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Experience China Like Never Before with China Daily’s New “China Bound” Service, Featuring Smart Technology and Local Cultural Insights

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Home » Latest Travel News of China » Experience China Like Never Before with China Daily’s New “China Bound” Service, Featuring Smart Technology and Local Cultural Insights Published on January 1, 2026 On January 1, 2026, China Daily officially launched “China Bound”, an English-language, smart-tourism platform designed to provide international travelers with a…

‘Hong Kong has lived up to expectations,’ Beijing says in New Year message

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Beijing’s top office overseeing Hong Kong affairs said on New Year’s Day that the city’s administration had lived up to expectations, stressing its effective response to the deadly Tai Po fire demonstrated unity and resilience. Acknowledging President Xi Jinping’s New Year wishes for the city, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also pledged in a social…

Hong Kong’s next generation of Winter Olympians nurtured by speed skater Sidney Chu

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Hong Kong speed skater Sidney Chu is set to retire after February’s Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, but his next race is already under way as he turns his focus to developing the next generation. The 26-year-old Chu, who represented the city at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, has described his status as already “semi-retired”…

China-Europe travel market’s resilience keeps Air France-KLM optimistic despite headwinds

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Despite China-EU trade frictions, Paris and other European cities remain the top destinations for Chinese travellers, with growing China-France trade and visa-free entry spurring companies like Air France-KLM to explore new opportunities. The Franco-Dutch airline group reported strong inbound demand from Europe in 2025, driven by China’s visa-free policy for travellers from more than 30…

China’s next decade to cement status as hi-tech manufacturing powerhouse: reports

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China is expected to solidify its position as a hi-tech manufacturing powerhouse over the next decade as it edges closer to “innovation and excellence” alongside the United States, Germany and Japan, according to new reports issued by Chinese institutions. The documents, published on Tuesday, stated that China had achieved its “strategic goal” of becoming the…

Jimmy Lai verdict and Panama port saga: what shaped Hong Kong’s 2025 political scene

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A series of consequential political developments and controversies made 2025 a significant year for Hong Kong. Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s company CK Hutchison Holdings was caught in the crossfire of US-China tensions over a deal to sell its Panama Canal ports, which was eventually put on hold under pressure from Beijing. Locally, the city…

Cosco executive Zhang Yong appointed deputy in Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong

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Beijing has appointed Zhang Yong, a senior staff member from a state-owned shipping and logistics services group, to serve as a deputy director in the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced on Wednesday. Zhang, executive vice-president of Chinese shipping conglomerate Cosco Shipping Group and also…

China’s DRAM giant CXMT plans US$4.2 billion IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market

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CXMT Corporation, parent of Chinese memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), aims to raise 29.5 billion yuan (US$4.2 billion) from an initial public offering in Shanghai to fund technology upgrades, as Beijing presses ahead with its drive for tech self-reliance amid geopolitical tensions. The Shanghai Stock Exchange received CXMT’s application for a listing on…

China’s lagging basic research demands core tech pivot as US curbs bite: economic adviser

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China cannot merely chase the technological frontier – it must seize ownership of it, a prominent economist has warned, urging Beijing to accelerate basic research and master core technologies to gain leverage against Washington’s targeted restrictions. “China can no longer play follower. The US won’t let it,” said Wang Yiming, vice-chairman of the China Centre…

China hosts robots from 16 countries for 'Robot Olympics' in Beijing

Elon Musk wants robots everywhere. China is making that a reality

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An engineer debugs robots at the factory of AgiBot, a leading robotics company specializing in embodied intelligence, on December 8, 2025 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Tang Yanjun/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) Tang Yanjun | China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images Billionaire Elon Musk has put humanoid robots in the…