Chinese astronauts Tang Hongbo (C), Tang Shengjie (R) and Jiang Xinlin attend a see-off ceremony at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wa
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See-off ceremony held for Chinese astronauts of Shenzhou-17 mission
JIUQUAN, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — A see-off ceremony for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission was held on Thursday morning at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest Ch
China to launch Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission on Oct. 26
JIUQUAN, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — The Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the China M
Ex-F1 champion Raikkonen partners with Chinese firm
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) — 2007 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen has agreed a partnership with Chinese EV company Zeekr.
The company announced the development on social media on Tuesday, writ
China to launch Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship
The combination of Long March-2F carrier rocket and the Shenzhou-17 crewed spacecraft is vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 19, 20
Next-generation rocket for nation\’s manned space missions on track
Yang Liwei interacts with young students during an activity in Beijing on Monday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of China\’s first manned space flight. XU JINGXING/CHINA DAILY
China\’s next-generati
BRI powering development across the world
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Editor\’s note: The year of 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. Ten experts share their views with China Daily on how the initiative promotes economic de
Israel evacuates residents in north amid border tensions with Lebanon
JERUSALEM/GAZA/BEIRUT, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Israel began evacuating residents in the north on Monday amid escalating conflict with Lebanon\’s Hezbollah military group in the border area.
The Israeli-Leb
China-Laos, China-Vietnam int\’l cold-chain freight trains begin operation
KUNMING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — On Monday morning, two cold-chain freight trains carrying fruits and vegetables left southwest China\’s Yunnan Province for Laos and Vietnam respectively, marking the launc
China launches Earth-observing satellite into space
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Coded Yunhai-1 04 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 15, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)