A tourism worker dips realgar wine on the forehead of a child in Neijiang, Sichuan province, on Dragon Boat Festival, which fell on Monday. The wine - rice wine mixed with a tiny bit of realgar, or xionghuang, a traditional Chinese medicine - is a common drink during the festival, and dabbing some wine on the faces of children is believed to help them keep healthy and expel evil spirits from their body. Lan Zitao / For China Daily
Exchange of letters boosts China-UAE ties
Du Qiangwei, a Chinese-language teacher in the United Arab Emirates, once thought that the belief that all foreigners love giant pandas was just a myth. But she reconsidered this notion after meeting Hamdan Shakhboot Al Nahyan, an Emirati pupil who named himself "Giant Panda" in Chinese.
China's participation in dialogue seen as crucial
The Chinese military's participation in the Shangri-La Dialogue by sending delegations led by the minister of national defense has helped the world gain a more comprehensive understanding of its positions on global issues, as well as facilitating communication and promoting understanding between the militaries of China and the United States, experts said recently.
Enforcement curbs illegal bird trade
Wildlife enforcement actions have played a vital role in combating the illegal wildlife trade in China.
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Instead of virtue signaling, Washington should stop enabling Tel Aviv's Gaza action
While Tel Aviv tried to compare its "successful" rescue of four hostages from Hamas in Gaza's Nuseirat camp on Saturday morning to the "Entebbe raid" of 1976, when Israeli commandos rescued more than 100 hostages in Uganda, many Israeli people are more realistic about the exploit that according to Hamas claimed at least 274 Palestinian lives including 64 children.
G60 corridor to boost innovation
Since its inception in 2016, the G60 Science and Innovation Corridor in the Yangtze River Delta region, which includes nine cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou of Zhejiang province and Hefei of Anhui province, has developed into an important national platform driving the integrated development of the region.
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Equatorial Guinea's cooperation with China has been fruitful, with an upward momentum that can help the African country improve in all aspects and bring about more changes, an Equatorial Guinean official has said.
US urged to stop Taiwan provocations
The recent words and actions of the United States, including those of President Joe Biden, on the Taiwan question have been detrimental to cross-Strait and US-China relations, and the US should stop its provocations, experts said.
Expert predicts positive export outlook for H2
At Jiangsu Dongcheng Power Tools Co Ltd, a Qidong, Jiangsu province-based manufacturer, in early June, spare parts flow seamlessly along an assembly line where they are processed, assembled into electric tools and packaged in an efficient process.
China-made dishwashers save time, effort
Washing the dishes each day can be a tedious chore for many Chinese, especially plates heavy with greasy stains.
Tour guide captivates visitors with Shaanxi charm
Zhang Bin, a tour guide in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, recently changed his working approach. Widely known as Bingdan ("ice egg"), an influencer in his 30s with more than 8 million followers on short-video platform Douyin, he released a tour guide video with English subtitles late last month.
Celtics two games up after rallying to beat Mavericks
BOSTON — Jrue Holiday led the scoring. Derrick White added a chase-down block. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown pitched in, too — with their passing and defense.
