Premier Li Qiang tells a State Council meeting that ‘digital, smart and green’ development of the sector would help make the economy more efficient.
Announcement from the PLA’s Southern Theatre Command comes a day after the end of annual US-Philippine Balikatan drills in the area.
Many Chinese students in the US are outraged by the loss of innocent lives in Palestine, but have avoided direct participation in the protests.
Posts are appearing on social media platform Xiaohongshu with information on the event, even though ticketing details have yet to be announced officially.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin visits China, many have predicted he will discuss the slow progress on the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline. Is the marquee project, watched closely by the West, still a go?
While many people just enjoyed the spectacle caused by ‘strongest aurora in 20 years’, forecasters warned that powerful geomagnetic storms could disrupt communications and navigation.
Tourist, 37, dies after cliff plunge on city’s Lion Rock; airlifted to hospital, but later pronounced dead.
How explorers and conservationists protect our planet along Africa’s Zambezi River, on Canada’s Mount Logan, Swiss Alps’ glaciers, and plains of Chile and Argentina.
New Delhi isn’t ‘overly concerned’ by the development, analysts say – unless Dhaka decides to grant access to Chinese warships and submarines.
International outrage has mounted at Israel’s offensive, with its military battling Palestinian militants across the tiny enclave on Sunday.
The edit, which helps the crop resist a common fungal infection, was approved within an unusually short period.
In a pointed post promoting fruit tea, Xiang Piao Piao exploited anger over Tokyo’s decision to release treated waste water from Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Surabaya and East Java have what it takes to ‘carve out an important art scene’ given the right conditions, says artist and activist Syska Liana.
Hours of heavy rain caused flooding and swept volcanic ash, rocks and sand – so-called cold lava flow – down Mount Marapi on the archipelago’s Sumatra island.
Researchers are creating an AI system that can explain its decisions, amid the intense US-China AI arms race.
Genkai town already receives billions of yen in subsidies every year to host a nuclear power plant. Now, the government wants to build an underground disposal site for high-level nuclear waste there, too.
The armed forces’ modernisation, spurred by maritime skirmishes with China, has seen it acquire military assets and revamp its defence strategy.
Moscow is making small advances in an area it was pushed back from in 2022, pressing its advantage amid delays in Western aid.
The bus carrying 61 students and teachers sped out of control on a downhill road and crossed lanes, hitting several cars and motorbikes before it crashed into an electricity pole.
Official says the plan is to build a control point in Luohu, with co-location arrangements adopted.
Hong Kong must walk the talk, and get Beijing’s backing to showcase how ‘two systems’ is not only alive but working well.
Traditional bouquets and family lunch just as important for some, as last-minute shoppers hit Mong Kok’s flower market.
Popular chain Bakehouse and long-time operator Kee Wah Bakery hope new rules will help them deliver made-in-Hong Kong goods to hungry consumers across the border.
The 25th anniversary of the ‘humiliating’ air strike is marked with a promise from Xi Jinping that it will never be forgotten.
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