Substantial breakthroughs in oil, gas and other minerals have been achieved in China's latest round of strategic mineral exploration, a Ministry of Natural Resources official said Tuesday.
The taste of Chinese rice has steadily improved over the past decade, according to a study published as a correspondence letter in Nature.
The Spring Festival travel rush, the world's largest annual human migration, began Tuesday with projections of more than 90 million air passenger trips, setting a new record.
The 40-day travel rush will end on Feb 22. According to the Ministry of Transport, an estimated 9 billion cross-regional trips will take place, marking a 7 percent increase from 2024.
China saw a spike in foreigners' visits in 2024, a year in which the country kept stepping up efforts to beef up cross-border travel, statistics from the National Immigration Administration showed.
Tens of thousands of self-proclaimed "TikTok refugees" from the United States have arrived at this Chinese app, which, even lacking an official English name, has been dubbed "Red Note" by U.S. users.
In 2024, over 35,000 cases hindering border management were investigated in China, with more than 79,000 criminal suspects apprehended and 906 criminal gangs dismantled.
As the fire-ravaged Los Angeles area braced on Monday for threatening winds, criticism has mounted over the state of California's preparedness and response, while residents and volunteers have stepped up.
China records 610 million entry and exit trips in 2024, with 20.1 million visa-free entries for foreigners
Human resources and social security authorities in Guangdong province, a major destination for migrant workers, will coordinate efforts to manage the peak period of job transitions for workers before and after the Spring Festival holiday.
Victims of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Dingri county in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region, are moving from tents to temporary homes with improved living facilities.
Coordinated efforts in environmental protection in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region have proved increasingly effective for residents, achieving comprehensive improvements, particularly in air quality, and aiming for further collaboration.
The water in Taihu Lake, the country's third-largest freshwater lake in the lower Yangtze River region, has been designated as fairly good quality for the first time in the past 30 years.
Scientists have discovered the world's smallest known footprints of the sauropod dinosaur species in the eastern Xizang autonomous region, dating back approximately 170 million years to the Jurassic period.
The average surface temperature of China's coastal waters has reached a record high, reflecting the global trend of rising ocean temperatures.
Hunan province has introduced a series of measures aimed at making it easier for foreign tourists to explore the region, following China's recent extension of its visa-free transit policy from six to 10 days.
China's annual Spring Festival travel rush, also known as chunyun, will officially kick off on Tuesday, during which an estimated record number of 9 billion trips are expected to be made in the 40-day period of festivities.
The Ministry of Education announced on Monday its plan to approve the establishment of 14 new undergraduate higher education institutions, including one private university.
China, along with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), will deepen cooperation in crop breeding and production with countries in Africa and South Asia, according to a forum held in Sanya, Hainan province, on Friday.
After tiring of his previous job at an internet company, 35-year-old Chen Yunfei is living his second year as a digital nomad, traveling overseas, blogging, developing apps, and offering artificial intelligence consultancy services.
On a four-day transit to Beijing, two siblings from Poland who visited several places said they were very impressed by China after experiencing the city's advanced services for foreign tourists.
Hebei province will further support its cities Langfang and Zhangjiakou in their efforts to become national leaders in computing capacity, accelerating the transformation of their development advantages into new productive forces.
A memorial service was held on Monday morning in Dingri county, Xizang autonomous region, to mourn the victims of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Dingri last week.
Chinese doctors have successfully transplanted a genetically edited pig liver into a brain-dead patient, making it the world’s first such surgery to date.
Taihu Lake, the country's third-largest freshwater lake in the lower Yangtze River region, has seen its water reach fairly good quality for the first time in the past 30 years.
The average temperature in China's coastal waters has reached a record high, reflecting the global trend of rising ocean temperatures, the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center has said.
On Sunday, a police dog attracted people's attention on China's social media for being cited in weekly reports by the training base for four consecutive weeks. The report included incidents such as instigating fights and urinating on fellow dogs' beds.
A memorial ceremony was held at 9:30 am on Monday morning to honor the earthquake victims in Chamco Township, the area most severely affected by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Dingri County, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
As China prepares for Spring Festival, authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks sales through social media platforms, warning of serious safety risks.
A wildfire in a hiking area that had been burning since Saturday in the northwestern New Territories, near the boundary between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Shenzhen, Guangdong province, was largely extinguished by 2:08 pm on Sunday.