A chef charms visitors with his dance moves as he stretches a thread of noodle during the Paris Fair at Porte de Versailles in Paris, France, on Tuesday. The event was part of a Chinese cultural exhibition at the fair, which started on April 27 and runs through Monday. The fair has attracted more than 3,200 exhibitors from around the world. Gao Jing / Xinhua
Youth hailed for key role in rural areas
President Xi Jinping has hailed students at China Agricultural University for their endeavors on the front line of agricultural production, and said they displayed a spirit that all Chinese youth should have in the new era.
Myanmar urged to stem border crimes
China urges Myanmar to take concrete measures to crack down on transnational crimes, including cyber frauds, and rescue abducted or trapped Chinese citizens in a timely manner, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said during his visit to the country.
Travel during holiday hits new record
China's transport network is expected to have handled 270 million passenger trips during the five-day May Day holiday, which concluded on Wednesday, the Ministry of Transport said.
ECO-MANGROVE
Mangrove areas that provide habitats for water birds and other creatures and protect coastal areas from marine disasters urgently need to be restored, according to experts and officials from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
US ups the ante in dirty game but should be forewarned
Not content with violating the one-China principle, the United States has launched what could be called a frontal assault on China's sovereignty, which in no way will be tolerated.
Chinese people reviving global tourism
The United Nations World Tourism Organization released the 2023 World Tourism Barometer report recently, which said that despite the many economic, public health and geopolitical challenges, the global tourism industry will see a strong recovery this year.
Survey: 3 in 4 Chinese Americans face racism
Nearly 3 out of 4 Chinese Americans have experienced racial discrimination in the past 12 months, and more than half of them are worried about their safety relating to hate crimes, according to a new national survey.
Swap Connect seen attracting new investors
The much-anticipated northbound trading of the Swap Connect is likely to start in the coming months as relevant rules were finalized — and it will facilitate the access of overseas investors to onshore interest rate swaps, experts said.
Short videos go long on value
Gao Ruolin, 27, who works for a fashion magazine in Beijing, said she loves to upload original videos that portray her everyday life and peruse funny clips posted by other users on short-video platform Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.
Pole position for culture
Tu Songgen recently took his audience's breath away at a historical folk celebration event in his hometown of Zhouquan in Tongxiang, a county-level city of Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang province.
Plucky pensioners still getting their kicks
Mutsuhiko Nomura's soccer career has spanned 18 World Cups, or 70 years, to be exact.
