A mother-daughter duo evacuated from Lebanon share a tender moment at Limassol Port in Cyprus on Tuesday. They were part of a group of 80 people, including 69 Chinese nationals, who left Lebanon by ship. China has evacuated over 200 of its citizens from Lebanon amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.Li Jing/Xinhua
China, Russia vow to further bolster ties
As Wednesday marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, expressing Beijing's hope of future growth of its relationship with Moscow.
Xi's National Day speech applauded
Experts and officials around the world have applauded President Xi Jinping's latest pledge that the Chinese people will make more remarkable achievements and greater contributions to the peace and development of humanity.
Calls grow for restraint in Mideast
The United Nations has called for a de-escalation in the Middle East, after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening in response to previous assassinations of Iranian leaders by Israel and the Israeli offensive in Palestine and Lebanon.
An American guide for a Chinese museum
The Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, houses a treasure trove of jade, lacquerware and myriad artifacts, but what has impressed Emma Chen, a volunteer there, the most is its black pottery collection, which sports unique symbols that some scholars think are inscriptions from another era. She passionately explains to visitors that long before smartphones, the Liangzhu people were possibly "posting their moments" on pottery like people today do on WeChat.
F&B packaging births new generation of collectors
In a world where most people keep photos and stamps in albums, Lin Mengxi stands out as she gathers packaging from milk tea and coffee products to create her own collection.
Rescued elephant adapts well after return to nature in Yunnan
The successful reintroduction of Asian elephant A'Bao into the wild in Southwest China's Yunnan province marks a milestone in China's elephant reintroduction experiment.
Historical opening-up paves way for fashion revolution
At 3 pm on Oct 1, 1949, Chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People's Republic of China from the tower of Beijing's Tian'anmen Gate, joined by other prominent figures who would form the core of the country's leadership. More than 300,000 people filled Tian'anmen Square to watch the announcement.
Hami attracting large-scale projects
As a number of high-tech and large-scale projects in emerging sectors are taking shape, Hami in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is harnessing its abundant natural resources to spearhead an industrial transformation driven by new growth engines.
It takes a team to reach summit of Kilimanjaro
In 2021, Renick Odede, a 35-year-old Kenyan who lives in Nairobi, got interested in climbing mountains after watching a documentary about the sport. He started by climbing the Ngong Hills near his home and began to prepare to climb Mount Kenya, the country's highest mountain, and Africa's second highest, which rises to a height of 5,199 meters.
DROPPING THE BEAT
In the world of hip-hop, gold chains have long been a symbol of success, cultural pride and personal expression.
