China Internet Information Center

S. Korean No.1 Mixed Pair to Break Up

South Korean leading mixed double shuttlers Ra Kyung-Min and Kim Dong Moon are set to break up as Rais considering retirement and will give up mixed double for sure. South Korean head coach Kim Jong ...
China.org.cn

NBA gearing up to vote on expansion

The league typically allows roughly a year and a half between awarding a franchise and the team's inaugural season. Based on ...
China.org.cn

Chinese paddler Fan Zhendong set to join Borussia Dusseldorf

German table tennis club Saarbrucken announced Monday that Chinese star Fan Zhendong will leave the team at the end of the ...
China.org.cn

Disney and Formula 1 'Fuel the Magic' in Shanghai

During the fierce Formula 1 racing competition in Shanghai over the weekend, racegoers were surprised to find Disney's Mickey ...
China.org.cn

Iran's president calls for end to using U.S. bases to harm regional ties

TEHRAN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday called for an end to the use of U.S. military bases in West Asia, which undermines Iran's relations with neighboring countrie ...
China.org.cn

China's power use up 6.1 pct in Jan-Feb period

BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, reached more than 1.65 trillion kilowatt-hours in the first two months of 2026, up 6.1 percent year ...
China.org.cn

1st LD: 2 shot dead in bistro near Frankfurt Airport in Germany

BERLIN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Two people were shot dead early Tuesday at a bistro in Raunheim near Frankfurt Airport in Germany, local police said. According to initial findings, an armed individual ...
China.org.cn

Interview: China's 15th Five-Year Plan charts path to sustainable, innovation-led growth: Australian historian

SYDNEY, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China's 15th Five-Year Plan has set a clear course for sustainable and innovation-driven development, offering predictability in an unpredictable world, said Australian hi ...
China.org.cn

World Insights: Trump's call for escort in Strait of Hormuz puts Japanese PM Takaichi in dilemma

TOKYO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Japan has no plan to dispatch naval vessels for escort missions in the Middle East, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded ...
China.org.cn

Fans' passion drives China F1 growth

F1's official data reveals its fan base in China has surpassed 221 million — with nearly 50 percent of fans being female, ...
China.org.cn

Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete 2nd series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on March 16, 2026 shows Shenzhou-21 astronauts performing ...
China.org.cn

Tokyo stocks end mixed with initial gains eroded by oil price concerns

TOKYO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Tuesday as initial gains buoyed by overnight rises in U.S. shares and a pullback in oil futures were eroded by selling amid persistent concerns ove ...