BEIJING/TAIPEI, April 3 (Xinhua) — A 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien of China\’s Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Cent
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China renews highest alert for cold wave
BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — China\’s meteorological authorities renewed an orange alert for a cold wave on Monday, the most severe warning in its three-tier warning system, forecasting temperature dro
Anhui braves rare heavy snowfall to safeguard power, roads
HEFEI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) — For Dong Shuai, this year\’s heavy snow is unprecedented. Yet, though the village roads are blanketed with over 10 cm of fresh snow, Dong persists in facing the blizzard to in
Essential travel guide to Chinese New Year for foreigners
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — China is embracing a tourism boom during the upcoming eight-day Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) holiday, according to data from several domestic online travel platforms
A glimpse into thriving ice and snow industry in Xinjiang
URUMQI, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — On her first trip to northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Li Peiling, a tourist hailing from the south, chose to experience the delights of a ski resort nest
Job security starts to supersede study
Students taking the postgraduate studies entrance exam glance at their textbooks before entering the examination rooms at Jiangsu University of Technology in Jiangsu Province on Dec 23. CHEN WEI/XINHU
2023 the hottest year for central China\’s Hunan since records began
CHANGSHA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Central China\’s Hunan Province recorded an annual average temperature of 18.7 degrees Celsius in 2023, marking the highest since the province began meteorological records
China sees hottest year on record in 2023
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — The average temperature in China in 2023 was the highest since 1961, when the country began compiling complete meteorological records, according to the National Climate Cen
Boiling water turns into spectacular arcs of ice in NE China
With temperatures in Mohe city, northeast China\’s Heilongjiang Province, plummeting to below minus 40 degrees Celsius in recent days, the city has become a magnet for snow lovers eager to experience t
56.4 pct of China\’s postgraduates hold professional degrees
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — As of 2022, around 56.4 percent of China\’s postgraduates hold professional degrees, compared with 32.29 percent in 2012, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Tuesday.
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