News. China

04 August, Thursday

03:38
Members of a scientific expedition team, operate ground penetrating radar in the headwater region of the Lancang River in Zadoi County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. Photo by Xinhua.

China launches new scientific expedition in Yangtze headwaters

03 August, Wednesday

23:58
Ancient tombs discovered in north China. Photo by Xinhua.

Over 460 ancient tombs discovered in north China's Hebei

15:58
China to promote consumption of green, smart home appliances. Photo by Xinhua.

China to promote consumption of green, smart home appliances

09:58
The expressway linking Shiqian and Yuping in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Photo by Xinhua/Tao Liang.

China's expressway network links 95 pct of population

05:38
A Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian lab module, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province. Photo by Xinhua/Tian Dingyu.

China launches space station's first lab module

03:38
Health care workers assist people waiting to be vaccinated at a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States. Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua.

WHO declares monkeypox outbreak int'l public health emergency

02 August, Tuesday

23:58
Ming Dynasty imperial edict. Photo by Xinhua.

Ming Dynasty imperial edict found in north China

15:58
Cars running through the Shangzhai section of the Guiyang-Huangping Highway in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Photo by Xinhua/Tao Liang.

China sees fewer deadly traffic accidents

09:58
COVID-19 vaccines at a packaging plant of Sinovac Research and Development Co., Ltd. in Beijing, capital of China. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei.

China develops Omicron vaccines through multiple technical routes: official

05:38
The Wenhai-1 remote-controlled underwater robot. Photo rovided by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Chinese institute develops underwater robot for deep-sea surveys

01 August, Monday

23:58
5,200-year-old stone carving chrysalis found in north China. Photo by Xinhua.

5,200-year-old stone carving chrysalis found in north China

15:58
Pedestrians walk past a COVID-19 testing site on Times Square in New York, the United States. Photo by  Xinhua/Wang Ying.

Nearly one in four COVID sufferers had long COVID: new study

09:58
Rice fields in Xuefengshan Village of Taojiang County, central China's Hunan Province. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Sihan.

Chinese scientists find gene boosting grain yield

05:38
People watch dinosaur fossils at Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua.

New vertebrate fossil discovered in north China

03:38
Didi Global Inc. Photo by Xinhua.

China Fines Didi $1.2 bln After Wrapping Year-Long Probe

29 July, Friday

23:58
The restored photo shows the ecosystem of Karataviella popovi. Photo by Xinhua.

Researchers discover earliest brood care in insects

15:58
Rescuers enter a village to evacuate stranded people in flood water in Dexing, east China's Jiangxi Province. Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mi.

China's economic losses from natural disasters exceed 88 bln yuan in H1

09:58
Shanghai's first self-driving test lane put into use. Photo by Xinhua.

Shanghai's first self-driving test lane put into use

05:38
Wild Asian elephants are seen in the Wild Elephant Valley in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Mengyao.

SW China province reports 360 wild Asian elephants

03:38
The Ruins of Buddhist temple I China. Photo by Xinhua.

Fresh archaeological excavation starts at Xinjiang Buddhist temple site

28 July, Thursday

23:58
4,300 dinosaur footprints found in north China. Photo by Xinhua.

4,300 dinosaur footprints found in north China

15:58
Statue of mummified Buddha. Photo by Xinhua.

Chinese court upholds ruling that Dutch collector should repatriate mummified Buddha

09:58
China relocates residents in world's highest county. Photo by Xinhua.

China relocates residents in world's highest county

05:38
The floating marine debris. Australia's national science agency has found that there are about 14 mln tonnes of small plastic pieces on the ocean floor. Photo by CSIRO/ Xinhua.

Self-repairing fish robot brings hope to plastic crisis

03:38
A medical staff member prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccine clinic in San Antonio, Texas, the United States. Photo by Nick Wagner/Xinhua.

Vaccine-induced immune response to Omicron wanes substantially over time: new study

27 July, Wednesday

23:58
Cretaceous dinosaur footprints found in restaurant in southwest China. Photo by Xinhua.

Cretaceous dinosaur footprints found in restaurant in southwest China

15:58
An attendee interacts with a robot. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Xulei.

Researchers propose new AI model to better understand human expectations

09:58
A woman wearing a face mask to protect against COVID-19 waits at a subway station in Paris, France. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua.

WHO warns challenging autumn, winter amid escalating COVID-19 cases in Europe

05:38
An illustration provided by the research team shows a binary star system. Photo by Xinhua.

Rare binary star systems discovered: study

03:38
People working at the construction site of a 5G base station in Chongqing, southwest China.  Photo by Xinhua/Wang Quanchao.

China has over 1.85 mln 5G base stations in use

26 July, Tuesday

23:58
People watch dinosaur fossils at Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua.

Feathers help dinosaurs dominate Jurassic period: study

15:58
People visit the exhibition area of BYD, China's leading new energy vehicle manufacturer. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Nan.

Sales of Chinese-brand cars jump 43.1 pct in June

09:58
A view of the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province. Photo by Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu.

Asia's first professional cargo hub airport put into operation in central China

05:58
Wild Asian elephants. Photo by Xinhua.

40 wild Asian elephants spotted in SW China

03:38
Aview of the Huanghai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., in Rongcheng, east China's Shandong Province. Photo by Xinhua/Zhu Zheng.

China's shipbuilding sector continues to lead in global market

25 July, Monday

23:58
A drawing provided by Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows the reconstruction of a female "Mengzi Ren (MZR)" and her living environment. Photo by Xinhua.

Chinese scientists sequence genome of 14,000-yr-old human

15:58
Workers weld at a factory of an automobile manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou City, east China's Shandong Province. Photo by Wang Jilin/Xinhua.

China's industrial output up 3.4 pct in H1

09:58
A view of the automated container terminal of Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port in east China's Shanghai. Photo by Xinhua/Ding Ting.

China to have nine of top 20 container ports: forecast

05:38
A staff member displays a mobile phone screen film that can generate 3D vision with phone applications. Photo by Xinhua/Ren Chao.

China has 428 mln 5G mobile users

03:38
Resident receives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at home in Dongcheng District of Beijing, capital of China. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao.

Longer vaccine interval may be more effective against Omicron subvariants: study

22 July, Friday

23:58
A view of the New Chuxiong-Dali Expressway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Photo by Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao.

China aims to build modern national road network by 2035

15:58
The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory. Photo by Xinhua.

China solicits name for Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory

09:58
The boxes of eggs are placed on the shelf in a supermarket in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Xinhua/Zheng Huansong.

Chinese scientists identify evolution of H5N1 avian influenza virus

05:38
A museum of Chengjiang Fossil site in Chengjiang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Chengjiang Fossil site presents the most complete record of an early Cambrian marine community. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Xinbo.

518-mln-year-old creatures confirmed as oldest vertebrates

03:38
Ecology in China. Photo by Xinhua.

China cracks down on ecological damage through environmental inspections

21 July, Thursday

23:58
The prototype of Jiayao, the official virtual cartoon figure of Mogao Grottoes, with a human upper body, wings, and a bird-like lower body. Photo by Dunhuang Academy/Xinhua.

Virtual "bird-woman" ambassador spreads Dunhuang culture

15:58
Archaeological excavations in China. Photo by Xinhua.

14 ancient tombs unearthed in central China's Hunan

09:58
Senior high school students at a school in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. Photo by Zhang Xiaofeng/Xinhua.

Chinese people getting taller: health authorities

05:38
The starry night sky as seen from the Mount Qomolangma base camp. Photo by Xinhua/Jiang Fan.

Chinese, Australian astronomers detect key process of binary evolution

03:38
A worker operates on the production line at a textile company in Nanmo Township of Hai'an City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Photo by Zhai Huiyong/Xinhua.

China's private enterprises quadruple in last 10 years