China’s draft cross-border anti-corruption law challenges perceptions of impunity overseas: expert
A draft law on combating cross-border corruption is set to be submitted for a second reading at the 25th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, with proposed revisions including stronger protections for state secrets and trade secrets. The legislation is expected to help dispel the illusion that fugitives who flee overseas are beyond the reach of the law, an expert said.
China-South Asia forum on poverty reduction, development cooperation held in Pakistan
The 2026 China-South Asia Forum on Poverty Reduction and Development Cooperation was held recently in Pakistan's federal capital city of Islamabad, bringing together more than 100 government officials, diplomats, scholars, media representatives and international organization representatives from various countries including China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
China continues sharing development opportunities with the world
According to data recently released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, China's GDP exceeded 107 trillion yuan (about $15.9 trillion) in the first three quarters of this year, up 4.6 percent year on year. This pace places China among the fastest-growing major economies globally.
Chinese women honored at UN exemplify power of women in rural revitalization
Recently, applause filled the Plenary Hall at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, as Chinese women were honored for their achievements.
Chinese Defense Ministry responds to media report on China's third-generation nuclear submarine’s missile test
When asked to comment on Xinhua News Agency's first disclosure that China's newest-generation nuclear submarine had participated in a strategic missile test launch, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson responded at a Thursday press conference.
China’s independently developed super-large-diameter shield machine is powering through the world’s longest undersea high-speed railway tunnel
Every day, the smartphone of Dong Bing, the chief mechanical engineer of Yongzhou Railway project, buzzes with messages from a machine working deep beneath the seabed. The real-time push notifications track almost every aspect of the operation of "Yongzhou," a 135-meter-long, domestically built super-large-diameter shield machine. Whether the cutterhead torque is abnormal, the segments are floating or the main drive oil and seal pressures remain within the safe range all determine whether the multi-thousand-ton "steel giant" can advance safely beneath the seabed.
Canada unveils first national security strategy in over 20 years
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday launched "The Plan for a Stronger Canada," the country's first national security strategy in over two decades aimed at countering evolving security threats and safeguarding national sovereignty.
French supermarket cyberattacks highlight physical risks of hacking, China's state security authority warns
China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Wednesday warned that cyberattacks are no longer confined to stealing data in the virtual world, but can directly target physical systems and cause tangible damage, citing the recent cyberattack on French supermarkets.
China, Indonesia hold joint counter-terrorism training
The opening ceremony for the "Sharp Knife 2026" joint army counter-terrorism training between China and Indonesia was held in south China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday.
As a core supporting event of the inaugural CMG World Robot Mount Tai Climbing Competition, the 2026 China (Taishan) Embodied Intelligence Industry Development and Cooperation Conference adopts a "1+3" framework.
Chinese-US team identifies 237-m-yr-old amphibian that lived entirely in the sea
An international team of researchers from Chinese and US universities has discovered fossils of a new amphibian species dating back about 237 million years and confirmed that the animal, known as Gerrothorax maritimus, represents the only known amphibian in Earth's history capable of living entirely in the sea, the Global Times learned from the Geological Museum of Guizhou on Wednesday.