Top: United Airlines passengers try to rebook tickets at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Sunday after their flights were canceled. The cancellations followed the grounding by the United States' Federal Aviation Administration of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliners for safety checks after a serious incident aboard an Alaska Airlines plane last week. Above: A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliner is grounded on Sunday at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan. Photos by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / Reuters
Xi highlights winning fight against graft
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called on Monday for targeted and sustained efforts to win the tough and protracted battle against corruption, saying that the battle must be fought with resilience and perseverance.
Severe cold spell makes its presence felt, even in tropical Hainan
Late last month, temperatures fell significantly in many parts of China.
Friendly visa policies aim to boost inbound tourism
As the global tourism industry continues to woo Chinese travelers, China is reciprocating the gesture of goodwill by offering more friendly visa policies to attract overseas visitors and reignite inbound tourism, making it a strong driver for economic development.
Job security starts to supersede study
Yang Ziru, 22, had prepared for nearly a year to take the postgraduate studies entrance exam, but last month — 20 days before she was due to take the test — she abandoned her academic ambitions.
Remembering China's merchant navy heroes
Around the Tower of London, there are sites and monuments that tell stories of the long history of the United Kingdom. But there is one that many people pass by without noticing.
Zhejiang eyes big presence overseas
East China's Zhejiang province, a major export-oriented economic powerhouse, has embarked on a series of actions aimed at expanding its presence in markets untapped so far, retaining more business orders as the new year unfolds and getting its economy off to a strong start this year.
Qingdao's key moves keep it clean, green
Qingdao, a key export and economic hub in East China's Shandong province, has shown substantial improvement in air quality after switching its major heating source from coal to natural gas in key urban districts and developing a network of multiple clean energy resources.
Visit sign of friendly ties with Maldives not an attempt to steal India's thunder
President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu is paying a state visit to China from Monday to Friday. He is the first head of state to visit China in 2024.
Road to zero hunger
China's grain output rose to a record high of 695.41 million metric tons in 2023, the ninth consecutive year China has registered a grain harvest of over 650 million tons and the 20th consecutive bumper harvest year.
Casting light into the shadows of the past
In Beijing, the Temple of Heaven has stood for centuries, silently standing in testament to Chinese people's awe of the divine and their sacrificial custom to the heaven in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties — a custom that actually has a much longer history.
GIVING STORIES FLOW
Chen Jia's face was awash with a grin for all of the roughly 90-minute raft journey down the Jiuqu (Nine-bend) River that gurgles through a valley beneath the Wuyi Mountains in late December.
