BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — The China Siyuan Foundation recently announced that it has raised funds and materials worth 4.5 billion yuan (about 633.4 million U.S. dollars) to help more than 30 millio
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China\’s box office revenue tops 5 bln yuan in Spring Festival movie-going season
BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — As of 11:42 a.m. Wednesday, the fifth day of the Spring Festival holiday, China\’s Spring Festival box office revenue (including pre-sale) has exceeded 5 billion yuan (abou
China expands optical fiber network in 2023
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — China continued to expand its optical fiber network in 2023, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Last year, the country installed nearly 4.74
Chinese-brand passenger vehicle sales soar in January
BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese-brand passenger vehicle sales jumped 68.6 percent year on year in January 2024, industry data showed.
Nearly 1.28 million domestic-brand passenger vehicles were so
New study warns of worsening air pollution in California due to wildfires
SACRAMENTO, the United States, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) — The U.S. state of California had far more days a year with poor air quality than the rest of the country, and the trend could get worse in the next 3
Chinese tourists predicted to make over 6 bln domestic trips in 2024
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — Chinese tourists are expected to make more than 6 billion domestic trips in 2024, and the combined number of inbound and outbound tourists traveling internationally is exp
Spring Festival TV gala audience, viewership hit record highs
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — The audience and viewership for this year\’s Spring Festival TV gala, which was aired on Friday night, the eve of the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, both reach
Spring Festival Gala sees viewership rise nearly 13% to 679m
Performers during the CCTV Spring Festival gala show on Feb 9, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The annual CCTV Spring Festival gala aired on Feb 9, Lunar New Year\’s Eve, attracting 679 mil
China\’s Tianjin Port sees record high container throughput in January
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows a container terminal of Tianjin Port in north China\’s Tianjin Municipality. Tianjin Port, located on the coast of the Bohai Sea, is a major shipping p
China launches construction of biomedical platform for disease research
This photo taken on Feb. 7, 2024 shows the launching ceremony of the construction of an innovative platform for molecular imaging and theranostic medical probes in Huairou Science City in the northeas