President Xi Jinping delivers a speech on Friday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after receiving the credentials of 16 new ambassadors to China. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY
Xi: Nation to expand opening-up
President Xi Jinping, who received the credentials of 16 new ambassadors to China on Friday, welcomed the envoys to their new posts in Beijing and sent a clear signal that China will resolutely expand its high-level opening-up.
15th Natl Games to fast-track Greater Bay Area integration
Underlined by new practices in running cross-border events and measures to promote sports tourism collectively, organizers of the 15th National Games expect to leverage the sporting spectacle's impact to further boost integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The event will be held from Nov 9 to 21.
9 Chinese cities awarded Wetland City Accreditation
Nine more Chinese cities have been awarded Wetland City Accreditation, ranking China on top worldwide for the accreditation, and marking significant progress for the country in wetlands protection, which is vital for the ecology.
Turning challenges into opportunities
Editor's note: The 25th China-EU Summit was held in Beijing on Thursday. As each other's second-largest trade partner, the two still stand for cooperation across sectors. Three experts share their views on this issue with China Daily.
CIIE to boost cross-border business ties
Preparations for the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, which will start its 100-day countdown on Sunday, has been advancing steadily, officials said, as the event aims to strengthen business ties with the rest of the world at a time when global trade is facing disruptions and rising uncertainties.
China calls for calm over border clash
China called for calm and proper handling of the border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand and reaffirmed its willingness to continue to play a constructive role in promoting de-escalation.
Maestro orchestrates a ripple effect
A year after maestro Shui Lan took up the baton as artistic adviser of the China National Symphony Orchestra, a quiet yet meaningful transformation has begun to ripple through its ranks.
Singer captures the voice of the wind
Urna Chahar-Tugchi, known by her stage name Urna, has been singing for as long as she can remember. Long before she ever stepped onto a stage or recorded an album, her voice echoed across the grasslands of Ordos in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region — unaccompanied, spontaneous, and free.
Preserving the sound of silk strings
In the heart of Central China's Hunan province lies the small city of Changde — a place once known to Zhang Lan only through a photograph in her college application booklet. The image captured the serene library of Hunan University of Arts and Science, with a tranquil lake fringed by graceful willows. It was this picture that drew Zhang, a young girl from Yueyang in Hunan, to leave her hometown behind.
WORLD-CLASS PLATFORM FOR AI COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE
At the forefront of the global race in artificial intelligence, Shanghai is advancing with the "Chinese approach": turning its branded event, the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, into a global hub for AI; creating industrial leaps with AI ecosystem clusters as the "epicenter"; and making the interplay of institutional support and practical scenarios a "testing ground" for innovative exploration.
