The New Year sees northeastern China welcome the depths of winter and the peak season for tourists.
As the bell strikes the last minute of this year, people from all over the world will usher in the new year in a multitude of ways with a core emphasis on sending cherished wishes to near and dear ones.
International students who were unable to go home during the holidays celebrated the festive spirit of the season with glitzy performances at new year galas organized by schools.
Editors note: Tianjin-based health products company Quanjian Group has been accused of making huge profits by misleading consumers about the effects of its products. The pop science WeChat account Dingxiangyisheng (or Lilac Doctor) posted an article that cited the example of Zhou Yang, a 4-year-old girl diagnosed with a type of cancer in 2012, who died after taking Quanjian's "anti-cancer medicine", although the company claimed in its advertisements she was cured. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang. Excerpts follow:
When US National Security Adviser John Bolton was laying out the new US strategy for Africa, which he announced on Dec 13, his primary concern was not about helping African countries with their economic and social development, but rather about countering China and Russia to advance the United States' selfish geopolitical goals.
Editor's note: During his first visit to US troops in Iraq since taking office, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States cannot continue to be the "policeman" of the world. What does Trump's announcement on Wednesday mean for the Middle East and the regions beyond? Three experts share their views with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:
Mankind has never stopped fighting natural disasters. In modern times, creating an emergency warning and response system that can minimize casualties has been a key concern for governments around the world.
HANGZHOU - After news of Zhang Chengliang's death was announced this week, sanitation workers in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, were in a sorrowful mood.
Ai Wenli, a former senior political adviser, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Suzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu province to charges of taking bribes of more than 64 million yuan ($9.3 million).
When the neighborhood community office offered Chen Feng'e a job in 2006, she thought there would be plenty of leisure time since the work could be done mostly from home.
Spring Festival sees the largest annual migration in the world. During the 40 days of China's most important festival, hundreds of millions of people, most of them migrant workers, return to their hometowns from the distant cities where they work.
Once, Lyu Wei was a migrant worker who assembled iPhones at a Foxconn factory in Shenzhen in the southern province of Guangdong. Now, he sells homegrown fruit and vegetables nationwide from his startup in Shiyan, his hometown in rural Hubei province, Central China.
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