Joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 has become a watershed event in China's development, not just in terms of the phenomenal changes happening within China, but also its interaction with the rest of the world, in particular the global spillovers of its economic expansion.

A baby red panda was born early this year in the Taiyanghe forest park, southwest Yunnan’s Pu’er city. Now, the red panda is four months old, wont to climbing trees and sunbathing with its mother in the day.

The upcoming fourth edition of the China International Import Expo will again signify China's unfaltering promise to further open up to the rest of the world, no matter how the external environment changes, according to experts and business leaders.

Chinese scientists have made breakthroughs in producing protein from carbon monoxide, according to Science and Technology Daily , which is of great significance for China in making up the agricultural weakness and achieving the “Dual Carbon” goals.

Low-income countries worldwide are still facing difficulty in accessing COVID-19 vaccines as the global death toll inflicted by the ongoing pandemic has reached five million.

The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 93 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Nov. 3.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has underlined the importance of work to foster and strengthen market entities to stimulate market vitality and social creativity.

To provide convenience for visitors, Universal Beijing Resort, located in the capital's eastern Tongzhou district, set up a nucleic acid testing spot for visitors starting Oct 30 afternoon.

The Group of 20 (G20) Leaders' Summit drew to a close on Oct. 31, with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi saying that progress on key issues including climate change, COVID-19 vaccines distribution.

The Chinese mainland on Nov 1 reported 54 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Nov. 2.

A private survey on Monday showed that China's manufacturing sector grew modestly in October on the back of higher numbers of new orders and as disruptive power shortages started to ease.

Ruili, a border city in the southwest of Yunnan province, is still in a critical period of Covid-19 prevention now, with outbreaks occurring from time to time.

From October 31 on, a reservation on the official WeChat public account is required to visit the interior of Fuli Palace, Kunming Botanical Garden, and the number of visitors is limited to 400 per day.

The cumulative amount of cross-border renminbi settlement in southwest China's Yunnan Province reached around 53.6 billion yuan (about 8.38 billion U.S. dollars) in the first three quarters of this year, according to a local branch of the country's central bank.

The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26), delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, kicked off on Oct. 31 in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 59 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Nov. 1.

Over 33,000 people tested negative for COVID-19 at the Shanghai Disney Resort, after the entertainment complex conducted massive on-site nucleic acid tests on Oct 31 night and announced temporary closures to cooperate with an epidemic probe linked to other provinces.

New business trends and activities are closely related to upgrade of consumption and potential for growth. Yunnan has witnessed fast growth of new consumption over the years.

These pictures show the breathtaking scenery of the Jinsha River Bay, near the junction of the Deqin county, northwest Yunnan and the Derong county, southwest Sichuan.

Two news birds were photographed by Yin Xianlun, an ecology-conservation volunteer on Oct 20 in the Nongmo Lake park, Ruili City, southwest Yunnan’s Dehong Dai and Jingbo Autonomous Prefecture.

A real-time glacier monitoring system has been officially put into use on a glacier in the Yulong Snow Mountain in southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

China on Oct. 27 released a white paper to document the country's progress in mitigating climate change, and to share its experience and approaches with the rest of the international community.

Six representatives from the tomato industry in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Oct. 27 told their stories of a booming tomato industry and a happy life via video link at a press conference.

The Chinese mainland on Oct. 28 reported 23 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Oct. 27.

China has expressed its readiness to deepen friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation with ASEAN countries and the wider world in the course of opening-up.