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An estimated 845.38 million passenger trips were made across China during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday, up 6 percent year on year, transportation authorities said on Monday.

China braces for cross-border travel surge during Qingming holiday2026-04-01
Cross-border travel at China's ports is expected to surge during the Qingming Festival holiday from April 4 to 6, with daily crossings projected to top 2.3 million, up 11.1 percent from a year earlier, according to immigration authorities.

In Chinese mountain county, wellness tours make bitter TCM sweet2026-04-01
Almost every week, a 77-year-old tourist surnamed Lu and his family would take a short trip to the nearby Pan'an County, not only to stock up on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) but also to recharge through immersive wellness tours.

China-Italy exhibition fosters cultural dialogue beyond display2026-04-01
For Anna Lucia Tempesta, an Italian museum curator, an exhibition is never merely a display of ancient objects, but rather serves as an open invitation to an intercultural dialogue.

Senior political advisor highlights role of proposals in advancing China's modernization2026-03-31
A senior Chinese political advisor has urged greater efforts to leverage proposals from the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in building China into a modern socialist country in all respects.

CPC leadership deploys guidance teams to oversee Party-wide education campaign2026-03-31
The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has decided to dispatch eight guidance teams to oversee a Party-wide study and education campaign for the establishment and application of a correct understanding of what it means to perform well, an official statement said on Monday.

China planning human research program at space station2026-03-28
The China Manned Space Agency announced that it would solicit proposals for a space human research program starting April 1, targeting major strategic, fundamental, and forward-looking scientific issues related to the long-term healthy survival of humans during future space station flights and lunar landing missions.

Chinese AI firms start to crack profit code in niche markets2026-03-28
While Silicon Valley chases artificial general intelligence with billion-dollar training runs, a burgeoning crop of Chinese AI firms has been achieving what the entire industry is striving for: sustainable profitability in specialized markets.

Chinese vice premier calls for building global sci-tech community2026-03-26
Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said on Wednesday that China stands ready to work with all parties to build a global science and technology community.

Chinese FM urges Mideast countries to maintain calm, address disputes through dialogue2026-03-26
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday said China supports countries in the Middle East in maintaining calm and addressing disputes and differences through dialogue.

China's central SOEs urged to step up investment in Xiong'an New Area2026-03-25
China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government are urged to intensify relocation to and investment in the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province, as part of broader efforts to support the area's high-quality development.

Chinese elderly care subsidy program benefits over 1.05 mln disabled individuals2026-03-25
More than 1.05 million seniors in China have benefited from a nationwide subsidy program, which provides consumption vouchers for elderly care services to disabled individuals, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Tuesday.

Millennium-old tea gardens in east China meet the age of drones, automation2026-03-24
Nestled along West Lake in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Longjing Village has grown green tea for over a thousand years. This year's harvest unfolds under the hum of a drone gliding over the slopes as a tea picker secures freshly plucked leaves onto a waiting rope.

Shengzha rice noodles, a fresh taste of Guangxi's intangible cultural heritage2026-03-24
Shengzha rice noodles are a traditional local delicacy in Guangxi, beloved by locals and tourists alike. The craftsmanship behind these noodles has been inscribed on the regional intangible cultural heritage list of Guangxi.

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