News. China

12 January, Friday

23:58
Visitors view an exhibit from the Mawangdui Tombs of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) at Hunan Museum in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Sihan.

Chinese museum opens up digital database of 2,000-year-old tombs

 15:58
The launch of containerized freight index futures by the Shanghai Futures Exchange in Shanghai, east China. Photo by Xinhua/Fang Zhe.

China's futures market sees robust trading in 2023

 09:58
A bus approaches a stop in Zhuozhou, north China's Hebei Province. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Xudong.

Chinese cities report jump in passenger trips in Jan-Nov 2023

 05:28
Xu Wenrong. Photo by Xinhua.

China's procuratorate orders arrest of former executive of oil giant

 03:28
A farmer harvests at a wheat field at Yantang Village of Kaiyang County in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin.

China purchases over 400 mln tonnes of grain in 2023

11 January, Thursday

23:58
Home appliances output in China. Photo by Xinhua.

China reports double-digit growth in home appliances output in Jan-Nov 2023

 15:58
Visitors select books during the 10th China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair in east China's Shanghai. Photo by Xinhua/Xin Mengchen.

Book retail sales in China up 4.72 pct in 2023

 09:58
A container ship docking at an automation wharf of Qinzhou Port for unloading in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Ailin.

China's waterway freight volume up 9 pct in first 11 months of 2023

 05:28
Chinese, U.S. scientists develop revolutionary graphene semiconductor.  Photo by Xinhua.

Chinese, U.S. scientists develop revolutionary graphene semiconductor

 03:28
A staff member of the Bank of Communications demonstrates the use of the online wallet of digital RMB at the Happy Valley Beijing theme park in Beijing, capital of China. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao.

PBOC to enhance global presence of RMB, manage risks

10 January, Wednesday

23:58
The ruins of an ancient city located in Jingshan Township of Yuhang District, Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Photo by Xinhua/Feng Yuan.

New findings unearthed in ancient city ruins in east China

 15:58
A truck leaves Chongqing Fuling Comprehensive Bonded Zone in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Quanchao.

China's road freight volume up 8.9 pct in first 11 months of 2023

 09:58
China's forex reserves. Photo by Xinhua.

China's forex reserves rise to 3.238 trln USD: data

 05:28
China will significantly increase direct flights with U.S. Photo by Xinhua.

China will significantly increase direct flights with U.S. in 2024

 03:28
Travelers take a train at the Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. Photo by Yang Suping/Xinhua.

China to roll out new railway operating plan

09 January, Tuesday

23:58
Two archaeological sites were unearthed in the city of Ningbo. Photo by Xinhua.

New archaeological sites found in east China

 15:58
A staff member (1st R) demonstrates an interactive product of the Beijing Central Axis at the exhibition area. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao.

China's service trade up 9 pct in Jan-Nov 2023

 09:58
China releases action plan to promote data-powered development. Photo by Xinhua.

China releases action plan to promote data-powered development

 05:58
Apples. Photo by Paradisenursery.

Excessive nitrogen fertilizer yields less attractive apples: research

 03:28
Humanoid robots are pictured at the World Robot Conference 2023 in Beijing, capital of China. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Jiayi.

Chinese researchers develop e-skin with isothermal regulation

08 January, Monday

23:58
3 ancient coins found in north China's Hebei. Photo by Xinhua.

3 ancient coins found in north China's Hebei

 15:58
The IP International Exchange of Hainan in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Photo by Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu.

China sees steady progress in IP examination quality, efficiency

 09:58
Corals in the waters of Fenjiezhou Island of Hainan Province, south China. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Liyun.

China holds 289 officials accountable for environmental protection problems

 05:28
The large cruise ship Adora Magic City at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China's Shanghai. Photo by Xinhua/Ding Ting.

China's first homegrown large cruise ship starts commercial maiden voyage

 03:28
People walk on the street amid high temperatures. Photo by Xinhua.

China saw hottest recorded year in 2023

05 January, Friday

23:58
This photo provided by the Hunan provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology shows the excavation area of the ruins of the ancient Dutou city in central China's Hunan Province.

Wooden slips dating back over 1,700 years unearthed in central China

 15:58
A large-scale wind power project in Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Lin Yongqiu/CHN Energy Xizang Power Company Limited/Xinhua.

World's largest ultra-high-altitude wind farm in operation in Xizang

 09:58
Beijing embraces good air quality in 2023. Photo by Xinhua.

Beijing embraces good air quality in 2023

 05:28
The vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. Photo by Xinhua/Wu Zhizun.

Shipping throughput of Three Gorges Dam hits record high

 03:28
A high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train on the platform of Tegalluar Station in Bandung, Indonesia. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Qin.

Top 10 mega-projects of China's central SOEs in 2023 selected

04 January, Thursday

23:58
Chinese archaeologists have discovered the country's earliest known noble tomb complex. Photo by Xinhua.

Archaeologists report discovery of China's earliest noble graveyard in Zhengzhou

 15:58
China's internet sector registered steady growth in business revenue. Photo by Xinhua.

China's major internet firms see steady revenue, profit growth

 09:58
Employees working at a factory of Lotus Cars in an industrial park of the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Photo by Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu.

China vows support for development of private economy

 05:28
A poster of Never Say Never, a film that narrates the story of how wrestling changes the lives of children from the countryside, is seen at a cinema in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Photo by Xinhua.

China's 2023 box office earnings exceed $7.75 billion

 03:28
Chinese scientists discover genetic secret of iron-rich maize. Photo by Xinhua

Chinese scientists discover genetic secret of iron-rich maize

03 January, Wednesday

23:58
28 Shang Dynasty tombs found in central China's Henan. Photo by Xinhua.

28 Shang Dynasty tombs found in central China's Henan

 15:58
People look out of the windows of a coffee shop near Shichahai Lake in central Beijing, capital of China. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao.

China's new business registrations increase in January-November 2023

 09:58
An interior view of the newly-opened Grand Canal Museum of Beijing, also called the Capital Museum East Branch, in the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center in Beijing, capital of China.  Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao.

Museum on Grand Canal opens in Beijing

 05:28
Chen Rugui. Photo by Xinhua.

Former senior legislator of Guangdong faces trial for bribery charges

 03:28
Researchers develop robotic mouse featuring enhanced flexibility, agility. Photo by Xinhua.

Researchers develop robotic mouse featuring enhanced flexibility, agility

02 January, Tuesday

23:58
The fossil of malungia discovered at the construction site of a highway service zone in Malong District of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Xinbo.

Highway service zone construction suspended after fossil discovery in southwest China

 15:58
Profits of China's central SOEs reach 2.4 trln yuan in first 11 months. Photo by Xinhua.

Profits of China's central SOEs reach 2.4 trln yuan in first 11 months 2023

 09:58
Hu Wenming, former chairman of China Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited. Photo by Xinhua.

Former CSIC chairman sentenced to 13 years in jail for bribery, abuse of power

 05:28
A project that crosses the Yellow River on the middle route of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping.

Beijing reaps benefits from China's mega water diversion project

 03:28
Octopus. Photo by Xinhua.

Chinese scientists design octopus-inspired, tentacle-like robot arm

01 January, Monday

23:58
The tile-shaped earthenware unearthed at the ruins of Beiyangping in the city of Lingbao, central China's Henan Province. Photo by Xinhua.

5,800-yr-old tile-shaped earthenware found in central China

 15:58
Over 260 cases related to fabricated governmental programs cracked in 2023. Photo by Xinhua.

Over 260 cases related to fabricated governmental programs cracked in 2023

 09:58
Sheep walking through a photovoltaic power station in Gonghe County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Long.

900 MW photovoltaic project launched on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

 05:28
China's telecommunication industry. Photo by Xinhua.

China's telecom sector sees steady expansion in first 11 months 2023

 03:28
The third C919 plane of China Eastern Airlines takes off from the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in east China's Shanghai. Photo by Xu Bingnan/Xinhua.

Top 10 Chinese scientific stories for 2023 unveiled