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 […]

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, […]

Albanese’s US visit ‘awkward, disappointing’; Washington finding it 'hard to collude'

"It's a state visit of awkwardness and disappointment," a Chinese analyst said of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's US visit from Monday to Thursday, pointing out that the two allies apparently found it hard to yield substantial results during the trip, although the Biden administration is wooing Canberra to closely follow its strategy to suppress […]

Sri Lanka: Celebrating 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative development in Beijing

Recently, the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) development and the milestones of China-Sri Lanka relations were held at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing. Sri Lankan Ambassador to China Palitha Kohona, Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Hon. Ali Sabry, together with Chinese and foreign media representatives attended the event. Ambassador […]

Come and experience: Arab diplomats, officials explore Chinese modernization practices in dynamic, inclusive Shanghai

Editor's Note: In his report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, proposed to comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization - a modernization of a huge population, of common […]

Learning history is to treasure peace: head of Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

August 15 marks the 78th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, following with September 3, China's Anti-Japanese War Victory Day. The dark period of war has carried great harm to the Chinese people, and the spirit formed during resisting the aggression of Japanese invaders still lives on, bringing Chinese people courage as well […]