Editor's Note: The blueprint of China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) has been unfolded. This top-level design for China's economic and social development over the next five years not only outlines the macro path for high-quality development, but also connects deeply with the endeavors and lives of every industry and...more

As US and Israeli strikes against Iran rattle financial markets and send oil prices surging, over 80 leaders of the world's largest multinational corporations, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius and Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong, convened in Beijing on...more

The recently-concluded two sessions in Beijing have delivered a clear signal about China's economic direction for 2026 and beyond. On the one hand, officials stress greater self-reliance, particularly in critical technologies and strategic industries. On the other, they reaffirm China's commitment to opening-up and to building a community...more

Editor's Note: In an era marked by ecological challenges, development dilemmas and geopolitical dynamics are increasingly intertwined. Through a series of innovative practices, Chinese modernization offers a "green solution" to some of humanity's pressing questions of survival and development. Rooted in the wisdom of Chinese civilization and refined...more

KATHMANDU. Five Communist and leftist parties of Nepal have jointly called for the immediate and unconditional release of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros, condemning what they describe as continued United States intervention in Venezuela and the abduction of the country’s elected leadership. In a joint statement issued on...more

Kathmandu. Influential peasant organizations affiliated with six communist parties of Nepal have strongly condemned and denounced the military aggression carried out by U.S. imperialism against Venezuela in blatant violation of international law, as well as the illegal and morally reprehensible abduction of the constitutionally elected President, Nicolás Maduro...more

Kathmandu. Four major mass organizations of Nepal representing peasants, workers, Dalits, and landless communities have strongly condemned the US-led military attack on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the reported abduction of democratically elected President Nicolás Maduro Moros, calling it a grave violation of international law and national sovereignty....more

Kathmandu. The Nepali Communist Party (NCP) has expressed serious concern over the recent military action carried out by the Trump administration of the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, strongly condemning the use of force against a sovereign nation. In an official statement issued by the party’s...more

Using a new oven installed on the China Space Station, crew members of the Shenzhou-20 and -21 manned space flight mission enjoyed a space barbecue, video clips provided by the Astronaut Center of China (ACC) to the Global Times on late Monday evening showed. According to the ACC,...more

Editor's Note: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has drawn global attention, deliberated over and adopted the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the CPC for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development...more

China's State Council Information Office on Sunday released a report on human rights violations in the US in 2024, revealing that under the collusion of power and capital, human rights have been distorted into mere props in a political "show" and bargaining chips in a power "casino," completely...more

Editor's Note: Eighty years ago, the Japanese Emperor read the Imperial Rescript of the Termination of the War, announcing Japan's unconditional surrender to the allied forces in the World Anti-Fascist War. Yet 80 years later, when Global Times reporters conducted in-depth interviews in Tokyo and Nagano, Japan, they...more

The US tech industry is endorsing a new plan this week called the ATOM Project, namely American Truly Open Models, which aims to win back the US lead in open-source artificial intelligence (AI) technology from China, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. This ambitious plan to pool resources...more

The 50-percent tariff hike imposed by the Trump administration on Brazilian products signals more than a trade dispute: It exposes the erosion of US hegemony and accelerates the consolidation of a multipolar world. By trying to isolate and punish strategic partners in the Global South, the US achieves...more

Kathmandu. On the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) has issued a powerful statement condemning what it calls “the number one nuclear terrorist in the world”—U.S. imperialism. The League joined the Japanese people and all peace-loving...more