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.

A joint team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Beijing Institute of Technology has unveiled a revolutionary "three-in-one" method for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries. By utilizing carbon dioxide and water, the researchers created a mild carbonic acid that extracts over 95% of lithium without the need for harsh chemicals or extreme heat. This process not only recovers precious metals but also permanently sequesters CO2 within the recycled materials. As the wor

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia This photo taken on May 13, 2025 shows a view of a production line at the workshop of a vehicle company in Jiangdu District of Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua) BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's automobile production and sales both exceeded 34 million units last year, setting a new record high, industry data showed on Wednesday, offering new cooperation opportunities and helping to establish a global win-w

Beijing has urged the United States to refrain from using other countries as pretexts to pursue its own interests. This comes after President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. needs to control Greenland to prevent Russia or China from occupying it in the future. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning emphasized during a press conference on Monday that "the Arctic is an area that concerns the public interests of the entire international community." The "Make a Deal" Pu

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia A plush toy shop owner (L), with three "Cry-Cry Horse" stuffed toys in front of her, talks with a client at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 12, 2026. A stuffed toy horse with a sullen face has gone viral recently on Chinese Internet. In Yiwu, a small commodities hub in east China, orders have soared as factories ramp up production to meet market demand. Dubbed "Cry-Cry Horse," the toy was originally

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia A drone photo taken on Nov. 21, 2025 shows a staff member working at a manufacturing workshop at Efort Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Zhao Xianfu/Xinhua) BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- From chatbots to autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how work gets done in China, boosting efficiency while redrawing industrial boundaries. However, the shift has heightened concerns about job d

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) on Jan. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for advancing fu

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Tourists take photos of the iconic giant snowman at the Qunli music park in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 10, 2026. Standing 19 meters tall, measuring 14 meters in length and 11 meters in width, the snowman was dug and carved out of over 3,500 cubic meters of snow, with tourists swarming to take pictures of its classic red scarf and round face. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei) Tourists take photos of the iconic giant snowman at the Q

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 9, 2026 shows the cultural relics protection center in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan) JINGZHOU, Jan. (Xinhua) -- Organic cultural relics represented by bamboo slips pose significant challenges in cultural relic preservation. In recent years, the cultural relics protection center in Jingzhou of Hubei Province has focused on innovation and application of preservation techniques for