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China will continue exerting a "more proactive" fiscal policy and "moderately loose" monetary policy next year, as it strives to promote "effective qualitative improvement" and "reasonable quantitative growth" in its economy, according to a key Party leadership meeting on Monday. 周一召开的党内重要领导会议指出，中国明年将继续实施“更加积极”的财政政策和“适度宽松”的货币政策，着力促进经济实现“质的有效...

A court in Beijing delivered the first-instance judgment on Monday on the compensation claims lawsuits filed by some families of the missing passengers of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 — awarding eight families 2.9 million yuan ($409,813) each in damages. 北京一家法院周一对马来西亚航空MH370航班部分失踪乘客家属提起的赔偿诉讼作出一审判决，判令赔偿八户家庭各290万元人民币（约合409,813美元）。 The dis...

The election of the eighth-term Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Sunday marks another important moment in the SAR's steady advance toward high-quality democracy under the guiding principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong". 香港特别行政区第八届立法会选举于周日举行，标志着香港在”爱国者治港”的指导原则下，朝着高质量民主稳步前进的又一重要时刻。 This is the seco...

Voters across the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region cast their ballots in the Legislative Council election on Sunday to pick 90 lawmakers who will serve in office for the next four years. 香港特别行政区选民周日参与立法会选举投票，选出90名议员，任期四年。 A total of 161 nominees  are in the fray for all 90 seats—20 seats from 10 geographical constituencies, 30 from 28 functional constitu...

Tucked into the walls of a 326-meter-deep sinkhole in Hechi city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, a one-of-a-kind cliffside bookstore has captured global attention — blending dramatic natural surroundings with an  unparalleled reading experience . 坐落于广西河池市一处深达326米的天坑崖壁之上，一家独一无二的“悬崖书店”凭借壮丽自然景观与别具一格的阅读体验，吸引了全球目光。 Nestled within the Mi...

When 11-year-old Yu Zexi from Changsha, Hunan province, began describing her smartwatch usage, she spoke with the fluency of a seasoned  social media user. 当来自湖南长沙的11岁女孩余泽曦（音译）开始描述她使用智能手表的经历时，她展现出娴熟的社交媒体用户般的流畅表达。 "I've had my smartwatch since second grade — that's over three years now," she said. With more than 70 contacts on her device, s...

Japan owes an explanation to China and the international community as to why it is unwilling to clearly state the commitments it has made in the past and its legal obligations, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Thursday. 日本外交部发言人林剑周四表示，日本应向中国和国际社会解释，为何其不愿明确阐述过去作出的承诺及其法律义务。 Lin made the remark at a daily news conference in Beijing, when...

In this episode of “Fierce Attack of Influenza A: Recognizing Virus Characteristics, Staying Alert to Hidden Risks, Scientific Response with a Method”, we dive into the current surge of Influenza A, dominated by the H3N2 strain. This episode unpacks why this variant is so aggressive, how it spreads silently before symptoms appear, and why its impact on recovery—especially the risk of delayed cardi...

Spending patterns among China's inbound travelers  are shifting toward card-based transactions, experiential and everyday scenarios, underscoring the nation's progress in improving bank card acceptance and payment convenience, said a recent report by the World Tourism Alliance. 世界旅游联盟发布的最新报告指出，中国入境游客的消费模式正转向以银行卡支付为主，并更多集中于沉浸式体验和日常消费场景，...

A leading Chinese commercial space company launched the country's first reusable rocket on Wednesday, with the spacecraft's second-stage booster managing to enter its designated orbit, despite the attempt to recover its first-stage booster remaining unsuccessful. 中国一家领先的商业航天公司蓝箭航天周三成功发射了该国首枚可重复使用火箭，尽管一级助推器的回收尝试未能成功，但该航天器的二级助推器仍成功进...

A powerful cold wave is gripping large parts of China this week, driving temperatures sharply lower and pushing the freezing line steadily south, according to the National Meteorological Center. 据国家气象中心称，本周一股强劲寒潮正席卷中国大部分地区，气温急剧下降，冰冻线持续向南推进。 The center continued to issue blue alerts — the lowest of a four-tiered color-coded warning system — for a cold wa...

 At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a state visit to China through Friday. 应中国国家主席习近平邀请，法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙周三抵达北京，将于周三至周五对中国进行国事访问。 It is Macron's fourth state visit  to China and a reciprocal visit to Xi's historic state visit to France last year that marked th...

A new regulation mandating the sealing of public security administrative penalty records, including those related to drug use, has sparked an intense debate on social media, with many people worrying that it may condone illegal activities and undermine social security. 一项要求封存治安管理行政处罚记录（包括涉毒记录）的新规在社交媒体上引发激烈讨论，许多人担心，这可能纵容违法行为并损害社会安全。 Add...

Russia has adopted a  visa-free policy  for Chinese citizens visiting the country for tourism or business purposes, a reciprocal move that is expected to promote the development of tourism, trade and exchanges between the two countries and contribute to their economic growth. 俄罗斯对中国公民实施免签政策，适用于旅游或商务目的。作为一项互惠举措，这项政策预计将推动两国旅游、贸易及交流的发...

United States and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks on Sunday about a peace deal, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism about progress despite challenges to ending the more than three-year-long conflict. 美国与乌克兰官员周日就和平协议举行了双方均称富有成效的会谈。尽管结束这场持续三年多的冲突仍面临挑战，美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥对取得进展表示乐观。...

China's 2026 national  civil service exam  for central government institutions was held on Sunday amid fierce competition, with an average of 74 applicants vying for each available position this year. 2026年中国中央政府机构公务员考试于周日举行，竞争异常激烈，今年平均每个职位有74名考生角逐。 A total of 3.718 million candidates passed the initial verification process and about 2.83 million...

China's ambassador to the United Nations on Monday delivered another letter to the United Nations chief, rejecting what Beijing calls Japan's "unreasonable arguments" over Taiwan and reiterating its position on the issue. 中国驻联合国大使周一再次致函联合国秘书长，驳斥日本就台湾问题提出的所谓“无理主张”，并重申中方立场。 In the letter, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the UN, said China...

China will deepen multilateral cooperation on green technologies, support its new energy vehicle, battery and photovoltaic enterprises in expanding globally, and accelerate the low-carbon transition of its sprawling manufacturing sector, said the nation's top industry regulator. 中国工业主管部门负责人表示，中国将深化绿色技术的多边合作，支持新能源汽车、电池和光伏企业“走出去”，并加快庞大制造业体系的...

Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold talks in Florida on Sunday, as the country's representatives traveled to the United States to work on a renewed push to end the conflict. 乌克兰谈判代表预计将于周日在佛罗里达举行会谈。乌方代表团已前往美国，寻求推动结束冲突的新一轮努力。 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X that the delegation, headed by national security chief Rustem Umerov, was o...

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday his intention to permanently pause immigration from what he described as "Third World countries." 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周四宣布，他打算永久暂停来自他所称的“第三世界国家”的移民。 In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump claimed that "immigration policy has eroded" national progress, and he would "permanently pause migration from all...

China has launched a nationwide inspection of fire hazards in high-rise residential and public buildings after a major blaze in Hong Kong killed at least 128 people, with about 200 others still unaccounted for, authorities said. 中国政府宣布，香港发生重大火灾造成至少128人死亡、约200人下落不明后，中国已启动全国范围的高层住宅和公共建筑消防隐患排查工作。 In a notice issued on Saturday, the Work Safet...

Japan will "be destined to pay a heavy price" if it dares to cross the red line of the Taiwan question, a Chinese defense spokesman said on Thursday. 一位中国国防部发言人周四表示，日本若胆敢跨越台湾问题的红线，“注定将付出沉重代价”。 Jiang Bin, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks at a regular news conference in Beijing in response to Japan's claim that a plan to stati...

This episode of the podcast explores a term that has leapt from academic journals into our daily lives—from the illusion of companionship offered by television presenters in 1956 to today's millions watching influencers eat breakfast. That term is 'parasocial' (a one-way emotional connection), recently crowned Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year. It reveals the digital age's most paradoxical t...

The devastating fire that swept through the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, on Wednesday, causing heavy casualties, marks one of the most tragic incidents in the SAR's recent history. The catastrophe has highlighted the urgent need for a comprehensive review of safety protocols in high-density urban environments like Hong Kong. 本周三席卷香港...

After a  five-alarm fire  broke out at Wang Fu Court in Tai Po in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), resulting in at least 55 deaths, large numbers of residents had to be evacuated to community centers and halls with many warm-hearted neighbors in the district quickly offering to help, donating bottled water, biscuits, bread, clothing, and other supplies, according to l...