China's first Student Games reveal efforts toward integration of sports, education

Breakdancing, surfing, roller skating, and rock climbing… Various emerging sports have attracted the public attention at the ongoing China's first Student (Youth) Games, showing off young Chinese players' athletic talents and aspirations for the future. The Games opened on November 5 at the Guangxi Sports Center in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, drawing […]

Nature, infrastructure boost outdoor activities

The last few years have seen outdoor sports in China grow extremely popular. The 2023 Outdoor Life Trend Report, jointly released by a social networking platform and two other media outlets, shows that outdoor activities have gradually become a part of people's daily lives. From January to October, the number of people who engage in […]

COP28 President-Designate commits to put health at centre of climate discussions

Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, has vowed that COP28 will drive international action on climate and health, with the first-ever Health Day and climate-health ministerial at a COP acting as a ground-breaking opportunity to determine steps towards equitable, climate-resilient health systems and mobilise vital investment […]

US’ one-sided military support for Israel fuels tension: expert

US' one-sided decision to send weapons and warships to Israel after Hamas attack will "further fuel the tension, cause more humanitarian crisis," said Chinese observers, moreover, Washington's wrong-footed response to the surprise attack also mirrored its failed Middle East policies, a result of flip-flopping and indecisiveness, commented the observers. Repeating its tactic of fanning up […]

Chile: Chile Week across China enhances communication

The opening ceremony of the 8th Chile Week in Beijing kicked off on Monday. About 200 people attended the ceremony, including Chinese and Chilean representatives from associations, importers and exporters, and media.  Afterward, the annual China-Chile Business Council Meeting was successfully held, at which the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, encouraged Chinese and Chilean enterprises […]

A simple, moderate, and green lifestyle, universal involvement keys to tackling climate change

As the scorching heat of the summer continues to grip the world's northern hemisphere, relentless heatwaves have become an unwelcome norm, signaling a harsh wakeup call ­­- the effects of climate change are no longer a distant future, but a blistering reality. With record-breaking temperatures not seen in 100,000 years in conjunction with extreme weather events, and […]

Visually impaired broadcaster encourages others to 'become precedents'

Recently, a short video of a graduation speech delivered by a visually impaired postgraduate student during the Communication University of China (CUC) graduation ceremony in Beijing, has moved many Chinese netizens. In the video posted by the CUC on its WeChat page on June 28, Dong Lina, a postgraduate student from the Broadcasting and Anchoring […]

Witness to history: Resilience and selflessness radiate amid a once-in-a-century deluge, as rescue and reconstruction work continues

Editor's Note: In recent days, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region among other areas in northern China have been hit by heavy rain. More than 130,000 people have been affected in the hardest-hit city of Zhuozhou, Hebei Province, with 146 villages and communities impacted, covering an area of 225.38 square kilometers. A total of 57 relocation sites have […]

Xi’s letter encourages global youths to experience China, enhance understanding, and achieve mutual success

Editor's Note: Chinese people believe that letters are as valuable as gold. For thousands of years, letters, across mountains and oceans, have been delivering the writers' sentiments and conveying friendship and expectations. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, has managed to find time to reply […]