China aims to achieve secure and reliable supply of key core artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by 2027, with its industrial scale and empowerment level remaining among the world's forefront, according to a recent government action plan
This tangible financial incentive directly addresses the pressing concerns of high childrearing costs and immense parenting pressures, representing a local attempt to explore pathways for encouraging childbirth
Cambridge Dictionary's 2025 Word of the Year is "parasocial," describing one-sided emotional connections, often through social media, with celebrities, influencers or even AI personalities
Fuzhou, capital of Fujian Province, welcomed its first downtown duty-free store on December 18, 2025. The new facility features a multifaceted model, selling duty-free and taxed domestic and international products, and online and physical channels to meet consumer needs
If "pain gold" represents a hardcore investment made by young people for their passions and emotional wellbeing, then an affordable handicraft known as pindou or "pixel bead art" has become their accessible comfort after clocking out from work.
The recent three-day New Year holiday showed some promising travel and spending numbers in China, offering a glimpse of resilient and dynamic consumption landscape
Every year on New Year's Eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his New Year greetings to the Chinese people from his office, with the Great Wall, a symbol of the Chinese nation's resilience and heritage, depicted the backdrop
Summing up tangible progress in 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged solid steps to write a new chapter in the story of China's miracle in his 2026 New Year message on the evening of December 31
