Regions across China offer financial incentives to boost marriage rates
The number of first marriages in China plummeted to 9.17 million in 2024, a drop of over 60 percent from the 23.86 million peak in 2013.
China expands PhD talent program to boost sci-tech innovation
Focusing on academic funding and national condition research, the China Association for Science and Technology's project motivated 179 academic associations to train 3,225 PhD…
Illegal gold panning resurfaces in China’s Gansu river amid soaring prices
Shop owners told reporters that similar scenes had been occurring since the start of the year. Although local authorities had previously halted the activity, residents said…
Chinese court sentences five members of northern Myanmar telecom fraud syndicate to death
The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court found the defendants guilty of 12 offences, including fraud, intentional killing, and intentional injury, with individual sentences handed…
China launches new giant panda base, expanding conservation network
The new facility began trial operations after 13 pandas were relocated on Tuesday. The base covers an area of about 120 hectares in Sichuan's Mianyang and is expected to open to…
Chinese expedition team sets sail on seven-month journey to Antarctica
Consisting of over 500 members and researchers from more than 10 countries and regions, the team will conduct scientific investigations in the polar region, aiming to enhance the…
Efforts to restrict China’s non-CO2 emissions enhanced
Xia Yingxian, director of the ministry's department of climate change, noted that China's 2035 NDCs, announced in late September, mark the first time non-CO2 greenhouse gases have…
China fortifies public interest mechanism
The draft requires prosecutors to first urge administrative agencies to perform their duties before filing a case and prohibits coercive measures such as restricting personal…
China’s new five-year blueprint underscores nation’s focus on shared prosperity
China's growth will create 'vast opportunities for the world,' experts said, opening new avenues for cooperation in areas such as technology, sustainable development, green…
How five-year plans drive China’s progress
John Ross, former director of London Economics and Business Policy Bureau in the UK affirmed the effectiveness of China's economic planning system, arguing it "provides an…