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New Year on the Frontlines: 'Frost flower couple' guards the border

In Luoguhe Village, Mohe in Heilongjiang Province, the wind is bitingly cold. Just as dawn broke, the People's Daily ...

Chinese military conducts combat readiness patrols in South China Sea

The Chinese military conducted naval and air combat readiness patrols in the territorial waters of the South China Sea ...

Humanoid robots at Spring Festival Gala grab headlines, showcasing China's tech leap in just one year

The dazzling performances by humanoid robots at China's 2026 Spring Festival Gala made headlines on multiple overseas media outlets, ...

2026 Chinese New Year box office breaks 1 billion yuan
The total box office for the 2026 Chinese New Year film season (including pre-sales) has surpassed 1 billion yuan ...

OP-ED

The Spring Festival brings a touch of warmth to the world: Global Times editorial

The reason the Spring Festival can open doors across different cultures is that it touches the softest, most universal human longing for a better life deep in our hearts.

From hometown flavors to global feast: two decades of change on Chinese festival dinner table

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GT Voice: Deeper co-op with China a pragmatic choice for EU industrial revitalization

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CHINA

Space station crew rings in Year of the Horse with best wishes, fresh cake
They are 400 km above Earth and cannot go home for the Spring Festival this year, but China's taikonauts have found their own ways to make the traditional Chinese holiday warm and sweet.
Chinese Embassy in Singapore urges citizens to avoid gambling abroad after Chinese national's death
Philippine president welcomes resumption of direct Quanzhou-Cebu flights
Chinese Consulate in Vietnam's Da Nang urges Chinese to avoid gambling after citizen jumps to death
The Chinese Consulate General in Da Nang on Sunday evening issued a reminder urging Chinese nationals visiting the city to stay away from gambling, after a Chinese citizen reportedly died ...

8 dead, 2 injured after fireworks retail store blast, fire in east China
An explosion and its resulting blaze at a fireworks retail store in Dong'an Village, Donghai County of east China's Jiangsu Province, left eight people dead and two others with minor ...

Chinese FM warns against Japan's challenge to post-war international order; remarks serve as a reminder to the international community against Japan's militarist tendency: Chinese expert
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday urged vigilance against recent dangerous trends in Japan, stating that the Japanese leadership's erroneous remarks regarding the Taiwan question directly challenge China's sovereignty ...

SOURCE

China aims to build 1.5 trillion-yuan tea industry by 2030
How the Spring Festival channels mobility, time and consumption
China predicts over 285 million inter-regional trips on first day of Spring Festival holiday
Over 285 million inter-regional passenger trips are predicted across China on Sunday, the first day of this year's nine-day Spring Festival holiday.
China's top market regulator rolls out guidelines on antitrust compliance for internet platforms
China's State Administration for Market Regulation released guidelines on antitrust compliance for internet platforms on Friday, a move designed to help operators guard against compliance risks, foster innovation and advance ...

Chinese travel to BRI partner countries surges during Spring Festival, showing stronger ties, growing synergy
The upcoming Spring Festival is expected to see a surge in Chinese citizens' travel to destinations in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner countries, according to data released by various ...

Chinese regulators summon six domestic travel platforms over consumer lending practices
The National Administration of Financial Regulation (NAFR), together with the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the People's Bank of China (PBC), held regulatory meetings with six major travel ...

LIFE

From lion dances to ice festivals, diverse regional customs reflect both deep heritage and contemporary reinvention
Editor's Note: From tech-enabled flower fields to ice kingdoms, and from intangible cultural heritage traditions like the lion dance and Zigong Lantern Show, China's Spring Festival unfolds ...

China's Sun Long wins silver in men's 1,000m short track speed skating at Milan-Cortina
Chinese short track speed skater Sun Long clinched silver in the men's 1,000 meters event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Thursday, earning the Chinese delegation its fourth ...

At the dawn of Spring Festival, Pakistan renews its resolve to working even more closely with Chinese friends: Pakistani envoy
On the joyous occasion of the Spring Festival, I extend my warmest greetings to the people of China and to the readers and viewers of Global Times. ...
Chinese researchers decode the cause of the world's largest underwater wooden shipwreck's sinking
Through DNA analysis of underwater soil sediments, Chinese researchers have recently made several new discoveries related to the Yangtze River Estuary No.2 ancient shipwreck.
Yuen Woo-ping and Wu Jing highlight wuxia spirit as film 'Blades of the Guardians' launches global release
Trotting through 5,000 years: Horse in cultural heritage, a symbol of China's eternal spirit of vitality and progress