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  • China Focus: China opens exhibition to preserve, bring linguistic diversity to life

    Putting on headphones at a new exhibition hall in central China, visitors can hear a chorus of voices from across the country, including regional dialects, traditional songs in ethnic minority languages and field recordings of languages on the verge of extinction.

    August25,2026


  • African youth media delegation explores new frontiers of China-Africa cooperation in C China's Hunan Province

    A delegation of 55 young media representatives from seven African countries, including Cote d'Ivoire, Comoros, the Central African Republic, Mauritania, Mauritius, Cameroon, and Burkina Faso, recently visited central China's Hunan Province. They gained first-hand insights into the region's development achievements, while exploring new opportunities for practical cooperation between China and Africa.

    August20,2026


  • Chinese green, smart machinery enables industrial development in Africa

    Across Africa, Chinese engineering machinery manufacturers are proactively deepening participation in local development via green, smart product supply, full-chain services and localization at present.

    June25,2026


  • China's Hunan builds six major platforms to deepen economic and trade ties with Africa

    China's Hunan Province has been developing six major platforms to further promote economic and trade cooperation with African countries, said Shen Yumou, head of the province's department of commerce.

    June25,2026


  • Media, think tanks empower Global South cooperation

    The Global South Media and Think Tank Forum China-Africa Partnership Conference was held recently in Johannesburg, South Africa, gathering guests from countries such as China, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Uganda to discuss the common development of China and Africa and new opportunities for modernization in the Global South.

    November19,2025


  • Hunan-Africa Dialogue pools wisdom for cultural exchanges and cooperation

    A cultural exchange session of the Global South Media and Think Tank Forum China-Africa Partnership Conference, titled the Hunan-Africa Dialogue: Connecting Cultures for a Shared Future, was held on November 14 in Johannesburg, South Africa. 

    November19,2025


  • China's BeiDou navigation system powers everyday life

    By simply opening a ride-hailing app and setting a destination, residents in Zhuzhou, a city in central China's Hunan Province, hop aboard a robotaxi at any of the convenient pick-up points.

    September26,2025


  • Across Mountains and Seas: Here comes Jimi

    The documentary series Across Mountains and Seas, produced by Changsha Media Group, tells vivid stories of Chinese culture going global, highlighting the charm of Chinese civilization and cultural exchange. One episode, Here Comes Jimi, follows Jimi, a veteran of Hunan's animation industry, on a journey to Africa, offering an authentic glimpse into local life, customs and traditions, and presenting a vivid picture of cultural integration between China and Africa.

    August12,2025


  • State Grid Hunan branch releases responsibility reports serving local socio-economic development

    State Grid Hunan Electric Power Company, together with its subsidiary State Grid Changsha power supply company and its full-service marketing support and service unit State Grid Hunan power supply service center (metering center), released on August 4 their respective responsibility reports for the year 2024. 

    August08,2025


  • Promotion event for China-Africa economic and trade cooperation project implementation plans held in C. China's Changsha

    The Promotion Event on Implementation Plans for China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Projects was held on June 13 during the 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha City, central China's Hunan Province, attracting over 500 senior officials, think tank experts, and business representatives from countries such as Mali, Mauritania, Uganda to attend the event.

    June14,2025


  • China's Hunan unveils policies to boost cooperation with German-speaking countries

    Central China's Hunan Province has implemented 10 policy measures to deepen cooperation with German-speaking countries and regions, the provincial department of commerce announced on Wednesday.

    June05,2025


  • 28,000 participants expected at China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo

    More than 28,000 people from China, Africa and international organizations have signed up for the fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo as of Tuesday, organizers announced.

    June03,2025


  • Bangladeshi mangoes enter China for the first time

    A shipment of three tonnes of fresh mangoes from Bangladesh arrived in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, on Wednesday night, marking China's first import of mangoes from Bangladesh.

    May30,2025


  • International representatives gather in China's Hunan to discuss development of fireworks industry

    Representatives from governments and enterprises and industry experts from over 60 countries, as well as distributors and buyers from Chinese provinces have gathered in central China's Hunan Province to discuss the high-quality development of the fireworks industry.

    April23,2025


  • Participants of 2025 Global South Financiers Forum visit central China's Hunan Province

    A group of foreign guests from government organs, financial institutions and enterprises who came to China to attend the 2025 Global South Financiers Forum paid a visit to central China's Hunan Province from March 22 to 23.

    March26,2025


  • Electric power research institute in C. China's Hunan Province develops world-leading buffer layer gas-filled high-voltage cable system

    A buffer layer gas-filled high-voltage cable system developed by the electric power research institute affiliated to the State Grid Hunan Electric Power Co., Ltd. (State Grid Hunan Electric Power) in central China's Hunan Province was recently appraised as "world-leading" by a panel of experts including academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

    March25,2025


  • Hunan TV's Spring Festival Gala showcases diverse intangible cultural heritage

    In just eight-minute intangible cultural heritage segment of Hunan TV's Spring Festival Gala, the audience was taken on a journey through a lively riverside street-- Hejie, where they were enchanted by the lingering melodies of Changde sixian (Changde Silk String) and Changde Gaoqiang(high pitched tune) opera.

    January28,2025


  • Power grid operator in C. China's Hunan provides safe and reliable electricity for 1st national youth games for football, basketball and volleyball

    The service team of State Grid Hunan Electric Power on Monday monitored operation of electrical equipment at Helong stadium in Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province as it is one of the venues for the country's first national youth games for football, basketball and volleyball by conducting infrared temperature measurement so as to ensure safe and reliable power supply for the event.

    November28,2024


  • Riding wave of "China Travel," international tourists explore country's hinterland

    Thanks to China's favorable measures for tourism, including a series of visa-free transit policies and payment facilitation services, as well as "China Travel," there is an inbound travel boom in once-poor mountainous regions.

    November22,2024


  • Xinhua Headlines: Riding wave of "China Travel," international tourists explore country's hinterland 

    Jose Chaves, 40, from Costa Rica, recently visited Furong Town, enticed by pictures of its magnificent waterfall and traditional stilt houses built on the hillside -- famous features of this ancient scenic spot in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province.

    November21,2024


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