The world economy is experiencing an uneven moment. While artificial intelligence (AI) and other frontier technologies are advancing at unprecedented speed, global growth continues to slow amid mounting uncertainties. This disconnection has become one of the defining challenges confronting policymakers and executives who have gathered this week in theContinue Reading
Brent crude futures fell below 75 U.S. dollars per barrel on Wednesday for the first time since the United States struck Iran in late February, as concerns over supply disruptions eased. In particular, Brent crude for August delivery hit a low of 73.22 U.S. dollars per barrel at oneContinue Reading
China’s total installed power generation capacity reached 4.01 billion kilowatts by the end of May 2026, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said Thursday, noting that the figure put China at the top of the world by this measure. Non-fossil energy has emerged as a major driver of the growth,Continue Reading
Zhu Zhisong, former secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Pudong New Area District Committee in east China’s Shanghai, was on Tuesday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes. The Intermediate People’s Court of Nanchang City in east China’s Jiangxi Province also ordered the deprivationContinue Reading
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday attended a symposium for international business representatives at the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in the city of Dalian, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. About 150 business representatives from more than 30 countries and regions attendedContinue Reading
At least 36 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, setting a record since the outbreak of the conflict in Iran, French daily Le Monde reported on Tuesday. The figure represents nearly one-third of the strait’s normal peacetime traffic, which averages around 120 vessel crossings per day,Continue Reading
By our Correspondent Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has reaffirmed China’s unwavering commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Nigeria, identifying shared modernization as a cornerstone of future cooperation. The Ambassador made the pledge during a high-level interactive session with participants of the Senior Executive Course at the NationalContinue Reading
Faced with profound and complex shifts in the international landscape, China stands ready to work with other BRICS members to jointly tackle the pressing challenges confronting humanity and stay firmly on the right course of world historical development, the country’s top diplomat Wang Yi said. Wang, a member ofContinue Reading
CGTN Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi said on Tuesday that recent US-Iran progress in reaching a memorandum of understanding has underscored key lessons from more than 100 days of conflict that have sharply affected regional and global stability. Speaking at the 16th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisors andContinue Reading
CHANGSHA – At a bustling market square in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, shoppers are picking up African specialty products. One customer samples a bit of body lotion made with shea butter sourced from Mali, which has a creamy white texture and sweet fragrance. “Thanks to China’sContinue Reading
