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  • Sustainable development highlighted at German-Chinese City Summit

    Climate change poses an increasingly pressing challenge for municipal development, and representatives from over 20 Chinese and German cities have underscored the need for strengthened cooperation.

    June20,2025


  • World Cities Day celebrated in Shanghai

    Themed "Building People-Centered Cities for Better Life" this year, the 2024 World Cities Day events in Shanghai included an opening ceremony, a series of forums, exhibitions, and thematic inspections.

    November01,2024


  • Chengdu has three new international friendship cities

    Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province in southwest China, has three new friendly cooperative cities -- Manchester, UK; the Hungarian city of Dunakeszi; and the Nepalese city of Bhimeshwor, according to the "2025 Chengdu International Friendship Cities Cooperation and Development Forum" on Wednesday.

    April17,2025


  • Shenzhen leads Chinese cities in foreign trade for Jan-July

    South China's Shenzhen saw its foreign trade hit 2.58 trillion yuan (about 361.7 billion U.S. dollars) in the first seven months of 2025, ranking first among Chinese mainland cities, Shenzhen Customs said Tuesday.

    August19,2025


  • Historic city Quanzhou revitalizes heritage for new opportunities

    Quanzhou, a port city in southeast China’s Fujian Province, is renowned for its long history and rich culture. As the city enhances efforts to protect its cultural heritage, it is also taking measures to revitalize these treasures, creating new opportunities for development.

    October28,2025


  • German city of Gotha to strengthen cultural exchanges with China

    The Ducal Museum in the central German city of Gotha plans to deepen its cooperation with Chinese cultural institutions, the Friedenstein Foundation Gotha, which oversees the museum, announced on Monday.

    October28,2025


  • Cross-border medical travel prospers in NE China city

    Alexei Leonov, 57, satisfied his stomach with a balanced and healthy meal after receiving a basic health check at the Hunchun Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Hospital in this northeast Chinese city bordering Russia.

    April03,2025


  • Shenzhen leads Chinese cities in foreign trade for H1

    Foreign trade of south China's Shenzhen reached 2.17 trillion yuan (about 303.4 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2025, securing its position as the leading city on the Chinese mainland, according to Shenzhen Customs on Tuesday.

    July23,2025


  • Host city Tianjin gears up for SCO summit

    Tianjin Municipality, a major port city in north China, is putting the finishing touches on its preparations to host the largest-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, with leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations set to attend the event.

    August25,2025


  • Feature: China-Russia border cities thrive on trade, tourism

    On the frontier of high-level connectivity between the two sides, Chinese cities, like buttons sewn onto the 4,300-km-long shared border with Russia, fasten the two countries together.

    May08,2025


  • Chinese-built Talanta Sports City under construction in Nairobi, Kenya

    The project is slated for completion by the end of 2025 and will serve as a main venue for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as matches, of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

    March21,2025


  • Cultural event "Shanghai Day" held in New York City

    Co-presented by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Center for China Shanghai International Arts Festival, an event themed "Summer for the City-Shanghai Day" brought hundreds of thousands of locals close to Shanghai's culture in New York City on Saturday.

    July29,2025


  • Economic Watch: Crayfish make a splash in central Chinese city

    At 3 a.m. each morning, the only sound Ding Yuankai can hear is the gentle splash of oars slicing through a pond in Qianjiang, a city in central China's Hubei Province.

    August05,2025


  • In pics: Harbin, host city of 9th Asian Winter Games

    As China's northernmost provincial capital, Harbin experiences long, cold winters, with temperature regularly below -20°C. The environment has nurtured a unique culture bound to ice and snow, as well as a rich history in winter sports. Harbin previously hosted the 3rd Asian Winter Games in 1996 and the 24th Winter Universiade in 2009.

    February11,2025


  • Foreigner hand-draws "people's city" on street of Jing'an District

    Foreigner hand-draws "people's city" on the street of Jiang'an District, Shanghai.|209

    December18,2024


  • Winter Asiad ignites "skiing economy" in east China city

    In Longkou, an east China-situated coastal city, the 9th Asian Winter Games-spurred skiing spree helped local ski resorts teem with more travelers eager to try skiing under the pleasant winter and early spring days there.

    February19,2025


  • Exhibition of Chinese, American artists opens in New York City

    A collection of art works by renowned Chinese sculptor Liu Shiming and American conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas was previewed Tuesday at the Liu Shiming Art Gallery in midtown New York City.

    May22,2025


  • SCO forum on people-to-people friendship, forum on friendship cities open in NE China

    The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Forum on People-to-People Friendship and the Forum on Friendship Cities both opened on Friday in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.

    July04,2025


  • Road-rail service links China's plateau city with Nepal

    A freight train carrying new energy vehicles departed Wednesday from Xining, capital city of northwest China's Qinghai Province for Kathmandu, Nepal, marking a new step in strengthening economic and trade ties between the plateau province and the South Asian country.

    December18,2024


  • Masterpieces from China's Forbidden City exhibited in Vienna

    An exhibition featuring art from China's Forbidden City opened on Tuesday at Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum, exploring the parallels and contrasts between East and West in their artistic expressions of power, culture, and ideals of life.

    December03,2025


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