Train from N. Korea reaches Beijing
THE first train from North Korea to Beijing in nearly six years arrived on Friday morning after nearly a day's journey, China's railway authority said.
China's People's Congress approves five-year plan prioritising tech
China's National People's Congress on Thursday approved a new five-year plan for 2026-2030, which will see Beijing accelerate the development of key technologies including semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI).
‘Cyber confession room’ where China youth share struggles like financial problems gains traction
Young people shun sharing feelings, fears with family or friends, turn to virtual spaces, which experts warn could erode real human contact.
Govt adopts law to promote ethnic unity nationwide
The government passed a law on a "shared" national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority groups, a move critics say will further erode the identity of people who are not majority Han Chinese and risk making anyone challenging that "unity" a separatist punishable by law.
China-North Korea train services resume after six-year halt
Passenger train services between China and North Korea resumed following a six-year hiatus, state media said, after the route was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Over 10,000 citizens flown home
Local authorities and airlines have assisted over 10,000 Chinese citizens in returning from the Middle East, the foreign ministry said after the conflict in the region forced airspace closures and grounded commercial flights.
Anti-corruption net widens
THE government will this year enact a law on combating cross-border corruption to advance the national legal framework overseeing anti-corruption, its top legislature's work report showed.
Shenzhou-21 crew push frontiers of space in medicine
The Shenzhou-21 crew members aboard the Tiangong space station have made significant strides in terms of space medical experiments and physical science research over the past week, while also maintaining the station's habitable environment, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
Beijing’s Middle East envoy urges peace
THE nation's envoy to the Middle East urged de-escalation in the conflict-ridden region and called for attacks on civilians to be condemned during talks with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Beijing said.
China turns to AI as jobseeker numbers top Belgium’s population
China will harness artificial intelligence to create jobs as the number of university graduates poised to enter the labor market this year will reach 12.7 million – more than the population of countries such as Belgium.
