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Chinese companies in the manufacturing industry reported a 1.3% growth in sales revenues in October, up 2.2 percentage points compared to the previous month.

In particular, high-tech and equipment manufacturing companies saw sales revenues grow 8.9% and 5.1%, respectively, leading the manufacturing sector's overall sales growth last month, according to data released by the State Taxation Administration on Thursday.


Thanks for the ride! An Arabian bustard was spotted with a pair of Northern carmine bee-eaters perched on its back at Awash National Park in Ethiopia.


The Israeli Defense Ministry announced Thursday that it has signed a $5.2 billion deal with US-based Boeing to acquire 25 advanced F-15 fighter jets.


The US Federal Reserve decided to slash interest rates by 25 basis points amid cooling inflation and a weakening labor market, marking the second rate cut in this easing cycle.


The Bank of England on Thursday reduced interest rates for the second time this year, setting the rate at 4.75%, a 0.25 percentage-point decrease from the previous 5%.


The number of marriage registrations in China rose again in 2023, reaching more than 7.68 million, after dropping for nine consecutive years, as the country is sparing no efforts to address the challenge of an aging population, according to the recently published China Statistical Yearbook 2024.


China and Vietnam confirmed on Thursday that a consulate general of Vietnam will be set up in SW China's Chongqing Municipality in addition to its embassy in Beijing and consulates in Nanning, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Kunming.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony for the exchange of notes between the two governments on establishing the new consulate general.


The year 2024 is on track to become the hottest on record, with annual global temperature projected to be 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday.


China and the EU are currently engaged in intensive consultations on the specific details of the price commitment plan for Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), according to the Ministry of Commerce.

The EU technical team arrived in Beijing on Nov. 2 and the consultations between the two sides follow the principles of "pragmatism and balance," it added.


China's foreign exchange reserves totaled $3.26 trillion at the end of October, down by $55.32 billion, or 1.67%, compared to the end of September, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange data showed Thursday.


German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday evening dismissed Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner (pic) as Germany's economy is projected to experience a contraction in 2024.


China has decided to issue five-year multiple-entry visas for qualified business personnel from the five Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.


US Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a concession speech at Howard University in Washington DC, saying she has congratulated Donald Trump over the election victory and will commit to a peaceful transfer of power.

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China's deepest geothermal exploration well, Fushenre-1, reaching a subterranean depth of 5,200 meters, has officially completed construction in Haikou, Hainan Province, and discovered high-temperature geothermal resources at different depths, petrochemical giant Sinopec said on Wednesday.


Russia on Wednesday launched its new nuclear-powered icebreaker, named Chukotka, in the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, which is built to endure extreme Arctic conditions and plow through ice up to 2.8 m (9.2 ft) thick, media reported.


Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday said that he hopes China and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will continue to focus on development and extend the frontiers of bilateral cooperation.

Li made the remarks during a meeting with ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa, who is in Kunming, Yunnan, to attend the eighth Greater Mekong Subregion Summit from Nov. 6 to 7.


China's tech hub Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong, has handled over 200 million border crossings this year, up 53.2% YOY, according to the Shenzhen General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection on Wednesday, as regional entry and transit visa exemption policies are refined and custom clearance is facilitated.


China aims to promote its ice and snow economy as a new growth point, with the goal of reaching an economic scale of 1.2 trillion yuan (about $169 billion) by 2027, according to the guidelines issued by the General Office of the State Council on Wednesday.


A biodiversity research team has identified a new amphibian species from the Boulenophrys genus, Boulenophrys lichun, in Ningde, SE China's Fujian Province. The discovery has been recently published in the international zoological journal ZooKeys.


China has always placed its relations with Myanmar at an important position in China's neighborhood diplomacy, and will always support Myanmar in choosing a development path suited to its national conditions, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Wednesday during his meeting with Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing, who is in Kunming, Yunnan, for the eighth Greater Mekong Subregion Summit from Nov. 6 to 7.

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