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China to extend visa-free policy for Russian citizens until end of 2027
To continuously facilitate personnel exchanges between China and Russia, China has decided to extend the visa-free policy for Russian citizens to Dec. 31, 2027, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday. Guo made the remarks in response to a question about new outcomes achieved during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China. Ordinary passport holders from Russia can stay visa-free for no more than 30 days for business, tourism, visiting fam
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China grants zero tariffs on nearly 9,000 African products
China has granted zero-tariff treatment to nearly 9,000 categories of products from 53 African countries with diplomatic ties to Beijing, Liu Yuxi, China's ambassador for the Affairs of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, said Monday. Liu said the policy has helped drive growth in China-Africa trade. According to statistics from China's General Administration of Customs, trade between China and Africa rose 26.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, nearly nine percen
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Xi, Putin agree to further extend treaty
President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Wednesday to further extend the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, while pledging to further strengthen political mutual trust, strategic coordination and practical cooperation between the two countries amid a fluid and turbulent international situation. The agreement was reached during talks between the two heads of state at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, before Pu
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China's market regulator steps up support for private firms
China's market regulator said Tuesday it had taken steps to improve the business environment for private firms since the country's first law dedicated to promoting the private sector took effect last year. Zhang Daoyang, an official with the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), said that in the year since the Private Sector Promotion Law took effect, the regulator had initiated dozens of policy measures, including 22 measures to support private sector developmen
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Economy
China's postal industry maintains steady growth in first four months
China's postal industry recorded stable growth in both revenue and delivery volume in the first four months of 2026, data released by the State Post Bureau showed on Wednesday. From January to April, the postal sector handled 70.16 billion parcels, up 4.1 percent year on year. Express deliveries accounted for 64.57 billion parcels, growing 5.1 percent. A postal worker packs mail at the township branch of China Post in Chunhua township of Hunchun city, Northeast China's Jilin
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China's economy maintains steady recovery momentum
China's economy posted a steady recovery in the first four months of 2026, with key indicators rebounding and new growth drivers gaining momentum as macroeconomic policies continued to take effect. During the January-April period, growth in production and supply accelerated, while market demand continued to expand. Employment and consumer prices also remained generally stable, according to data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Amid a complex interna
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China opens 21 international cargo routes in April
China opened 21 new international cargo air routes in April, adding more than 43 round-trip flights per week, according to data released by the Air Logistics Branch of the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing on Thursday. Of the newly launched routes, 12 connect to Europe, eight with Asia, and one with North America. They involve 15 airlines, including nine Chinese carriers. The main goods transported include cross-border e-commerce products, textiles, machinery, electr
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China Car exports maintained strong momentum in April
As the country's auto industry further deepens its global footprint, China's automobile exports maintained strong momentum in April, driven by steady shipments of new energy vehicles and accelerated overseas expansion by major domestic carmakers. China exported around 901,000 vehicles in April, up 74.4 percent year-on-year, including 430,000 NEVs, whose exports more than doubled from a year earlier, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacture
May 13
Culture
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)
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FIFA officials meet Chinese broadcaster over World Cup rights negotiations
FIFA officials visited Beijing on Thursday for talks with Chinese football authorities and state broadcaster CCTV as negotiations continued over television rights for upcoming World Cups, according to Chinese media reports. FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström and Executive Office Director Daniel O'Toole toured Beijing's Workers' Stadium on Thursday alongside Chinese Football Association vice president Yang Xu. The visit comes as FIFA and CCTV remain in negotiations over
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Strawberry Festival echoes four decades of rock
During the May Day holiday, music lovers across China flocked to the Strawberry Music Festival in Beijing and Dongguan, Guangdong province. More than 180,000 fans gathered over three days, sharing a collective experience. The festival, curated by Modern Sky, China's cornerstone of independent rock, offered a confluence of musical generations — both domestic and international. This year's lineup featured legendary international acts including American alternative rock band Pix
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China concert attendance nears 38 million as market expands
Attendance at large concerts in China reached nearly 38 million in 2025, as the live entertainment sector expanded and boosted travel and consumer spending, industry data showed. A view of American rapper Kanye West's live music show in Haikou, the capital of south China's Hainan Province, September 15, 2024. /CFP Concerts with more than 5,000 attendees generated 324.48 billion yuan ($40.5 billion) in revenue, accounting for more than half of the country's performance market,
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Science & Technology
Climate warming reduces oxygen in global rivers: study
A new study has found that climate warming is driving a widespread and sustained loss of oxygen in rivers around the world, putting freshwater ecosystems at risk. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, was conducted by a research team led by researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGLAS). The researchers analyzed nearly 40 years of data from more than 21,000 river reaches across the globe. They u
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China opens global AI education service platform
China on Tuesday announced the launch of a global AI education service platform during the 2026 World Digital Education Conference in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, aiming to promote cross-border sharing of high-quality educational resources and further integrate AI into education. The launch comes as part of a broader upgrade to the Smart Education of China, a digital education platform now accessible in around 220 countries and regions. The upgraded platform expa
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China launches cargo craft to send supplies for space station
China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-10 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Monday morning to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. A Long March-7 Y11 carrier rocket carrying the cargo craft Tianzhou-10 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 11, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei) The Long March-7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-10, blasted off at 8
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China breaks new ground in artificial breeding of loach
China has achieved its first successful artificial breeding of the loach (Traccatichthys pulcher), which is a huge breakthrough in fish conservation efforts at the Datengxia Water Conservancy Hub, according to the project's developer on Thursday. The fish species, endemic to the Pearl River basin, is known for its vibrant colors. It is a popular ornamental fish and an economically important species in the Hongshui River basin. Wild populations of this loach have declined in r
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