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Two prototypes of the CR450 high-speed train, unveiled on Sunday in Beijing, are capable of reaching a test speed of 450 kilometers per hour and an operational speed of 400 km/h, which will make the CR450 the fastest high-speed train in the world once it enters commercial service. 12月30日，两列CR450动车组样车在北京发布，其试验速度可达450公里/小时，运营速度可达400公里/小时，未来投入商业运营后，将...

Greetings to everybody! Time flies fast, and the new year will be with us shortly. I extend my best wishes to you all from Beijing. 大家好！时间过得很快，新的一年即将到来，我在北京向大家致以美好的祝福！ In 2024, we have together journeyed through the four seasons. Together, we have experienced winds and rains and seen rainbows. Those touching and unforgettable moments have been like still frames s...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for the nation to remain confident in the coming year, saying the world's second largest economy can overcome its challenges and pressure through hard work. Xi made the remarks in his New Year message for 2025 delivered through China Media Group and the internet. Set to fully complete its 14th Five-Year Plan in 2025, China will implement more proactiv...

On Friday, US president-elect Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect, until his administration takes office and can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue. 12月27日，美国当选总统唐纳德·特朗普要求美国最高法院暂停执行TikTok潜在禁令，直至其政府上任并通过“政治手段”解决此问题。 There are voices claiming that Trump is rendering assistance t...

President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence on Sunday to South Korean acting president Choi Sang-mok over the crash of a Jeju Air passenger plane, which killed 179 people. Xi said he was shocked to learn about the tragedy that caused a significant loss of human lives. On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, he expressed deep condolences and extended sincere sympathies to...

All the 179 people aboard a passenger jet that crashed while landing at an airport in southwest South Korea were confirmed dead except only two rescued, multiple media outlets said Sunday, citing the fire authorities. 12月29日，据多家媒体援引韩国消防部门消息称，一架客机在韩国西南部一机场降落时坠毁，造成机上179人遇难，仅2人获救。 The fire authorities were quoted as saying that the bodies of 179 vic...

A nationwide mental health support hotline will soon be available across China, aiming to address the growing prevalence of psychological issues, the National Health Commission announced on Wednesday. 12月25日，国家卫生健康委宣布，中国将开通全国心理健康援助热线，以应对日益增多的心理问题。 The hotline number—12356—is expected to be operational around New Year's Day on Jan 1 or this year's Spring Fe...

China unveiled its largest and most advanced amphibious assault ship on Friday in Shanghai, naming it after the southwestern province of Sichuan. 12月27日，中国最大、最先进的两栖攻击舰在上海亮相，并以中国西南部省份四川命名。 With a hull code of 51, the CNS Sichuan is the first in the Type 076 class and is being built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co Ltd, a Shanghai-based subsidiary of Ch...

Chinese lawmakers have designated September as the country's National Science Popularization Month to enhance public scientific literacy under a newly revised Science and Technology Popularization Law. The revised law, approved on Wednesday during a session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, underscores the government's commitment to elevating science education as a cornerstone...

Artificial intelligence-enabled medical diagnostic tools are ensuring greater accuracy in cancer screening and detection, helping doctors arrive at more precise diagnoses and enhancing treatment quality. Zhejiang University recently introduced an AI-powered universal pathology assistant called OmniPT, which integrates vision and language models for human-computer interaction.  The model is be...

Andy Wang, a young office employee working in Shanghai, recently booked flights from Shanghai to South Korea's Jeju island for the upcoming Spring Festival holiday. The round-trip airfare cost him a little over 2,000 yuan ($274), half the price for round-trip flights from Shanghai to popular domestic destinations such as Harbin in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. 在上海工作的年轻人王安迪最...

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally gunning down health insurance executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street, pleaded not guilty on Monday to New York state murder charges that brand him a terrorist. 12月23日，被指控于曼哈顿街头枪杀医疗保险公司高管布莱恩·汤普森的男子路易吉·曼吉奥内，面对纽约州对其犯有谋杀罪和恐怖主义的指控，作出了无罪抗辩。 Mangione, 26, was escorted into Judge Gregory...

Traveling to China is getting easier for foreign tourists, as new rules and procedures cover more regions and ports of entry. These include optimized visa-free policies, convenient access to currency exchange, expedited car rentals, quick purchase of cellphone cards and more signage in languages other than Chinese. With the New Year and Spring Festival holidays approaching, there's no better time...

The US Supreme Court has thrown a significant roadblock in the path of a new law that would ban the wildly popular TikTok app throughout the United States. On Wednesday, the Court announced it would hold a special hearing on Jan 10 to determine whether that law is constitutional. 美国联邦最高法院为TikTok禁用法案的实施设置重大阻碍，该禁令将使网络流行应用TikTok面临全美禁用。12月18日，最高法院宣布将...

The Malaysian government has agreed in principle to resume the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said on Friday. 12月20日，马来西亚交通部长安东尼·洛克·西弗·福克表示，马来西亚政府已原则上同意继续搜寻失踪的马来西亚航空公司370航班客机残骸。 Loke told a press briefing that the cabinet has agreed in principle to accept the proposal from expl...

Gliding down an over-500-meter-long ice slide, Zhang Jiajia felt like she was flying, and that her one-minute experience had been worth the hour-plus wait in line. 张佳佳从一条500多米长的冰滑梯上一滑而下，感觉自己仿佛在飞翔，这一分钟的体验让她觉得一个多小时的排队等待都是值得的。 "It's super exciting. My heart soared with me," said Zhang, a tourist from east China's Zhejiang province, after trying...

The US Supreme Court announced on Wednesday it would consider TikTok's challenge to legislation that could force the popular social media platform to be sold to a US company by Jan 19 or face a nationwide ban. 12月18日，美国联邦最高法院宣布将考虑TikTok对“不卖就禁”法案的抗议。该法案要求TikTok这款热门社交媒体平台于1月19日前出售给一家美国公司，否则这款应用程序将在美国被禁用。 The announcement came tw...

Report shows new economy sectors particularly competitive 报告显示, 新经济行业竞争尤为激烈 A new report released by Maimai, a Chinese professional networking platform, revealed that the talent market in China's digitally-fueled and high-tech new economy industries remains highly competitive, with the talent demand-supply ratio climbing steadily over the past few years. 中国职场社区和求职平台...

President Xi Jinping has urged the Macao Special Administrative Region to fully leverage the institutional advantages of the practice of "one country, two systems", work hard and be bold in making innovations to create a brighter future for the cherished pearl of the motherland. Xi made the remarks on Wednesday afternoon as he arrived in the SAR amid eager anticipation of people from all walks of...

With Christmas and year-end sales approaching in many Western countries, Chinese manufacturers are ramping up shipments to these markets via both air cargo and maritime container services, while experiencing a surge in sales on cross-border e-commerce platforms. 随着许多西方国家圣诞节和年终促销季的临近，中国制造商正通过航空货运和海运集装箱服务，加大对这些市场的发货力度。同时，跨境电商平台的销售额...

China announced on Tuesday a significant relaxation of its visa-free transit policy, extending the period of stay for foreign travelers and expanding the list of accessible ports and provincial-level regions, in order to further promote openness and people-to-people exchanges. 12月17日，中国宣布全面放宽优化过境免签政策，延长外国游客的停留时间，并扩大省（区、市）入出境口岸名单，以进一步促进对外开放...

When recalling the visit made by President Xi Jinping to the Premier School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School in Macao, Chao Lin-chai said she didn't realize that it had already been five years. Chao was then giving an open class in history to first graders at the school auditorium, ahead of the 20th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. The topic was to explore the reasons behind th...