China's envoy to the United Nations said that some countries intend to "create another system outside the existing system of international law", and he called NATO a "troublemaker".

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its forecasts for China's economic growth to 5 percent this year and 4.5 percent next year, according to its July 2024 World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update released on July 16.

Following its expansion at the beginning of this year, BRICS is increasing its appeal to developing nations, which analysts said reflects the common desire of the Global South to build a more just and equitable world order against Western dominance.

China is set to intensify its efforts to attract and harness foreign investment, with a specific focus on removing market access restrictions in the manufacturing industry and introducing pilot measures to expand the opening-up of the service sector.

Strong rainfall is expected to persist in Central China's Henan province until July 18, a meteorological expert said during an online news conference.

FAW Jiefang, a truck subsidiary of China's leading automaker FAW Group, saw its 9 millionth vehicle roll off the production line on July 16, bringing the group's total vehicle output to 60 million.

Photos taken on July 16, 2024 show the scenery of a grassland in West Ujimqin Banner of Xilingol League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. 

Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. 

Under the theme "RE-shape: Digital Heritage Driven by Technological Innovation," and featuring two parallel sessions, the four-day symposium will focus on the new technologies and models of digital heritage, with multiple panels and events scheduled.