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Reception Celebrating 2026 Spring Festival and Tibetan New Year Held in Zurich
The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Zurich and for the Principality of Liechtenstein hosted a reception in Zurich on the evening of February 3 to celebrate the upcoming 2026 Spring Festival and Tibetan New Year.
Tibetan New Year Reception Held in Kathmandu
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Nepal hosted a reception in Kathmandu on the evening of February 7 to celebrate the upcoming Tibetan New Year.
Johannesburg G20 Summit highlights breakthroughs, deep challenges in global governance
Against the backdrop of multiple transnational challenges, no country can tackle any of them alone, and the international community must therefore overcome prejudices and strengthen cooperation
Visual Report
Miners chat as they wait to descend into Wangpingcun Coal Mine, Mentougou District, Beijing, 1990
Miners working for Shandong Yankuang Group take a break inside a coal mine in Yanhzou, Shandong Province, in the 1980s. Their faces are smeared with soot, which takes time to wash off
Miners take a short break in the sun near the mine entrance as they wait to change shifts, Shanxi Lu’an Mining Group, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, 1992
Shigejie Coalmine in Shanxi Province was a model mine in the 1980s. Pictured is an artist drawing a poster of the miners
Miners drink in a bar after work, Shandong Yankuang Group, Yanzhou, Shandong Province, 2013
After work, young miners exercise in the gym at Xinglongzhuang Coal Mine, Shandong Yankuang Group, Yanzhou, Shandong Province, March 20, 2013
To keep the mines tidy above and below the surface, Shandong Energy Group requires its workers to clean their shoes whenever they enter and exit the mines at Liangbaosi Coal Mine in Jiaxiang County in Shandong Province, October 2013
Many miners with Shandong Longkou Mining Group have developed rheumatism, an occupational disease associated with long periods underground, Longkou, Shandong Province, 2005
Politics
New Metrics
With the newly unveiled 15th Five-year Plan (2026-2030), China has set a course for the next stage of modernization, aiming for innovation-driven growth, domestic resilience and wider opening up, and more “investment in people”
Unholy Matrimony
Targeting men who cannot find a wife, ‘flash marriage’ agents attempt to marry their clients within days. Fraud and other disputes often follow, as couples find out there is no quick way to their ‘happy ever after’
Society
The Second Overseas Chinese Talent Conference for Development Opens in Fuzhou
Fuzhou, Fujian Province, welcomed over 1,000 delegates from 37 countries and regions on December 16th for the grand opening of the Second Overseas Chinese Talent Conference for Development (OTD).
Reading the Room
Through livestreamed book releases, collectible limited-editions and rebranding, publishers are creating demand for once unpopular titles – and shaping the future of the Industry
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