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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night for a two-day state visit to China, marking his 25th trip to the country since assuming the presidential office in 2000. Prior to his departure, Putin delivered a video address in which he said, "I'm delighted to be visiting Beijing once again at the invitation of my longtime good friend, the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping." On Sunday, both Xi and Putin sent congratulatory letters to

China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) on Monday began construction of a major aviation engineering and maintenance complex for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) airline Emirates in Dubai, one of the world's largest projects of its kind. Located at Dubai World Central in the southern part of the emirate and with an investment of over 5 billion U.S. dollars, the project covers about 1.1 million square meters and is scheduled for completion by mid-2030. The facility

President Xi Jinping said on Friday that he has reached important consensus with United States President Donald Trump on multiple issues, including maintaining stable Sino-US economic and trade relations, during Trump's "historic and landmark" visit, which concluded on the same day. Late on Friday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a news briefing on the just-concluded Xi-Trump meeting that President Xi will make a state visit to the US in autumn at the invitation of President

A national pilot base for embodied robot applications was launched on Saturday in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, which is home to a growing number of robotics makers, including Unitree. The National Pilot Base for Embodied AI Applications features more than 130 robots operating in over 30 vocational scenarios, ranging from catering, unmanned retail, and event performances to power line inspections, fruit picking and downhole operations. "The pilot base a

US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday evening for a state visit to China, the first US presidential visit to China in almost nine years and Trump's second since November 2017, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump is visiting China from May 13 to 15, Xinhua reported. Trump was welcomed by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng at the airport, according to Xinhua. Before Trump departed the US, he

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump will have an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations and world peace and development, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday. Guo made the remarks at a regular news briefing when asked about Trump's upcoming state visit to China, scheduled from May 13 to 15, which will be the first visit to China by a U.S. president in nine years. Xi and Trump met last time

Northern China is bracing for its first heat wave of the year, with temperatures expected to approach 40 C in the coming days, and experts cautioning the public to take precautions to prevent heatstroke. According to Weather China, a website affiliated with China Meteorological Administration, most parts of northern China will experience a temperature rise from Saturday to early next week, especially in areas north of the Yangtze River. Ye Menglong, a meteorological analyst a

China will host the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, from May 22 to 23, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday. Against a backdrop of rising global uncertainty, sluggish economic growth and complex challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region, China will work with APEC members to build consensus around two key priorities at the meeting, Li Chenggang, China's international trade repr

China is recruiting volunteers for a bed-rest experiment designed to simulate the effects of microgravity as part of research into long-duration spaceflight, state media reported. The experiment, called the Earth Star-3 bed-rest study, is scheduled to begin in Beijing later this year, the China Astronaut Research and Training Center said Wednesday. Participants may receive up to 70,000 yuan ($10,300) in compensation. Volunteers will be randomly assigned to either a control or

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that China is ready to help create the conditions for starting peace talks and play a greater role in restoring peace and stability in the Middle East, as the region stands at a critical juncture between war and peace. Wang made the remarks in Beijing during talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, whose visit was his first trip to China since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Feb 28. Before tr

The cruise ship MV Hondius, which is involved in a Hantavirus outbreak, is anchored in the waters off the port of Praia, capital of the African country of Cape Verde. The Chinese Embassy in Cape Verde issued a statement on the evening of the 5th local time, saying, "After verification, there are no Chinese citizens on board." The embassy also reminded Chinese nationals in Cape Verde to strengthen health precautions, according to Xinhua. On May 4, the World Health Organizati

Passenger trips on China's railway network have surpassed 100 million during the ongoing May Day holiday, the state railway operator said Tuesday. According to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the railway system has operated safely and smoothly during the five-day holiday period ending Tuesday, with passenger trips reaching 117 million as of Monday. Passengers are seen at the waiting hall of Xi'an Railway Station in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, May 1, 2026.