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China's new regulations implementing the Mineral Resources Law took effect on Monday. The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) described them as a comprehensive and systematic legal framework for safeguarding mineral resources, and said they are significant in strengthening the country's capacity in this area, pledging more systematic measures going forward. Chinese experts noted that the strengthened legal framework is primarily aimed at improving the overall governance syste

China has targeted illegal practices in cosmetic surgery, pregnancy and childbirth services, online health education and pharmaceutical procurement as part of an annual campaign to improve governance in the healthcare sector, authorities said. The priorities were outlined in a circular recently issued by the National Health Commission and 13 other government departments in the last week, marking the launch of an annual campaign aimed at cracking down on irregularities in the

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

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

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

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

China and the EU are equal and mutually beneficial trading partners, and it is hoped that the EU will abide by WTO rules, uphold free trade and fair competition, and firmly oppose protectionism and unilateralism, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Saturday, in response to questions regarding a meeting held on Friday by the European Commission to discuss its relationship with China. The communication channels between China and the EU remain smoot

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment plans to eradicate black and odorous water bodies at the doorsteps of rural residents by 2027, Pei Xiaofei, a spokesman with the national government body said in a news conference on Friday. As part of its efforts to improve rural living environments, the ministry has identified and registered more than 16,000 heavily polluted water bodies across the country as part of a special rectification program. By the end of last year, 98.7 perce

China's industrial profits grew at a faster pace in the first four months of 2026, buoyed by effective macro policies and the performance of new growth drivers, including equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing. China's major industrial firms, those with an annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.93 million U.S. dollars), saw their combined profits rise 18.2 percent year on year in the January-April period, 2.7 percentage points faster th

As China and the United States race to expand their artificial intelligence capabilities, economists said the two countries need closer cooperation on global governance and safety standards to better manage the technology's potential risks. Although the US continues to lead in frontier AI research, large-scale models and computing power, economists said that China is rapidly catching up and has developed strengths in integrating AI into manufacturing, consumer services and ot

China's State Council has issued guidelines on providing basic public services based on where people actually live, rather than the location of their household registration, as part of efforts to support the country's people-centered new type of urbanization. The guidelines aim at ensuring that residents without local household registration enjoy the same access to basic public services as those with local household registration, known as "hukou," according to a notice issued

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