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Relevant departments are ramping up efforts to meet the surging travel demand during the upcoming Spring Festival period, aiming to enhance transportation capacity and improve services, officials said at a news conference on Wednesday. 1月8日，相关官员在新闻发布会上表示，有关部门正在加大力度，以满足即将到来的春节期间激增的出行需求，提升运输能力并改善春运服务。 During the 40-day Spring Festival tra...

With mascots greeting visitors and competition venues prepared in optimal conditions, "Ice City" Harbin launched its one-month countdown to the 9th Asian Winter Games on Tuesday. 1月7日，随着吉祥物迎接八方来客，比赛场馆准备就绪、条件完备，“冰雪之城”哈尔滨正式启动了第九届亚洲冬季运动会的一个月倒计时。 Already a popular tourism destination in Northeast China, the capital of Heilongjiang province is...

President Xi Jinping ordered all-out rescue efforts to save lives and minimize casualties following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that jolted Dingri county of Shigatse in the Xizang autonomous region on Tuesday. 1月7日，西藏自治区日喀则市定日县发生6.8级地震，习近平主席指示要全力开展人员搜救，最大限度减少人员伤亡。 The earthquake occurred at 9:05 am on Tuesday at a depth of 10 kilometers. It was repor...

Guo Jiakun, the 35th Foreign Ministry spokesperson, made his debut at Monday's daily news conference. 1月6日，中国外交部第35任发言人郭嘉昆在例行记者会上首次亮相。 Guo, 44, has been working in the Foreign Ministry for 23 years and is experienced in both diplomacy and communication. 44岁的郭嘉昆已在外交部工作23年，有着丰富的外交经验和良好的沟通能力。 "I will try my best to timely and accurately expl...

President Xi Jinping has urged all-out rescue efforts to minimize casualties following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Dingri county in Shigatse of Xizang autonomous region on Tuesday. In an instruction made on the disaster, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, urged efforts to properly resettle...

Shanghai plans to extend child care services to younger children, aiming to establish a seamless continuum of care from infancy to pre-primary school within single institutions, according to a document released by the city government on Tuesday. 2024年12月31日，上海市政府发布《上海市加快完善生育支持政策体系推动建设生育友好型社会的若干措施》（以下简称《上海若干措施》），计划将育幼服务范围扩大至更小...

Global warming is the primary reason for China recording above-average temperatures, a meteorological expert said, as data showed that 2024 was the warmest year since 1961, when the country began compiling complete meteorological observation records. 气象专家表示，全球变暖是导致我国气温高于平均水平的主要原因。数据显示，2024年是我国自1961年开始编纂完整观测记录以来最暖的一年。 The nation's average t...

While marking the arrival of 2025, students and teachers in the US state of Washington received a precious gift — a New Year card addressed to them with a message from President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan. Lynn Eisenhauer, a music teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington, said it is always a special experience to receive a message from President Xi, and they are glad to know...

In response to recent fatal Azerbaijan Airlines and Jeju Air plane crashes, China has ramped up safety measures to ensure the continued safety of the country's civil aviation sector. These measures include enhanced bird strike prevention and comprehensive runway safety inspections, officials from the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Friday. 针对近期阿塞拜疆与韩国济州航空公司发生的重...

The vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, proposed by President Xi Jinping in 2013, has evolved from an initiative into a world consensus and practice that has been increasingly recognized as the most important global public good with profound international significance, officials and experts said. The vision highlights the original mission of the Communist Party of Chin...

China is prioritizing protecting the rights of elderly workers and respecting their willingness to work as it began gradually raising the statutory retirement age on Wednesday. 从2025年1月1日起，中国开始渐进式延迟法定退休年龄。在此过程中，中国优先保障老年职工的权益，并尊重他们的工作意愿。 The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Organization Department of the Communist Party of Chi...

China's domestically developed passenger aircraft, the C919, successfully completed its maiden flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong on New Year's Day, marking the jetliner's first commercial operation beyond the Chinese mainland. 2025年1月1日，新年第一天，中国自主研发的客机C919顺利完成从上海至香港的首航之旅，标志着该喷气式客机在中国大陆以外的首次商业飞行。 China Eastern Airlines' Flight MU721, carryi...

Two prototypes of the CR450 high-speed train, unveiled on Sunday in Beijing, are capable of reaching a test speed of 450 kilometers per hour and an operational speed of 400 km/h, which will make the CR450 the fastest high-speed train in the world once it enters commercial service. 12月30日，两列CR450动车组样车在北京发布，其试验速度可达450公里/小时，运营速度可达400公里/小时，未来投入商业运营后，将...

Greetings to everybody! Time flies fast, and the new year will be with us shortly. I extend my best wishes to you all from Beijing. 大家好！时间过得很快，新的一年即将到来，我在北京向大家致以美好的祝福！ In 2024, we have together journeyed through the four seasons. Together, we have experienced winds and rains and seen rainbows. Those touching and unforgettable moments have been like still frames s...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for the nation to remain confident in the coming year, saying the world's second largest economy can overcome its challenges and pressure through hard work. Xi made the remarks in his New Year message for 2025 delivered through China Media Group and the internet. Set to fully complete its 14th Five-Year Plan in 2025, China will implement more proactiv...

On Friday, US president-elect Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect, until his administration takes office and can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue. 12月27日，美国当选总统唐纳德·特朗普要求美国最高法院暂停执行TikTok潜在禁令，直至其政府上任并通过“政治手段”解决此问题。 There are voices claiming that Trump is rendering assistance t...

President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence on Sunday to South Korean acting president Choi Sang-mok over the crash of a Jeju Air passenger plane, which killed 179 people. Xi said he was shocked to learn about the tragedy that caused a significant loss of human lives. On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, he expressed deep condolences and extended sincere sympathies to...

All the 179 people aboard a passenger jet that crashed while landing at an airport in southwest South Korea were confirmed dead except only two rescued, multiple media outlets said Sunday, citing the fire authorities. 12月29日，据多家媒体援引韩国消防部门消息称，一架客机在韩国西南部一机场降落时坠毁，造成机上179人遇难，仅2人获救。 The fire authorities were quoted as saying that the bodies of 179 vic...

A nationwide mental health support hotline will soon be available across China, aiming to address the growing prevalence of psychological issues, the National Health Commission announced on Wednesday. 12月25日，国家卫生健康委宣布，中国将开通全国心理健康援助热线，以应对日益增多的心理问题。 The hotline number—12356—is expected to be operational around New Year's Day on Jan 1 or this year's Spring Fe...

China unveiled its largest and most advanced amphibious assault ship on Friday in Shanghai, naming it after the southwestern province of Sichuan. 12月27日，中国最大、最先进的两栖攻击舰在上海亮相，并以中国西南部省份四川命名。 With a hull code of 51, the CNS Sichuan is the first in the Type 076 class and is being built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co Ltd, a Shanghai-based subsidiary of Ch...

Chinese lawmakers have designated September as the country's National Science Popularization Month to enhance public scientific literacy under a newly revised Science and Technology Popularization Law. The revised law, approved on Wednesday during a session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, underscores the government's commitment to elevating science education as a cornerstone...

Artificial intelligence-enabled medical diagnostic tools are ensuring greater accuracy in cancer screening and detection, helping doctors arrive at more precise diagnoses and enhancing treatment quality. Zhejiang University recently introduced an AI-powered universal pathology assistant called OmniPT, which integrates vision and language models for human-computer interaction.  The model is be...

Andy Wang, a young office employee working in Shanghai, recently booked flights from Shanghai to South Korea's Jeju island for the upcoming Spring Festival holiday. The round-trip airfare cost him a little over 2,000 yuan ($274), half the price for round-trip flights from Shanghai to popular domestic destinations such as Harbin in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. 在上海工作的年轻人王安迪最...