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China targets economic growth of around 5 percent in 2024, according to a government work report submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.  3月5日，提请全国人大常委会审议的政府工作报告显示，中国2024年经济增长目标是5%左右。 The country expects to create over 12 million jobs in urban areas and keep the surveyed urban unemployment rate at around 5.5 percent this year, accor...

China announced on Friday that it will quintuple the transaction limit for foreigners' mobile payments as the country enhances efforts to address payment challenges faced by international visitors. 3月1日，中国宣布，将把外国人移动支付的交易限额提高五倍，以此来加大力度解决国际游客面临的支付难题。 Zhang Qingsong, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, said it will...

The Shenzhou XVII crew conducted their second spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station on Saturday, completing the first repair operation by Chinese astronauts, according to the China Manned Space Agency. 据中国载人航天局称，2024年3月2日，神舟17号宇航员在天宫空间站外进行了第二次太空行走，完成了中国宇航员的首次修复操作。 The agency said in a news release that mission commander Senior Colonel Ta...

China's policymakers pledged on Thursday to further invigorate the economy, prevent and defuse risks and improve social expectations as they deliberated on the draft of the Government Work Report before the opening of the national legislature's annual session next week. The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Party's core leadership, highlighted at a meeting the...

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Wednesday that the city's economy is set to grow this year by around 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent, while the outlook for 2025 to 2028 is an average expansion of 3.2 percent. 2月28日，香港财政司司长陈茂波表示，今年香港经济预计增长2.5%至3.5%左右，而2025年至2028年有望平均增长3.2%。 Chan announced the expected growth figures as he delivered the speci...

Senior Colonel Tang Hongbo ended his 216th day in orbit on Tuesday, extending his lead as the Chinese astronaut to have spent the longest time in space. 2024年2月27日，汤洪波大校结束了他在轨道上的第216天，成为中国在太空中停留时间最长的人。 The 48-year-old from Hunan province is a member of China's second generation of astronauts and mission commander of the ongoing Shenzhou XVII mission. He is als...

The number of passenger flights allowed to be operated by Chinese airlines between China and the United States is set to increase from next month, in the latest step taken to boost direct flight connectivity between the two countries. 从2024年3月开始，中国航空公司允许运营的中美客运航班数量将增加，这是促进两国直航互联互通的最新举措。 The US Department of Transportation said on Monday that from Marc...

A media center was put into use on Tuesday in Beijing, ready to serve the influx of international reporters who will cover the upcoming annual two sessions of the nation's top legislative and political advisory bodies. 2024年2月27日，北京的一个媒体中心于投入使用，为报道即将到来的“两会”的国际记者们做好了服务的准备。 The two sessions — the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese...

Sienna Stoneking, a freshman at Muscatine High School in the US state of Iowa, could not conceal her excitement when recalling her first trip to China, which she made last month with the encouragement of President Xi Jinping. "If anyone is thinking of taking a trip there, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and go for it!" she said. More than 20 students from the high school, including Stonekin...

Zong Qinghou, the founder and chairman of Hangzhou Wahaha Group, China's leading beverage manufacturer, passed away on Sunday at the age of 79. 中国领先的饮料制造商杭州娃哈哈集团创始人兼董事长宗庆后于周日去世，享年79岁。 As one of the most respected representatives of China's first generation of entrepreneurs since the country embarked on reform and opening-up in 1978, Zong's down-to-earth style a...

The emergence of text-to-video artificial intelligence technology has the potential to revolutionize advertising, movie trailers and short video industries, as Sora, a new AI model developed by US-based AI research company OpenAI — creator of chatbot ChatGPT — has recently become a global sensation, experts said. 美国人工智能研究公司OpenAI，即聊天机器人ChatGPT的创建者，开发的新人工智能模型Sor...

China's domestically developed single-aisle passenger jet C919 netted 40 new orders from Xizang Airlines at the opening day of the Singapore Airshow on Tuesday, while its debut at an overseas air show signals the model's official entry into the global civil aircraft market, said an industry expert. 2024年2月20日，在新加坡航展开幕日，中国自主研发的单通道客机C919从西藏航空获得了40架新订单，同时这也...

China reiterated on Monday its determination to persist with the key strategy of reform and opening-up in order to address the risks and challenges faced on its development path, as a key meeting set the tone for the overall deepening of reforms this year. President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Comm...

 The generosity US lawmakers have displayed in approving sizable military assistance to Israel — about $32 billion over the past month — is in stark contrast with their stinginess toward Ukraine. 美国议员在批准向以色列提供大量军事援助方面表现出的慷慨——过去一个月约 320 亿美元——与他们对乌克兰的吝啬形成鲜明对比。这直接反映在各自的实际情况中。 That is directly reflected in the respective situatio...

Spring Festival ended on an uplifting note for the movie market this year as it shattered multiple previous records to become the highest-grossing Chinese New Year holiday in the history of domestic cinema. 2024年春节档电影市场迎来了开门红，打破了多项纪录，成为国内电影史上票房最高的春节档。 Statistics from the China Film Administration, the nation's top industry regulator, showed that during the h...

China's tourism market showed a better-than-expected performance over the just-ended eight-day Spring Festival holiday, which started on Feb 10. 从2月10日起，为期8天春节假期刚刚结束，中国旅游市场表现好于预期。 Some overseas destinations also offered goodwill gestures and created a festive atmosphere for Chinese travelers, and Spring Festival, or Lunar New Year, has officially been listed as a Unit...

For the Chinese people, the eternal theme of the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, remains family reunion, yet an increasing number of Chinese are choosing to integrate travel into their holiday traditions. The change was seen this year as the Spring Festival holiday spanned eight days -- possibly nine with a flexible one-day paid leave -- surpassing the usual one-week holiday in previous year...

China is launching a campaign targeting production safety accidents in coal mines following a newly enacted administrative regulation focused on the problem. 中国正在开展一场针对煤矿生产安全事故的运动，此前刚刚颁布了一项针对这一问题的行政法规。 The regulation was passed at the executive meeting of the State Council, China's Cabinet, last December and will be implemented in May. 该条例于2023年12月...

随着龙年临近，龙年的英文翻译又吵上热搜了。目前英语里常用的翻译是The Year of the Dragon，但英语受众看到dragon和我们在脑海里浮现的龙的形象完全不一样。 2024 is“The Year of the Dragon” on Chinese lunar calendar, but whether that’s the proper translation of the imaginary animal that’s an iconic symbol of China has aroused heated debate. 从神话传说上看，欧美文学家想象中的龙是顶级怪物...

Beijingers usually have spring pancakes at the start of spring, that’s what they call “a bite of spring”. Spring pancakes are not pancakes in the Western sense made from batter, but more like burritos. Here’s how you eat them like a pro. # ChinasHiddenTreasures

Lost for a century and taking 120 hours to prepare, this hotpot was loved by Empress Dowager Cixi, and is now available to everyone. This video unveils the mask of a long-lost Chinese imperial delicacy—chrysanthemum hotpot. #ChinasHiddenTreasures

Forty minutes from downtown #Beijing, you’ll find the bustling Shahe Market where you can taste mouth-watering local food, find some bargains, and immerse yourself in the lively festive atmosphere of the upcoming Spring Festival. Come and see a different side of Beijing city. #ChinasHiddenTreasures 

After the European Union approved a four-year €50 billion ($53.86 billion) aid package to Ukraine last week, it was widely regarded as only being a matter of time before the US Congress would give the nod to the new military aid that the Joe Biden administration has long demanded for US proxies and allies on various fronts. 继上周欧盟批准对乌克兰为期四年、金额达500亿欧元（合3865亿人民币）的援助计...

China is launching a campaign targeting production safety accidents in coal mines following a newly enacted administrative regulation focused on the problem. 中国正在开展一场针对煤矿生产安全事故的运动，此前刚刚颁布了一项针对这一问题的行政法规。 The regulation was passed at the executive meeting of the State Council, China's Cabinet, last December and will be implemented in May. 该条例于2023年12月...