China’s foreign trade has maintained the steady growing momentum, with the value of goods trade jumping by 15.3 percent year-on-year to reach 20.68 trillion yuan ($3.05 trillion) in the first five months of 2026, latest data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC) showed

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The Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co, Ltd, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), said on Monday that it has commenced construction of the world’s first and largest 271,000-cubic-meter QC-Max ultra-large liquefied natural gas (LNG) container

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37 people were reported dead after a magnitude 7.8 #earthquake struck the #Sarangani province in the southern #Philippines on Monday, the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported on Tuesday morning. The Chinese Consulate General in Davao said

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China’s foreign trade in goods expanded 16.9 percent year-on-year to 4.45 trillion yuan ($656 billion) in May. Exports grew 13.8 percent year-on-year in May, while imports jumped 21.5 percent, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Tuesday.

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A man who disguised himself as a restaurant employee, tricked an intoxicated victim away from her husband in public and sexually assaulted her has been found guilty of rape and sentenced to three years and six months in prison, as revealed by the Nanguan district People's Court

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China Military Bugle, an official media account affiliated with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) News Media Center, on Tuesday disclosed several cases of AI-generated disinformation involving the military. The cases included fabricated military-related stories, vulgar

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The Permanent Mission of #China to the United Nations Office at #Geneva held a thematic event on Monday to commemorate the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations. It called for making full use of Geneva’s multilateral tradition, leveraging its platform strengths in

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#Editorial: At present, changes in the global energy landscape are further accelerating the worldwide shift toward vehicle electrification. China is seizing this trend and deepening its efforts.

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China officially began construction of the #ThreeGorges new waterway project on Monday, including what is expected to be the world's largest inland ship lock, in response to the rising shipping demand along the Yangtze, the world's third-longest river, according to the Xinhua

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#Editorial: Once viewed as "low-end transportation," China's electric two-wheelers and tricycles are now sparking a global export boom, becoming another shining example of Chinese manufacturing going global.

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As summer tourism demand surges, major Chinese travel platforms are launching customized tech study tour packages for international visitors, combining classic natural scenery and cultural excursions with immersive experiences of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, autonomous

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China’s commercial rocket companies have moved a step closer to participating in the country’s space station cargo transport system, after the public notice period for the Qingzhou experimental cargo spacecraft launch service shortlist ended on Monday, with four commercial launch

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Recently, Global Times reporters visited the ancient city of Suyab in Kyrgyzstan, exploring how China’s refined archaeological expertise tackles persistent hurdles in conserving earthen historic sites and showcasing the tangible outcomes of cultural and technology exchange

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#GTVoice: While it is not uncommon to see #EU politicians hype the so-called "economic threat" from #China, such rhetoric does not mask #Europe's genuine need for cooperation with China.

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The rebuilding of China's women's national volleyball team got off to an encouraging start as they wrapped up the 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Nanjing leg in East China's Jiangsu Province with a 3-1 record. The emergence of a number of promising talents has

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The true purpose of the admission letter is to officially recognize students' achievements, not to serve as an advertisement for universities, Zhang Peng, an associate professor at the Nanjing Normal University, told the Global Times on Monday.

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Chinese national football team head coach Shao Jiayi said Monday he expects a competitive encounter against Thailand as his side looks to continue its preparations for 2027's Asian Cup and further develop under his leadership.

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All artifacts for the world’s largest-ever #exhibition of ancient American civilizations have safely arrived in Shanghai, with the second and also final batch of Mexican cultural relics touching down at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Monday night.

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#Opinion: Both the EU’s self-perception as a normative power and the reality that its prosperity and development have long been embedded in an open and peaceful international order suggest that Europe’s pursuit of strategic autonomy, as well as its efforts to mitigate risks

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#Opinion: China's own experience demonstrates that countries whose economies are strong, whose governments project stability and whose leaderships think in decades rather than electoral cycles earn more influence in the world, not less. Britain's government must now do more than

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#Opinion: Japan’s revival of a centralized intelligence system reminiscent of the Tokko is, in essence, a blatant challenge to the postwar international order and a gross disregard for the lessons of history.