People enjoy Qingming Festival holiday across China

Spring scenery in Wuqing section of Grand Canal in N China's Tianjin

Zhang Xue, founder of Chinese motorcycle manufacturer ZXMOTO, receives an interview at the factory building of ZXMOTO in Liangjiang New Area, southwest China's Chongqing, April 1, 2026.ZXMOTO, a relatively obscure Chinese brand, founded in 2024 by Zhang Xue in Chongqing, secured stunning victories

View of Danxia Landform in Dongyuan Town, China's Gansu

On the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday, a sharp rise in tourist flows highlighted strong demand for cultural and tourism consumption, with total cross-regional trips estimated at about 296 million on Saturday, up 2.7 percent year-on-year, according to state broadcaster CCTV News, citing

The China-Pakistan “Sea Guardian IV” joint naval exercise concluded on April 1, as the Chinese People's Liberation Army’s (PLA) guided-missile frigate Daqing and Pakistani naval vessels parted ways in the northern Arabian Sea, marking the end of the drills, according to CCTV News.The exercise

Crabapple blossom festival at Tianjin's Wudadao historical urban area

Staff members debug a drone at an aviation company in Laixi City, east China's Shandong Province, April 2, 2026.An industrial chain for low-altitude economy has been established in Laixi in recent years, covering aircraft research and development, aviation materials processing, precision

As of April 3, China's 2026 box office has already crossed 12 billion yuan ($1.74 billion), with more than 273 million tickets sold. On paper, it's a record-breaking figure. In context, it's even more striking: China now accounts for over 23% of the global market.But numbers alone don't tell the

Phou Lika, a 10-year-old primary school student here in southwestern Cambodia, was a bit shocked on Thursday after doctors from the China-backed Mekong children's heart care project conducted a heart diagnosis mission at her school and found that she had congenital heart disease (CHD) from

The outline of a plan by the government of Sanae Takaichi to relax restrictions on Japan’s defense equipment exports has been revealed, seeking to allow, in principle, the transfer of lethal weapons, which has sparked concerns and criticism within Japan that it could exacerbate conflicts or fuel an

In March, the 1,000-mu (about 66.7 hectare) rapeseed fields in Guojiawan Village, Yuping Dong Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province bloomed one after another.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Friday agreed in Beijing to hold a China-Canada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in the second half of this year.He, China's lead person in the dialogue, called on the two sides to follow through on

Tourists enjoy themselves at a homestay in an azalea scenic area in Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 29, 2026.The azaleas in Bijie are currently in full bloom, drawing crowds of visitors and boosting local businesses such as hotels, restaurants, flower cultivation, and cultural

This photo taken on April 2, 2026 shows a view of the shield tunneling machine "Linghang" at the construction site of the Chongming-Taicang Yangtze River tunnel under China's Yangtze River. China's domestically developed high-speed-rail shield tunneling machine "Linghang" has successfully completed

China is likely to see 90.5 million railway passenger trips from Friday to next Tuesday during the upcoming Qingming Festival holiday travel rush, according to the national railway operator.Expecting an average of 18.1 million trips daily during the five-day travel rush, China State Railway Group