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Iranian students win 3 medals at China Robotics competition

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s national student robotics team has achieved major international success at the World Robotics Competition in China, securing three podium finishes against top-tier global teams.

China puts 2 AI-powered satellites into orbit

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Chinese rocket launched from waters off eastern China's Shandong province placed two artificial intelligence-powered satellites into orbits, state-run media reported Thursday.

Experts urge heritage protection as UNESCO adds 6 MENA sites

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s latest World Heritage listings have highlighted an urgent need to protect the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) shared heritage, experts said.

China commited to preserving cultural legacy

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – For generations, porcelain makers in Jingdezhen have worked through a sequence of highly specialized tasks: preparing clay, shaping vessels, painting designs, applying glaze, and firing kilns.

PLA celebrates 99th founding anniversary

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Saturday marked the 99th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) as it continues its journey from a fledgling revolutionary force to a modern military advancing toward its centenary.

Iran joins WAICO: envoy to China

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA)–Iran’s envoy to China has inked founding charter of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) on behalf of the Iranian government, registering the country as a member state of the newly-established body.

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SCO sees new opportunities in evolving global landscape

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is embracing new and significant development opportunities amid accelerated global changes unseen in a century, according to a Xinhua think tank report released on Monday.

China landslide death toll rises to 41: report

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Rescuers found another 30 people killed in a landslide that struck southwestern China this month, authorities said, bringing the death toll to 41.

China Yunnan activity Level-IV emergency response after quake

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – The Yunnan provincial Earthquake Relief Headquarters has activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Mojiang on Tuesday, local authorities said.

Xi stresses fostering virtue through education

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to carry out the basic task of fostering virtue through education and break new ground in the high-quality development of the country's basic education.

China offers assistance, support for West Asia peace

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Iran's foreign minister told his Chinese counterpart on Friday that the insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz is "solely the result of American oath-breaking."

Future of AI depends on sharing innovation, not restriction

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping economies, industries and daily life at breakneck speed.

Xi offers four observations on AI development, governance

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) –Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday presented four observations on artificial intelligence (AI) development and governance.

8 killed in landslide in China: report

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – A landslide Friday on the outskirts of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings and forcing more than 1,100 people to evacuate.

Chinese UN envoy says;

US pushed world to dangerous precipice with attacking Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Chinese Ambassador Sun Lei says that renewed US attacks on Iran has pushed the region into a dangerous precipice.

Russia-China Joint Sea-2026 drills open in Qingdao

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The Russia-China Joint Sea-2026 naval drills have begun at the port of Qingdao. The opening was announced by the Russian and Chinese exercise directors.

China launches new satellite group into space

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – China has sent a new satellite group into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi province, state media reported on Sunday.

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Iran not to allow US interfere in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Iran will not permit any U.S. interference in the Strait of Hormuz, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf told a senior Chinese official on Friday.

China urges US, Iran to implement interim deal as talks stall

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – China’s Foreign Ministry says it hopes Washington and Tehran will implement the memorandum of understanding (MoU).

Iran presents proposals for new SCO bank

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Iran's central bank deputy presented technical and operational proposals for the creation of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation development bank during a consultative meeting in Shenzhen, China.

Saudi foreign minister to visit China amid US-Iran tensions

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud will pay a two-day official visit to China this week.

China expo highlights supply chain resilience

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – China expo highlights supply chain resilience amid geopolitical uncertainty.

China Focus: 2026 Summer Davos

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – China Focus: 2026 Summer Davos highlights innovation, sustainability, cooperation

China Town in Jordan's Aqaba emerges as link

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – On a hot summer afternoon in Aqaba's "China Town," a bustling marketplace, shoppers wandered through aisles lined with colorful goods while Chinese merchants haggled with customers in fluent Arabic.

Xi stresses carrying forward revolutionary traditions

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called on Party members in the new era to carry forward revolutionary traditions and strive for new accomplishments on the new journey.