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The Beijing-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway's Xiong'an-Shangqiu section in Hebei province entered the commissioning  and testing phase on Wednesday, marking a key step in the country's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network, according to China Railway Beijing Group. 京港高铁雄安至商丘段河北境内线路昨日正式进入联调联试阶段，标志着国家"八纵八横"高铁网建设取得重要进展。 The 5...

Lululemon Athletica Inc said products currently sold in China do not contain per- and   polyfluoroalkyl substances  (PFAS), amid rising consumer concern following a Texas investigation into the potential presence of toxic chemicals  in its apparel. 运动服饰品牌露露乐蒙（Lululemon Athletica Inc）近日表示，目前在中国市场销售的产品均不含全氟和多氟烷基物质（PFAS）。此前美国得克萨斯州对...

ShanghaiRanking, a higher education consultancy, released the 2026 Best Chinese Universities list on Tuesday. Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Zhejiang University secured the top three positions in the comprehensive universities category. 高等教育咨询机构软科于4月14日发布了"2026软科中国大学排名"。在综合性大学排名中，清华大学、北京大学和浙江大学位列前三。 This annual ranking, initiated i...

Beijing's municipal authorities say they will not cut down the city's mature poplar  and willow trees despite the annual " catkin nuisance ", arguing that the ecological benefits of the towering trees cannot be easily replaced. 北京市有关部门表示，尽管每年都会出现"杨柳飞絮困扰"，但不会砍伐城市中已长成的杨树和柳树，理由是这些高大树木带来的生态效益难以轻易替代。 "Because of their outstanding ad...

Meeting: Spain supports enhanced dialogue 会晤：西班牙支持加强对话 China and Spain expressed on Tuesday their commitment to advancing their ties with strategic resolve and vowed to work together to uphold multilateralism  amid threats to the world order. 4月14日，中国与西班牙表示将以战略定力推进双边关系发展，并誓言在世界秩序面临威胁之际携手维护多边主义。 The pledges were made during talks bet...

Washington's announcement of a naval blockade targeting maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports — halting "all passage" linked to Iran — marks a new escalation in a crisis already teetering  on the edge. Although the US Central Command insists that freedom of navigation for non-Iranian ports remains intact, such distinctions collapse quickly in a narrow waterway. Reports describe a near st...

China has issued new rules regulating providers of AI systems that simulate human personality traits, thinking patterns and communication styles in continuous emotional interactions with users, placing strict safeguards on content for minors. 我国近日出台新规，对模拟自然人人格特征、思维模式和沟通风格、与用户进行持续性情感互动的人工智能系统服务提供者进行规范，并对面向未成年人的内容设置严格保护措施...

AI agent roles surge 455% year-on-year during the spring recruitment peak AI智能体相关职位春季招聘同比增长455% As graduation season approaches, 21-year-old Zhang Weiqi was resolute in his decision to dive into  the burgeoning  field of artificial intelligence. 毕业季临近，21岁的张伟奇（音）毅然选择投身方兴未艾的人工智能领域。 This wasn't a childhood dream — it was a passion cultivated du...

On this blue planet amid the vast starry expanse, humanity's mission has always been to understand each other and stand together in mutual support. On Monday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited Tsinghua University and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he shared this very thought in his speech. Follow China Daily reporter Peng Yixuan to the scene of Sanchez's visit!&nbs...

The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has released a new video diary offering a detailed look at the daily work of the three Shenzhou XXI astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station, with a focus on a series of advanced aerospace medical experiments conducted 160 days into their mission. 中国载人航天工程办公室近日发布了一段新的视频日志，详细记录了神舟二十一号三名航天员在天宫空间站的日常工作，重点...

The Chinese mainland released a set of measures on Sunday aimed at promoting peaceful cross-Strait relations and improving the well-being of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, as a delegation led by Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, concluded its visit to the mainland. 4月12日，在中国国民党主席郑丽文率领的代表团结束大陆之行之际，大陆方面发布一系列举措，推动两岸关系...

The United States and Iran have failed to reach any agreement after 21 hours of talks that concluded on Sunday in Pakistan, putting a fragile two-week ceasefire at grave risk as the six-week-old conflict, which has killed thousands and sent global oil prices soaring, hangs in the balance. 美国与伊朗在巴基斯坦首都伊斯兰堡举行的会谈于4月12日结束，长达21小时的谈判未能达成任何协议。这场持续六周、已造...

China's consumer market is gaining fresh momentum from an explosion of new business formats and consumption scenarios as well as a robust policy push, and the dynamism is prompting global companies to position themselves for a stake in what they see as one of the world's most significant sources of future growth, analysts and executives said. 新的业态和消费场景不断涌现，加上强有力的政策推动，为中...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said on Friday that regardless of how the international landscape or the situation across the Taiwan Strait evolves, the overarching trend toward the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the prevailing momentum for Chinese people on both sides of the Strait to come closer together will not change. He made the...

Just days after celebrating her 19th birthday, Quan Hongchan — a three-time Olympic gold medalist recognized around the world — found herself at the center of a wave of online abuse, prompting Chinese authorities to step in with a co-ordinated response. 刚刚庆祝完19岁生日之后，三枚奥运金牌得主、享誉世界的全红婵发现自己成为了一波网络暴力 的中心，促使中国有关部门采取协同应对措施介入。 In statements...

President Xi Jinping has called for building more "China Services" brands and breaking new ground in advancing the high-quality development of China's services sector. 国家主席习近平近日就服务业发展作出重要指示，强调要培育更多“中国服务”品牌，努力开创服务业高质量发展新局面。 He made the remarks in an instruction conveyed at a national conference on the services sector, which was held in Beijing on...

Social media company TikTok has unveiled plans to spend 1 billion euros ($1.17 billion) on the building of a new data center in Finland, its second large-scale investment in the northern European country in less than 12 months, Reuters reported, citing executives. 路透社援引高管消息称，社交媒体平台TikTok宣布将斥资10亿欧元（约合11.7亿美元）在芬兰新建一座数据中心，这是该公司在不到一年时间内对这个北...

Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes across Lebanon on Wednesday, killing at least 87 people and injuring 722, officials said, with densely populated neighborhoods in the capital, Beirut, among the hardest hit. 当地时间4月8日，以色列战机对黎巴嫩全境发动多轮空袭，官方通报称袭击已造成至少87人死亡、722人受伤，首都贝鲁特人口稠密社区成为重灾区。 Hospitals across the city and surrounding ar...

With more than 840 million cross-regional trips made over the three-day Qingming holiday, which ran from Saturday to Monday, China's transport system has entered a peak travel period marked by increasingly integrated and seamless services. 为期三天的清明假期（4月4日至6日）期间，全国跨区域人员流动量突破8.4亿人次，我国交通运输系统已进入以一体化无缝衔接为特征的出行高峰期。 Total cross-regional passen...

The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week pause in hostilities on Tuesday, with the US saying it would suspend attacks if Tehran fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz. 4月7日，美国与伊朗同意暂停敌对行动两周，美方表示，若伊朗方面全面重新开放霍尔木兹海峡，美方将暂停攻击。 US President Donald Trump said he had talked with the prime minister of Pakistan, which has been acting as a mediator between...

Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, leading a delegation of the KMT, arrived in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, via Shanghai on Tuesday, beginning a mainland visit that will run through Sunday. 中国国民党主席郑丽文率国民党代表团于4月7日经上海抵达南京，正式开启为期一周的大陆参访行程，访问将持续至12日。 The visit is considered an important part of the promotion of cro...

Generating replicas without consent is personal infringement, experts say 专家表示未经同意复制人脸属于侵权 A Chinese short drama series suspected of using artificial intelligence to obtain people's facial data has sparked public outcry  in recent days, prompting regulators and legal experts to stress that technological advancement must not infringe on personal rights . 近日，一部国产短剧因涉...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that the fundamental way to resolve navigation issues in the Strait of Hormuz is to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible, as he held a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the worsening situation in the Middle East. 2026年4月5日，外交部长王毅与俄罗斯外长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫通电话，就日益严峻的中东局势交换意见。王毅表示，解决霍尔木...

As China's visa-free policies continue to deliver dividends , the country's inbound tourism market is warming up this spring, with travelers venturing beyond first-tier cities to second- and third-tier destinations and shifting from traditional sightseeing to immersive cultural experiences. 随着中国免签政策的红利持续释放，今年春季，中国入境旅游市场持续升温。游客们不再局限于一线城市，而是深入二三线...

On first impression, Zhang Xue doesn't seem to care whether or not people like him. "I wasn't willing to take any interview," said the squat man with a thick neck, wearing his own brand ZXMOTO biker jacket, at a media briefing on Monday. Zhang was speaking to dozens of journalists in his company's Chongqing factory after one of his motorcycles made history at the weekend by securing two World Supe...