Visa rules see record number of visitors to Shanghai

Shanghai's relaxed visa policies paid dividends in 2017, with the city's ports handling a record number of passenger visits, according to the latest official data.

It's the beginning of the end for ivory in China

The doors to the ivory trade in China closed on Sunday, as the world started 2018 a step closer to a land free of the slaughter of endangered animals.

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TV show lets relics do all the talking

A cradle of the Western Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-771 BC), Baoji in Shaanxi province once witnessed a high point of bronze ware production, and a great number of significant relics have been excavated there.

Speech by Xi at key Party session focuses on vision

Qiushi Journal, the flagship magazine of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday published a speech that General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping made during a key Party meeting.

President tells Chinese students in Moscow to reach for their dreams

President Xi Jinping on Saturday encouraged Chinese students at Lomonosov Moscow State University to be devoted to their country and work hard for their dreams.

2022 Winter Olympics stamps launched

Beijing offered a special New Year gift for philatelists and sports fans on Sunday with the launch of the first set of commemorative stamps for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Official warns of risks in cross-Straits ties

A senior mainland official on Taiwan affairs on Sunday warned against "increasing risks" and a complex climate in cross-Straits ties in 2018, and urged both sides to continue working together toward peaceful development.

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Campaign to bolster fight on poverty

China will formulate a three-year guideline on a national poverty reduction campaign and wage a war against corruption in the sector between 2018 and 2020, according to a national meeting that ended on Friday.

Olympics primes job market for foreigners

As the clock ticks down to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, more and more foreigners specializing in winter sports are finding employment in China.

Construction starts on AVIC regional jet

Aviation Industry Corp of China, the State-owned aircraft giant, has begun to build its MA700 turboprop airliner, planning to conduct its first flight in 2019, according to the company.