International gold prices have been on a downward trend since early June, with the spot gold dipping below $4,200 per ounce by 1 pm (Beijing time), virtually erasing all of this year’s earlier gains. Amid the slide, market sentiment in #China is shifting – investor enthusiasm has

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China’s automobile exports continued to surge in May, with 930,000 units exported, marking a year‑on‑year increase of 68.7 percent, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed on Wed.

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After visiting Chongqing's Bayu New Public Welfare Digital Talent Development Program, a politician and human rights advocate from Nepal told the Global Times that she was amazed by the program's small but inclusive projects for the most vulnerable people. She praised its efforts

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【Video】Real-life superheroes. When a three-wheeler was left dangling over a 20-meter drop with two people trapped inside, bystanders held onto the vehicle with all their strength, preventing it from plunging and helping save lives. #EverydayHeroes

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Responding to a question regarding Japan's draft 2026 Defense White Paper, which references China's military development and the regional security environment, cites NATO members' plans to raise defense spending to 3.5 percent of GDP, and stresses the need for a substantial

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China’s Vice Minister of Commerce Ling Ji, also the deputy China international trade representative, met with Ditte Juul Jorgensen, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security of European Commission on Tuesday. The two sides held in depth and

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Responding to a question regarding Japan's Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) executive council meeting on June 9 that approved a draft proposal on revising the country's three key national security documents, which refers to China's military development and the surrounding

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【Video】Not a special effect! A photographer captured a rare upward lightning bolt shooting from the ground into the clouds, creating a spectacular display that looked straight out of a sci-fi movie.

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In response to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas' remarks claiming that the new round of sanctions against Russia may include entities located in China, Turkey, India, and other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian

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Chinese automakers’ latest progress in Europe — from #BYD’s localized production push in Hungary to #Geely’s EU-certified driver-assistance system — shows that industrial cooperation, rather than politically driven trade barriers, remains the more practical path for Europe to

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On Wednesday, the China Coast Guard #CCG task group led by CCGS Taizhou conducted a patrol in China's territorial waters of the #DiaoyuDao and its affiliated islands. The patrol was a rights-protection operation carried out by the CCG in accordance with the law: CCG

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#China is deeply concerned about the current situation in #Iran, and all relevant parties should remain calm and restrained, stop intensifying tensions and escalating the situation, and take concrete measures to de-escalate and cool down the situation, Chinese Foreign Ministry

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For the first time in a decade, New Zealanders are more likely to see China as a friend than the US, while viewing Washington as more of a threat, according to the latest report released by a New Zealand foundation on Wednesday. Analysts noted that such findings go beyond

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Li Yize, who previously participated in a training camp for China's U18 men’s national youth #basketball team, has been suspended from competition for three years for age fraud, according to a statement released by the Chinese Basketball Association on Wednesday. #fraud #CBA

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After visiting the Changan Automobile Group’s AVATR Digital Intelligence Factory and witnessing its advanced automated and intelligent manufacturing processes in Chongqing, an Egyptian diplomat lauded the factory as "a manifestation of the right to development." He noted that

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Despite objections from China and Russia, which said the United Nations Security Council had already ended its review of the Iran nuclear issue, the UN Security Council still held a public meeting early Wednesday morning and approved a procedural measure by vote. Sun Lei, China's

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The giant panda Hua Ni (also known as Ai Bao) at Everland Resort, the largest theme park in South Korea, gave birth to a female cub weighing over 170 grams on June 3 at 10:53 am, the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda said on Wednesday via its official WeChat

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The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday denounced “Taiwan independence” separatist forces for their habitual smear tactics against cross-Straits exchanges, calling their attempt to politicize a zoo animal exchange program between the Shanghai and Taipei zoos

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Congratulations to Ai Bao! The giant #panda #HuaNi (also known as Ai Bao) at Everland Resort in #SouthKorea gave birth to a female cub weighing over 170 grams on June 3 at 10:53 am, China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda said on Wednesday. Currently, both Ai

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The Taiwan regional Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have bowed and scraped to cater to external forces and have degenerated into outright traitors to the nation, Zhang Han, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday,

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When asked to comment on the claim by the #DPP authorities that a Chinese mainland coast guard vessel entered the so-called “restricted waters”of the Dongsha Island on June 5, triggering a vessel standoff, Zhang Han, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State

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Video footage released by the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration on Wednesday showed a Chinese vessel issuing a warning to a Japanese Coast Guard vessel in waters near China's Diaoyu Islands during China's maritime law-enforcement operation in waters east of China's Taiwan

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The solar-hydrogen-storage integrated project in Rudong, East China’s Jiangsu Province, invested by CHN Energy Guohua Energy Investment Co, is completed. This is the largest offshore photovoltaic demonstration project of its kind integrating solar, hydrogen, and energy storage in

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#Editorial: It’s time to end the absurd farce of the US “military companies blacklist.” Facts have shown that the blacklist has neither slowed China’s determination to achieve greater technological self-reliance nor altered genuine market demand in the US for high-quality Chinese

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#Editorial: Now, China is giving back to foreign enterprises and contributing to the world through its “own technological leap.” A long-term, stable, and predictable cooperative relationship is inherently mutually beneficial and can never be sustained by unilateral “giving away.”

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From Alibaba and Baidu to BYD, NIO and Unitree, the Pentagon's latest military-linked list now reaches far beyond semiconductors. Chinese companies pushed back, while experts warned the move reflects the politicization of trade and technology issues and US’ growing efforts to

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A total of 89 Beijing swifts have undergone banding during a routine annual "health check" at Beijing's Summer Palace.

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The Chinese national football team was held to a scoreless draw by Thailand at home on Tuesday, despite the team dominating in ball possession and shoot attempts. The match, which was Shao Jiayi's first home match as the head coach of the Chinese national team, attracted over

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#Editorial: The ever-expanding scope and growing number of targeted companies reveal an uncomfortable reality: The US strategy of labeling and selectively targeting individual Chinese firms has failed.

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#Opinion: China-LAC relations are no longer a simple economic partnership. They represent a successful practice of equal mutual learning between civilizations, capability-driven sustainable development and joint creation of a new sharing future. As the Global South rises

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Opinion: At a time when many economies are pursuing the development of AI, some Western commentary remains focused on a zero-sum view of geopolitical competition, often at the expense of a practical driver: markets. #China’s #AI market is growing at unprecedented speed, driven by

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#GTVoice: Framing #Chinese exports as a threat contradicts both the economic facts and the real interests of companies and consumers worldwide. In today’s deeply interconnected global economy, recognizing the positive value of #China’s exports and upholding an open, cooperative

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#GTCartoon: Soaring fuel costs are weighing heavily on global aviation. @_ValiantPanda_

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Based on current trends, #China’s foreign trade is highly likely to achieve double-digit growth in the first half of the year. This would mark one of the strongest trade performances in the past four to five years, a Chinese expert said.

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#China’s foreign #trade has maintained steady momentum, with the value of goods trade jumping 15.3 percent year-on-year to 20.68 trillion yuan ($3.05 trillion) in the first five months. The market-beating performance was fueled by a number of factors, including strong global

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After school, some Chinese teenagers volunteer as student docents at red-themed revolutionary memorial sites, telling the stories and spirit of the Communist Party of China and China’s development in the voices of children.

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#attitudes: Gaokao remains an irreplaceable cornerstone of Chinese society in a changing era

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The Second World Conference of Classics, themed "Dialogue Between Ancient and Modern: Contemporary Inspirations from Classical Wisdom," is being held in Athens, Greece from Tuesday to Wednesday. It serves as a vivid testament to the mutual understanding, exchanges, and learning

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Surrounded by water on all sides and covered in dense greenery, the archaeological site of Huanghuacheng in Zhongxian county, Chongqing, carries a touch of mystery. Also known as “Huanghua island,” the site is a completely isolated small island in the middle of the Yangtze River.

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The Zhuque-2E Y6 carrier #rocket developed by Beijing-based private aerospace firm LandSpace lifted off from Northwest China' Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone at 16:23 pm on Tuesday, sending two satellites into their designated orbits. The mission was announced

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Held in Shenyang, Liaoning Province in Northeast China on Tuesday, the 2026 ASEAN-#China Media Cooperation Forum gathered some 150 delegates from governmental bodies, media institutions, think tanks, enterprises and international organizations. Participants exchanged views in a