China now effectively conserves more than 80% of its nationally protected wild terrestrial animal and plant species, following marked improvement in the quality of wildlife habitats, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced on Tuesday.

China urges an immediate end to the military operations and a return to dialogue and negotiation on the Iranian nuclear issue as soon as possible, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.

China's first intelligent fine-tuning equipment for ballastless turnout was officially put into operation on Monday at a railway station construction site along the Shanghai-Hefei High-Speed Railway, marking a leap from manual labor to intelligent and digital construction in turnout fine-tuning.

The National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, will hold its annual session from March 5 to 12 in Beijing. All preparations have been completed for the session, which has 11 items on its agenda, a spokesperson for the session said on Wednesday.

China's Yangtze River Delta -- a major economic engine in the east of the country -- plans to open five new high-speed railway sections within the year. The move comes amid expectations that the region's 2026 rail investment will exceed 130 billion yuan (about $18.82 billion).

China has seen strong growth momentum in eight emerging and nine future industries, with about 1.13 million companies established in these sectors in 2025, an increase of 9.9% year on year, official data showed.

The Strait of Hormuz and its adjacent waters are important international corridors for cargo and energy trade, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday, adding that maintaining security and stability in this region aligns with the common interests of the international community.

As the first visiting cruise in northern China this year, MS Regatta, a cruise ship operated by Oceania Cruises, arrived at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port from South Korea on Tuesday.
The nearly 600 passengers aboard MS Regatta, who came from over 20 countries and regions including the US, Canada and Australia, embarked on a two-day itinerary to experience Tianjin's cultural charm and historical grandeur.

China's largest-diameter single-shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) designed for water tunnel construction has excavated more than 2,000 m in central China's Hubei on a follow-up project of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
With a diameter of 12.23 m, the TBM will undertake excavation work along a 19-km section of the follow-up project.

The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, opened its annual session on Wednesday in Beijing.

The CR450, the world's fastest bullet train, has completed over half its operational evaluation, achieving a single-train speed of 453 km/h along with excellent performance in noise and energy consumption indicators, showcasing China's world-leading high-speed rail technology.

Qingdao Port in east China's Shandong Province recently completed the country's first "one-to-many" green methanol bunkering operation, with a methanol bunkering vessel pumping 2,500 metric tonnes of green methanol into two international container ships, making it the first port in northern China to offer full-chain green methanol bunkering services.

Science and technology contribute to more than 64% of China's agricultural output growth in 2025, according to Huang Sanwen, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), also the president of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, on the sidelines of #TwoSessions2026.

China will open wider to the outside world, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.

China's museums received a record high of over 89.51 million visits during this year's Spring Festival holiday, up 27.6% from the same period a year ago, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday.

A 220-tonne-level full-flow staged-combustion liquid oxygen–methane rocket engine, developed by a commercial Chinese space company, has recently completed a long-duration full-system engine test, marking a breakthrough in the country's high-thrust high-performance liquid rocket engine development.

China's AI industry is emerging as a powerful driver for high-quality economic development, Li Lecheng, minister of industry and information technology, said Thursday on the sidelines of the annual session of China's national legislature

China's shipbuilding sector maintained its global lead in terms of three major indicators for the 16th consecutive year in 2025, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

Global focus on China's 'two sessions' for development certainty

On March 4, China's "two sessions," the annual meetings of the country's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), and top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), kicked off in Beijing, drawing global attention.

China's museums received a record high of over 89.51 million visits during this year's Spring Festival holiday, up 27.6% from the same period a year ago, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday.