China

As public concern continues to grow after reports by The Beijing News revealed mixed use of tankers for edible and chemical oil, the office of the State Council's Food Safety Committee has set up a joint investigation team

Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin, one of the most prominent activists of the #MeToo movement in the country, was sentenced to five years in prison; she has been jailed since September 2021 on charges of 'inciting subversion', often used against opponents

The goods train service between China and Europe supported recently completed its 90.000th journey; the service has seen a peak in requests as global supply chains are heavily impacted by the unsafe situation in the Red Sea

The country announced measures to stabilise the ailing real estate sector, with the central bank releasing an additional 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) in financing, as well as loosening mortgage regulations

Over the past year, China and its companies expanded their position in South America in the political, security, information and logistics sectors, among the others, raising strategic concerns due to the region's proximity and ties to the United States

China's National Space Administration has unveiled detailed plans for the upcoming Ninth China Space Day, which will be held on April 24 and Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, will be the main venue

Apple Inc. has removed the WhatsApp and Threads apps, both owned by the US company Meta, from the App Store in China at the request of the Chinese government due to "national security concerns"

The Chinese Athletics Association has promised to strengthen oversight of its road running events after at the Beijing Half Marathon three runners appeared to slow down to allow China's He Jie to overtake them and win

China's medical equipment market reached a market capitalization of 1,27 trillion yuan ($179 billion) in 2023, revealed the China Medical Equipment Association; the figure is 10,4% higher than that of 2022

In 2023, for the first time, the country built more ships in its shipyards than all the rest of the world combined, both for civilian and military use; the fact has worried a number of countries including the USA