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Wetland conservation boosts migratory bird protection in northwest China
Gansu has wetlands covering nearly 1.19 million hectares. In recent years, creative and scientific conservation efforts have transformed these areas into thriving sanctuaries for migratory birds.
February 10, 2025
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Chinese scientists develop gene-editing method to reduce corn plant height
Chinese scientists have developed a gene-editing technique to reduce corn plant height, enabling the creation of compact, high-density varieties resistant to lodging, according to a study published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal.
February 10, 2025
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'World's supermarket' reopens after holiday, embracing innovation in Year of Snake
Yiwu International Trade Market, the world's largest wholesale market for small commodities located in the city of Yiwu in east China's Zhejiang Province, reopened on Sunday after the Spring Festival holiday, marking a vibrant start to the Year of the Snake.
February 10, 2025
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Rescuers race against time to find survivors after deadly landslide in SW China
Rescuers are making all-out efforts to find survivors after a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province left one dead, 28 missing and two injured.
February 10, 2025
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Foreign tourists venture off the beaten path to explore Spring Festival traditions
When Sabah El Badaoui from Morocco arrived in China on a business trip, she never expected to be immersed in the full spectacle of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year.
February 8, 2025
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How's China's youngest scientific research station in Antarctica after one year of operation
As China's Qinling Station, the youngest of the country's five scientific research stations in the Antarctic, marked its first anniversary of operation on Friday, scientists are celebrating that it has proven itself as a resilient scientific hub in one of Earth's most extreme environments.
February 8, 2025
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Booming service spending during Spring Festival holiday echoes China's economic vigor
Zhang Xin, a white-collar worker from Shanghai, made advance reservations to spend the Spring Festival holiday on snow in northeast China's Jilin Province.
February 8, 2025
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Decoding signals from local authorities' first meetings after Spring Festival
In China, there is a saying that goes "A year's success starts in spring." In line with this adage, many local authorities held their first meetings of the Year of the Snake on the very first working day following the Chinese New Year celebrations.
February 8, 2025
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China's low-altitude logistics sector takes flight, transforms delivery systems
Living on the small island of Laoshandao, nestled in the heart of the 780-square-kilometer Chaohu Lake, the 61-year-old knows delivery often takes time, even after the package reaches the area. But this time, Gao was pleasantly surprised as her packages arrived earlier than expected, via a white drone soaring across the vast waters, instead of the usual ferry-bound couriers.
February 8, 2025
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China remains world's largest trading nation in goods for 8 consecutive years, official says
China has maintained its position as the world's largest trading nation in goods during the past eight years, the country's customs regulator said Friday.
February 7, 2025
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Ice, snow fervor invigorates host city of Asian Winter Games
Inside a sprawling souvenir shop in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, the tiger mascots of the upcoming Asian Winter Games -- "Binbin" and "Nini" -- are demonstrating the changing images of the heavily industrial city.
February 7, 2025
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Foreign visitors experience China's improved mobile payment environment over Spring Festival
Foreign visitors in China experienced a smoother, more convenient travel environment during this year's Spring Festival, thanks to improvements to the country's mobile payment systems.
February 7, 2025
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Asian Winter Games experts praise ice quality at Heilongjiang Ice Training Center
The ice rink at the Heilongjiang Ice Training Center has been praised by experts, athletes and coaches from teams including Kazakhstan and South Korea, before the opening of the Harbin Asian Winter Games.
February 6, 2025
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China sees surging culture, tourism market during 2025 Spring Festival holiday
China witnessed a remarkable surge in its culture and tourism market during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday, which ended on Tuesday, with several market segments climbing to all-time highs.
February 6, 2025
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China sees over 2.3 billion inter-regional trips during Spring Festival holiday
During the eight-day Spring Festival holiday that ended on Tuesday, more than 2.3 billion passenger trips were made across all regions in China, official data showed Wednesday.
February 5, 2025
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Technology empowers upcoming Asian Winter Games
The 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, capital city of China's northernmost Heilongjiang Province, promises to be a sporting event of excellence and fair play, empowered by cutting-edge technology used by the organizers.
February 5, 2025
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Spring Festival boosts travel, consumption as 8-day holiday nears end
As China wraps up its 8-day Spring Festival holiday celebrating the start of the Year of the Snake, the world's second-largest economy has witnessed shopping and travel booms ignited by hundreds of millions of Chinese people's family reunions.
February 5, 2025
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China's Chang'e-7 mission to land on lunar south pole for water ice search, report says
China's Chang'e-7 lunar probe, scheduled for launch in 2026, will target the moon's south pole to search for water ice and test cutting-edge technologies critical for sustainable human activities on the moon, China Media Group reported Monday.
February 5, 2025
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China's sci-tech museums draw over 3M visits during Spring Festival holiday
China's sci-tech museums have received more than 3 million visits during the 2025 Spring Festival holiday, according to the China Science and Technology Museum on Tuesday.
February 5, 2025
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Harbin embracing 9th Asian Winter Games with mass participation
As preparations for the ninth Asian Winter Games in Harbin enter the final stretch, public enthusiasm for winter sports in the "Ice City" has reached a new peak.
February 2, 2025
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Shenzhou-19 astronauts share details of work and life in space with mission halfway through
As China's Shenzhou-19 mission reaches its halfway, the three astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station, orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth, have shared their experiences during the Spring Festival, offering a glimpse into their unique lives in space.
February 2, 2025
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Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve sees over 200 million inter-regional trips across China
Some 204.39 million inter-regional trips were made in China on Tuesday, the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve, according to official statistics.
January 30, 2025
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Shenzhou-19 astronauts send Spring Festival greetings from space station
Shenzhou-19 astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze sent their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong space station in a video released by the China Manned Space Agency on New Year's Eve.
January 28, 2025
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Local to-do lists underscore China's economic vitality
In the run-up to Chinese New Year, the local "two sessions" meetings, which recently concluded, have devised pragmatic roadmaps for high-quality growth in 2025, highlighting the Chinese economy's remarkable resilience and dynamic potential.
January 27, 2025
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Spring Festival rush: Visa-free policies ignite surge in foreign tourist arrivals
As China continues to relax its visa-free policies, the country has seen a notable increase in foreign visitors joining the Spring Festival travel rush, eager to experience its rich cultural traditions.
January 26, 2025
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Expanding charging options power NEVs for Spring Festival travel rush
China's highway network is now brimming with charging options. Alongside regular charging stations, new supercharging hubs, mobile charging piles and remotely operated mobile charging vehicles are making it easier than ever for new energy vehicles (NEVs) to hit the road this Spring Festival.
January 26, 2025
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China's rural reform initiator writes new revitalization chapter
Just days ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival, residents of a rural village named Xiaogang, located in east China's Anhui Province, met joyously to collect bumper red packets.
January 26, 2025
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China honors Shenzhou-18 mission astronauts with medals
The three crew members of China's Shenzhou-18 mission -- Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu -- were awarded medals on Thursday for their services to China's space endeavors.
January 24, 2025
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China successfully launches new satellite group
China sent a new satellite group into space on Thursday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.
January 23, 2025
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China unveils country's top 10 sci-tech achievements in 2024
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) on Wednesday announced the country's top 10 sci-tech achievements of 2024, with the list including a lunar exploration mission, a brain-inspired chip and a super microscope.
January 23, 2025