BFA Secretary General Zhang Jun said that more than 50 events were held over the four-day gathering, attracting more than 270 guests across various sub-forums.
Two 20,000-TEU container ships operated by China's COSCO SHIPPING Lines — CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean — which had been stranded in the Persian Gulf on the western side of the Strait of Hormuz, began transiting the strait on their return voyage to China, according to Cailian Press on Friday.
BFA Annual Conference 2026 held a plenary on Thursday in Boao, south China's Hainan Province.
Sub-forum themed "World Economic Transformation: Asia's Leading Role" of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026 is held in Boao, Hainan Province, March 26, 2026.
A 19-year-old man in China was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for five years, after planting plastic film in mooncakes and demanding compensation from multiple hotels, authorities said, according to media reports.
Xinjiang has transmitted 304 billion kWh of new energy to other parts of China, accounting for about 30% of its total outgoing electricity. With a strong grid of seven internal loops and five external channels, the region now has six new energy bases each exceeding 10 million kilowatt. Installed new energy capacity has reached 64% of the regional total. This green power has saved 92 million tonnes of standard coal and reduced CO2 emissions by nearly 250 million tonnes.
Hubei province launched the first zero-carbon emission vessel fleet for the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River on Wednesday, marking a significant step forward in green waterway transport.
To obscure historical facts, play down Japan’s war crimes and seek to evade responsibility by playing on words when reviewing textbooks is Japan’s go-to tactic to deny and distort its history of aggression, a spokesperson for Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
A man who forcibly entered the Chinese Embassy in Japan earlier this week has been handed over to Japanese police, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.
China launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on March 26, 2026, successfully sending two new satellites, Siwei Gaojing-2 05 and Siwei Gaojing-2 06, into the preset orbit.
The 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference opened on Wednesday morning in Beijing, marking the start of a five-day event themed "Full Integration Between Technological and Industrial Innovation."
"I hope that one of the lessons we will learn from the Iran war is that no matter how powerful you are militarily, you still suffer consequences of wars," says Kishore Mahbubani.
The Strait of Hormuz is a vital artery for global energy transportation, and peace and stability serve the interests of all parties. The U.S. attempt to stir up tensions and pursue its own interests under the guise of an "escort coalition" is ultimately doomed to fail.
The incident is a serious violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and posed a grave threat to the safety and security of Chinese diplomatic personnel and facilities, Lin said.
"AI+" has been written in China's government work reports for 3 consecutive years. In a recent interview with China News Network, CEO & Chairman of Founders Space Steve Hoffman said AI will reshape nearly all industries.
The Whiffenpoofs a cappella choir of Yale University visited Liping County in southwest China's Guizhou Province from March 23 to 24 for cultural exchange activities.
This year's forum will spotlight the theme of full integration between technological and industrial innovation.
China has unveiled DeepZang, the world's first Tibetan-language large language artificial intelligence (AI) model, as it steps up efforts to develop AI tools for minority languages.
China's daily artificial intelligence (AI) token use has risen more than 1,000-fold over the past two years, a senior official said Monday, reflecting rapid growth in the country's AI sector.
"China is very stable, clear, measured, and peaceful in its responses, providing key stability for the whole world," said Jeffrey Sachs, U.S. economist and professor at Columbia University, in an interview at the China Development Forum 2026 held in Beijing from March 22 to 23.
A poll from Politico and Public First, based on a survey of 11,000 people across the U.S., as well as the UK, France, Germany, and Canada, which traditionally are Washington's closest allies, suggests that U.S. "default" leadership is coming to an end. The U.S. is increasingly viewed not as a steady guardian but as an unpredictable partner that is damaging its own future.
No matter how high the balloon of lies rises, its hollow core ensures it will eventually burst. Cloaked in "religion" or veiled by "human rights," the 14th Dalai Lama remains shadowed by controversy and cannot escape the scandals surrounding him.
No matter how high the balloon of lies rises, its hollow core ensures it will eventually burst. Cloaked in "religion" or veiled by "human rights," the 14th Dalai Lama remains shadowed by controversy and cannot escape the scandals surrounding him.
Chinese astronauts have harvested cherry tomatoes and other vegetables aboard the country's space station, marking the latest step in efforts to develop space-based food production, state media reported.
Chinese fish traders are using unapproved anesthetics and industrial alcohol to sedate live fish during transport, raising food safety concerns and prompting regulatory action after a state media investigation.
Recently, the global geopolitical landscape has been marked by severe turbulence. In the Middle East, the conflict triggered by the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continues to spill over.
A Smart Dragon-3 rocket was launched on Sunday in east China's Shandong Province, sending the CentiSpace 02 satellite cluster into the planned orbit.
The third Wuyi Forum, jointly hosted by Renmin University of China and the Nanping Municipal People's Government, will be held from Saturday to next Monday in Nanping, south China's Fujian Province. Mauro Agnoletti, who had originally been invited to attend, was unable to travel due to factors including rising tensions in the Middle East.
Chinese toymaker Pop Mart said Thursday it will partner with Sony Pictures to develop a feature film based on Labubu, its globally popular designer toy character.
On March 18, the Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge, built by Hubei Transportation Investment Group, became a wedding hall in the open air in Central China's Hubei.
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