Multinationals optimistic about China’s long-term growth prospects

Multinationals' development in China is an important part of the country's path to Chinese modernization, a new report showed on Wednesday, calling for multinationals to continue investing in China with steadfast confidence and seize opportunities created by its continuous opening-up, development of new quality productive forces and other factors. In each of the past five […]

Chinese localities enhance cooperation with African countries, as ties bolstered by utilizing regional strengths

Chinese localities have stepped up cooperation with African countries by utilizing local strengths covering various fields from traditional agriculture to the emerging digital economy, Chinese officials from East China's Zhejiang Province and Central China's Hunan Province said on Wednesday at press conferences for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. In the first […]

China’s human capital improves, fueling technological innovation

China's technological innovation and industrial transformation calls for an increasingly educated and skilled workforce. Since the start of reform and opening-up, China's education sector has rapidly evolved, with compulsory education becoming universally available and higher education expanding, laying a solid foundation for improving the country's human resources and demographic structure. To achieve more innovative and […]

Culture Beat: ‘Rise’ exhibition to showcase dragon-scale bookbinding craft

The dragon-scale bookbinding is a traditional Chinese way of bookbinding with a history of over 1,000 years. Passed down from generation to generation, the completed artworks are known to resemble dragons as each page looking like a scale.  The art form, which showcases the art and wisdom of ancient Chinese people, will be on display […]

Sports associations unite against toxic fandom culture

The Chinese Gymnastics Association and the Chinese Table Tennis Association issued statements on Saturday in support of law enforcement agencies cracking down on illegal activities related to toxic fandom culture in sports. On Thursday, the Ministry of Public Security released details about four typical cases of illegal activities associated with toxic fandom culture in sports. […]

US Embassy in China faces backlash over color-adjusted photos of swimmers’ faces at Paris Olympics

The US Embassy in China has been questioned after posting color-adjusted photos to celebrate US swimmers' success at the Paris Olympics. The embassy on Thursday updated its official Sina Weibo post to congratulate the US swimming team on their achievements at the Paris Olympics. However, the post has sparked controversy as many Chinese netizens noticed […]

China’s summer box office revenue tops 10b yuan; cultural, tourism consumption continuing to boost Q3 economic growth

China's box-office revenue for the 2024 summer movie season, which runs from June to August, exceeded 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) as of Saturday night, data from the Chinese movie ticketing platform Beacon showed. The excellent performance of the summer box office mirrors recovering domestic consumption. Thanks to policies such as consumption vouchers and free […]

Chinese diplomat discusses Ukraine crisis with Pope’s special envoy

Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui and Pope Francis's Special Envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi exchanged views on the Ukraine crisis in a telephone conversation on Wednesday, in which they mutually recognized the two sides' positive roles in resolving the conflict. During the call, Li expressed appreciation for the Vatican's continued […]

Wang Yi to visit Myanmar, Thailand amid tensions in South China Sea

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay a visit to Myanmar and then to Thailand to chair the Ninth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting from Wednesday to Saturday, during which he will also attend an Informal Discussion Between the Foreign Ministers of China, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Thailand, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on […]