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The Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday China's nomination of Dr Song Li as a candidate for director-general of the World Health Organization, marking Beijing's support for multilateralism and global health cooperation. 外交部周四确认，中国提名宋莉博士参选世界卫生组织总干事，此举体现中方对多边主义与全球卫生合作的支持。 Song, who has worked in the field of maternal and child health for over 20 y...

China's top artificial intelligence models have narrowed the performance gap with their United States' rivals to around 3 percent, the lowest on record, as advances by DeepSeek are increasingly matched by a wider group of Chinese developers. 中国顶尖人工智能大模型与美国竞品之间的性能差距已缩小至约 3%，创下历史新低。深度求索取得技术突破的同时，越来越多中国研发企业的模型实力同步提升。 According to a...

China is racing to ensure that all-solid-state batteries become the next extension of its battery sector advantages, turning the nation into a leader in the industry, experts said. 专家表示，中国正加紧推动全固态电池延续本国电池产业优势，力争成为该领域的全球领军者。 They made the comments as seven government authorities — including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology — unveiled last...

China's National Day holiday saw strong demand for smart, green and health-related products, while the consumer goods trade-in program generated 33.48 billion yuan ($4.99 billion) in sales during the first six days of the break, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. 商务部今天表示，国庆假期智能、绿色、健康类产品需求旺盛，消费品以旧换新活动在假期前六天实现销售额 334.8 亿元人民币（折合 49.9 亿...

More flexible vacation plans by people during the just-concluded Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays have fueled tourism consumption, creating a spending spree both domestically and at overseas destinations. 刚刚落幕的中秋、国庆假期，民众更加灵活的休假安排带动了旅游消费，国内与境外目的地均迎来消费热潮。 This year's National Day holiday lasted seven days, from Thursday to Wednesday, and s...

United States-based cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services said on Tuesday that it has made GLM-5.3, the latest flagship model from China's Z.ai, available on the Amazon Bedrock platform, while sources familiar with the matter confirmed that AWS would share revenue with Z.ai based on the usage of the model. 总部位于美国的云计算巨头亚马逊云科技（AWS）周二表示，已将中国智谱 AI 最新旗舰模型 GLM-5....

China is set to experience an unprecedented surge in travel demand during the seven-day National Day holiday, from Oct 1 to 7, with an expected 2.13 billion cross-regional trips across the country — averaging more than 300 million trips per day, said the Ministry of Transport. 交通运输部表示，10 月 1 日至 7 日的国庆七天假期，我国旅游出行需求将迎来前所未有的暴涨，全国跨区域出行量预计达 21.3 亿人次...

President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable and expressed full confidence in the bright prospects for Chinese modernization, on the eve of China's National Day on Oct 1. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while addressing a recepti...

Forget the simplistic advice to just "go to sleep early" or the rigid obsession with hitting an exact eight-hour quota every night. Over-sleeping and weekend "sleep marathons" have quietly evolved into a common yet misunderstood phenomenon—leaving millions waking up with pounding headaches, stiff necks, and a profound sense of brain fog, while mistakenly believing they have recharged their batteri...

President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to advance the Peaceful China Initiative to a higher level to ensure steady and sustained progress in Chinese modernization. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in his recent instruction on the initiative. His instruction was conveyed at a wo...

The number of generative artificial intelligence users in China has exceeded 700 million as of June, according to a recent report. 一份近期报告显示，截至 今年6 月，中国生成式人工智能用户规模已突破 7 亿。 This represents a significant rise from 602 million users at the end of 2025. 较 2025 年底 6.02 亿用户规模实现大幅增长。 The report was issued by the policy and international cooperation instituti...

China and the United States have released reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each for tariff cuts under the newly established Board of Trade framework, a move that is expected to further strengthen bilateral trade, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. 商务部周一表示，中美双方在新设立的贸易理事会框架下，发布了价值各约 300 亿美元的对等关税削减产品清单，此举有望进一步巩固双边贸...

Floral displays featuring more than 350 flower varieties, including 50 new and improved varieties debuting this year, adorn Beijing’s Chang’an Avenue as part of the annual National Day celebrations. 作为一年一度国庆庆祝活动的一部分，包含50个今年首次亮相的新优品种在内的350多个花卉品种竞相绽放，将北京长安街装点得格外喜庆。 The displays include 10 three-dimensional flower beds along the avenue and a...

For decades, Liu Huan's melodic voice was a familiar soundtrack across China. 几十年来，刘欢那充满感染力的歌声伴随着几代中国人的成长。 It could fill a stadium, carry a national celebration or rise from the soundtrack of a television drama. 他的声音能震撼整个体育场，能承载国家级盛典的庄严，也能在电视剧原声音乐中袅袅回响。 Liu, one of China's best-known singer-songwriters and music educators, died i...

President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, have reached a consensus on eight outcomes, according to a release made public after Xi wrapped up his US visit on Friday. The two leaders have agreed to build a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability based on respect, fairness and reciprocity, said the release. They also agreed to support each other as China will host t...

How far can a tree travel? A redwood in the Hangzhou Botanical Garden knows. Itcrossed thePacific from the #US in 1972 and took root in Hangzhou—alivingsymbol of #China-US friendship. That friendship blossomed further in 1982, whenHangzhou and Boston became sister cities. Now, exchanges among young peoplefromboth cities arebridging thePacific. Hangzhou cuisinebrings the flavors ofHangzhou to Bosto...

President Xi Jinping announced at a White House welcoming ceremony on Thursday hosted by US President Donald Trump that China would invite 100,000 young Americans for exchange and study programs over the next five years. "The hope of the China-US relationship lies in our people, and its future lies with the young," Xi said. During his 2023 trip to San Francisco for the APEC leaders' meeting, Xi an...

President Xi Jinping has underlined the need for China and the US to strengthen communication, cooperate with sincerity and coexist in peace, saying that achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and "making America great again" can go hand in hand. Xi, who is paying a state visit to the US, made the remarks on Thursday in Washington in a speech delivered at the welcoming ceremony hos...

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Melania Trump, wife of US President Donald Trump, visited the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington on Thursday. Peng and Melania visited exhibition halls including the Peacock Room. Peng expressed appreciation for the US side's return of Chinese cultural relics to China on multiple occasions in recent years, expressing hope that China an...

This episode explores the shifting dynamics of the Mid-Autumn Festival season as young professionals navigate the 2026 holiday calendar. What was once a traditional family gathering bound by geography and strict cultural rituals has transformed into a diverse landscape of personalized experiences.  We break down the math behind the popular “take 3, get 13” PTO scheduling hack and examine...

As China will soon enter one of its busiest travel periods during an ultra-long Golden Week holiday, destinations in Asia are gearing up to attract more tourists from the region's top outbound travel market. 随着中国即将迎来最繁忙的出行高峰之一——超长黄金周假期，亚洲各旅游目的地正全力以赴，积极吸引这一区域内最大的出境游客源市场。 "The extended Golden Week is particularly significant for Asian desti...

President Xi Jinping arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday afternoon for a state visit to the United States at the invitation of US President Donald Trump. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were warmly greeted by Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, at the airport in a rare planeside welcome. American children presented flowers to Xi and Peng. The honor guards lined up on both sides of the red carp...

A paper flip flower looks like a small paper fan, but with a flip and a twist, it can bloom intoflowers and countless other shapes. China Daily reporter Peng Yixuan brought it from China tothe United States. What adventure will it bloom into? Watch the video to find out!

President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 48th World-Skills Competition, which opened on Tuesday in Shanghai, highlighting that sweeping technological and industrial changes are reshaping global vocational skill development and reaffirming China's commitment to cultivating young skilled talent. 第48届世界技能大赛于周二在上海开幕。国家主席习近平向大赛致贺信，强调新一轮科技和产业变革...