The hukou system once placed severe limits on migrant workers’ access to social welfare in major Chinese cities.
Parents of young cancer patients are learning to dance while live-streaming so they can earn money to help cover astronomical treatment costs.
Hospital management said it will implement bird control measures.
Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the Sagrada Familia’s final spire after a Mass on Wednesday marking the centenary of its architect Antoni Gaudi.
Sino-Japan relations have been strained since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s controversial remarks regarding Taiwan.
North Korean state media quoted Kim as saying strengthening ties with China was the country’s “most important strategic mission”.
No injuries have been reported from the incident, but monitoring and warning systems are expected to be reviewed.
Israel has reopened most schools, while Iran lifted airspace restrictions on civilian flights.
The earthquake has killed at least four people, collapsed buildings and sparked tsunami warnings across the region.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre warned of waves of up to three metres in the Philippines.
The two leaders agreed to make stability a key goal of relations over the next three years – and beyond, according to state media.
Xi and Trump are expected to discuss the war on Iran, trade, technology and Taiwan, among other points of contention during the US leader’s visit to Beijing.
US President Donald Trump headed to China on May 12 for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
China’s diplomatic strategy has undergone a conspicuous shift, with Beijing conducting far fewer overseas state visits.
Shopping centres are focusing more on consumer experiences rather than traditional retail sales.
Decades of targeted energy strategies and diversification of power sources have shielded China from fuel shortages other nations now face.
The prediction market platform is banned in many countries since the website provides risky binary options despite not having a gambling license.
Company officials and analysts anticipate that thousands of businesses will be forced out of the highly competitive home furnishing sector this year.
Some Chinese winemakers are focusing on growing a unique grape varietal named cabernet gernischt and have renamed it “cabernet loong”.
Beijing is investing heavily in research and development for humanoid robots, with the vision of having them take over human tasks at work and at home.
Other policies such as offering prenatal checks to retirees have been mocked online.
Beijing wants its tropical island province to be ‘another Hong Kong’.
An average wait time at the new restaurant in China’s commercial centre is nearly three hours at lunch and dinner.
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An average wait time at the new restaurant in China’s commercial centre is nearly three hours at lunch and dinner.
The dish became a symbol of friendship between China and the US after then-US president Richard Nixon visited Beijing in 1972.
Once a device only found in science fiction, exoskeletons are now becoming available to consumers.
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The Thai organiser’s criticism prompted the reigning Miss Universe from Denmark and other contestants to leave a ceremonial event.
The Thai organiser’s criticism prompted the reigning Miss Universe from Denmark and other contestants to leave a ceremonial event.
Wang Wanlin never married nor had kids of his own, but he has sheltered hundreds of young people who have fallen on hard times.
China has become an emerging market for toymakers around the world.