Students jump high and try to touch strings of hanging zongzi — a traditional Chinese sticky rice dumpling — in Yongzhou, Hunan province, on Thursday ahead of the national college entrance examination, or the gaokao, which kicks off on Friday. The little ritual is a lucky charm meant to help them achieve high scores and get admission to top colleges. Zongzi is traditionally made during Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on Monday. JIANG KEQING/FOR CHINA DAILY See story, page 5
Xi: Education bridges key to China-US ties
President Xi Jinping has said that China-United States education exchanges and cooperation help promote mutual understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries, especially the youths, and this is a project for the future development of bilateral relations.
Lunar probe has transferred samples for return trip to Earth
Lunar samples collected from the moon's far side by China's Chang'e 6 mission have been delivered to their final carrier, which will later bring them to Earth, according to the China National Space Administration.
HK government blasts critics of city's prospects
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government hit back on Wednesday at critics challenging the city's prospects, releasing a wealth of data and facts demonstrating its development and competitiveness.
New first-tier museums announced
China celebrated the 48th International Museum Day with a variety of activities across the country. During a ceremony marking the occasion in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on May 18, the fifth batch of China's first-tier museums was announced.
Glazeware artist firing new life into craft
The deft hands of a master craftsman can breathe life into a piece of clay and firing it in high-temperatures can make that life eternal — that's what a master of glazeware in Shanxi province believes about this ancient art with a history of more than 1,000 years.
Washington will not be able to make a jar big enough for the turtle to escape
At the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on the weekend, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun said that the People's Liberation Army is well-prepared to defeat the Taiwan island's secessionists and their patrons. "It will be as easy as catching a turtle in a jar, nothing to sweat about."
Manila should settle disputes through talks
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered a speech at the 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31, claiming that some international legal procedures are the expression of "good faith", reiterating the validity of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration awards, and saying that Manila has enacted domestic legislation in accordance with the South China Sea arbitration awards.
Following in Du Fu's footsteps
Editor's note: As the People's Republic of China celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding this year, China Daily asked prominent international figures to reflect on their relationship with the country and to talk of the direction in which they see it going.
Economists expect realty bounce soon
China is on the right track to deal with its property woes with a new round of policy easing measures recently issued, thus painting a rosy picture for gradual stabilization of a sector key to reviving the world's second-largest economy, said economists of two prominent foreign institutions.
Trilateral summit refocuses on cooperation
SEOUL — Leaders of China, Japan and South Korea met in Seoul in late May for a trilateral summit, more than four years after it was last held in 2019.
Decoding a soaring dragon
Describing his last decade's work at the Palace Museum in Beijing, Wu Wei says it was often like "archaeology on the roof".
Theatrical productions celebrate liberation
Seventy-five years ago on May 27, the Chinese Liberation Army, led by the Communist Party of China, took over Shanghai amid cheers and applause from people lining the streets.
Lack of leaders is giving Deschamps 'les bleus'
Leadership never used to be an issue for France.
