China's outbound investment maintains steady growth in 2025: commerce ministry

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

China's economy demonstrates resilience: ADB's country director for China

​China's economy demonstrated remarkable resilience and vitality in 2025, achieving robust growth despite a complex domestic and international environment, said Asif Cheema, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s country director for China....

GLOBALink | Young artisan infuses millennium-old raindrop glaze with vitality

In Zibo, a young artisan is breathing new life into the millennium-old raindrop glaze ceramic craft. Through bold innovations in materials, colors, designs, and 3D printing integration, he is helping this time-honored craft resonate with a new generation....

When winter strikes, robots step in to guard the power grid

Robots are stepping up when it matters most! In the freezing cold of Urumqi, Xinjiang, robot dogs are on patrol at a 220-kV substation, keeping a close eye on equipment to help ensure stable power for everyone....

GLOBALink | From thermal power plant to innovation park: inside China's zero-carbon transformation

From a thermal power plant to an innovation park, a former 1970s industrial complex in downtown Beijing is a symbol of the country's tech-driven green transition. Join Xinhua's Yu Jiaming to get a peek into China's zero-carbon future....

Across China: China's river delta balances bird conservation, green economy

In the Yellow River Delta of eastern China, flocks of oriental white storks glide gracefully overhead or forage across the vast wetlands. For Zhu Shuyu, this familiar scene today stands in sharp contrast to his unexpected first encounter with the endangered species 29 years ago....

China to send 2 giant pandas to Munich zoo under 10-year conservation program

The China Wildlife Conservation Association on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement with Munich's Hellabrunn Zoo on giant panda conservation, under which two giant pandas from China will come to the zoo for a 10-year program....

China aims to cut water use per 10,000 yuan of GDP by over 10 pct by 2030

By 2030, China aims to cut water consumption per 10,000 yuan (1,428 U.S. dollars) of GDP and per 10,000 yuan of industrial output by more than 10 percent from 2025 levels, the Ministry of Water Resources' national water conservation office said on Tuesday....

China Focus: Southeast Asian tourists flock north, fueling China's ice-snow economy boom

Despite the biting minus 20 degrees Celsius cold on the century-old Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Thai tourist Nattapong Somchai stamped his feet to keep warm yet happily embraced a local tradition by trying a classic ice cream bar....

New generation breathes life into ancient porcelain carving art

A young master born in the 1990s is breathing new life into the centuries-old art of Zibo porcelain carving. Click to explore how Liu Jincheng is merging traditional techniques with modern artistic influences....

Charm Unveiled | Encountering the "Tree of the Earth" at Harimangnai Nao Salt Lake, Ordos

Nature is the greatest artist. At first glance, it looks like a giant tree, but it's actually the Harimangnai Nao Salt Lake in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region!...

Train tickets for 2026 chunyun go on sale, with 539 mln trips expected

Train tickets for the first day of the 2026 Spring Festival travel rush went on sale on Monday, China's railway operator said....

Economic Watch: Inbound tourism heats up in China's Hainan FTP

On Dadonghai beach in Sanya, a coastal resort in south China's island province of Hainan, foreign tourists are soaking up the winter sun, including Malika from Moscow who has chosen Sanya as her first travel destination in China....

GLOBALink | Five giant pandas meet the public in Fuzhou

Five giant pandas have debuted at Fuzhou Panda World in east China's Fujian Province, marking the park's reopening after a seven-year closure. Upgraded habitats highlight conservation and the special bond people around the world share with these iconic animals....