Chinese President Xi Jinping has hailed his country’s technological progress in areas such as artificial intelligence and semiconductors.

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China introduced a 13% tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare services as the global superpower battles sustained population decline and aging demographics.

Surveys show that Chinese factory activity expanded for the first time in eight months in December, as orders picked up ahead of holidays and builders rushed to finish projects.

The top diplomats of South Korea and China agreed to make thorough preparations to produce "concrete" and "substantive" outcomes from President Lee Jae Myung's upcoming state visit to China during their phone talks this week,

China has signalled that its YJ-20 hypersonic ship-to-ship missile is ready for mass production with the release of a video showing the advanced weapon being put through its “finalisation test”. The footage of the YJ-20 being fired from the vertical launch system (VLS) of the Type 055 destroyer Wuxi was posted to social media on Sunday by China Military Bugle,

China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced that its Deep Sea No. 1 gas field shipped its 100th cargo of condensate while also revealing the discovery of a new major oilfield in the Bohai Sea as it boosts domestic production to reduce energy dependence.