In November 2019, the two-day First Asian Palaeontological Congress (APC) with celebrations the 90th anniversary of the Palaeontological Society of China (PSC) were grandly held in the China Science and Technology Hall in Beijing. The topic of APC 2019 was “Palaeontology of New Eras in Asia: collaboration and innovation”. This congress exhibited the recent progresses achieved by a variety of topics of the palaeontological studies in Asian regions, and strengthen the collaborations and communications for palaeontological societies among Asian countries in the fields of scientific research, education, fossil protection and museum displays.