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People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 21:58


Silver-white snow flutters to ornament the Lushan Mountain scenic spot, presenting unparalleled beauty and tranquility in east China's Jiujiang City.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 21:53


Hamas said on Wednesday that it had submitted a proposal to Israel, through mediators, for a comprehensive prisoner-for-hostage swap based on the principle of "all for all" as part of ongoing negotiations.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 20:55


China on Wednesday issued an action plan to stabilize foreign investment in 2025. Per the plan, China will support pilot regions in effectively implementing opening-up policies related to areas such as value-added telecommunication, biotechnology, and wholly foreign-owned hospitals, providing whole-journey services for foreign-invested projects in these sectors.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 20:15


A Chinese research team has developed a chemical sand-fixation material suitable for use in cold desert regions, which is expected to serve as a new tool for sand control and desertification prevention in such areas. This approach involves the use of adhesive chemical substances to bind loose sand particles together, thereby mitigating encroachment by wind-blown sand.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 19:32


Chinese scientists have attributed the sudden movement of a boulder on the surface of a comet to a phenomenon known as the "rocket effect," which resulted from the asymmetric outburst of volatile ice inside the boulder. The findings were recently published in The Astrophysical Journal.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 18:54


Look up! A stunning halo appeared on Wednesday morning in the sky of Beijing, China.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 18:16


China has activated a groundbreaking underwater intelligent computing cluster off the coast of its southernmost province of Hainan, marking a significant leap forward in sustainable high-performance computing. The newly installed facility is capable of housing over 400 high-performance servers.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 16:52


The fixed-asset investment of China's local state-owned enterprises totaled 7 trillion yuan ($976.22 billion) last year, an increase of 4.2% year on year, according to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 16:14


Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Wednesday sent a letter to Howard Lutnick, the newly appointed US secretary of commerce, congratulating him on taking office.

China and the US have engaged in extensive, in-depth cooperation on fentanyl control, and significant outcomes have been achieved, Wang said, adding that the unilateral tariff increase imposed by the US has disrupted normal economic and trade relations between the two countries, which China strongly opposes.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 15:34


Standing on a cliff in the center of the ancient city of Gyantse in SW China's Xizang, the ruins of the Gyantse Dzong castle were covered in light snow on Feb. 19.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 14:55


Zhang Hongli, former vice president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, was on Wednesday sentenced to death, with a two-year reprieve, for accepting bribes worth over 177 million yuan (about $24.3 million), according to a court in the city of Hangzhou, E China's Zhejiang.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 14:15


Brazil's prosecutor-general has filed criminal charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies, accusing them of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election.

People's Daily, China

19 Feb, 13:42


Russia's first giant panda cub Katyusha received new gifts at Moscow Zoo.

Katyusha's father and mother are Ru Yi and Ding Ding, who were sent to Russia in 2019 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 21:56


Tall trees are dressed in adorable warm sweaters, adding a bit of fun to the dull winter at the Plum Garden of East Lake in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 21:51


January 2025 was the warmest on record globally, with the average surface temperature 0.79°C above the 1991-2000 January average, the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service reported on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 21:02


The British central bank announced on Thursday that it would cut the interest rate from 4.75% to 4.5%, citing concerns about stagnant growth.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 20:28


In pics: Rime scenery along the Songhua River in NE China's Jilin Province on Feb. 6.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 19:35


Can you spot it? A letter X was captured on the Moon's surface through telescopes for several hours around the time of the first quarter moon on Feb. 5.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 18:52


Thailand has tightened border control to prevent possible adverse effects after it suspended power supply to five areas in Myanmar as part of its effort to combat illegal operations, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 18:16


A new Buddhist grotto, the Fohui Temple Cave, was recently discovered in N China's Shanxi Province, adding new materials for the study of caves in the Shanxi Taiyuan area. Based on the design of the statues inside, archaeologists preliminarily date the cave to the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) dynasties from over 1,000 years ago.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 16:55


Delivery of China's liquid oxygen kerosene engine, a 110-tonne pin engine named Liqing-2, has been completed, its developer CAS Space said on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 16:03


A private plane crashed in Maguindanao del Sur province in the southern Philippines on Thursday afternoon, killing four people, including three foreigners, according to multiple sources.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 15:28


Brunei has decided to grant visa-free entry for 14 days to Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports to promote personnel exchange in areas including tourism, culture, business, and education. Brunei also welcomes China's 30-day visa-free policy for Brunei citizens, according to an official announcement released on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 14:44


Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Beijing on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 14:11


Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah in Beijing on Thursday, calling on the two countries to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and strategic coordination.

People's Daily, China

06 Feb, 13:40


US President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday that the Gaza Strip would be turned over to the US by Israel at the conclusion of fighting.

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 21:59


Following the US lead, Israel announced on Wednesday that it will halt participation in the UN Human Rights Council.

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 21:49


Fire sparks and water splashes merge into a visual feast at night as a flyboarder stuns people with a wonderful Huohu (fire pot) performance at an ancient town in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province.

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 21:42


US carmaker Tesla said on Wednesday that its Shanghai energy-storage battery Megafactory will start official operation next week.

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 19:30


Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Beijing on Wednesday.

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 18:52


A federal judge in the US state of Maryland on Tuesday indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship for undocumented immigrants and foreign visitors with temporary visas.

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 18:17


Argentina's President Javier Milei has ordered to withdraw from the WHO due to profound differences with the UN agency, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday.

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 16:55


The Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday that it will issue this year's first batch of renminbi-denominated treasury bonds in the Hong Kong SAR on Feb. 19, with a scale of 12.5 billion yuan (about $1.74 billion).

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 16:11


China witnessed a record 501 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday that ended on Tuesday, up 5.9% year on year, according to data released by the country's Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Wednesday.

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 15:32


Spring flowers attract delightful little birds to enjoy the feast in Quanzhou, SE China's Fujian.

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 14:55


More than 1.9 billion parcels were handled across China during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday that ended on Tuesday, the State Post Bureau said on Wednesday.

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 14:16


A US military plane carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants on Wednesday landed in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, officials said, the first batch of Indians deported from the US as part of President Donald Trump's campaign against illegal immigrants.

People's Daily, China

05 Feb, 13:41


China's Ministry of Commerce will extend anti-dumping duties levied on potato starch imported from the EU for another five years, starting Thursday.

People's Daily, China

04 Feb, 21:56


During the 8-day-long Spring Festival holiday that ended on Tuesday, more than 2.3 billion passenger trips were made across all regions in China, according to transport authorities.

The total included approximately 96.12 million railway trips, 2.2 billion road trips, 9.35 million waterway trips, and 18.29 million air trips.

People's Daily, China

04 Feb, 20:54


China's market regulator on Tuesday said it has launched an investigation into Google for suspected violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.

People's Daily, China

04 Feb, 20:36


US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council and stop funding for the UN Palestinian Relief Agency (UNRWA), local media reported.

People's Daily, China

04 Feb, 19:32


China has filed a complaint with the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism against the US decision to impose an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.

People's Daily, China

04 Feb, 18:54


Starting Wednesday morning, Thailand will cut electricity, fuel supply, and internet services to five areas in Myanmar along the Thai-Myanmar border, including Myawaddy, to curb online fraud activities in the region.

People's Daily, China

04 Feb, 18:15


Hamas said on Tuesday that talks on the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel have begun, focusing on shelter, relief, and reconstruction in the devastated Palestinian enclave.

People's Daily, China

04 Feb, 16:54


People visit Huashan Mountain in Weinan City, NW China's Shaanxi Province, during the peak tourist season amid the Spring Festival holiday.

People's Daily, China

28 Jan, 01:05


As the majestic Year of the Dragon bows out, the elegant Year of the Snake slithers in. Wishing everyone prosperity, happiness, and endless blessings in the new year!

People's Daily, China

27 Jan, 21:46


A lantern festival, which recently kicked off in Chengdu, SW China's Sichuan, immersed the city in a festive atmosphere ahead of the Chinese New Year.

People's Daily, China

27 Jan, 21:26


As the countdown to the 2025 Spring Festival begins, many cities across China are set aglow by vibrant lights and colors from different landscapes and buildings.

People's Daily, China

27 Jan, 21:13


The Qiayangcuo Lake in Nagarze County of Shannan City, SW China's Xizang, remains blue all year round, attracting tourists in the winter time.

People's Daily, China

27 Jan, 20:20


China's cultural industry maintained its steady expansion in 2024. The surveyed 78,000 enterprises in the sector generated a combined revenue of 14.15 trillion yuan (about $1.97 trillion) last year, up 6% from 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.

People's Daily, China

27 Jan, 19:32


Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a Chinese New Year card in return to friends in the US state of Iowa, saying that China and the US share extensive common interests and broad space for cooperation and can become partners and friends.

People's Daily, China

27 Jan, 19:00


The combined profit of major industrial enterprises in China exceeded 7.43 trillion yuan (about $1.04 trillion) in 2024, down 3.3% year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

People's Daily, China

27 Jan, 18:21


Tianjin Zoo staff on Monday prepared a feast for panda cubs Xile and Gege in celebration of the Chinese New Year.

People's Daily, China

27 Jan, 16:59


China unveiled a series of policies aimed at enhancing the quality and quantity of physical education (PE) teachers in primary and secondary schools to address teacher shortages in the historically marginalized subject.

The new policies focus on diversifying PE teacher recruitment channels, ensuring PE teachers are treated the same as their colleagues in other subjects, and intensifying efforts to develop key sports such as soccer, basketball, and volleyball.

People's Daily, China

27 Jan, 16:35


Chinese AI app DeepSeek topped the Apple App Store's free downloads in both China and the US on Monday, outpacing ChatGPT in free downloads in the US.

DeepSeek recently released the latest open-source model DeepSeek-R1, which has achieved an important technological breakthrough - using pure deep learning methods to allow AI to spontaneously emerge with reasoning capabilities.

People's Daily, China

27 Jan, 16:15


Tens of thousands of Palestinians began returning to their homes in Gaza City and the northern parts of the coastal enclave on Monday after 15 months of forced displacement.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 21:56


Fish-shaped lanterns and fireworks illuminate the night sky in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, offering onlookers a dazzling display of visual and cultural delights.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 21:47


A relics site, first discovered in SW China's Xizang Autonomous Region in 2019 with a distribution area of more than 140,000 square meters, has been identified as the earliest Neolithic lakeside site in the heartland of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau with the highest altitude and longest duration, according to local authorities.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 20:56


China's total expenditure on research and development (R&D) exceeded 3.6 trillion yuan (about $500 billion) last year, up 8.3% YOY, accounting for 2.68% of the country's GDP, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 20:13


A US federal judge in Seattle on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional" during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order, media reported.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 19:31


A lantern festival celebrating the Chinese New Year kicked off in the Yongning Gate area of ​​Xi'an City Wall, NW China's Shaanxi Province, on Jan. 22.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 18:53


Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has been confirmed as the new Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) for the second time after a vote in the lower house of the Irish parliament, local media reported on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 18:16


China on Thursday successfully sent a new test satellite for communication technology into space using a Long March-3B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 16:55


An international research team led by Chinese scientists has discovered chorus waves more than 160,000 km away from Earth, a space phenomenon previously believed to occur only near Earth's dipole magnetic field regions, according to a study paper published in Nature Thursday.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 16:20


The three crew members of China's Shenzhou-18 mission -- Ye Guangfu (C), Li Cong (R), and Li Guangsu (L) -- were awarded medals on Thursday for their services to China's space endeavors.

Ye was honored with a second-class aerospace achievement medal, while Li Cong and Li Guangsu received third-class aerospace achievement medals and the honorary title of "Heroic Astronaut."

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 15:35


China's financial hub Shanghai recorded over 6.7 million inbound tourist trips in 2024, an 84% increase from the previous year, partly thanks to the country's loosening visa policies, local tourism authorities said Thursday.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 15:02


The US has re-designated the Houthis, a Yemen-based militant group, as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)," according to an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 14:17


Illuminated in full glow, the 12.9-km Nansha Bridge, linking Guangzhou and Dongguan in S China's Guangdong, is bustling with travelers during the Spring Festival travel rush.

People's Daily, China

23 Jan, 13:41


Hong Kong scientists in S China on Thursday unveiled the world's first spaceborne instrument capable of simultaneously providing real-time monitoring of both carbon dioxide and methane emissions — two major greenhouse gases — with high resolution and precision.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 21:56


A snake-shaped lantern with elaborate details has been set up in east China's Nanjing to bring a glow of joy, prosperity, and abundant blessings, as we slither into the Year of the Snake.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 21:47


A fast-moving brush fire erupted in Los Angeles County, California, on Wednesday morning, expanding over 500 acres (2.02 square kilometers) with zero containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 21:16


A student was killed while another two were injured during a high school shooting on Wednesday in Nashville, the US state of Tennessee, the Metro Nashville Police Department said, adding the shooter was a 17-year-old student who fatally shot himself afterward.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 20:16


Chinese archaeologists have discovered the largest known Majiayao culture settlement site, covering an area of over one million square meters, in Lintao County, NW China's Gansu, marking the first-ever finding of a central settlement of the Majiayao culture in the past century, following seven years of excavations.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 19:32


The Chinese capital of Beijing has recently launched an English map to enhance travel services for foreign nationals in the city. The map is now available for a one-month trial run on the Beijing Platform for Common Geospatial Information Services.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 19:10


China's Ministry of Commerce announced on Wednesday that starting from Jan. 23, anti-dumping duties will continue to be imposed on imported ortho-dichlorobenzene originating from Japan and India, with a duration of 5 years.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 18:18


China aims to achieve substantial progress in all-around rural revitalization and promote the modernization of agriculture and rural areas to a new stage by 2027, according to a plan issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 17:11


Young Kung Fu masters endeavor to become incredible martial artists, practicing wholeheartedly at the Shaolin Temple in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 16:54


The Nepali government has increased climbing permit fees for Mount Qomolangma, an official said on Wednesday.

Effective on Sept. 1, 2025, the climbing fee for foreigners was hiked to $15,000 from $11,000, an increase of 36%.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 16:14


China on Wednesday announced the country's top 10 sci-tech achievements of 2024, including the Chang'e-6 lunar mission, which collected lunar samples from the far side of the moon, the world's first brain-inspired complementary visual chip based on primal language, and the first domestically-built ocean drilling vessel.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 15:31


A total of 1,114 trucks of humanitarian aid have so far been sent to the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing since the border was reopened Sunday, Egypt's Al-Qahera News TV channel reported on Wednesday.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 14:55


Workers are busy making soy sauce, a staple condiment of Chinese cuisine, in Tengzhou, E China's Shandong, as the Chinese New Year draws near.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 14:15


The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, has renewed a bilateral currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The total value of the agreement is 10 billion yuan (about $1.39 billion), or 410 billion Sri Lankan rupees.

People's Daily, China

22 Jan, 13:41


Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of Rhododendron in S China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and named it Rhododendron yuanbaoshanense, according to a study published in a recent edition of the journal Phytotaxa.

People's Daily, China

21 Jan, 21:57


What more can brighten your day than the crispy sound of a giant panda snacking on bamboo shoots!

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 21:55


Azerbaijan Airlines announced on Friday a suspension of flights from Baku to several Russian cities, effective Saturday, aiming to mitigate potential risks to flight safety.

A preliminary investigation into the crash in Kazakhstan of an Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines indicated external physical and technical interference as a contributing factor.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 21:00


China's external financial assets stood at $10.21 trillion at the end of September, surpassing the 10-trillion-dollar mark for the first time and representing a 4.3% growth from that at the end of June, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Friday.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 20:15


German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (pic) on Friday dissolved the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, and announced the snap elections will be held on Feb. 23, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Dec. 16.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 19:30


China created a total of 11.98 million new urban jobs in the first 11 months of the year, official data showed on Friday.

During the January-September period, a total of 80.2 billion yuan ($11.2 billion) was issued in employment subsidies to enterprises nationwide to encourage employment.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 18:56


With an operational mileage of 59 km, a new metro line linking Shanghai's Pudong and Hongqiao airports opened on Friday, bringing the city's total operational mileage of rail transit network to 896 km, according to Shanghai Metro.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 18:15


China's Supreme People's Procuratorate on Friday ordered the arrest of Yang Zixing, former vice governor of NW China's Gansu Province, for suspected bribe-taking, after an investigation by the National Commission of Supervision.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 16:57


Effective Jan. 1, 2025, China will increase the age limits for drivers of medium and heavy buses and trucks from 60 to 63 as part of the country's efforts to delay the retirement age and accommodate an aging workforce, according to revised regulations.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 16:30


As if driving on planet Mars! Surrounded by the magnificent Yadan landform, an unpaved shortcut in Mangya, northwest China's Qinghai Province, takes your road adventure to a whole new level.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 16:16


South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (pic) who had been serving as acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment.

South Korea's Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok is set to begin his scheduled duties as acting president on Friday, Yonhap news agency reported.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 15:33


Shang Liguang, former deputy party chief of N China's Shanxi Province, was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes worth over 104 million yuan (about $15 million), according to the verdict issued by a court in Henan Province.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 14:55


The value of China's international trade in goods and services reached nearly 4.28 trillion yuan in November, marking an increase of 3% year on year and a surplus of $69 billion, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said on Friday.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 14:17


China's local governments issued new bonds worth 4.67 trillion yuan (about $650 billion) in the first 11 months of this year, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Friday.

People's Daily, China

27 Dec, 13:48


The man who caused heavy casualties after ramming his car into the crowd at a sports center last month in Zhuhai, S China's Guangdong, was sentenced to death on Friday by Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court.

People's Daily, China

26 Dec, 21:54


Since July of last year, Chinese archaeological institutions have conserved and restored 4,062 invaluable artifacts excavated from the Sanxingdui site in SW China's Sichuan Province, the National Cultural Heritage Administration revealed Thursday.

Spanning 12 square kilometers, the Sanxingdui Ruins are believed to be the remnants of the Shu Kingdom dating back 4,500 to 3,000 years and are considered one of the world's most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century.

People's Daily, China

26 Dec, 20:55


China's Guangzhou Futures Exchange on Thursday began trading polysilicon futures, with the trading of polysilicon options to open on Friday.

Polysilicon is a key raw material in the manufacturing of solar cells and silicon substrates for integrated circuits.

People's Daily, China

26 Dec, 20:14


China's first commercial reactor device for the online irradiation production of isotopes was officially put into operation at the Qinshan Nuclear Power Base in E China's Zhejiang province on Thursday, with the first batch of Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) medical isotopes produced there extracted from the reactor, according to China Atomic Energy Authority.

People's Daily, China

26 Dec, 19:33


Taiwan People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je was charged on Thursday with suspected bribery, profiteering, misappropriation of political contributions, and breach of trust by the Taipei District Prosecutors Office, with a total requested sentence of 28 years and 6 months in prison.

People's Daily, China

26 Dec, 18:57


The restored statues of a pair of fossil human skulls, named "Yunxian Man" after the location where they were excavated and dating back to one million years ago, were unveiled by the Hubei Provincial Museum in central China on Thursday.

The analysis concluded that the fossils belonged to Homo erectus and from a male and a female aged between 25 and 45.

People's Daily, China

26 Dec, 18:15


China's state-owned grain reserve enterprises are expected to purchase around 420 million tonnes of grain from farmers and producers in 2024, marking the second consecutive year that the grain purchase volume is above 400 million tonnes, according to a national work conference on food and strategic reserves that concluded Thursday.

People's Daily, China

26 Dec, 16:55


Panda wonderland! A theme exhibition featuring 2,500 giant panda sculptures was held at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park in Hong Kong, S China, on Dec. 25.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 21:47


A fire on Thursday broke out on the roof of a 44-story luxury apartment building in Hudson Yard, New York City, sending plumes of dark smoke into the Manhattan skyline. It was declared under control about 40 minutes later and there are no reports of injuries, local media reported.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 20:58


The city of Guangzhou in S China's Guangdong saw an average temperature of 23.3°C on Wednesday, bringing the number of the city's summer days to a record of 235 since 1961 when meteorological records began.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 20:18


The Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. delivered a tanker to a Dutch company on Thursday, making it the first shipbuilding company in China to achieve over 100 million tonnes in terms of the carrying capacity of delivered products.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 19:36


The European Commission on Thursday fined US tech giant Meta 797.72 million euros (about $837.61 million) for breaching EU antitrust rules and abusing its dominant positions in the markets.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 18:56


Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that he is willing to work with all parties to make new contributions to building an open Asia-Pacific economy, promoting world economic growth, and jointly building an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future.

Xi made the remarks in a written statement upon arriving in Peru for a state visit and the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 18:15


With an estimated rise of 430,000 graduates from the previous year, the total number of college graduates is expected to reach 12.22 million in 2025, according to official data released on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 16:46


Chinese scientists have completed manned deep-dive expeditions in eight major hadal trenches across the globe, achieving multiple world records related to manned deep-sea missions and discoveries, an industry conference revealed on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 16:14


As of Thursday, the number of international passenger trips handled by Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) has exceeded 4 million this year, doubling the figure for the same period last year, according to the immigration inspection station at the airport.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 15:32


China and the US have agreed to promote sound, deep, and pragmatic development of law enforcement cooperation on drug control based on mutual respect, managing differences, and mutually beneficial cooperation, said China's National Narcotics Control Commission on Thursday.

The agreement came as the tenth China-US Narcotics Control Strategic Intelligence Sharing Conference was held in Shanghai on Tuesday and Wednesday.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 14:56


Zhang Hongli, former vice president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), stood trial for accepting bribes worth over 177 million yuan (about $24.6 million) on Thursday, at a court in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Zhang pleaded guilty and a verdict will be announced in due course.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 14:16


The Xichang Satellite Launch Center announced on Thursday that Tianzhou-8, China's newest cargo craft servicing its orbiting space station, is ready for launch.

The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan conducted a final rehearsal on Wednesday and completed all preparations, which covered all systems involved.

People's Daily, China

14 Nov, 13:41


A farewell reception was held on Thursday at Adelaide Zoo in Australia for Wang Wang and Fu Ni, the only pair of giant pandas in the Southern Hemisphere, as they will embark on a journey back to China after a 15-year stay.

People's Daily, China

13 Nov, 21:47


US President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Marco Rubio, Republican senator from the state of Florida, will be the secretary of state during his second presidential term.

People's Daily, China

13 Nov, 21:00


More than 90,000 stone artifacts, dating back to the Neolithic period more than 5,000 years ago, have been unearthed in the Shiren cave relic site in NE China's Heilongjiang Province, according to local sources, adding most of them are bifaces and their processing products.

People's Daily, China

13 Nov, 20:15


The world's first bivalent mRNA vaccine candidate against the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, began Phase I clinical trial at a major Shanghai hospital in China on Wednesday.

The developer of the vaccine candidate said that the adult participant was in stable condition and under medical observation after the vaccination.

People's Daily, China

13 Nov, 19:41


The Republican Party has won a majority in the US House of Representatives, CNN and NBC projected, completing the GOP's sweep of Congress which will hand President-elect Donald Trump vast legislative power.

People's Daily, China

13 Nov, 19:04


China has 58.08 million kilowatts of nuclear power units in operation and 55.05 million kilowatts officially approved or under construction, making its total capacity the highest in the world, according to the China Energy Research Society.

People's Daily, China

13 Nov, 18:24


US Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune, a senator from South Dakota and the current Republican whip, to succeed Mitch McConnell as the next Senate majority leader.

People's Daily, China

13 Nov, 17:17


China's first gigawatt-level open-sea offshore photovoltaic (PV) project successfully connected its first batch of PV units to the grid on Wednesday off the coast of Dongying in E China's Shandong Province.

With a total installed capacity of 1 gigawatt, the project is expected to generate nearly 1.8 billion kWh of power annually upon completion.

People's Daily, China

13 Nov, 16:38


US consumer inflation in October increased 2.6% from a year ago, after climbing 2.5% in August and 2.4% in September, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 21:50


Chinese companies in the manufacturing industry reported a 1.3% growth in sales revenues in October, up 2.2 percentage points compared to the previous month.

In particular, high-tech and equipment manufacturing companies saw sales revenues grow 8.9% and 5.1%, respectively, leading the manufacturing sector's overall sales growth last month, according to data released by the State Taxation Administration on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 21:01


Thanks for the ride! An Arabian bustard was spotted with a pair of Northern carmine bee-eaters perched on its back at Awash National Park in Ethiopia.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 20:14


The Israeli Defense Ministry announced Thursday that it has signed a $5.2 billion deal with US-based Boeing to acquire 25 advanced F-15 fighter jets.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 19:23


The US Federal Reserve decided to slash interest rates by 25 basis points amid cooling inflation and a weakening labor market, marking the second rate cut in this easing cycle.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 18:56


The Bank of England on Thursday reduced interest rates for the second time this year, setting the rate at 4.75%, a 0.25 percentage-point decrease from the previous 5%.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 18:17


The number of marriage registrations in China rose again in 2023, reaching more than 7.68 million, after dropping for nine consecutive years, as the country is sparing no efforts to address the challenge of an aging population, according to the recently published China Statistical Yearbook 2024.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 16:52


China and Vietnam confirmed on Thursday that a consulate general of Vietnam will be set up in SW China's Chongqing Municipality in addition to its embassy in Beijing and consulates in Nanning, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Kunming.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony for the exchange of notes between the two governments on establishing the new consulate general.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 16:14


The year 2024 is on track to become the hottest on record, with annual global temperature projected to be 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 15:31


China and the EU are currently engaged in intensive consultations on the specific details of the price commitment plan for Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), according to the Ministry of Commerce.

The EU technical team arrived in Beijing on Nov. 2 and the consultations between the two sides follow the principles of "pragmatism and balance," it added.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 14:54


China's foreign exchange reserves totaled $3.26 trillion at the end of October, down by $55.32 billion, or 1.67%, compared to the end of September, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange data showed Thursday.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 14:15


German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday evening dismissed Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner (pic) as Germany's economy is projected to experience a contraction in 2024.

People's Daily, China

07 Nov, 13:41


China has decided to issue five-year multiple-entry visas for qualified business personnel from the five Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

People's Daily, China

06 Nov, 21:51


US Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a concession speech at Howard University in Washington DC, saying she has congratulated Donald Trump over the election victory and will commit to a peaceful transfer of power.

People's Daily, China

06 Nov, 21:01


China's deepest geothermal exploration well, Fushenre-1, reaching a subterranean depth of 5,200 meters, has officially completed construction in Haikou, Hainan Province, and discovered high-temperature geothermal resources at different depths, petrochemical giant Sinopec said on Wednesday.

People's Daily, China

06 Nov, 20:16


Russia on Wednesday launched its new nuclear-powered icebreaker, named Chukotka, in the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, which is built to endure extreme Arctic conditions and plow through ice up to 2.8 m (9.2 ft) thick, media reported.

People's Daily, China

06 Nov, 19:36


Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday said that he hopes China and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will continue to focus on development and extend the frontiers of bilateral cooperation.

Li made the remarks during a meeting with ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa, who is in Kunming, Yunnan, to attend the eighth Greater Mekong Subregion Summit from Nov. 6 to 7.

People's Daily, China

06 Nov, 19:02


China's tech hub Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong, has handled over 200 million border crossings this year, up 53.2% YOY, according to the Shenzhen General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection on Wednesday, as regional entry and transit visa exemption policies are refined and custom clearance is facilitated.

People's Daily, China

06 Nov, 18:19


China aims to promote its ice and snow economy as a new growth point, with the goal of reaching an economic scale of 1.2 trillion yuan (about $169 billion) by 2027, according to the guidelines issued by the General Office of the State Council on Wednesday.

People's Daily, China

06 Nov, 17:10


A biodiversity research team has identified a new amphibian species from the Boulenophrys genus, Boulenophrys lichun, in Ningde, SE China's Fujian Province. The discovery has been recently published in the international zoological journal ZooKeys.

People's Daily, China

06 Nov, 16:24


China has always placed its relations with Myanmar at an important position in China's neighborhood diplomacy, and will always support Myanmar in choosing a development path suited to its national conditions, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Wednesday during his meeting with Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing, who is in Kunming, Yunnan, for the eighth Greater Mekong Subregion Summit from Nov. 6 to 7.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 21:50


A Kosovo artist uses grain and seeds mosaics to depict the portraits of the 2024 US presidential candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, in the town of Gjakova.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 21:01


The world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on a SpaceX mission on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 20:35


A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit 14 km NNW of Santa Ana, Peru, with a depth of 79.4 km, according to the USGS.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 20:15


Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday pledged to further expand opening up and turn China's vast market into great opportunities for the world.

Li made the remarks during his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 19:31


Chinese researchers from the Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that immunoglobulin G (IgG) accumulation is a key driving factor of aging, providing new ideas for preventing and treating related diseases. The relevant results have been published online in Cell.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 18:55


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the prime minister's office said Tuesday, in a surprise move as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 18:15


Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket Tuesday from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East to deploy two heliophysics satellites and 53 smaller ones into orbit, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 16:53


China's central bank announced on Tuesday it will issue a commemorative coin featuring the Chinese Peking Opera art on Nov. 19 with a denomination of 5 yuan (about $0.7) apiece.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 16:16


China's space agency has started the borrowing application for the first batch of lunar scientific specimens returned by the country's Chang'e-6 mission.

The lunar samples are now accessible to domestic applicants through an official data and sample release system, according to the China National Space Administration.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 15:33


The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) satellite has completed the development work in China and is about to depart for Europe for launch by the end of 2025.

The SMILE is a joint mission between China and the European Space Agency that aims to deepen the understanding of the Sun-Earth connection by observing the dynamic interaction between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 14:54


China's services trade totaled nearly 5.52 trillion yuan (about $777.29 billion) in the first three quarters of the year, up 14.5% year on year and recording a steep increase in travel-related services, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 14:20


Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the cities of Xiaogan and Xianning, central China's Hubei Province, from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning.

Xi visited a museum, a vegetable farm, and a village to learn about efforts to enhance the protection, research, and use of cultural relics, and efforts to promote rural revitalization.

People's Daily, China

05 Nov, 13:45


Zhou Qingyu, former vice president of China Development Bank, on Tuesday was sentenced to 15 years in prison for accepting bribes worth over 67.43 million yuan ($9.5 million), according to a verdict handed down by a court in Changchun, Jilin Province.

People's Daily, China

04 Nov, 21:47


A sea of clouds blankets the Zhongnan Mountains in N China's Shanxi Province, unrolling a painting of fall fantasy.

People's Daily, China

04 Nov, 21:02


Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday met with Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, who is in Shanghai for the 7th China International Import Expo.

The two countries should further align their development strategies, expand economic and trade cooperation, strengthen connectivity infrastructure construction, and build the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway into a flagship project of the Belt and Road cooperation, Li said.

People's Daily, China

04 Nov, 20:37


Chinese researchers have made progress in localizing medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), a form of thyroid cancer that poses challenges in identifying metastatic lesions, based on a new imaging technique utilizing a novel class of radiopharmaceuticals, known as a covalent targeted radioligand.

People's Daily, China

04 Nov, 20:35


Japan on Monday launched its new flagship H3 rocket carrying a defense communication satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 20:46


People took part in the 51st Village Halloween Parade in New York, the US, on Oct. 31.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 20:01


A new study by Chinese researchers revealed that the modern landscape of the Taklimakan Desert, the country's largest desert and the world's second-largest shifting desert, began forming approximately 300,000 years ago, based on an analysis of a 200-meter drill core collected from the center of the desert.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 19:14


The US on Friday announced an additional $425 million in military aid to Ukraine, including air defense missiles, HIMARS ammunition, and artillery, a day after Washington said thousands of North Korean troops were ready to enter combat against Kyiv's forces, AFP reported.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 18:31


China on Friday released revised rules to allow foreign natural persons to make strategic investments in listed companies, a change from the old rules that only allowed foreign legal persons or organizations to make such investments.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 17:55


Developed and built by China, the world's first mobile thermal-injection platform, "Recai No. 1" or "Thermal Recovery No. 1," was recently delivered in waters off Weihai, E China's Shandong Province, offering new opportunities to tap into China's vast potential for heavy-oil recovery, according to the country's major marine oil-mining company.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 17:16


China will extend its unilateral visa-free policy to citizens from nine more countries - Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, and South Korea - from Nov. 8, 2024, for stays of up to 15 days, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 15:57


Chinese geologists have uncovered a huge manganese deposit in central China, with its overall potential reserve estimated to exceed 200 million tonnes, the Geophysical and Geochemical Survey Institute of Hunan Province said Friday.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 15:15


The Shenzhou-18 crew transferred the keys of the China Space Station to the Shenzhou-19 crew at a handover event on Friday, according to the China Manned Agency.

The Shenzhou-18 crew has completed all planned missions and will return to the Dongfeng landing site on Nov. 4. The final preparations of the landing site and systems involved are underway to welcome the astronauts back home.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 14:35


Chinese researchers have discovered two rare species of flying squirrels, Priapomys leonardi and Petaurista nobilis, in SW China's Xizang, according to the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 13:55


The ginkgo trees in Ditan Park, Beijing, have entered their best viewing period, adding a gold filter to the late fall.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 13:16


China announced on Friday that citizens of Slovakia will be granted visa-free entry for stays of up to 15 days.

People's Daily, China

01 Nov, 12:45


Chinese navy vessels Qijiguang and Jinggangshan concluded their 35-day ocean-going training and overseas visit mission, covering 7,000 nautical miles, and returned to a military port in Zhanjiang in S China's Guangdong on Friday.

People's Daily, China

31 Oct, 20:47


China's marine economy made steady progress in the first three quarters of 2024, with the gross ocean product growing 5.4% year on year to 7.7 trillion yuan (about $1.08 trillion), the Ministry of Natural Resources said on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 20:46


Orange sunset stunned residents in Shenzhen, Ching's Guangdong, on Friday night.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 20:00


A recent scientific expedition has extended the known length of the Shuanghe cave in SW China's Guizhou Province, Asia's longest known cave and the world's longest dolomite cave, from 409.9 km to 437.1 km, scientists involved in the expedition said on Thursday.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 19:14


An intelligent production line capable of manufacturing over 150 small commercial satellites annually, each weighing between 50 and 500 kg, was launched on Friday in the central Chinese city of Zhuzhou, Hunan Province.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 18:34


Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton, media reported.

A SpaceX capsule carrying three Americans and one Russian parachuted before dawn into the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 17:56


China and the EU have reiterated their willingness to solve the dispute over the EU's anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles through dialogue.

The two sides have decided to continue to make price commitments as the solution to the case, according to a statement released by China's Ministry of Commerce after a talk held via video link on Friday between China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and European Commission Executive Vice President and Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 17:21


Photos taken on Oct. 5 showcased the copper tailings pond in Huangshi, C China's Hubei, displaying dazzling colors under sunlight.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 16:15


At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Finnish President Alexander Stubb will pay a state visit to China from Oct. 28 to 31, Chinese FM announced Friday.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 15:44


A total of 42,108 new foreign-invested firms were established across China in the first nine months of 2024, up 11.4% year on year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.

During this period, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Chinese mainland in actual use totaled 640.6 billion yuan (about $90.1 billion), down 30.4% from a year earlier.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 15:05


In Q3 2024, the total transport turnover, passenger trips, as well as cargo and mail transport volume in China's civil aviation sector rose 19.8%, 12.3%, and 19.4% YOY, all hitting a record, data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China showed Friday.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 14:31


The People's Bank of China and the Bank of Japan agreed to renew their bilateral currency swap deal amounting to 200 billion yuan (about $28.13 billion), or 3.4 trillion Japanese yen. The agreement will be valid for three years and can be extended by mutual consent.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 13:58


The death toll from tropical storm Trami that slammed into the Philippines this week has risen to 81, with around 20 other people still missing, due to massive flooding and landslides, authorities said Friday.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 13:14


Zhao Jinyun, vice governor of northwest China's Gansu Province, is under investigation for suspected serious duty-related malfeasance, according to an official statement released Friday.

People's Daily, China

25 Oct, 12:40


China on Friday appointed Sam Hou Fai as the sixth-term chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region. His tenure will start on Dec. 20, 2024, according to a decision made at a State Council meeting presided over by Premier Li Qiang.

People's Daily, China

24 Oct, 20:49


Chinese researchers have found that morphological changes of an immune receptor play a key role in allergic reactions, a discovery that could provide new insights useful for the development of allergy medications, according to a study published online on Wednesday in the journal Nature.

People's Daily, China

24 Oct, 20:11


Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Thursday night after attending the 16th BRICS Summit.

People's Daily, China

24 Oct, 19:14


Belgian animal park Pairi Daiza announced on Wednesday that three of its five pandas - Tian Bao and twins Bao Di and Bao Mei - will return to China on Dec. 10 as part of an agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association.

People's Daily, China

24 Oct, 18:35


The Five Sisters Zoo outside Edinburgh in the UK on Thursday prepared pumpkins for their animal residents as Halloween draws near.