Promoting high-quality development along Yangtze River

In the early 1980s, a romance movie filmed in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River featured mountains covered with red leaves, becoming a screen classic. As local people are working hard to restore the beautiful view, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to promote high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

December 23, 2020

China enhances int'l cooperation during year of pandemic

Sending medical supplies and personnel, sharing prevention and control experience...China has advanced international exchanges and cooperation for the common health of mankind during the challenging year of pandemic.

December 22, 2020

Decoding China's economy in 2020

At the beginning of 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic disrupted people's normal lives and caused an economic recession. This was not only a crisis but also a task for the whole world.

December 21, 2020

Timeline of China's Chang'e-5 mission

The Chang'e-5 probe, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender and a returner, is one of the most complicated and challenging missions in the country's aerospace history. Here is a timeline of the mission.

December 18, 2020

Fly Over Amazing China 2020

Drones take us to review stunning scenery across China, with notable aerial photos taken by Xinhua photographers in 2020.

December 15, 2020

China's war on poverty

After gathering and organizing materials for half a year, the American-Chinese co-production team of "China's Poverty Alleviation at the Grassroots" immersed themselves into the local lives of China's rural poor in remote mountainous areas. With "targeted poverty alleviation" being the main topic, five simple but touching stories personalize the process and depict the measures of combating poverty.

December 15, 2020

Nanjing Massacre: Reminder for future, lesson never to be forgotten

On Dec. 13, 1937, the Japanese invaders captured Nanjing City. Over six weeks, these soldiers killed around 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers. The massacre was one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II.

December 14, 2020

New life for cliffside residents

Not so long ago, Erbu's family lived a simple life in a village perched on the side of a cliff in Sichuan province, SW China. That all changed in May.

December 11, 2020

'Bird guardians' connecting man and nature

"You just need to call out a few times, and the silver pheasants will fly out of the forest to meet you." This charming scene can be found in Ziyun village, southeast China's Fujian province. Recent news reports about Yang Meilin, a "guardian" of the silver pheasant here, have received widespread attention online.

December 10, 2020

Looking back at building better lives in China

China is making a final push this year to fully realize xiaokang, or a moderately prosperous society, in every respect. What has China done to help people live better lives? In this video, let's look back at building better lives in China.

December 10, 2020

Bird protectors of China's largest freshwater lake

More than 350,000 migratory birds have reached China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake for the winter. Li Yue, a local bird protector, has determined to become a guardian for these birds.

December 9, 2020

Villagers prospering after shaking off poverty in N China

Residents lifted out of poverty are embracing their new lives in Fuping county, north China's Hebei province.

December 8, 2020

China launches new Earth observation satellite

China successfully launched a new Earth-observation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 11:58 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time).

December 8, 2020

China accomplishes its poverty alleviation target of the new era as scheduled

China has accomplished its poverty alleviation target of the new era as scheduled and achieved a significant victory that impresses the world.

December 7, 2020

Int'l scientists hail China's quantum computing breakthrough

Experts have spoken highly of a significant computing breakthrough achieving quantum computational advantage announced by a Chinese research team on Friday.

December 7, 2020

China's poverty alleviation is a good lesson for others to emulate: Former Thai PM

Former Thai Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun spoke highly of China's poverty alleviation effort and considered it as a good lesson for other countries to emulate. China is set to eliminate absolute poverty by the end of this year, and meet the poverty eradication goal set out in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 10 years ahead of schedule.

December 4, 2020

Small village in China's Tibet embraces dramatic changes

Hongxing Community, a village located by the Yarlung Tsangpo River, has undergone dramatic changes in the past five years through China's poverty alleviation projects. Local residents have better jobs that earn more. They also get access to better education, housing and medical care.

December 4, 2020

China's Chang'e-5 completes sampling on moon

China's Chang'e-5 probe has completed sampling on the moon, and the samples have been sealed within the spacecraft, the China National Space Administration announced Thursday morning.

December 3, 2020

PV power stations aid poverty alleviation in N China

Fengrun District in Tangshan, a city in northern China's Hebei Province, has seen dramatic changes after a photovoltaic power station was built on its barren mountains. The construction was part of a government project to help lift residents out of poverty.

December 2, 2020

All is 'well' in Tibet thanks to safe water project

From 2016 to 2020, Tibet Autonomous Region in SW China invested 4.3 billion yuan (about 657 million U.S. dollars) in drinking water projects, improving 17,581 rural water projects. Now, clean drinking water has become a reality for around two million residents.

December 1, 2020

Explore the colorful China-ASEAN Expo

The world is a colorful place, and the variety is on full display at the 17th China-ASEAN Expo. Check it out!

December 1, 2020

Sci-tech experts help farmers shake off poverty

China introduced a system of sending sci-tech experts to rural areas about 20 years ago. Over the years, such experts have played an important role in rural development and poverty alleviation. Their stories are shared by President Xi Jinping.

November 30, 2020

Poly Group holds overseas open day event online

​An online overseas open day event was held by China Poly Group Corporation Limited (Poly Group) in Beijing on Nov. 27.

November 28, 2020

Animated short film: Coffee Matters

The film tells the story of Chinese coffee beans, which were introduced to Yunnan province from the West over a century ago, becoming popular across the world and helping locals in Yunnan escape poverty and improve their wellbeing.

November 27, 2020

China's post-pandemic economic recovery an inspiration to Africa

China's phenomenal post-pandemic economic recovery is an inspiration to African nations and boosts their confidence that they can also thrive after the global pandemic is contained, an analyst has observed.

November 27, 2020

Beijing 2022 prepares for adapted testing program amid pandemic countermeasures

International test events for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing are set to be replaced by an adapted testing program because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

November 26, 2020

A look at China's October economic data

Chinese economy sustained a strong recovery in October as the country enhanced continuous epidemic prevention and control measures.

November 26, 2020

Highlights of China's innovation over past 5 years

China has made significant accomplishments in implementing its innovation-driven development strategy during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), which fostered new growth drivers and support for high-quality growth.

November 26, 2020

Highlights of China's elderly care over past 5 years

China has been running at full tilt to foster a social environment in which senior citizens are respected, cared for and live happily in the span of the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020), given the country's fast-growing aging population. By the end of 2019, China had a population of 254 million aged 60 or above, accounting for 18.1 percent of the national population. The number is expected to exceed 300 million in the next five years, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. While the aging population brings pressure to the Chinese society, it also provides great potential for the rise of the silver economy, which may boost employment and stimulate consumption.

November 25, 2020

China's moon mission goes 'nowhere near' where humans have landed before

China has launched an unmanned spacecraft to the moon as it attempts to become the first nation in more than 40 years to bring back lunar rocks and soil for scientific analysis.

November 25, 2020