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Tibetan woodblock art preserved in remote village

A woodblock artist pursues his craft. [Photo by Palden Nyima/China Daily] Yesang village is regarded as the birthplace of Tibetan woodblock art, a tradition that has been passed down for more t

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Documentary series on China's poverty alleviation to show on Aug. 24

A documentary series on China's fight against poverty amid the COVID-19 epidemic will be aired by the country's state broadcaster starting Aug. 24, said the producer. Made by the Central Newsreel

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North China region confirms 1 death from plague

HOHHOT, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region confirmed Thursday that one person had died after contracting an intestinal type of plague, ac

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Greenhouse planting helps villagers shake off poverty in China's Tibet

Years ago, severe geographical conditions and inconvenient transport made vegetables expensive in Banbar County, SW China's Tibet. However, greenhouse planting has bene

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Fire fighters struggle to contain destructive wildfire in Greece

A devastating wildfire in Southern Greece has forced villagers to evacuate from their settlements, while firefighters work desperately to subdue the flames. That a look at the la

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Protests erupt in India after alleged gang rape, murder of girl

01:08 Violent protests and rioting erupted in eastern India on Sunday, over the alleged gang rape and murder of a teenage girl. Local media reported that the girl went missing on Satur

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Pairing-up support helps villagers find jobs and end poverty

He Gongge and Li Liwa are a couple from poverty-stricken Liangshan, southwest China. They find jobs in Guangdong and lead a better life. Check out how China's pairing-

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Villagers spend 24 years chiseling out tunnel in mountains of Guangxi, China

Incredible persistence: Villagers spent 24 years chiseling out a tunnel in remote mountains of Guangxi, China, which not only facilitated travel, but also opened a doo

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China, UK to deepen cooperation in financial services, trade, investment after Brexit: ambassador

China and Britain will continue to deepen bilateral cooperation in financial services, trade, investment and other fields after Brexit, Chinese Ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming has said. Liu made

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Pairing-up support helps relocated villagers rise above poverty | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

This impoverished region in Ningxia, China was once labeled as "most uninhabitable" for humans.With pairing-up support from an eastern province, villagers were relocate

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Five missing in central China floods

Five people went missing after a rainstorm-triggered flood hit Jianghua Yao Autonomous County in central China's Hunan Province, local authorities said on Sunday. The f

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Thailand's Pattaya beaches to reopen under social distancing rules

Pattaya beaches in Thailand will reopen to all visitors and local villagers under social distancing rules on June 1. Pattaya City Mayor Sonthaya Khunpleum said on Frid

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CPC seeks happiness for the people wholeheartedly: Xi

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has been seeking happiness for the Chinese people wholeheartedly, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said i

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Picturesque view of tea garden in Yunnan

MENGHAI, APRIL 23 (Xinhua) -- As a famous Pu'er tea producing area of China, Bulang Ethnic Township on Bulang Mountain, southwest China's Yunnan, boasts picturesque sce

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China to clean up Himalayan peaks

Mountaineering regulators in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of southwest China plan to clean up Mt. Qomolangma, Cho Oyu and Shishapangma during the coming climbing seaso

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3 Egyptian doctors die of coronavirus, 43 infected

At least three Egyptian doctors died of COVID-19 and 43 others were infected since the spread of the pandemic in the country, the Egyptian Medical Syndicate (EMS) revealed on Saturday. "Two of the

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1,400 year-old ancient tombs found in SW China

Archaeologists discovered seven tombs dating back more than 1,400 years in the southwestern Chinese city of Langzhong, the city's cultural heritage administration said