China's Mars probe completes third orbital correction

China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 conducted its third orbital correction Wednesday night, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The probe carried out the orbital correction at around 10 p.m. (Beijing time) with its eight 25N engines working simultaneously. The performance of the 25N engines was also tested during the operation. The orbital correction aims to fine-tune the transfer orbit after the deep-space maneuver, ensuring that the probe achieves a sound planned rendezvous with Mars.

October 30, 2020

Poverty-alleviation relocation offers new life in east China

In April 2020, seven poverty-stricken counties in east China's Jiangxi province have worked out of poverty. Check out what villagers' life have become after being relocated from the mountains.

October 30, 2020

Chinese love Xiaokang, but what is it?

People who follow Chinese news will often find the phrase Xiaokang. It's not a nickname like Xiao Wang. It's actually a goal, a development goal that encapsulates Chinese people's aspirations for a better life.

October 29, 2020

Robots used to unload garbage in China's Shenzhen

Intelligent robots are used to help street cleaners unload garbage in Shenzhen, a technology hub in south China's Guangdong Province. Two robots were put into use at a waste transfer station in Changling Village, Luohu District, on Monday. Holding a 660-liter dumpster detached from a garbage collection vehicle, a robot moves along a radar-designed route to deliver it at the trash station. The dumpster is then rolled over by mechanised arms, dumping the waste into an underground compression box for further processing. After dumping the trash that can weigh more than 200 kg, the robot carries the empty dumpster to the cleaning area where cleaners wash it for reuse. The robots have been developed by Sagacity Environment, a local technology company.

October 29, 2020

China's Five-Year Plan: What, Why and How?

A new version of China's five-year plan is in the making. But what is this document, why is it important, and how is it drafted?

October 28, 2020

China makes advances in key environmental goals set in 13th Five-Year Plan

China's leaders are meeting in Beijing to map out the country's next five-year plan. It's a critical blueprint which will map out the country's future development, and protecting the environment is a focus. Green development and ecological progress were written into the previous plan for the first time. Here is a look back at the past five years.

October 27, 2020

How poor households in China's Dabie Mountains have shaken off poverty

In this new episode of DiscoveringAnhui, we invited an Uzbek teacher based in E China's Hefei to the Dabie Mountains to experience and find out how households mired in poverty managed to change their life. Take a look!

October 26, 2020

Stunning aerial view of bridge with highest concrete tower

Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province has the highest concrete bridge tower in the world. The tower is 332 meters high, as tall as a 110-floor building. The bridge, a colossal cable-supported viaduct that spans 2,135 meters across a canyon, serves as a major connection on the Pingtang-Luodian Expressway. Since the bridge opened to traffic in Dec. 2019, it has reduced the travel time between Pingtang and Luodian from over two and a half hours to about one hour.

October 26, 2020

Guide to China's dual circulation economy

The fifth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will be held in Beijing from October 26 to 29. During the session, China's 14th five-year plan will be discussed and the term "dual circulation economy," which has become a buzzword recently in China, is likely to receive great attention too. This video is a guide to China's concept of "dual circulation economy."

October 26, 2020

China-Laos railway project reaches key milestone

The main structure of a super bridge on the China-Laos Railway is now complete as the two sides have been connected.

October 22, 2020

How herders in China's Xinjiang rise above poverty

Yesklek village of Tekes county of Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang uygur autonomous Region was once an impoverished village deep in Mount Tianshan. For generations, herders have been grazing sheep and cattle from one pasture to another. The local government has taken multiple measures to alleviate poverty.

October 21, 2020

China serves as engine of global growth: Pakistani expert

China's major economic indicators entered positive territory in the third quarter of this year. China serves as the engine of global growth and its development benefits the global community, explains Irfan Shahzad Takalvi, an expert from Pakistan.

October 21, 2020

Chinese village out of poverty draws young people

Many impoverished villages have taken off their "poverty caps" in China's battle against poverty. Among them is Desheng Village in Hebei Province. Click to watch how the "well-off" village draws young people back to work.

October 20, 2020

China's 5 Years in Review: GDP, personal income, jobs, well-being goals reached

China is set to release its 14th five-year economic plan in the coming days. Take a look back at the country's achievements over the past five years.

October 20, 2020

China International Fair for Trade in Services wins global attention

From Sept. 4 to 9, the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) themed with "Global Services, Shared Prosperity" was held in Beijing.

October 16, 2020

China's Free Trade Zones at a glance

The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, the first one in China, made its debut in 2013, and has become a pioneer in China's comprehensively deepening reform and opening up.So far, China has 21 pilot free trade zones, located from south to north and from the country's coasts to its inland regions.

October 16, 2020

The rise of Shenzhen

Over 40 years, Shenzhen city has made itself a prominent test-bed of China's reform and opening-up, as well as a hub of entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation.

October 13, 2020

UN at 75: Multilateral dialogue and win-win cooperation

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations (UN). On Sept. 21, a high-level meeting was held at the UN headquarters in New York to commemorate the occasion.

September 28, 2020

China promotes new type of South-South cooperation

The collective rise of emerging markets represented by China has shifted the focus of South-South cooperation toward "common development." Here, we look at China's role in promoting the new type of South-South cooperation.

September 28, 2020

China's homemade Airbus A320 NEO full-motion flight simulator

Pilot training made easy: Check out an Airbus A320 NEO full-motion flight simulator developed by a company in Tianjin.

September 21, 2020

Yak cheese helps Tibetan locals shake off poverty

The yak cheese, a distinctive food handmade by Tibetans, has helped lift local people out of poverty in Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

September 21, 2020

A peek into 2,000-year-old Chinese handicraft, lacquer carving

Take a glimpse of a 2,000-year-old traditional Chinese handicraft, lacquer carving, in Tianshui in China's Gansu province.

September 11, 2020

How China fought its war against COVID-19

How was the war against the COVID-19 epidemic fought in China? In the face of the severe public health crisis, the Chinese people have united as one and stood together under the leadership which demonstrated strong political courage.

September 10, 2020

New school year starts amid COVID-19

This September, students in China are starting to return to school amid the coronavirus pandemic. With tight prevention and control measures in place, the country's schools are welcoming nearly 300 million students back onto campus.

September 9, 2020

Chinese college students use robots in table tennis training

Man VS. machine: This ping-pong robot can adjust the speed and spin of the ball according to a player's level. The robots are employed at a university in Shanghai for table tennis training.

September 8, 2020

War against Japanese aggression: 75 years on

Sept 3 marks the 75th victory anniversary of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The war, which lasted 14 years, was an important part of the worldwide anti-fascist struggle.

September 3, 2020

China's largest marine research, training vessel launched into water

China's largest-ever oceanographic research and training vessel, named after Sun Yat-sen University, was launched into water in Shanghai on Friday.

August 31, 2020

Path to prosperity in Tibet, China

A smallest town, a last roadless county... Take a glance at how China's Tibet has changed over the past decades.

August 28, 2020

40 years on: Shenzhen Special Economic Zone

Shenzhen, the trailblazer in reform and opening-up, marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of China's first special economic zone. Let's take a look at this video and experience the charm, impetus, energy and innovation of Shenzhen after 40 years of development.

August 26, 2020

China's Xinjiang poised for bumper summer harvest

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region can expect this year's summer wheat harvest to increase by 336,000 tonnes over the previous year, according to the regional agriculture and rural affairs department.

August 25, 2020