The Indian financial ministry's monthly economic review (March 2024) released recently said the forecast of an above-normal monsoon in 2024 bodes well for a good harvest and may ease the country's inflation concerns.

China's sci-fi industry saw accelerated growth in 2023, generating a total revenue of 113.29 billion yuan (about 16 billion U.S. dollars), according to a report released on Saturday.

China's first Sora-level text-to-video large model Vidu was unveiled at the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on Saturday, intensifying the artificial intelligence competition globally.

By about 2030, 6G will be commercially available in areas where infrastructure conditions are met, including China, according to panelists at a Saturday forum on 6G innovation and development, which ran parallel to the ongoing 2024 Beijing Zhongguancun Forum.

The China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo in the US have recently signed an agreement for giant panda conservation, selecting a pair of giant pandas to be sent to the San Diego Zoo for a 10-year international conservation partnership.

The popularity of Chinese art is surging among the United States' and Asian collectors who value modern and ancient paintings, drawings, artifacts and objects, Christie's New York auction house says.

The Sichuan People's Art Theater debuted its Chinese play, Su Mu (Su's Mother), at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on Saturday and Sunday.
The production revolves around Madam Cheng and delves into her life, spanning over 30 years following her marriage to Su Xun.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday stressed the importance of developing intelligent connected new energy vehicles (NEVs) and making the auto industry more high-end, smarter and greener.
China is holding the 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2024).

At the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic of France, President Aleksandar Vučić of the Republic of Serbia, and President Tamás Sulyok and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary.

More than 150 sets of cultural relics from 15 institutions in eight cities in Henan have been transported southward to Hong Kong and are now on display in the HKMH from April 3 to July 8, telling the story of Chinese civilization in this international metropolitan.

Young people play a pivotal role in innovation and deserve more support that encourages them to continue innovating, according to a consensus reached on Sunday in Beijing by a panel of experts and officials.

Located at the junction of the Belt and Road and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Chongqing municipality is a key strategic fulcrum for the development of China's western region.

The All-China Federation of Trade Unions will hold a commendatory ceremony on Sunday in Beijing to grant honors to worker models and collectives with outstanding performance.

Shanghai welcomed the largest number of travelers on a single cruise trip, as Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of the Seas arrived at Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal on Friday morning, according to official data.

Chinese and American students pose for a photo at Shijiazhuang Zoo in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, April 21, 2024.
A total of 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School, in the U.S. state of Iowa recently attended a week-long study tour to China.

A Cambodia-China paintings exhibition opened in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Friday, attracting scores of visitors.
The half-day event displayed dozens of paintings featuring scenery, culture and tradition of both countries as well as Chinese calligraphy.

Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin has called on women in the science and technology circles around the globe to stand at the forefront of the times and sci-tech research in the face of a new round of sci-tech revolution and industrial transformation.

Two paramilitary troops of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed and two others injured in a militant attack Saturday in India's northeastern state of Manipur, police said.

A patient from India who was recently received at Shanghai Renji Hospital and obtained medical treatment there after doctors identified her rare disease recovered and was discharged in mid-April, the hospital said on Friday.

After a four-year absence of its offline show, China's largest auto show, or 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which kicked off in Beijing on Thursday, has regained global attention.