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Chinese Go master Nie Weiping died at the age of 73 in Beijing on Wednesday night, the Chinese Weiqi (Go) Association announced on Thursday. 中国围棋协会15日宣布，中国围棋大师聂卫平于14日晚在北京逝世，享年73岁。 Born on August 17, 1952, Nie rose to fame in the Go world after leading China to victories at the China-Japan Go Challenge Series in the 1980s, beating several top Japanese players. 聂卫平...

China's market regulator has opened a formal investigation into online travel platform Trip.com Group for suspected abuse of its dominant market position and monopolistic practices, according to an official notice released on Wednesday. 根据周三发布的一份官方通告，中国市场监管部门已对在线旅游平台携程集团涉嫌滥用市场支配地位、实施垄断行为立案调查。 The probe was launched by the State Administration...

What started as a daughter's simple plea  for help on social media transformed a quiet village into a massive "folk culture carnival" this past weekend, as thousands of strangers drove across China to help a young woman's elderly father slaughter the family pigs. 一个女儿在社交媒体上发出的简单求助，让这个安静的村庄在上周末变成了盛大的“民间文化嘉年华”。成千上万素不相识的人驱车穿越中国各地，只...

A plush toy horse designed as a cheerful Chinese New Year mascot has galloped into unexpected popularity — with an ironic twist. 一款原本被设计为喜气洋洋的中国新年吉祥物的毛绒小马，意外走红——而这一走红还带着几分讽刺意味。 Created for the upcoming Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac , it was originally meant to wear an upturned smile. Instead, due to a production error at a factory in Yiwu, Zhe...

China and the European Union, after more than a year of talks, have agreed to set minimum prices for imported Chinese electric vehicles in lieu of hefty tariffs, which will help safeguard the global auto supply chain and support the rules-based global trading system, officials and experts said. 中欧经过一年多的磋商，已就以设定中国进口电动汽车最低价格替代高额关税达成一致。官员和专家表示，此举将有助...

The  trajectory of corruption often begins not with a grand heist, but with a simple dinner, according to the details of a case released on Sunday involving a former high-ranking official. 根据周日公布的一起涉及前高官的案件细节显示，腐败的轨迹往往并非始于惊天大劫案，而是一顿简单的晚餐。 Tang Ren jian, former minister of agriculture and rural affairs, admitted his corruption stemmed from ignor...

For Li Wan, a 25-year-old living alone in East China's Shandong province, the blunt question "Are you dead?" wasn't an insult, but rather an 8-yuan ($1.14) investment in peace of mind. 对于25岁的李婉（音译）来说，这位独自生活在中国东部山东省的年轻人，面对“你死了吗？”这样直白的问题，并非感到被冒犯，反而视作一项8元（约合1.14美元）的安心投资。 Li is one of thousands of young professionals driving a v...

China's cyberspace regulator  on Saturday released draft rules  regulating the collection and use of personal information by internet applications, seeking public feedback. 中国网络空间监管部门周六发布规范互联网应用收集和使用个人信息的征求意见稿，向社会公开征求意见。 The draft, formulated by the Cyberspace Administration of China, aims to protect the rights and interests of personal info...

Anyone still not clear about what gunboat diplomacy means only has to look at what the United States has done to Venezuela to gain enlightenment. It has abducted the president of the South American country and is implementing plans to rob it of its oil resources. 若有人仍不明白炮舰外交的含义，只需看看美国对委内瑞拉所作所为便能豁然开朗。它绑架了这个南美国家的总统，并正实施计划掠夺其石油资源。 If th...

United States President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that Washington must "own" Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, triggering concern and criticism among its European allies. 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普多次声称华盛顿必须“拥有”丹麦自治领地格陵兰岛，此举引发欧洲盟友的担忧与批评。 Experts said the remarks highlighted a strategic dilemma facing the European Union in managing its relations...

US Central Command said Saturday that its forces conducted large-scale strikes  against multiple Islamic State  (IS) targets across Syria. 美国中央司令部周六表示，其部队已在叙利亚全境对多个“伊斯兰国”（IS）目标实施大规模打击。 "Today, at approximately 12:30 pm Eastern Time, US Central Command forces, alongside partner forces, conducted large-scale strikes against multiple ISIS targets acr...

China's consumer inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in nearly three years in December, official data showed on Friday, signaling a stabilizing economy as recent stimulus measures continued to bolster domestic demand. Going forward, analysts said consumer inflation is expected to remain mild through 2026, leaving ample room for policymakers to step up macroeconomic adjustment to counter moun...

This episode delves into the capabilities, limitations, and societal implications of artificial intelligence. The host and guest explore AI myths, technical constraints, ethical considerations, and the effects of AI on human creativity, decision-making, and education. They also address the hype propagated by big tech companies, the black-box nature of AI, and the challenges of establishing rules a...

In a stark departure from the cooperative multilateralism that has defined global progress in recent decades, the US administration announced its withdrawal from 66 international organizations on Wednesday. The latest attack on multilateralism is another sign of the United States' troubling retreat into the shadows of the country's 19th century past when the US sought to consolidate its control of...

Chinese astronauts worked with the country's scientists and engineers to carry out 86 new scientific and technological tasks in 2025, highlighting the value of the Tiangong space station in research work, according to the China Manned Space Agency. 中国载人航天工程办公室表示，2025 年，中国航天员与国内科学家、工程师协同开展 86 项全新科技任务，彰显出天宫空间站在科研工作中的重要价值。 The agency said...

China will bar online platforms from using big data to engage in discriminatory pricing against consumers, as market regulators move to regulate the platform economy under new regulations released on Wednesday. 中国市场监管部门于周三发布新规，着手规范平台经济发展，明确禁止网络平台利用大数据对消费者实施价格歧视。 The State Administration for Market Regulation and the Cyberspace Administration of Ch...

China's ice and snow resources have turned into a robust economic driver, with experts noting the transformation of winter tourism and related leisure activities from a "niche experience" into a "popular trend" and predicting that the industry will continue to boom. 中国的冰雪资源已成为强劲的经济驱动力，专家指出，冬季旅游及相关休闲活动正从 “小众体验” 转变为 “大众潮流”，并预计该产业将持续蓬勃发展。...

Chinese mainland authorities named two senior officials from Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party as die-hard "Taiwan independence" separatists on Wednesday and labeled a Taiwan prosecutor as an accomplice, saying that they will face lifelong legal accountability. Chen Binhua, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a news conference that Liu Shih-fang, head of Tai...

The United Nations Security Council's first meeting of 2026 heard a global chorus of UN member states strongly denounce the United States' strike in Venezuela as a grave violation of the UN Charter, although a US representative defended it as a "surgical law enforcement operation". At Monday's emergency session, Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, urged Washington to heed t...

China's postal industry processed 216.5 billion delivery items in 2025, an increase of 11.5 percent year on year, according to data released at the 2026 national postal work conference on Wednesday. 2026 年全国邮政工作会议于周三发布数据显示，2025 年中国邮政行业处理寄递业务量达 2165 亿件，同比增长 11.5% The courier sector alone handled 199 billion parcels, marking a 13.7 percent growth from 2024....

China announced on Tuesday an immediate ban on exporting dual-use items to Japan, in response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks hinting at the possibility of military intervention in the Taiwan Strait. 中国于周二宣布，立即禁止向日本出口军民两用物品，以此回应日本首相高市早苗有关暗示可能军事干预台湾海峡的错误言论。 These remarks "constitute gross interference in China's i...

An incident at the People's Hospital of Xuyi county in Huai'an, Jiangsu province, has captured widespread attention after a newborn's left middle finger was accidentally severed during the cutting of the umbilical cord. 江苏省淮安市盱眙县人民医院发生一起事件，一名新生儿在脐带结扎过程中左手中指意外被切断，该事件引发广泛关注。 The newborn's father, surnamed Sheng, said that due to the infant's small...

As the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index finished above the 4,000-point level on the first trading day of 2026, the upward momentum is likely to continue in the A-share market throughout the year, which is backed by self-reliant technology advancement and continued recovery in economic fundamentals, said experts on Monday. 专家于周一表示，2026 年首个交易日，基准上证综指收盘站上 4000 点整数关口，...

President Xi Jinping has underlined the need for Beijing and Seoul to stand firm on the right side of history and make correct strategic choices amid the transformation and turbulence of the international landscape. Xi made the remarks on Monday during his talks with Republic of Korea President Lee Jae-myung at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. With a large business delegation, Lee started...

China's tourism market hit its first travel peak of the year during the three-day New Year holiday period starting Thursday, with a strong festive demand drawing both domestic and international travelers to destinations across the country. 中国旅游市场在自周四起的三天元旦假期期间迎来了年内首个出行高峰，旺盛的节日需求吸引着国内外游客前往全国各地的旅游目的地。 The Ministry of Culture and Tourism sai...