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Before the ongoing 76th World Health Assembly opened in Geneva on Monday, about 140 member states expressed their objection to Taiwan joining the WHA, of which about 100 issued open statements or sent letters of opposition to the director-general of the World Health Organization. Supported by the United States and some other Western countries, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities in Taipei...

Cathay Pacific Airways, the largest airline in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, apologized on Monday evening after an online post accused flight attendants from the airline of discrimination against non-English speaking passengers, Beijing Daily reported. 近日，有网友在社交平台发帖称，香港最大的航空公司国泰航空中有空乘人员歧视非英语旅客。据《北京日报》报道，5月22晚，国泰航空道歉。 The...

After wearing masks in public for three long years, many Japanese are signing up for smiling classes to learn how to smile again without looking awkward. 在公共场合戴了长达三年的口罩后，许多日本人都报了微笑培训班，学习如何看起来自然地微笑。 Smiling used to be a natural response, but apparently, three years of hiding behind a mask have left many Japanese unable to smile naturally. Some of them are...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed on Tuesday the unique role of auditing in advancing the Party's self-reform, and called for effective auditing work to serve the overall development of the Party and State. Xi, who is also China's president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark while presiding over the first meeting...

 China's efforts to protect habitats and biodiversity have contributed to the increase in the population of many endangered species, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said on Monday, the 23rd International Day for Biological Diversity. The day falls on May 22 annually, and this year's theme is "From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity". The administration said that s...

China's law-based decision to ask its critical information infrastructure operators to stop buying products from Micron Technology is a necessary move to safeguard national security and is in line with international practices, officials and experts said on Monday. The move could reshape the nation's chip supply chains, bringing more opportunities to other competitive domestic and overseas memory c...

携手建设守望相助、共同发展、普遍安全、世代友好的中国－中亚命运共同体 Working Together for a China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Future Featuring Mutual Assistance, Common Development, Universal Security, and Everlasting Friendship  ——在中国－中亚峰会上的主旨讲话 （2023年5月19日）     中华人民共和国主席 习近平     Keynote Speech by H.E. Xi Jinping    ...

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill on Wednesday banning TikTok in the state, making it the first state in the United States to ban the social media app completely and drawing wide outrage from industry experts and civil rights groups. Montana legislators passed a bill last month banning TikTok on all personal devices, prohibiting it from operating within the state and barring...

President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, offered the heads of state from the five Central Asian countries a grand welcoming ceremony teeming with cultural elements of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Thursday evening. A performance featuring the splendor of the Tang culture was displayed as Xi and Peng welcomed the five presidents and the first ladies of Kyrgyzstan...

If the 10 days when her government's business was suspended during the period of national mourning for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II was deducted, Liz Truss actually served as the United Kingdom's head of government for only 39 days, rather than 49 days. That makes her the shortest-serving prime minister in the UK's history. It is a record that will be hard to beat. Despite her short tenure, s...

China and Kazakhstan agreed on Wednesday to build up cooperation on economy, trade, production capacity, investment and emerging sectors such as renewable energy, as part of broader steps to strengthen pragmatic cooperation. P resident Xi Jinping and visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev reached the consensus during their talks in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Wednesday. The two leaders si...

President Xi Jinping will host heads of state from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on Thursday and Friday in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, for the China-Central Asia Summit, a milestone event that is expected to boost the countries' economic cooperation and jointly tackle the region's security challenges at a higher level. 5月18日至19日，中国—中亚峰会将在陕西省西安市举行...

Non-market practices and economic coercion are the terms Washington often employs when it is pointing an accusing finger at other countries including China. It is absurd that it should do so, given that such expressions best describe what it has been doing. Despite this, it still plans to use such phrases in meeting with the European Union later this month, in which the two sides will talk about w...

The long-awaited Swap Connect program, which is poised to attract more overseas capital inflows into the world's second-largest bond market, commenced trading on Monday. Northbound trading of Swap Connect provides a secure channel for international investors to trade interest rate swap products on the mainland via a connection between institutions in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Regio...

"Military-style" travel has become the latest fashion among Chinese college students, who spend as little much money as possible to travel to as many places as they can during the weekend, rarely taking a break or even sleeping. “特种兵旅游”已成为中国大学生中的最新时尚，大学生们在周末花最少的钱去尽可能多的地方旅行，他们很少休息，甚至可以不睡觉。 To save money, they usually hop on a normal-speed tr...

Government officials and political heavyweights strongly condemned a United States report and so-called "hearing" that smeared Hong Kong's judicial system and threatened to sanction Hong Kong judges. They stressed that Hong Kong's judicial independence brooks no interference, and the malicious and despicable trick could not change the Chinese people's resolve to safeguard national security and ens...

Multinational corporations have voiced optimism and confidence in China's long-term potential for economic growth, despite mounting external uncertainties such as the potential risks of decoupling and supply chains disruptions. 尽管外部不确定因素越来越多，如脱钩和供应链中断的潜在风险，但跨国公司对中国经济增长的长期潜力表示乐观。 They also are beefing up efforts to expand their presence in the worl...

There are many common interests between China and the European countries despite their ideological differences. Among these is a shared desire for peace in Ukraine. An end to the conflict would benefit not just Ukraine and Russia, but also China, the whole of Europe and the rest of the world. The conflict has been one of the factors driving up global inflation. It has caused grain, gas and other m...

China will fully restore fast-lane entry and exit services at all ports starting on Monday, facilitating the cross-border travel of Chinese citizens and foreign nationals. The National Immigration Administration issued a circular on Thursday announcing the adjustments to immigration policies. Chinese nationals will be allowed to use fast lanes for expedited border inspection on the following trave...

The first spacecraft to visit China's Tiangong space station this year — the Tianzhou 6 robotic cargo ship — was launched on Wednesday night to transport materials for the next manned missions. 5月10日晚，今年首艘造访中国天宫空间站的航天器——天舟六号货运飞船——发射升空，为下一次载人任务运送物资。 With the Tianzhou 6 atop, the Long March 7-Y7 carrier rocket blasted off at 9:22 pm at the coastal Wench...

Argentine and Paris Saint-Germain footballer Lionel Messi added two prestigious awards to his already illustrious list of achievements, winning the Laureus World Sportsman and the World Team of the Year at the grand ceremony on Monday. 5月8日的盛大颁奖典礼上，效力于巴黎圣日耳曼的阿根廷足球运动员莱昂内尔·梅西获得了劳伦斯年度最佳男运动员奖和年度世界最佳团队奖，在他已经很辉煌的成就名单上再添两项殊荣...