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Two giant pandas gifted by the central government to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) were officially named "An An" and "Ke Ke", the same with their birth names, Ocean Park Hong Kong said on Saturday. 香港海洋公园在周六宣布，由中央政府赠予香港特别行政区的一对大熊猫正式命名为“安安”和“可可”，与它们出生时的原名一样。 The names were chosen from over 22,600 proposals the amusement pa...

Top policymakers pledged on Monday that China would adopt an even more proactive fiscal policy and a moderately loose monetary policy in 2025, as part of broader moves to boost the recovery of the world's second-largest economy and strengthen the living standards of the people. The pledge came as the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Party's core leadership, m...

Five years after being devastated by a fire, the restored Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral officially reopened on Saturday with a grand inauguration ceremony attended by world leaders, believers, and non-believers alike. 因火灾而严重受损的巴黎圣母院历经5年修复后于12月8日正式重新开放，并举行了一场隆重的开放仪式，来自世界各地的领导人、信徒和非信徒受邀出席。 The ceremony began with a tribute film, honor...

When asked about President Xi Jinping's ambitious proposal made last year to invite a total of 50,000 young people from the United States over a period of five years to visit China on exchange and study programs, Eric Foster, nephew of legendary journalist Edgar Snow's wife, Helen Foster Snow, said he strongly supports more exchanges of this kind. Foster, a US policy observer focused on China affa...

President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, is greeted by military representatives on Wednesday during an inspection of the Information Support Force of the People's Liberation Army. President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to build a strong and modernized information support force and to...

A wild Siberian tiger was spotted near Changbai Mountain in Northeast China's Jilin province on Tuesday, marking the return of the species to the mountain after a 30-year hiatus, according to the Jilin Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau.  据吉林省林业和草原局消息，12月3日，中国东北吉林省长白山附近发现了一只野生东北虎踪迹，标志着野生东北虎时隔30年重回长白山腹地。 Staff members from the C...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. 12月4日，联合国教科文组织决定将“春节——中国人庆祝传统新年的社会实践”列入人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。 The decision was made...

The United States appears to be taking a stand against developing countries looking for an alternative to the dollar, which some experts say could backfire. 美国似乎正在采取反对发展中国家寻求美元替代品的立场，一些专家认为这可能会适得其反。 On Saturday evening, US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 100 percent tariffs on BRICS countries — which include China and Russia — that do not...

In a strongly worded statement, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce excoriated the United States for engaging in unilateral bullying behavior, saying that it "talks a good game while doing the opposite". 中国商务部在一份措辞强硬的声明中严厉斥责了美国的单边霸凌行径，称美方“说一套做一套”。 Lambasting the US for constantly expanding the concept of national security and abusing export control measures th...

South Korea's senior presidential staff, including chief of staff and all the senior secretaries, offered to resign after President Yoon Suk-yeol declared and lifted an emergency martial law, multiple media outlets said Wednesday, citing the presidential office. South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting a...

Amid China's dedicated efforts to fine-tune housing policies, the market for secondhand homes in a number of major cities has seen a notable surge in November, with some recording the highest sales volumes during recent times, suggesting a gradual improvement in the country's property sector, analysts said. 分析人士表示，在中国大力调整住房政策的背景下，一些大城市的二手房市场在11月出现了明显的增长...

US President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family. 12月1日晚，美国总统乔·拜登宣布赦免其子亨特·拜登，使亨特·拜登免于因联邦枪支重罪和税务指控而可能被判入狱。这违背了拜登此前...

China's carrier rocket fleet has expanded further, as the newest type in the Long March family, the Long March 12, made its debut flight on Saturday night from Wenchang, Hainan province. 11月30日晚，长征系列中最新型的长征十二号运载火箭在海南省文昌市点火起飞，中国的运载火箭队伍进一步壮大。 The flight also marked the first mission of the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center, the n...

Central authorities on Friday relaxed restrictions to allow residents in selected areas of Guangdong province to visit Hong Kong and Macao more frequently, just in time for the peak travel season. 11月29日，中央政府决定放宽限制，允许广东省部分地区的居民更频繁地前往香港和澳门，正好赶上旅游旺季。 This decision has been welcomed by various sectors in the two special administrative regions as a boon t...

Getting knocked out in an MMA bout, yet waking up at the hospital realizing it was a doctor that just put you in coma...It's quite possible for anyone who squares up against Shi Ming in the ring. 在综合格斗比赛中被击倒，但在医院醒来时发现就是医生让自己昏迷的......这对任何在擂台上与石铭对决的人来说都是很有可能的。 Shi, a full-time traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, stole the show at the Ult...

A Y-20 transport aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force departed Tuesday afternoon for the Republic of Korea (ROK) to repatriate the remains of 43 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs who died during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. This marks the 11th repatriation of CPV martyrs' remains since the signing of a handover agreement between China and the R...

As President Xi Jinping wrapped up his trip to Latin America last week, observers noted that the year 2024 has been special for marking the 10th anniversaries of a range of landmark events, such as China's hosting of the 2014 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing and the founding of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. Following these memorable moments,...

As a cold snap grips the nation, local authorities have initiated emergency response measures to mitigate the impact of plunging temperatures and significant snowfall. 随着寒潮席卷全国，多地已启动应急响应措施，以减轻气温骤降和大量降雪带来的影响。 Since Saturday, strong winds and heavy snow have affected the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Northeast China and North China, with temperatures droppi...

The Second China International Supply Chain Expo opened in Beijing on Tuesday. The expo, along with other events such as the China International Import Expo and China International Fair for Trade in Services, points to the importance the country attaches to opening-up. 11月26日，第二届中国国际供应链促进博览会在北京开幕。链博会与中国国际进口博览会和中国国际服务贸易交易会等其他活动一道，表明了中国在...

More than 1,000 medical workers in Gaza have been killed in Israeli strikes since October last year, local authorities have said, as Tel Aviv is accused of waging a "campaign of extermination" in north Gaza. 当地有关部门称，自去年10月以来，加沙地带已有1000多名医务人员在以色列的袭击中丧生。以色列被指控在加沙北部发动了一场“灭绝行动”。 Experts said now that arrest warrants have been issued against Is...

China aims to significantly reduce per capita food waste and bring grain loss rates below the global average by the end of 2027, according to a recently introduced action plan. 根据近日印发的行动方案，中国致力于大幅减少人均粮食浪费，目标是到2027年年底，粮食损失率控制在国际平均水平以下。 The plan to boost grain conservation and curb food waste was issued by the General Office of the Communist Party...