Take a tour of Beijing Winter Olympic venues

Xinhua reporter Jonathan Dixon gives you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic venues.

February 2, 2021

China's consumption recovery from COVID-19 fallout boosts confidence: Experts

China's consumer market is expected to show a recovery growth trend this year, as various policies to expand domestic demand continue to take effect, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).

February 1, 2021

From farm to table: Smart tech breathes new life into traditional businesses in China

From restaurants staffed by robots to unmanned farms, new tech is gradually changing Chinese people's lives for the better.

January 28, 2021

Video of Harbin's ice theme park gifted to 17 ambassadors to China

The Harbin Ice and Snow World features ice-carved landmarks from 17 countries and regions, such as Yekaterinburg's Church of All Saints in Russia, Greece's Theatre of Dionysus, Latvia's St. Peter's Church, and Estonia's Viru Gate.

January 28, 2021

China's 'Red Lantern Village' makes 2 million lanterns for Spring Festival

Yangzhao in Jishan County, a small village by the Yellow River, has a history of making lanterns dating back to the Qing Dynasty. The village makes more than 2 million lanterns every year, with an annual output of nearly 100 million yuan (15.4 million dollars).

January 26, 2021

Back to Wuhan

In early 2020, CGTN reporter Tao Yuan and photographer Luo Caiwen documented the life and death in a COVID-19 ICU in Wuhan. A year has passed since the lockdown of the city of 11 million people. They returned to see how Wuhan is doing. Friends who bonded because of the pandemic, doctors and nurses, journalists, former patients, and their family members gather again to remember the past. The city moves on, even as scars remain.

January 25, 2021

China leads in economic recovery

China is projected to be the only major economy to achieve positive growth in 2020, a hard-won result. How did China manage to pull off such a feat? Click to find more from the Xinhua Commentary!

January 21, 2021

Join hands to forge a bright future for China and Arab states

5 years on since Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visits to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran, and his visit to the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, how has Sino-Arab cooperation progressed? Check out this edition of GLOBALink to find out the fruitful results of Xiplomacy.

January 20, 2021

Encouraged by latest data, economists upbeat about China economy 2021

Encouraged by 2.3 percent growth of GDP in 2020, economists are optimistic about China's economic outlook this year. Here is what they have to say.

January 19, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines: Common solution, not competition

China will continue to work with other countries on COVID-19 vaccine development, share knowledge and experience in fighting the pandemic, and overcome the challenge.

January 15, 2021

China debuts 'super bullet maglev' prototype with 620 km/h top speed

A prototype high-temperature superconducting maglev train with a maximum speed of 620 km per hour has rolled off the production line in Chengdu, China.

January 14, 2021

Over 240 dinosaur footprints discovered in east China

Walking with dinosaurs: 240 dinosaur footprints, dating back to the Upper Cretaceous period, have been found in east China. The discovery is the most extensive, most diverse collection of dinosaur tracks ever found in China.

January 14, 2021

Chinese mainland spokesperson on cross-Strait ties

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday slammed the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority for letting U.S. take advantage of Taiwan.

January 14, 2021

China's first weather-control UAV deployed for artificial precipitation

China has deployed a large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for generating artificial precipitation, aiming at boosting ecological protection. As the first of its kind in China, the UAV is one of the most advanced among its competitors around the world, said its developer.

January 13, 2021

How China built its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System

China began constructing its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), named after the Chinese term for the Big Dipper constellation, in the 1990s. In just over 30 years, BDS has achieved a range of goals, such as shifting from active to passive positioning and expanding its service coverage from China to the Asia-Pacific region and eventually the globe.

January 12, 2021

Chinese police force's 2020 in 110 seconds

China marked its first national police day on Jan. 10 this year. Here's a look at the Chinese police force's 2020 in 110 seconds.

January 11, 2021

China's Guizhou invests over US$137B in transport over last 5 years

A total of 887.3 billion yuan (137.4 billion U.S. dollars) has been spent on improving transport infrastructure in Guizhou Province, on the frontlines of China's anti-poverty war, between 2016 and 2020.

January 8, 2021

5 years on the East Asia Poverty Reduction Cooperation Pilot project

In November 2014, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang proposed the Cooperation Initiative on Poverty Reduction in East Asia at that year's ASEAN Plus Three Summit. China committed to promote poverty reduction in rural communities of East Asian countries and launch the pilot cooperative project for demonstration.

January 7, 2021

Gansu crafts a new future out of poverty

2020 is the decisive year for China's fight against poverty. China Daily's foreign reporters Jocelyn and Matt traveled across the country to discover the stories behind people's efforts to overcome poverty with the help of the internet.

January 6, 2021

China's poverty alleviation: A promise made and kept

The lives of nearly 100 million disadvantaged people in China have changed beyond recognition over the past eight years, thanks to the poverty alleviation campaign. Let's join Xinhua reporters in Xinjiang, Guizhou, Ningxia, Hebei and Hunan to explore how that was possible.

January 5, 2021

Dialogue with Confucius' descendant at the Southern Confucius Temple, taste Quzhou delicacies at Shuitingjie Street

The series of short video "Hello! Quzhou" tailored for the cultural and tourism brand building of "Four Good in Quzhou", was designed and shoot by China.org.cn and Quzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism jointly. Through the perspective of the foreign host and his immersive experience to show the world" good looks, good sounds, good play and good tastes" in Quzhou.

January 5, 2021

New elevated highway with super-long steel-structure overpass opens to traffic

A 21-km-long elevated highway has opened to traffic in the city of Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, E China. It features China's longest steel-structure overpass.

January 4, 2021

CGN holds open day event at wind farm in France

A livestreamed open day event was held at a wind farm project in France by China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) on Dec 31.

December 31, 2020

Strengthened financial support aids poverty alleviation: Finance minister

China has been strengthening financial support for poverty alleviation for years, and the efforts have helped the country eradicate absolute poverty, Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun has said.

December 31, 2020

Smart robots | 2020 Year in Review

High-tech heroes: Smart robots have been disinfecting hospitals, making deliveries, and even preparing dinner this year.

December 31, 2020

China opens railway to facilitate cross-Strait travel

The Fuzhou-Pingtan railway in east China's Fujian province was opened to traffic on Saturday after seven years of construction, making it more convenient for Taiwan compatriots to travel to the mainland.

December 29, 2020

China's poverty alleviation provides lessons for many countries: US economist

China's poverty alleviation experience provides lessons for many countries, U.S. economist Jeffrey Sachs says in a recent video interview with Xinhua. China has vowed to eradicate extreme poverty by the end of 2020. Nearly 100 million Chinese have been lifted out of poverty since 2013.

December 28, 2020

China-developed COVID-19 vaccine shown effective in Brazil trials: WSJ

A China-developed COVID-19 vaccine has passed the 50 percent threshold for efficacy in late-stage trials in Brazil, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported. It means the vaccine is considered viable by international scientists and can be put into use.

December 25, 2020

World's first 350 km/h freight train off assembly line

A bullet freight train with a maximum operational speed of 350 km per hour rolled off the assembly line in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, on Wednesday morning.

December 24, 2020

China's green efforts | 2020 Year in Review

On Jan. 1, 2020, China began a 10-year fishing ban in key areas of the Yangtze River to protect the biodiversity of China's longest river. The ban is part of China's efforts to advance green development and promote harmony between human and nature.

December 24, 2020