SCO Defense Ministers' Meeting held in China's Qingdao

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun on Wednesday met with the defense ministers of several Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, including Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin, Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, Kyrgyz Defense Minister Ruslan Mukambetov, and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, who are attending the Defense Ministers' Meeting of […]

Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete second series of extravehicular activities

The Shenzhou-20 crew on board China's orbiting space station completed their mission's second series of extravehicular activities on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie -- worked for about 6.5 hours and completed the task at 9:29 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by […]

China to announce plans for marking 80th anniversary of victory against Japanese aggression, fascism

China's State Council Information Office will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday to unveil plans for marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Hu Heping, executive vice minister of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China […]

Xi stresses firm confidence in high-quality development during Henan inspection tour

President Xi Jinping has underscored unwavering confidence in boosting high-quality development and enhancing governance efficiency, while urging central China's Henan Province to write a new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during his inspection […]

Memorial for Dongji fishermen’s rescue of British POWs unveiled in Zhoushan; British MP urges ‘tragedy must be remembered’

On Tuesday, the Memorial for Dongji Fishermen's Rescue of British Prisoners of War was unveiled on Qingbang Island in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province. Lucy Powell, the UK Labour Party Leader of the House of Commons, expressed her appreciation for the memorial's unveiling, noting "This tragedy should be remembered." In October 1942, the Lisbon Maru, […]

‘Three-person wedding’ in SW China’s Guizhou canceled after police clarify it a prank

A wedding invitation claiming that a man in Bijie city, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, will marry two brides, went viral on social media on Thursday. However, local authorities clarified that one of the women was the groom's ex-wife and the staged wedding photos were a prank. Following police intervention and counseling, the planned "three-person wedding" […]