China's May Day holidays: Tourism boom highlights economic vitality Graphic: Deng Zijun/GT

The US' reported plan to levy tariffs on imports from China's emerging industries and its commerce department's decision to add 37 Chinese entities in high-tech sectors are steps further down the path of clamping down on Chinese companies and decoupling with China, observers said on Friday, warning that there will be serious consequences. The Biden […]

"Xinjiang is a wonderful land!" This was the feeling shared by every Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Forum "Year of Tourism 2023" participant. It not only marks the first tourism-themed forum to be held by the SCO, but also the first time the Xinjiang regional government has served as a co-organizer of such a large-scale international […]

The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) will resolutely follow the spirit of the Central Financial Work Conference, Central Economic Work Conference and the recent two sessions, and carry out regulation using both "teeth and thorns" to ensure that no systemic risks arise, Li Yunze, head of the administration, said on Friday. The NFRA is committed […]

China's A-share market is again making headlines as media outlets, citing Morgan Stanley analysts, said that "global funds are returning to China stocks." It seems that what has collapsed is the "China collapse" theory, not China's stock market. From time to time, the stock market experiences dramatic price changes, a phenomenon that is known as […]

Despite formidable competition from Japan, Bahrain, and India, China remains poised to top the medal table in athletics at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Since 1986, China has consistently led the medal tally in track and field at every Asian Games. Five years ago in Jakarta, China tied with Bahrain, each securing 12 gold medals. India […]

On October 7, the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang ­Province, held the first men's and women's breaking events in the history of the Games. After three rounds of ­intense competition, 17-year-old ­Chinese breakdancer Liu Qingyi defeated Japan's Yuasa Ami with a score of 2-1 to win the breaking women's gold medal and […]

A celebration was held in Prague, the Czech Republic this week to mark the fifth anniversary of the Confucius Institute of the University of Finance and Administration (VSFS) in Prague. The celebration highlighted art performances including Chinese dragon dance, qipao dress show and Czech traditional music. The event was attended by VSFS teachers and students, […]

Editor's Note: The death toll among Palestinians from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen pass 8,500, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, while more than 1,400 people in Israel have lost their lives, the vast majority in the Hamas attack on October 7. The Gaza Strip now faces a serious humanitarian […]

Under the theme "digital transformation and design future" to deepen mutual digital and economical cooperation, the first Turkey-China Business Conference was held on July 11 in Istanbul, Turkey.  The conference was organized by the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK) and the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD).  Turkish Ambassador to China Ismail Hakki […]