Traditional Chinese lanterns illuminate festivities globally
CHENGDU (Xinhua) -- Li Yuanming, an experienced artisan with 30 years of expertise in crafting lanterns, is consistently occupied during the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, as well…
Chinese railways record 99.46 mln passenger trips during Spring Festival holiday
BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese railways reported 99.46 million passenger trips during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday that ran from Feb. 10 to 17 this year, latest data showed.…
China’s box office revenue tops 7 bln yuan during Spring Festival holiday
BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's box office revenue during this year's Spring Festival holiday has exceeded 7 billion yuan (about 985 million U.S. dollars), statistics showed Friday. One of…
China’s 14th National Winter Games heat up tourism in N China
HOHHOT, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- As the sun climbed high in Hulunbuir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Bat Suh donned his traditional Mongolian robe and filled the air with…
China calls on members of neutrality group to promote global governance
BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Zhao Leji on Thursday called on member states of the Group of Friends of Neutrality to jointly promote the development of the…
Investment of China’s central SOEs surpasses 6 trillion yuan in 2023
BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) expanded effective investment in 2023, official data showed. The total investment of central SOEs stood at 6.2 trillion yuan…
Xi congratulates Stubb on election as Finnish president
BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping extended on Friday his congratulations to Alexander Stubb on his election as president of the Republic of Finland. In his message,…
50th anniv. of China and Brazil diplomatic relations in Belo Horizonte
Members of Cidade Jardim Samba School participate in a carnival in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Feb. 14, 2024. The school members staged performances at the event to celebrate the 50th…
Chinese, overseas firms keep signing up for supply chain-themed expo
BEIJING (Xinhua) -- Following the opening of online registration for the second China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) to be held later this year, more than 90 Chinese and overseas…
Foreign leaders, heads of int’l organizations extend greetings for Chinese New Year of Dragon
BEIJING (Xinhua) -- More foreign leaders and heads of international organizations have sent their festive blessings to Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China…
Xizang holds horse racing for Tibetan New Year
LHASA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The equestrian team of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region staged a thrilling display of traditional horse racing in its capital Lhasa on Monday, the third…
China sees outstanding agriculture-related loans increase
BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- China saw the balance of agriculture-related loans increase by the end of last year, according to data released by the People's Bank of China, the…
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge sees record daily passenger flow
GUANGZHOU, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) saw over 130,000 inbound and outbound passengers on Monday, the third day of the Chinese New…
Chinese film market starts 2024 with stronger Spring Festival performance
BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 Spring Festival box office in China has roared past 3.5 billion yuan (492.7 million U.S. dollars) within the holiday's initial three days, marking…
Qingdao port, China busy handling goods for export during Spring Festival holiday
Trucks transport containers at Qingdao Port, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 11, 2024. The Qingdao port is busy handling goods for export during the Spring Festival holiday. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng) Unmanned…