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Chinese Baijiu Maker Showcases Enduring Craftsmanship

A Chinese baijiu producer is emphasizing its commitment to enduring craftsmanship, showcasing the traditional techniques and heritage behind the spirit. This highlights the cultural significance and quality of Chinese baijiu.

China sees rise in Chinese New Year travel, but per capita spending remains flat
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China sees rise in Chinese New Year travel, but per capita spending remains flat

China logged an overall increase in travel during the just-concluded Chinese New Year break compared with last year’s holiday period, but analysts said spending per capita stayed flat. The country saw 596 million domestic trips over the extended public holiday that ended on Monday, a year-on-year increase of 95 million, Xinhua reported. About 17.8 million cross-border trips were logged over the same period, it added. Chinese New Year is a crucial period for the travel sector as hundreds of...

Bus plunges off Nepal mountain highway: 17 dead, Chinese national missing
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Bus plunges off Nepal mountain highway: 17 dead, Chinese national missing

A packed bus on its way to Nepal’s capital drove off a mountain highway in Nepal early Monday, killing 17 people and leaving another 24 wounded. One Chinese national remains missing and another is being treated at a local hospital, the Chinese embassy in Nepal confirmed according to Xinhua. There were dozens of people on board the bus, which was heading from the resort city of Pokhara to Kathmandu when it drove off the Prithvi highway after midnight, police said. The bus rolled down a mountai...

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Munich Security Conference Addresses Global Tensions and Diplomacy

The Munich Security Conference serves as a platform for international diplomacy, with China and Canada holding talks, Europeans pushing back against US claims of 'civilizational erasure,' and a large rally supporting Iranian opposition taking place on the sidelines.

China’s top legislature removes 9 military officials ahead of Beijing’s ‘two sessions’
PoliticsSCMP1mo ago

China’s top legislature removes 9 military officials ahead of Beijing’s ‘two sessions’

China’s top legislature has removed nine military officials from its list of representatives ahead of Beijing’s biggest annual political meeting next week, according to state news agency Xinhua. The National People’s Congress (NPC) updated its list of representatives from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Armed Police delegation on Thursday, reducing the total to 243. Among the representatives removed were five full generals, one lieutenant general and three major generals. The...

Why is the Communist Party warning cadres about their performance?
PoliticsSCMP1mo ago

Why is the Communist Party warning cadres about their performance?

Communist Party cadres have been put on notice over governance and performance appraisals as the ruling body counts down to leadership changes across the country and the start of the next five-year plan. In a campaign that will continue until July, officials from the county level up have been told to correct any deviations from the “correct” line in their own duties and in assessments of those under their watch. In an article on Wednesday, state news agency Xinhua suggested that breaches of t...

China applauds North Korea on party conclave in ‘new historical period’ of ties: Xinhua
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China applauds North Korea on party conclave in ‘new historical period’ of ties: Xinhua

China has joined Russia in congratulating North Korea on the conclave of its ruling party, hailing economic achievements under the leadership of Kim Jong-un and pledging to work with Pyongyang to promote regional peace. According to Xinhua, the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party sent a congratulatory letter on Thursday, asserting that the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea had in recent years helped develop the North Korean economy and improve the lives of its people. China’s state news...

Song Ping, veteran Chinese Communist, dies aged 108 after career that spanned decades
PoliticsSCMP1mo ago

Song Ping, veteran Chinese Communist, dies aged 108 after career that spanned decades

Song Ping, a veteran Chinese revolutionary who lived through five generations of Communist Party leaders, has died at the age of 108. He died at 3.36pm in Beijing on Wednesday, state news agency Xinhua reported. Song’s career began in the 1930s before the founding of the People’s Republic including a spell as political secretary to the future premier Zhou Enlai. Song held many important positions during the following decades and his career peaked when he became a member of the Politburo Stand...

12 killed in China’s second deadly Lunar New Year firework explosion
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12 killed in China’s second deadly Lunar New Year firework explosion

Twelve people were killed in an explosion at a firework shop in Hubei in central China on Wednesday, just days after eight people died in a similar incident in a nearby province. The accident happened just before 2.30pm on the second day of Lunar New Year in Zhengji in Xiangyang city, state news agency Xinhua reported. The report added that the subsequent fire spread across the premises and was put out within an hour. An investigation into the cause is now under way. The explosion followed...