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China's parcel delivery sector aims to handle a record 14.25 billion consignments this year, said a senior official with the national agency governing the industry. 中国快递行业今年的目标是处理创纪录的142.5亿件货物，国家邮政局的一位高级官员表示。 In 2023, the sector made remarkable achievements, with the estimated number of parcels handled reaching 13.2 billion, up 19.5 percent year-on-year, Zhao...

Off-campus extracurricular classes have significantly cooled down, while services on campuses have increased since China implemented a "double reduction" policy to reduce the burden on primary and secondary school students more than two years ago, according to the Ministry of Education. The ministry said during a recent video conference with four other central government departments that despite t...

China is planning to increase the number of international flights available for the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, with a particular focus on adding more flights to neighboring countries and regions, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China on Monday. 1月8日，中国民航局表示，中国计划在即将到来的春节假期增加国际航班数量，特别是增加飞往周边国家和地区的航班。 This year's Spring Fest...

People-to-people exchanges, especially educational ones, play a key role in the bigger picture of United States-China relations, and sometimes the events with the most impact "occur quietly", said an expert on Sino-US educational cooperation. 中美教育合作专家表示，人文交流特别是教育交流在中美关系大局中发挥着关键作用，有时影响深远的事件反而会“悄然发生”。 "I'm hopeful that as we continue the dialogu...

With its enchanting allure and captivating attractions, Harbin, the picturesque ice city of Heilongjiang province in Northeast China, has become a social media sensation, leaving netizens mesmerized by its myriad splendors. 哈尔滨位于中国东北黑龙江省，是一座风景如画的冰城，以其独特的魅力和美丽的景点，在社交媒体上走红，令无数网友心驰神往。 Among these fascinating sights are a group of 11 charismati...

Revenues from snow-themed travel are forecast to witness rapid growth this winter, as operators offer improved services and consumers indicate increased enthusiasm for hitting the slopes following the country's optimized COVID-19 response measures. 预计今年冬季，冰雪主题旅游的收入会迅速增长，随着旅游景点服务不断优化，在国家防疫政策优化后，消费者对滑雪运动的热情不断上涨。 Since the holding of the 2...

China's tourism industry roared back to life during the just-concluded New Year's Day holiday, surpassing pre-pandemic levels in both visitor numbers and revenue. 在刚刚结束的元旦假期，中国旅游业又重新迸发活力，游客数量和旅游收入均超越了疫情前的水平。 Domestic destinations welcomed a staggering 135 million visitors over the three-day break, a staggering 155.3-percent surge compared to the same per...

Shanghai is determined to consolidate its leading position in intelligent manufacturing by building 70 new intelligent factories this year, and 200 new intelligent factories and 20 benchmark factories by the end of 2025, official sources said on Thursday. 官方人士周四表示，上海决心巩固智能制造领先地位，今年将新建智能工厂70个，到2025年底新建智能工厂200个，标杆工厂20个。 Some 70 new intelligent fact...

Ban Ruiqi and her family recently took a trip to Harbin in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Despite the extremely cold weather there, the tourists from Beijing skied, shopped and generally had a good time during the three-day New Year holiday. 恰逢三天元旦假期，来自北京的班瑞琪和她的家人前往中国东北部黑龙江省哈尔滨旅行。虽然天气极其寒冷，他们依然体验了滑雪、购物，总体上玩得很开心。 "We wen...

China's efforts to review normative documents, such as administrative regulations and judicial interpretations, will be strengthened in line with a new decision to ensure that the Constitution is better upheld and implemented. The 22-article decision, passed on Friday by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, emphasized the importance of examining...

The Chinese film market has shown robust recovery momentum, with the total box office earnings for 2023 exceeding 54.91 billion yuan (over $7.75 billion). 2023年，中国电影市场展现出强劲的复苏势头，总票房收入超过549.1亿元人民币（超过75亿美元）。 The figure is lower than the record highs of over 60 billion yuan in 2019 and 2018, but close to the level in 2017, making it the fourth-highest annua...

Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, was injured on Tuesday after being stabbed in the neck by a man in his 60s during a visit to the southeastern port city of Busan. While taking questions from reporters at about 10:27 am after touring the construction site of a new airport in Busan, Lee was stabbed on the left side of his neck and collapsed on the floor with b...

The Shanghai Charity Foundation on Tuesday denied that the down jackets of a well-known Canadian brand donated to victims of the recent earthquake in Gansu province through the foundation were being sold online. 12月26日，上海市慈善基金会否认捐赠甘肃地震灾区加拿大鹅羽绒服被倒卖等不实信息。 Earlier that day, an online post alleged that the Canada Goose down jackets donated by Xiji (Shanghai) Tradin...

On New Year's Eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2024 New Year message via China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the message: 大家 好！ 冬至阳生，岁回律转。 在这辞旧迎新的美好时刻，我在北京向大家致以新年的祝福！ Greetings to you all! As energy rises after the Winter Solstice, we are about to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new. From Beijin...

The number of juvenile internet users reached 193 million in 2022, according to the fifth edition of the national survey on internet usage among minors. 《第5次全国未成年人互联网使用情况调查报告》显示，2022年我国未成年网民规模为1.93亿。 The internet penetration rate of juvenile increased from 93.7 percent to 97.2 percent during 2018 to 2022, said the report. 《报告》显示，2018至2022年，未成年人互...

Paris has once again been named the world’s most attractive city destination, according to an annual report by global market research company Euromonitor International. 根据全球市场调研公司欧睿国际的年度报告，巴黎再次被评为全球最具吸引力的旅游城市。 The Top 100 City Destinations Index 2023, produced in partnership with data company Lighthouse, looked at leading cities from around the world and ran...

P ractices resulting in the collective punishment of the family members of convicted criminals shou ld be abolished, as they contradict the principles and spirit of the Constitution, China's top legislature said on Tuesday. Earlier this year, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the country's top legislative body, received some residents' suggestions requesting a review of loc...

A group of South Korean students are suing the government because their college admission examination ended 90 seconds earlier than scheduled. 因在参加高考时被提前90秒收走试卷，韩国学生将政府告上法庭。 They are asking for 20 million won each - the cost of a year's studying to retake the exam. 他们要求每人获赔2000万韩元，这也是他们复读一年所需的费用。 The error affected the rest of the students' ex...

Three new high-speed train routes became operational on Tuesday, promoting social and economic development, improving the quality of people's lives and showcasing China's expertise in building high-speed railways in varied and difficult terrain, according to the operator, China State Railway Group. 据中国国家铁路集团，三条新的高速列车路线已于周二投入运营，促进了社会和经济发展，提高了人民生活质量，...

There’s nothing more comforting than a nice hot meal on a cold winter day, especially when you’re out and about. But what if you have no way of heating your lunch or ordering a hot meal? That’s where the world’s first microwave bag comes into place. 寒冷的冬日里，没有什么比热乎乎的美食更能安慰人心，尤其是在外奔波的时候。但如果你没办法加热午餐或点热食外卖怎么办？这就是世界首款“微波包”诞生的意义。 M...

This year, the ChatGPT, or Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer, set off a new wave of artificial intelligence usage. As generative artificial intelligence is more and more used widely, the technology is generating a buzz in the world. Especially, the large language model breakthrough and the generative AI  provide advanced production tools for enterprises to achieve product and process in...

China's major railway ticket booking platform 12306 showed that, as of 15:00 on Dec 17, tickets for a number of trains are sold out, including those departing from Beijing to Wuhan, Nanjing to Hefei, Hangzhou, Chengdu to Chongqing, and Xi'an, as train tickets officially went on sale on Dec 16, the first day available to book trains for the 2024 New Year's Day holiday, China Securities Journal repo...

Despite temperatures still lingering below freezing, the sound of children reading out loud has started echoing inside the temporary shelters for the affected population after the earthquake in Jishishan county in Gansu province. Several rescue teams, in collaboration with local schoolteachers, have set up "tent schools" for children in affected villages, so that schooling can continue in the wake...

The Chinese character zhen, meaning "vitalize", was named the nation's most popular character related to domestic affairs this year, while the character wei, meaning "risk" or "crisis", was chosen as the hottest for international topics. The characters are among a list of popular words, as well as phrases, collected in an annual assessment organized by agencies including the Ministry of...