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Gyatso, a local entrepreneur, felt immense pride when his village was named "Best Tourism Villages" by the United Nations World Tourism Organization in October. The dramatic boost to his homestay  business as a result of the designation was an unexpected but welcome bonus. 当家乡村庄在10月被联合国世界旅游组织评为“最佳旅游乡村”时，当地企业家嘉措感到无比自豪。这一殊荣为他的民宿生意带来了意想不...

President Xi Jinping talked with United States President Donald Trump by phone on Wednesday, saying that he stands ready to continue working with his US counterpart to guide the giant ship of China-US ties through wind and waves for a steady voyage in the new year, and do more big, good things together. While the US side has its concerns, and the Chinese side has its own concerns as well, solution...

Shanghai aims to become one of the world's top three cities by economic scale within this decade, driven by an ambitious annual GDP growth target that was outlined in the draft of the city's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). 根据上海市"十五五"规划纲要（2026-2030年）草案提出的宏伟年度经济增长目标，上海计划在本十年内，在经济规模上跻身全球前三甲城市之列。 Already one of China's most dynamic economic hub...

Europe's bus depots might seem an unlikely place to discover the "truth" of its economic ties with China. Not the kind delivered in some European politicians' sound bites, but the kind that shows up on spreadsheets, maintenance logs and accident reports. While these politicians debate "security risks" and "strategic dependence" in carefully calibrated sentences, the people, who actually have to mo...

Former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before the Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee over an investigation into late financier Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesperson announced Monday. 美国前总统比尔·克林顿和前国务卿希拉里·克林顿已同意就已故金融家杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关调查，出席由共和党主导的美国众议院监督与政府改革委...

For many Chinese families, the first sign of spring is tasted rather than seen. Spring pancakes, spring rolls and the ancient idea of the spring platter  all carry the same message: Renewal begins at the table. 许多中国家庭迎接立春的方式，是从尝一口春色开始的。无论是春饼、春卷，还是历史悠久的春盘，其中都包含着中国人的同一个心愿：万象更新，从一餐开始。 As the first of China's 24 solar terms, l...

Construction worker Liu, seated inside train K4069, felt a rush of excitement as the platform clock at Beijing West Railway Station struck 12:40 am and the whistle blew on cue. He was on board the first passenger train to depart from the Chinese capital as part of the Spring Festival travel rush, or chunyun, which started on Monday. 今天（2月2日）凌晨0点40分，北京西站站台上的时钟指针定格，汽笛准时...

Three Chinese manufacturers ranked among world's top 20 by sales for 1st time 三家企业首度跻身全球销售额前二十 In a milestone for China's semiconductor industry, three Chinese equipment manufacturers have ranked among the world's top 20 by sales for the first time in 2025, according to data from Japanese research firm Global Net. 日本研究机构Global Net最新数据显示，中国半导体产业在2025年迎来里程碑...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called for efforts to leverage the country's comparative advantages, pursue progress while maintaining stability, and promote continuous breakthroughs in the development of industries of the future. 中共中央总书记习近平强调，要充分发挥我国比较优势，在保持稳定中谋求发展，推动未来产业持续突破。 Xi made the remarks o...

For Huang Xiaozhen, the future of artificial intelligence isn't about computing power or algorithmic scale, but about something far more ordinary: the quiet click of a light switch. 在黄晓真看来，人工智能的未来并不取决于算力规模或算法复杂度，而在于更为日常、甚至平凡的场景——比如轻轻按下电灯开关的那一刻。 As head of business-to-business operations at MiniMax Group Inc, a rising Chinese AI unicorn, H...

China's annual Spring Festival travel rush will begin on Monday, with inter-regional trips expected to hit a record 9.5 billion. 中国年度春节出行高峰将于周一开启，跨省出行量预计将达到创纪录的95亿人次。 The surge is driven by overlapping demand for family reunions and tourism during a longer holiday, analysts said. 分析师指出，此次需求激增源于长假期间家庭团聚与旅游需求的叠加效应。 Road travel by pr...

On Wednesday, spot gold  surged past $5,280 per ounce, continuing to break historical records, with year-to-date rises exceeding 20 percent. 上周三，现货黄金价格飙升至每盎司5,280美元以上，继续刷新历史纪录，年初至今涨幅已超过20%。 Spot silver also reached a peak of $116 per ounce before settling to trade around $115.3. 现货白银价格一度升至每盎司116美元的高位，随后回落并稳定在约115.3美元附近交...

In this episode ofHoliday Blues, we dive into a familiar but rarely named emotional state: the quiet psychological turbulence that builds in the days leading up to a major holiday. Beneath the festive music, travel ads, and cheerful expectations lies a dense mix of anxiety, worry, and relentless busyness that many people experience—but struggle to articulate. Through an insightful, conversational...

A burly tractor rumbles across the vast snowfield, hauling two snaking lines of adventurers. Each is nestled in an inflatable snow tube, all roped together, gliding effortlessly through the howling wind and swirling snow with cries of delight. 一辆粗壮的拖拉机在辽阔的雪原上轰鸣前行，牵引着两条蜿蜒的游客队伍。游客们各自坐在充气雪圈中，被绳索串联在一起，在呼啸的寒风和飞旋的雪花中轻快滑行，欢呼声此起...

China's national immigration authorities significantly enhanced their service efficiency in 2025, processing a record 697 million border crossings, a 14.2 percent increase from the previous year. 2025年，中国国家出入境管理机关大幅提升服务效率，处理出入境人次达6.97亿次，创历史新高，较上年增长14.2%。 According to data announced by the National Immigration Administration on Wednesday, foreign nationa...

The recent surge in users in the United States abandoning TikTok after the announcement of a so-called "Americanized" joint venture offers an ironic footnote to the long-running political drama around the popular video-sharing app. 美国用户近期大规模放弃TikTok的现象，恰恰为围绕这款热门视频分享应用的长期政治风波增添了讽刺性的注脚。此前美国政府宣布将成立所谓“美国化”的合资企业。 For years, some US po...

Hundreds of thousands of supportive viewers flooded actor Li Yapeng's Douyin livestream on Friday, snapping up tea products in a charity-driven surge aimed at helping save from closure a children's hospital he cofounded. 上周五，数十万支持者涌入演员李亚鹏的抖音直播间，在慈善热潮中抢购茶产品，旨在帮助挽救他参与创办的一家濒临关闭的儿童医院。 The outpouring of public support followed widespread atten...

Kim Keon-hee, wife of the impeached  former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for taking bribes, live footage showed Wednesday. 周三的直播画面显示， 韩国被弹劾的前总统尹锡悦的妻子金建希因受贿被判处20个月监禁。 The Seoul Central District Court handed down the prison sentence with a forfeiture  of 12.81 million won (about 9,010 US dollars), saying K...

Spurred by the government's "Shopping in China" initiative and other consumption-supporting measures, customs authorities in top-tier cities reported a strong increase in tax refund volumes in 2025 and forecast further growth this year. 在政府“中国购物”倡议及其他消费扶持措施的推动下，2025年一线城市海关退税量显著增长，并预测今年将持续攀升。 According to Guangzhou Customs, Guangzhou Baiyun Internati...

Chinese tourist numbers to Japan have plummeted amid diplomatic frictions, security warnings, large-scale flight cancellations, and growing concerns over natural disasters and disease outbreaks, experts said on Tuesday. 专家周二表示，受外交摩擦、安全警告、大规模航班取消以及对自然灾害和疾病暴发的担忧加剧影响，赴日中国游客数量急剧下降。 Chinese carriers have canceled nearly half of all flights from...

Journalists invited to cover the 2026 two sessions China is inviting journalists from home and abroad to cover the annual sessions of its national legislature and national political advisory body, as the media center for the two sessions is scheduled to open in Beijing on Feb 27, according to an official statement on Tuesday. 中国政府周二发表声明称，将邀请国内外记者报道全国人大和全国政协年度会议。...

Move over Labubu. Equine  collectibles and keepsakes are capturing the hearts — and wallets — of consumers in the run-up to Chinese New Year. 在春节临近之际，马主题收藏品和纪念品正俘获着消费者的心以及钱包。 As the spirited horse — a symbol of good fortune and success in the Chinese zodiac  — kicks up a wave of cultural creativity matching the magnetic appeal of the ubiquitous Pop Mart do...

In a bid to avert a potential US ban over so-called security concerns, popular social media platform TikTok announced on Friday that it had closed a deal to establish a majority United States-owned joint venture to run its US operations. 为避免因所谓“安全担忧”而面临美国潜在禁令，热门社交媒体平台TikTok周五宣布，已达成协议，成立一家由美国持股占多数的合资企业，用于运营其美国业务。 Under the agreement...

At the Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in South China's island province of Hainan, customers stood in a long line behind a checkout counter. Anton, a tourist from Belarus, was shopping with his family and soon picked out the iPhone 17 he wanted. 在海南三亚国际免税购物中心，顾客们在收银台前排起长队。来自白俄罗斯的游客Anton正与家人购物，很快便选中了心仪的iPhone 17。 "This phone is muc...

As China heads into the Year of the Horse, consumer demand is being released earlier than usual, propelled by the country's longest Spring Festival holiday on record and a coordinated policy push aimed at turning seasonal spending into sustained economic momentum. 随着中国迎来马年，消费需求释放时间较往年提前。这得益于创纪录的长春节假期，以及旨在将季节性消费转化为持续经济动能的协同政策推动。 The 20...