CCTV

China paralysed man, who can only move a finger and a toe, creates smart farm system, start-up

29 Dec 2025 - 11:10AM

Robotics

Tech giants go prime time in the fight for China’s biggest audience

ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba are in talks over Spring Festival Gala sponsorship packages, as AI rivalry becomes a fight for ad real estate.

29 Dec 2025 - 8:53PM

The annual Spring Festival Gala has become a key marketing battleground for China’s Big Tech companies. Photo: CCTV

China aircraft carrier allows use of naked flames for TCM therapy popular with troops

Military chiefs describe flames used in cupping treatment as ‘necessary fire’; say strict fire prevention code enforced on ship.

26 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM

China’s military maglev achieves 0-700km/h acceleration in less than 2 seconds

Feat seen to catapult China into global top tier of ultra-high-speed maglev technology and unlock new possibilities for hyperloop transport.

25 Dec 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

China’s military drills

China’s PLA simulated battles near Mexico, Cuba and Taiwan, CCTV report shows

Rare insight revealed on state television in footage from a PLA wargaming event in central China where dozens of systems were demonstrated.

24 Dec 2025 - 8:02PMvideocam

Screen shows red and blue opposing unit “indicators”, represented by aircraft and ships, manoeuvring near the coasts of Cuba and Mexico in footage recorded at a PLA wargaming event held in China’s Henan province. Photo: CCTV

China CCTV removes short film that ‘romanticises’ food delivery work after backlash

‘Fairy tale’ video which says often dangerous job with long hours brings workers ‘closer to their dreams’ is branded ‘disgusting’ by critics.

17 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM

Tower of peace or sin? Why China says a Japanese wartime monument must be razed

Chinese state media decries tourist attraction as ‘symbol of militarism’ as Beijing’s diplomatic row with Tokyo continues.

16 Dec 2025 - 8:21PM

China's military weapons

Chinese tank, upgraded for high altitudes, could be sent to border with India

The Type 99B has been designed for ‘rapid and sustained combat operations’ in areas like the Himalayas, according to state media.

15 Dec 2025 - 8:33PM

The Type 99B main battle tank has been designed for improved performance at high altitudes, according to state television. Photo: CCTV

China’s Communist Party

China’s fake name scandal sparks warnings about government credibility and graft

Construction bids, social security card records and university lists among public documents found to feature imaginary people.

13 Dec 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

Institutions across China have been caught using entries from the same popular names list on documents unearthed by the media and online sleuths. Photo: Weibo/ 中国新闻周刊

China woman pays US$130 for weight-loss jabs promising 3.5kg loss per shot, vomits blood

Careful 28-year-old only takes half recommended dose, suffers nausea, appetite loss before slipping into a critical condition.

9 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM

Law

China’s move to seal records of offences like drug use sparks public backlash

New rule takes effect on January 1 and means the offences will no longer be attached to a person’s identity information.

3 Dec 2025 - 2:11PMvideocam

China’s ‘dirt cheap’ missiles could shake up global defence market: state media

The ‘cement-coated’ YKJ-1000 could prove ‘formidably competitive’ internationally if sold at the relatively cheap price of US$99,000.

2 Dec 2025 - 11:47PMvideocam

The YKJ-1000 can reach speeds of up to Mach 7. Photo: Handout

China Olympic champion plans to shed 25kg upon retirement before pursuing marriage

‘Masculine’ shot putter who has faced taunts about her looks during star-studded career says she is a ‘little girl’ in her heart.

30 Nov 2025 - 4:00PM

Chinese Olympic champion Gong Lijiao hopes to lose 25kg to improve her appearance and find love as she plans for her retirement. Photo: SCMP composite/Xinhua/ifeng

China boy, 14, acts like ancient scholar, turns bedroom into museum of artefacts

Teenager with a passion for history collects items stretching across China’s dynasties; says packed bedroom is the ‘container of my spirit’.

30 Nov 2025 - 2:00PM

Former editor Hu Xijin urges restraint in official media’s criticism of Japan

Ex-Global Times chief warns against ‘exaggerated’ commentary on Sanae Takaichi, though he has called the Japanese leader an ‘evil witch’.

25 Nov 2025 - 11:31AMvideocam

US-China relations

Ne Zha-Transformers collaboration set to air as US-China frictions ease

Long-awaited shared animated universe of ‘My Ne Zha and Transformers’ seen as fresh symbol of cooperation between the nations.

24 Nov 2025 - 10:35PMvideocam

My Ne Zha and Transformers, due to debut on CCTV’s Children’s Channel on December 6, will see the popular boy deity join forces with the Autobots in a rare fusion of an American commercial franchise and Chinese folklore. Photo: Handout

Tokyo complains over video of diplomat appearing to bow to Chinese official

Japan lodges complaint with China over media filming of Liu Jinsong and Masaaki Kanai after their talks, as diplomatic row worsens.

21 Nov 2025 - 6:26PMvideocam

China’s military drills

China’s Fujian carrier completes first training shortly after entering service

‘First maritime live-force training’ since November 5 commissioning comes at a time of growing tensions with Japan over Taiwan comments.

18 Nov 2025 - 10:25PMvideocam

Hopes dim as China-Japan talks on Takaichi Taiwan Strait row end with no resolution

Foreign ministry’s Asian affairs chief Liu Jinsong ‘very unsatisfied’ after talks with Japan counterpart, Chinese media reports.

18 Nov 2025 - 10:38PMvideocam

Tensions between Beijing and Tokyo flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told Japan’s parliament the military could be deployed if there was a situation involving an armed attack against Taiwan. Photo: Kyodo

No plan for Japan-China meeting at G20 as Taiwan Strait row deepens

Beijing says Premier Li Qiang has not arranged talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

18 Nov 2025 - 10:48AMvideocam

A commentary in People’s Daily on Monday condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on potentially intervening in a Taiwan conflict. Photo: AP

How China’s Fujian aircraft carrier deceived US military experts at launch

In the face of rapidly advancing military technology, conventional experience can be inadequate, misleading even seasoned analysts.

17 Nov 2025 - 10:45AMvideocam

China's military weapons

How did the Chinese navy train talent for the Fujian aircraft carrier?

The process of training operators for the electromagnetic launch catapult on the newly commissioned warship may have started back in 2017.

11 Nov 2025 - 8:27PMvideocam

China’s military drills

PLA uses robot dogs and aerial drones in simulated landing drill aimed at Taiwan

Documentary shows the four-legged military robots taking part in all aspects of the exercise but with some limitations.

31 Oct 2025 - 5:12PMvideocam

A robot dog takes part in a People’s Liberation Army amphibious landing exercise, as shown in a documentary aired on the Chinese mainland. Photo: CCTV

Taiwan

Beijing played up its H-6K bombers in a drill near Taiwan. Who was it for?

Taipei declares CCTV report ‘clearly a public opinion operation aimed at intimidation’, although expert says real target may be elsewhere.

29 Oct 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

CCTV said several H-6K bombers recently carried out simulated confrontation drills over air and sea areas surrounding Taiwan. Photo: Weibo/中国三农发布