Shenzhou-12 astronauts board Chinese space station core module

The three Chinese astronauts onboard the Shenzhou-12 spaceship have entered the country's space station core module Tianhe.

The trio, who will stay in space for about three months, entered Tianhe hours after the spaceship successfully docked with the core module.

The spacecraft blasted off on Thursday morning Beijing Time with astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo on board.

China's space station is expected to be completed next year.

Veteran French astronaut talks up China-Europe cooperation

A leading French astronaut is expressing optimism about prospects for cooperation on space exploration between China and Europe.

Michel Tognini previously served as the head of the European Astronaut Centre at the European Space Agency.

China's top court specifies rules for online litigation

China's Supreme People's Court has issued a set of rules for courts to handle online litigation.

The rules stipulate that online litigation has the same legal effect as that filed on paper, and provide that the litigation rights of the parties concerned are fully protected in the process.

The document lists five types of cases suitable for online litigation and stresses that such litigation should be conducted on a legal and consensual basis.

Central government supports Hong Kong police action

The central government has said it firmly supports Hong Kong police's law enforcement action against three companies including Apple Daily and five directors of the newspaper.

A spokesperson of the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong made the remarks in a statement.

The spokesperson said any institution, organization or individual in the special administrative region shall abide by the national security law and other laws of the region in relation to safeguarding national security.

Over 945 million doses of vaccines administered in China

More than 945 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in China.

The National Health Commission made the announcement on Thursday.

China to further shorten negative lists for foreign investment

Chinese authorities say the country will further shorten its negative lists for foreign investments.

The National Development and Reform Commission says it is working with other departments to identify the sectors that are off-limits for foreign investment.

The commission will push opening-up in the service sector and support major foreign investment projects in high-tech and advanced manufacturing sectors.

Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon, Tokyo Olympics

Rafael Nadal has announced that he will not participate at this year's Wimbledon Championships and the Tokyo Olympics.

The 13-time French Open champion made the announcement on his social media.

Documentary series on Communist Party of China launched in Beijing

A documentary series highlighting the achievements of the Communist Party of China over the past century has been launched.

China Media Group President Shen Haixiong attended the launch ceremony in Beijing.

The 24-episode series will premiere on June 20.