Displaced Palestinian children queue up to get cooked food from a charity kitchen in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, ahead of iftar - a fast-breaking meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.Omar Al-Qattaa/Afp
Advisers called on to fulfill major tasks
National political advisers have been urged to serve the country's major tasks and work to improve people's livelihoods through high-quality consultation and suggestions, in order to further promote China's modernization drive.
'Silver economy' shows promising potential
When a 78-year-old quantum physics professor goes viral "dissecting "Schroedinger's cat on short-video platform Douyin, when silver-haired models from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, strut defiantly at Paris Fashion Week, and when musicians with an average age of around 70 ignite standing ovations on stages overseas, it is further evidence that China's "silver economy" is rewriting the rules of aging.
Conservation dividends soaring at Poyang Lake
When Lu Xubo reflects on his 20 years of photographing migratory birds around China's largest freshwater lake, he says the strongest impression he has is that birds now exist more harmoniously with humans.
Israel suspends supply of electricity to Gaza
JERUSALEM — Israel ordered an immediate halt to Gaza's electricity supply on Sunday in an effort to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages, even as it prepared for fresh talks on the future of its truce with the Palestinian group.
Chinese film boom talk of the town
Spring Festival box-office revenues experienced a remarkable surge, hitting a record of 9.51 billion yuan ($1.31 billion) by the end of the holiday (Jan 28-Feb 4).
CPPCC's proposals and suggestions play pivotal role in country's policymaking
Bringing together representatives from various political parties, organizations, ethnic groups, and other sectors of society to conduct political consultation, democratic supervision, and participation in the deliberation and administration of State affairs, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference serves as a key component of the country's political system.
Revisionist power
Finally, even in part of the so-called West, there is recognition that the world has changed in its interstate balances. This recognition, this newfound awareness, is particularly significant as it emerges from the new US presidency — namely, the government of the most important nation-pole of the West, which has been its undisputed leader for the past 80 years.
Targeted moves afoot for local govt debt relief
China will employ a package of targeted measures to further address local government debt this year, with a particular focus on accelerating the debt swap program, reforming local government financing vehicles and curbing the accumulation of new hidden debt, officials and analysts said.
Embracing latest tech to fuel growth
Editor's Note: This year marks a critical milestone as China concludes its 14th Five-Year Plan.
