Xinhua News Agency

Beijing – November 07, 2026 -- The 7th World Media Summit opened in Beijing on Saturday with nearly 500 representatives from nearly 330 mainstream media outlets, think tanks and government bodies across 112 countries and regions.

Xinhua and Beijing government co-organize five-day summit under an intelligent-age theme

Xinhua News Agency and the Beijing municipal government jointly organized the event, which runs from Thursday to Monday. The theme is "Media in the Intelligent Age: From Consensus to Action."

The United Nations and other international organizations also sent representatives.

Senior CPC official Li Shulei delivers opening keynote

Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, gave the keynote speech at the opening ceremony.

Shenyang – September 20, 2026 -- Xinhua Indices Institute has launched two new benchmark reports tracking rowing sport development and hutong revitalization in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, establishing an annual metric for the city's culture, tourism, sports and commerce integration strategy.

Two indices set annual benchmark for culture-sports integration

The China (Shenyang) Rowing Development Index Report and the China (Shenyang) Hutong Revitalization Index Report were unveiled on September 10 at the 2026 China (Shenyang) Exchange on Integrated Development of Culture, Tourism, Sports and Commerce. The event was co-hosted by the Shenyang Municipal People's Government and the Brand Work Office of Xinhua News Agency, drawing officials, industry executives and academics.