IOC President Kirsty Coventry sends New Year greetings to Chinese people

IOC President Kirsty Coventry sent New Year greetings to the Chinese people during a visit to Xinhua News Agency's office at the Main Media Center of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Friday....

Humanoid robot attendant joins high-speed train crews for Spring Festival travel rush

Surprise aboard China's high-speed trains! Humanoid robot attendants are now serving on China's high-speed trains during the Spring Festival travel rush, making every journey home warmer & smarter!...

AmazingChina | An ice-and-snow adventure in China's northern Harbin

The 'Ice City' Harbin is experiencing a growing influx of visitors drawn to the ice and snow landscapes. Join David, who first came here in 2008, as he revisits Harbin for an ice-and-snow adventure on the Songhua River....

China's Spring Festival holiday outbound travel boom to gallop Asia-Pacific tourism

In Thailand, Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited said traffic on China-related routes is on a steady upward trend, with an estimated 679,259 passengers traveling these routes -- an 8.1 percent year-on-year increase....

China's commercial rocket SD-3 launches 7 satellites from sea

China on Thursday launched a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket from the sea, sending seven satellites into planned orbits....

Macao, HK universities establish joint lab for robotics, embodied intelligence

The University of Macau (UM) and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) signed an agreement on Thursday to establish the first joint laboratory co-funded by Macao and Hong Kong -- the Joint Laboratory for Robotics and Embodied Intelligence, the UM told media....

Eyes on Hainan: China's Hainan opens first batch of duty-free daily goods shops for island residents

China's Hainan Province has opened the first batch of daily consumer goods duty-free shops for island residents. The move advances high-standard building in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) and lets locals share the benefits of opening-up....

China's youth reinvent Chinese New Year traditions

For most Chinese people, especially children, the Spring Festival, China's most important holiday, is a season steeped in tradition, when families reunite at home and mark the Chinese New Year by observing customs passed down through generations. It has always been one of the most eagerly anticipated and joyful events of the year....

China Focus: China's lunar exploration program advances via successful tests of new rocket, spaceship

China on Wednesday successfully conducted a low-altitude demonstration and verification flight test of its Long March-10 carrier rocket and a maximum dynamic pressure abort flight test of its new-generation crewed spacecraft Mengzhou....

China's central SOEs launch embodied intelligence consortium

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the Chinese central government have formed an embodied intelligence industry consortium in an effort to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI)....

Australian guests highlight Australia-China ties at Spring Festival reception

Australian guests extended wishes for the upcoming Chinese New Year and highlighted the growing ties between Australia and China at a Spring Festival reception in Melbourne....

European tourists explore China's cliffside town

Nestled in a river valley, the county seat of Yanjin in southwest China is famous for its strikingly narrow landscape. Captivated by a single photograph, two tourists from Europe traveled halfway across the globe to explore it....

China's major economic powerhouses contributed 62.2 pct to national growth in 2025

China's 10 top provincial regions by gross domestic product (GDP) accounted for 62.2 percent of the country's overall economic growth in 2025, according to recent data released by all such regions....

China issues guidelines to boost low-altitude information and communication capacity

Multiple Chinese authorities have jointly issued guidelines to bolster the information and communication sector, aiming to support the development of low-altitude infrastructure....