a plan to accelerate agricultural and rural modernization during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) period. The plan seeks to accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas to drive Chinese modernization, and has identified key tasks and policy measures for this purpose during the period. According to the plan, by 2030, the nation's food security will be continuously enhanced; the quality, efficiency and competitive
6 days ago
Economy
China overtakes Japan as Australia's largest vehicle supplier
China has overtaken Japan as Australia's largest source of imported vehicles, driven by rising shipments from automakers such as BYD and growing demand for electric and hybrid cars. Nearly 36,000 passenger vehicles from China arrived in Australia in April, compared with about 29,000 from Japan, according to data released on Thursday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The figures brought Chinese vehicle imports to more than 100,000 units in the first four months of 2026,
2 days ago
Action plan unveiled to stabilize employment in China
China has unveiled an 18-point action plan to stabilize employment and raise incomes, including measures designed to shield the labor market from external shocks such as trade wars and geopolitical tensions, according to a government document released recently. The plan, titled "Action Plan for Stabilizing Employment, Expanding Capacity and Improving Quality", was approved on April 30 by the State Council's leading group on employment promotion. "Employment is the most fundam
2 days ago
Smaller Chinese banks given nod to raise capital
Since the beginning of 2026, a number of small and medium-sized Chinese banks have increased their registered capital through share issuances and capital injections to enhance risk resilience and improve their capacity for sustainable development and support for the real economy. Last month, Bank of Zhangjiakou increased its registered capital by about 15 percent, from 10.56 billion yuan ($1.56 billion) to 12.15 billion yuan. Bank of Nanjing announced on May 19 that its regis
2 days ago
China's central bank to conduct $73.3 billion USD outright reverse repo operation
The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, announced on Thursday that it will conduct a 500-billion-yuan (about 73.3 billion U.S. dollars) outright reverse repo operation on Friday to maintain ample liquidity in the banking system. The operation will have a fixed quantity and be carried out through interest-rate bidding, with winning bids determined at various price levels. It will have a tenor of three months, or 92 days, with a maturity date of Sept. 5, accordi
4 days ago
Culture
Chinese referees aim to showcase quality at upcoming FIFA World Cup
Chinese referees Ma Ning, Fu Ming and Zhou Fei departed from Beijing on Saturday for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, pledging to demonstrate the quality of Chinese officiating on football's biggest stage and bring valuable experience back home to help develop refereeing in China. The three officials attended a send-off ceremony organized by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) before leaving for the tournament. Ma, who was selected as a referee for the World Cup, said the achievem
May 30
Call to integrate cultural heritage with modernity
Participants at a forum on cultural heritage preservation and inheritance agreed on Friday that it's important to strengthen the systematic protection of cultural heritage, promote the coordinated conservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and integrate cultural heritage into modern life and empower urban development. Scholars in cultural heritage conservation and officials from relevant authorities gathered together for the subforum, with the theme of buildin
May 23
Conservation efforts boost population of wild flora, fauna
China is witnessing a paradigm shift in biodiversity conservation efforts — from damage control to systematic restoration — with the threat levels of nearly 500 species of wild flora and fauna downgraded and more than 300 rare and endangered species reporting steady growth in population. Huang Runqiu, minister of ecology and environment, said this progress can be attributed to the nation's continuing endeavors to intensify its conservation mechanism by implementing a series o
May 23
Group wedding ceremony held in China's Tianjin
Newlyweds participate in a group wedding in Jizhou District, north China's Tianjin, May 20, 2026. A group wedding ceremony, combining traditional Chinese cultural charm with a new civilized trend, was held here on Wednesday. Fourteen newly married couples in traditional Chinese costumes attended the group wedding following traditional wedding rituals while embodying the positive spirit of new-style practices. (Xinhua/Li Ran) (Xinhua)
May 20
Science & Technology
Technology empowers real-time monitoring of wild giant pandas in China
Staff at the Shaanxi Foping National Nature Reserve recently encountered a wild giant panda during a routine fire prevention patrol. Using a drone's thermal imaging, they first detected a moving heat signal, which was later confirmed to be a giant panda through visible light footage. Located in the Qinling Mountains, the reserve boasts one of the highest densities of wild giant pandas in China, with approximately one panda per 1.5 square kilometers in its core and buffer zone
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Chinese researchers achieve world's first pig-to-human liver, double-kidney transplant
A university in South China announced on Monday that a research team led by Sun Xuyong has successfully transplanted a complete pig liver and two pig kidneys into a single human recipient. The procedure marks the world's first successful orthotopic xenotransplantation of a gene-edited pig liver and two kidneys into a human body. The recipient was a 53-year-old brain-dead man whose family consented to the surgery. The donor organs came from a gene-edited Bama pig from south Ch
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China's space station lands new batch of samples for experiments
A total of approximately 41.14 kg of scientific samples from China's space station, spanning 23 experimental projects in life sciences, materials and combustion, successfully returned to Earth aboard the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on Friday, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). It marks the tenth transfer of materials from China's orbiting laboratory. Life science experiment samples, such as artificial embryos and brain organoids, were transported to the Technology
May 30
China has goal of sending astronauts to the moon by 2030
The Tiangong space station program will provide strong support for realizing China's goal of sending astronauts to the moon by 2030, according to a spokesman for the China Manned Space Agency. Zhang Jingbo, who is also a senior engineer at the agency, said at a news conference on Saturday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center that Tiangong, as a national-level space laboratory, can support manned lunar exploration in three major aspects. "First, our crewed spaceflight missio
May 25
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