Culture Beat: China LPGA Tour event held in Jiangsu

Thailand's Kusma Meechai won her first tournament in a decade on Friday with a score of 68, defeating compatriot Pakin Kawinpakorn in a second-hole playoff to win the CTBC Ladies Classic, a China LPGA Tour event in East China's Jiangsu Province. Shi Yuli (70) and Zeng Liqi (70) of China ended one shot out of […]

Chinese players claim team golds

Table tennis was among the major highlights of the third matchday of the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games, with the uplifted home audience witnessing both China's men's and women's team win their events. The highly anticipated finals of the women's and men's team gold medal ties delivered two thrilling clashes at the world-class level. In the […]

Chinese science fiction novels, films join hands to let imagination fly

A few days ago, the Science Fiction Film Working Committee of the Chinese Film Association was founded during the China Golden Rooster Film Festival, signifying a solid step taken to promote Chinese science fiction films and novels, which are often closely connected and constitute a support for each other.  It is generally known that many […]

New platform eyes ‘slow fashion’ to inspire designers, customers

For Li Bin, contact with the textile industry was rather accidental. Born in 1989, Li used to work in branding and PR, but got involved in sustainable fashion in 2020 amid the global pandemic, after developing a sudden interest.   In recent years, China's second-hand clothing market has been attracting more and more young people, driven […]

Expert encourages more Americans to come and see China with their own eyes

The China-proposed Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) and Global Development Initiative (GDI) are widely welcomed and well received, and if these goals can be achieved, the whole world will applaud, said John L. Thornton, chair emeritus of the US Brookings Institution. He believes the aspiration China has is admirable, and it would be a step forward […]

Recovery of Chinese cinema a chance for all

China's film authority on Tuesday night announced the box office in China in 2023 has so far exceeded 50 billion yuan ($6.85 billion). Breaking it down, the box office of domestic films reached 41.7 billion yuan, accounting for 83.4 percent. Although it looks unlikely for the box office this year to reach pre-pandemic 2019's 64 […]

Incheon airport seeks to bring back Chinese air travelers

Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC), the operator of Incheon International Airport, seeks to recover the rate of Chinese air passengers to 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels by 2024. "The airport is seeing a continuous recovery in travel demands, reaching a total of 35 million international passengers by August, which is a 73.3-percent recovery from the […]

Sunak pledges to build "brighter future" for UK, scraps HS2 rail line

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed on Wednesday to build a "brighter future" for the country as he scrapped the northern leg of the flagship HS2 rail project and introduced a raft of new measures to shore up support for the ruling Conservative Party as the next general election nears. Announcing the decision […]

Singer, Japan-China friendship envoy Shinji Tanimura dies at 74

Japanese singer-songwriter Shinji Tanimura died on October 8 at the age of 74. The news was announced on his official website on October 16, according to media reports.  "With deep regret, we announce the passing of Shinji Tanimura on October 8. Despite his diligent efforts towards recovery, he breathed his last breath," the announcement said, […]