Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia A drone photo taken on Dec. 31, 2025 shows China-made construction machinery being loaded for export to Indonesia at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua) BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's machinery industry posted steady performance in 2025 as both sales and profits increased, the China Machinery Industry Federation (CMIF) said on Thursday. The added value of major machinery enterprises rose by 8.2 percent year on y

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a virtual meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Bin) BEIJING, Feb. (Xinhua) -- China and Russia should increase high-level exchanges and strengthen pragmatic cooperation in various fields, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a virtual meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Xi extended New Year gr

A Chinese research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has achieved a world record by developing the shortest solid-state laser with a wavelength of 158.9 nm. Led by Dr. Pan Shilie, the team utilized a newly engineered nonlinear optical crystal called Ammonium Fluorooxoborate (ABF). This breakthrough, published in Nature, overcomes decade-long hurdles in generating deep-ultraviolet light efficiently. This laser reaches a pulse energy of 4.8 mJ with a conversion efficien

Source : Xinhua Beijing, January , 2026 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed the need to make efforts to leverage the country's comparative advantages, strive for progress while maintaining stability, and promote continuous breakthroughs in the development of future industries. Xi made these remarks while chairing a group study session of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ch

Source : Xinhua Beijing, January, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on following the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics and enhancing China's financial strength, is scheduled to be published tomorrow (Sunday). Xi’s article, who is also the Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in the third issue of this year of Qiushi, a leading

Source : Xinhua In this photo taken on April 18, 2025, two people work on industrial software development at a software company in Tianjin, northern China. (Xinhua) Beijing, 2026 (Xinhua) -- China's software industry saw rapid expansion in 2025, recording revenue growth of over 10 percent, according to the latest official data. According to data released today (Friday) by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the sector's total revenue jumped 13.2 percent year-

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Aircrafts of the Bayi Aerobatic Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force are pictured at Singapore's Changi Airport in Singapore, Jan. 27, 2026. Seven J-10 fighter jets from the Bayi Aerobatic Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force arrived at Singapore's Changi Airport on Tuesday ahead of the 10th Singapore Airshow, scheduled for Feb. 3-8. (Photo by Zhu Jianghai/Xinhua) SINGAPORE, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Seve

In a high-level video call on Tuesday, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun urged his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov to "strengthen strategic coordination" and enhance their ability to respond to global risks. This military alignment follows recent peace talks in Abu Dhabi and comes amid Western accusations that Beijing continues to facilitate Russia's defense industry. Minister Belousov highlighted that the recent "experiences of Venezuela and Iran"—referring to U.S.-led..

Source : Xinhua In a strategic meeting in Beijing, President Xi Jinping welcomed Finnish Prime Minister Petri Orpo, urging Finnish firms to capitalize on the "vast ocean of the Chinese market" to boost their global competitiveness. Xi emphasized that China and Europe are partners rather than rivals, calling on Finland to play a constructive role in stabilizing China-EU relations and resolving trade frictions. The discussions highlighted cooperation in clean energy, circular e

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Guests visit the ruins of the "sacred lake" at the Montu Temple precinct in the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor, Egypt, Jan. 24, 2026. An Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission announced on Saturday that the team has uncovered an ancient "sacred lake" at the Montu Temple precinct in the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor, a city renowned for its rich monuments in southern Egypt. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen) LUXOR, Egypt, Jan. (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian-Chinese

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Over the past 10 years, the cooperation zone project progressed steadily. By the end of 2025, the zone hosted nearly 200 companies, with over 3.8 billion U.S. dollars in investment and around 10,000 jobs created, according to official data. The cooperation zone in Egypt is also closely connected with China's Tianjin Municipality, often referred to as "TEDA," an abbreviation for "Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area." In terms of green

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025 shows vessels loading and unloading containers at a container dock of Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua) In a world fracturing along economic faultlines, Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a clear compass. "Countries cannot thrive without an international environment of open cooperation, and no country can afford to retreat into self-imposed isolati

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Children experience paper-cutting on bullet train G902 from Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, to Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 22, 2026. The Beijing-Harbin high-speed railway marked the 5th anniversary of its full operation on Thursday. At 1,198 kilometers, the rail line links China's northeastern provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang with the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Wang Song) Passengers take a selfie on bullet train

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows a signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement on giant panda conservation at Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich, Germany. 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. The association said in a statement that Chinese experts have conduc

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Customers shop at the Sanya International Duty Free City in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, on Jan. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng) BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities are set to establish duty-free shops at 41 listed ports of entry to the country, including airports, sea ports and land border crossings, aiming to facilitate tax-free shopping for inbound travelers. Five government departments, including the Ministry of Finance, ma

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses the opening of a study session at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance) for principal officials at the provincial and ministerial level, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) BEIJING, Jan. (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called for so

Source : Xinhua China officially launched the University of Emergency Management in Langfang, Hebei Province, on January 20, 2026. Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing highlighted that the institution is a pivotal policy decision aimed at modernizing the nation's emergency response framework and nurturing world-class talent. The university will focus on safety in production, natural disaster prevention, and high-efficiency rescue operations. Zhang urged the university to strive for exc

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia A drone photo shows a view of Qingdao Port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday upgraded its projections for China's growth to 5 percent in 2025 and 4.5 percent in 2026, up by 0.2 and 0.3 percentage points from its October forecast, respectively, according to its latest World Economic Outlook report. BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China announced on Monday that

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia The return capsule of the Shenzhou-20 spaceship is pictured at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Jan. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng) JIUQUAN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The return capsule of the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, carrying no astronauts, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 9:34 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Monday, according to the China Manned Space Agen

Source: Xinhua The Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, will lead a high-level delegation to China from January 19 to 21, 2026. At the invitation of Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the visit aims to bolster legislative cooperation and further solidify the long-standing strategic partnership between Islamabad and Beijing.