China's official Xinhua News Agency Tuesday launched an English-language mobile portal, the Xinhua News app. (Xinhua)

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's official Xinhua News Agency Tuesday launched an English-language mobile portal, the Xinhua News app.

The app makes "connect China to the world" its core vision and will update users with round-the-clock reporting, telling China stories and reporting world affairs in a comprehensive, timely and objective way.

The app can be downloaded on both iOS and Android devices.

Xinhua is the largest all-media organization in China and an influential global news agency. It has more than 230 branches and more than 3,000 journalists across China and the world.