China’s major port city under partial lockdown to curb virus surge
Port city Ningbo in East China's Zhejiang Province, has shut down parts of the city due to recent epidemic surge that caused 23 infections in two days. It is the…
Schools in HK host national flag-raising ceremony on New Year’s Day to enhance national identity, patriotism
Schools and universities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), including the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which was once embroiled in violent protests by rioters during the 2019 turmoil,…
China says ready to work with Nicaragua as Chinese embassy reopens in Managua
China is ready to work with Nicaragua to enhance friendly exchanges, promote practical cooperation in various sectors and open up new prospects in bilateral relations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao…
Chinese cities cancel New Year’s Eve activities as precaution against pandemic
Many Chinese cities have cancelled New Year's Eve events as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, with the Northwest Xi'an's lockdown measure continues into the ninth day. The popular…
Xi hails 2021 as ‘year of exceptional significance’ and a ‘resilient & dynamic China’ on way to great rejuvenation in his new year speech
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday night delivered his 2022 New Year Address, the ninth straight annual speech since 2014, in which he hailed the 2021 as a year of…
China’s Tianwen-1 sends New Year blessings from Mars by releasing new images
The CNSA released new images taken by the Tianwen-1 Mars probe on the first day of 2022, including one group picture of the orbiter with the Red Planet, Zhurong rover…
Taikonauts hold ground-space talk with students from Beijing, HK, Macao, sparking patriotism, love for science
"Happy New Year!" Three taikonauts in China's orbiting space station sent New Year greetings to student representatives from Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao during a ground-space chat on Saturday, the…
Xi’an authorities urged to ensure holiday supplies amid COVID-19 lockdown
As the lockdown of Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, entered its tenth day on Saturday, local authorities pledged to make every effort to ensure the supply of daily…
First art exhibition in space: Chinese astronauts display paintings from children in space-ground chat
The Shenzhou-13 crew that has been living and working in China’s space station displayed on Saturday, the first day of 2022, paintings by children across the country during an event…
‘No genocide in Xinjiang,’ envoys, scholars reaffirm during press conference by Xinjiang govt, Chinese Embassy in UK
Diplomats, regional officials, family members of terror attack victims and regional and foreign scholars attended a press conference held jointly by the Xinjiang regional government and Chinese Embassy to the…