In the presence of a biting wind, fur-clad workers wielded steel chisels to tackle the frozen surface of the Songhua River, producing a large crystalline slab of ice to the cheers of spectators in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.
As a severe cold wave sweeps across China, the National Meteorological Center has issued a series of warnings, highlighting that the impact of strong winds, overshadowing the effects of snow and rain, is more pronounced compared to the previous cold wave.
Chinese police investigated 73,000 cross-border gambling and related cases last year, dismantling over 4,500 online gambling platforms, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
Tourist attractions in the Xizang autonomous region embraced more than 2.38 million visits during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, an increase of 16.56 percent year-on-year, according to the region's culture and tourism department.
The steady improvement of the business environment and living conditions in Hebei province has led to a demographic shift, with the permanent population transitioning from a long-term net outflow to net inflow.
The dramatic rescue of a middle-aged man from drowning in a river by three men and a horse has captivated the hearts of numerous netizens and led to his saviors being honored by officials in Hubei province.
As self-driving travel becomes increasingly popular among Chinese tourists, Hong Kong residents embraced a new trend of northbound self-driving tours during this year's Spring Festival holiday, which ended on Tuesday.
Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, introduced the "Easy Go" luggage service ahead of Spring Festival this year, allowing tourists to explore the city without the hassle of carrying all their bags about with them.
Some 61 people lured by call-center scammers to work in Myanmar were rescued and sent back to Thailand on Thursday.
China's meteorological authority renewed a blue alert for a cold wave on Thursday as freezing air is set to sweep across most parts of the country in the coming days.
Hong Kong-listed Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc, a subsidiary of Fosun Pharma, announced on Wednesday that its anti-PD-1 mAb, HANSIZHUANG, or serplulimab, has been approved by the European Commission to treat extensive-stage small cell lung cancer for adult patients.
At the famed Harbin Ice and Snow World in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, a thermometer embedded in a towering ice sculpture has become a popular spot for tourists to visit.
Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of Manchurian Dutchman's pipe stem in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local forestry authorities announced on Thursday.
Shaanxi province saw a surge in international tourists during this year's Spring Festival holiday as China celebrated the holiday for the first time after the festival was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
To satisfy the diversified insurance demands of the public, the administration said it will support the development of both commercial health insurance and basic medical insurance, each with distinct development models.
China's domestic tourist attractions recorded more than 500 million visits during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, demonstrating the strong consumption power of the Chinese people at home and abroad.
China's Ministry of Education has issued a new guideline to strengthen the physical education workforce in primary and secondary schools and improve students' physical fitness, officials said.
As China resumes full-scale operations after Spring Festival, authorities across the country are rolling out services to stabilize employment, with Guangdong province leading the way by organizing special trains and buses to help migrant workers return to work.
Surrounded by friendly smiles and enthusiastic greetings as he moved through the vendors, he eagerly enjoyed sampling the local food. He even asked a vendor to teach him how to make jianbing guozi, and shared his experience and joy with the locals.
Crime in China dropped more than 20 percent year-on-year during the Spring Festival holiday, while public security remained stable across the country, the Ministry of Public Security revealed on Wednesday.
The World Health Organization is calling for urgent action to reinforce breast cancer control measures in sub-Saharan Africa, adding that without measures, an estimated 135,000 women could lose their lives to the disease by 2040.
China saw a remarkable surge in inbound tourism during this year's Spring Festival holiday, as the nation celebrated its first Spring Festival after the festival was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
The just concluded Spring Festival holiday — from Jan 28 to Feb 4 — recorded a tourism boom with both the visitor number and tourism-related revenue seeing remarkable growth.
The U.S. Postal Service announced on Tuesday local time that it will temporarily suspend international package acceptance of inbound parcels from the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
According to the National Immigration Administration on Wednesday, 958,000 inbound and outbound visitors crossed the border during the Spring Festival, up 22.9 percent from the same period last year.
China maintained overall social stability and good public order during the 2025 Spring Festival holidays. As of Tuesday, criminal cases fell by 20.9 percent, while public security incidents declined by 14.3 percent year-on-year.
China's box office revenue during the 8-day-long Spring Festival holiday reached a record 9.51 billion yuan, with nationwide movie attendance hitting an all-time high of 187 million people, setting new records for the Spring Festival season.
The city has established seven national-level and 11 provincial-level ice and snow specialty schools.
The development of study tours is being pushed as a priority by the government as it expects to raise the quality of such offerings to the public.