China plans to solicit opinions from the public regarding the demand for special tourist trains for the elderly, and the provision of customized services in various forms, said a new guideline published by nine departments on Tuesday. As China continues to expand large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-in programs, the government plans to incorporate…
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A China Welfare Lottery sales station is seen in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, on May 24, 2021. [Photo/IC] BEIJING – China’s lottery ticket sales rose 7.6 percent year-on-year to 623.49 billion yuan ($86.96 billion) in 2024, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Friday. Sales of lottery tickets to support the country’s welfare…
A view of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. [Photo/VCG] SHANGHAI – The 2025 Global Developer Conference, scheduled from Feb 21 to 23 in Shanghai, is expected to bring together approximately 100 developer communities from around the world, the organizer Shanghai AI Industry Association (SAIA) said Friday. The conference will focus on cutting-edge technologies, including large…
BEIJING – Zhang Xin, a white-collar worker from Shanghai, made advance reservations to spend the Spring Festival holiday on snow in Northeast China’s Jilin province. Zhang, together with his 7-year-old son, practiced snowboarding techniques under the guidance of an instructor at Changbaishan International Resort. They progressed from falling repeatedly at first to gaining some proficiency.…
A moviegoer checks out a poster for Ne Zha 2 at a cinema in Beijing. DU LIANYI/CHINA DAILY BEIJING — Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan has further revised its forecast for “Ne Zha 2”, projecting the animated blockbuster will reach 14.25 billion yuan ($1.99 billion) in total earnings in China. The new estimate, announced Monday night,…
People visit a moduling building factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb 9, 2025. A moduling building factory under China Harbour Engineering Company’s Sedra project in Saudi Arabia has officially commenced operations. Spanning approximately 200,000 square meters, the factory will supply prefabricated components for the Sedra project’s fully modular villas, while laying the industrial foundation for…
Visitors pose for photographs with the cauldron for the 9th Asian Winter Games at Harbin Ice and Snow World Park in Heilongjiang province on Saturday.[Photo/Xinhua] Domestic and foreign consumers have shown a growing interest in taking ice and snow trips to Northeast China, led by the “Ice City” of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, and fueled by…
RIYADH — The Chinese Tencent Cloud Company has launched its first Middle East Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia, featuring two availability zones with full redundancy, advanced cloud services and AI capabilities. In a statement on Sunday, the company revealed that the new availability zones, expected to be operational in 2025, will integrate Saudi Arabia into…
China rolled out a plan on Monday to stabilize foreign investment this year, signaling the country’s determination to achieve high-level opening-up in the face of rising global protectionism, analysts said. The plan, adopted at the State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang, outlined more practical and effective measures to both retain existing and…