Editor's Note: China's rural revitalization is often discussed in policies and statistics. But what does it truly look like on the ground, especially in the eyes of foreign visitors? In this "Village Walk" series, the Global Times invites foreign visitors who have explored China's villages

China has become the world's largest source of international tourists and a major destination for global travelers, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

The New Zealand government is providing 150,000 NZ dollars (85,217 U.S. dollars) in one-off funding to six accredited wildlife care facilities to support bird flu surveillance and response, ministers said Thursday.

Iran and the United States remain far apart on how to end their war but diplomacy must continue, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, as the two sides held their first known indirect talks since a ceasefire collapsed in July.

During his talks with US President Donald Trump in May, President Xi Jinping raised a pivotal question: "Can China and the US overcome the Thucydides Trap and create a new paradigm of major-country relations?" Providing strategic guidance for bilateral ties over the next three years and beyond, the new vision of building a "constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability" serves as a solemn response to this historical question. Steered by the two heads of state, the international community hopes both nations can sustain this momentum through mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged efforts to increase financial support and strengthen cooperation in global climate action.

In this episode of CGTN's Health Talk, speaking to CGTN during the Global Health Summit, Dr. Marcela del Carmen, president of Massachusetts General Hospital and executive vice president of Mass General Brigham, shares her perspective on the future of healthcare as AI becomes increasingly integrated

This year's powerful El Nino and the record global heat it's driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by the end of February, according to a research report released Wednesday.

Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield temporarily spiked to 3.055 percent on Wednesday, the first trading day after the country's five-day Silver Week holiday period.

Britain returned 12 cultural relics and artworks to China at a handover ceremony held at the Chinese Embassy in Britain on Wednesday evening.Rao Quan, China's vice minister of culture and tourism and head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, joined the ceremony online. Chinese

"We hope Chinese companies will establish a manufacturing base here and take advantage of local investment opportunities," Alexandria Governor Ayman Attia said recently.

Meta is going all in on a consumer-friendly AI agent and pushing forward with AI-powered wearable devices during a moment in the industry when its CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged it is a “wild time to be building.”

International Chocolate and Delicacies Exhibition held in Algiers, Algeria

Fire set by Israeli forces observed in southern Lebanon

Chinese and Serbian police officers launched a three-week joint patrol program in downtown Belgrade on Wednesday, aiming at assisting Chinese tourists and residents and strengthening bilateral law enforcement cooperation.

New Mobility Congress 2026 held in Katowice, Poland