So far this year, there have been several high-profile cases of joint branding, from collaboration between trendy beverage and luxury fashion brands to the recent alcoholic lattes and liquor-filled chocolate, unusual offerings respectively rolled out by a famous Chinese coffee chain and a US chocolate brand in its...more

With their iconic sailor suits, lively expressions and melodious voices, the young singers of the Austrian Vienna Boys' Choir have returned to the Chinese stage after a three-year hiatus. Following a successful debut performance at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, Erich Arthold, the president of the...more

As people were wowed by the spectacular Asian Games opening ceremony on Saturday evening, especially the moment when a huge golden "digital torchbearer" spanned the Qiantang River and lit the cauldron tower together with an actual torchbearer in Hangzhou, the Global Times learned how more than 100 million...more

On Saturday, the day of Autumn Equinox, one of the traditional Chinese solar terms, the 19th Asian Games opening ceremony began with the "Water Jade Cong" drums beating out the exciting sound of water to welcome the guests at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, nicknamed "Big Lotus." In...more

After being postponed due to COVID, the 2022 Asian Games, set in Hangzhou, officially began on Saturday. This multi-sport tournament taking place on the world's largest continent, as measured by both geographic area and population, will be bigger than the Paris 2024 Olympics in terms of athletes which...more

Editor's Note: At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' commenced his five-day state visit to China from September 23 to 30, his first visit to China since the start of his third term as the Prime Minister of Nepal. The 69-year-old...more

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda of Nepal on Saturday on the sidelines of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Xi appreciated the Prime Minister's commitment to promoting the development of friendly relations between China and Nepal and firm support for cooperation...more

Chinese President Xi Jinping extended a warm welcome to international dignitaries attending the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at a welcoming banquet on Saturday noon in Hangzhou, East China's Province of Zhejiang Province. China will deliver a great event that is distinctly Chinese, uniquely Asian and...more

Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will be on an official visit to China from September 23 to 30, during which he will attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, and meet President Xi Jinping as well as several other leaders. Dahal believes the...more

Editor's Note: Staff from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape and Greening have arranged a giant flower basket with the words "Bless the Motherland" at Tiananmen Square. The basket is filled with flowers that symbolize good wishes and abundant harvest, such as rice, wheat, millet, yellow corn, and...more

From the majestic bronze sacrificial vessel Simuwu Ding to the spectacular chariot pulled by six white horses, when China's classic Romance of the Investiture of the Gods was adapted into a fantasy epic film by director Wu Ershan, he revealed that the production team visited as many museums...more

Editor's Note: The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, Southwest China's Yunnan Province was inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage list on Sunday during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, becoming the first World Heritage site for...more

Sales of aquatic products from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have jumped in recent days after going viral on Chinese social media platforms, sparking discussion and buying interest among Chinese netizens, as Xinjiang is typically famous for its deserts and Gobi Desert products, along with fruit and...more

A vibrant display of new-energy products ranging from batteries to electric vehicles (EVs) at the ongoing 20th China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, serves as a prime example of deepening cooperation between China and ASEAN member countries in the emerging field. The exhibition hall...more

Since the new Counter-Espionage Law was enacted in July, China's Ministry of State Security (MSS), whose work is usually classified and covert, is now stepping into the public limelight as the top national security authority announced a slew of detailed espionage cases over the last two months, as...more