A government campaign to tempt holidaymakers with grilled meat has buoyed revenue and raised hopes of an economic transformation.
20 May 2023 - 7:32PM videocam
More are seeking to escape from pressure and pray for good fortune, while some soak up ‘temple life’ as volunteers for months.
13 Apr 2023 - 10:30AM videocam
Chinese audiences have expressed pride in the film’s spectacular special effects and its showcasing of cutting-edge home-grown technologies with real-life applications.
12 Feb 2023 - 2:14PM videocam
Following eased pandemic controls, the sector is struggling to shake off a three-year slump.
5 Jan 2023 - 5:00PM videocam
Pop-ups effectively banning travel to Beijing become thing of dread as they can delay top-notch medical treatment and threaten livelihoods.
20 Nov 2022 - 4:00PM videocam
Young Chinese are less keen on Western fashion brands, but local ones still lack international prestige and influence.
11 Nov 2022 - 9:47AM videocam
A train loaded with wheat sugar and cooking oil on its way and another delivery will follow, Chinese ambassador says.
2 Feb 2022 - 9:32AM videocam
More infections also reported inside the Winter Olympics bubble.
31 Jan 2022 - 7:10PM videocam
Foreign ministry says Beijing welcomes the prospect of a trip but gives no dates.
29 Jan 2022 - 2:05PM videocam
Sources say Michelle Bachelet can make the trip in first half of 2022 but it should be ‘friendly’ in nature and not framed as an investigation.
28 Jan 2022 - 11:44AM videocam
Two aircraft arrived in the Pacific nation on Thursday morning, according to foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.
27 Jan 2022 - 8:46PM videocam
Beijing lodges formal protest with Washington as US consular staff and families seek to avoid zero-Covid control measures in China.
26 Jan 2022 - 7:24PM videocam
China’s foreign ministry spokesman says the ‘smearing and provocation towards Sino-Russian ties’ in a Bloomberg report was an attempt to drive a wedge between the neighbours.
24 Jan 2022 - 9:30PM videocam
Beijing says Washington is the biggest threat to global stability and should make the first move by reducing its stockpile.
21 Jan 2022 - 9:17PM videocam
National security and strategic stability among issues for discussion if meeting can be arranged, sources say.
21 Jan 2022 - 6:10AM videocam
List of 18 American officials seeking visas for the Beijing-hosted Winter Games has expanded to 46, which will be approved, according to a source.
19 Jan 2022 - 6:00AM videocam
Foreign ministers Wang Yi and Hossein Amirabdollahian say the 25-year deal, signed last year, is now being implemented.
15 Jan 2022 - 8:00PM videocam
Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan says France should guide other EU members towards a ‘correct understanding of China’.
14 Jan 2022 - 5:30PM videocam
Kurt Campbell, President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific coordinator, says ‘2022 will be about these engagements comprehensively across the region’.
8 Jan 2022 - 2:47AM videocam
Beijing aware of ‘special reasons’ behind neighbour’s absence, foreign ministry spokesman says.
7 Jan 2022 - 9:10PM videocam
Treaty will set out a framework for cooperation to address ‘shared strategic security challenges’, according to Australian leader Scott Morrison.
5 Jan 2022 - 9:00PM videocam
Zhang Ming is the first Chinese since 2006 to head a Eurasian grouping that, much like the European Union, has sometimes been described as a ‘talking shop’.
5 Jan 2022 - 5:01PM videocam
US urged to stop sending ships and aircraft to the South China Sea, as meeting goes ahead after 2020’s cancellation, when China was accused of not turning up.
31 Dec 2021 - 9:15AM videocam
The US confirms it applied for visas for 18 officials to attend Winter Games to give American athletes and personnel ‘consular and diplomatic security services’.
28 Dec 2021 - 8:06PM videocam
Beijing urges the US to ‘stop politicising sport’, calling boycott a ‘farce’ as it confirms visa applications for 18 American personnel.
27 Dec 2021 - 10:16PM videocam
US government applies for three-month visas for 18 people to provide ‘security support operations’ at Beijing Games.
24 Dec 2021 - 10:30PM videocam
Senior official Thomas Countryman says there are no concrete plans but the issue was raised during last month’s summit between Xi and Biden.
30 Dec 2021 - 5:43PM videocam
The 53-year-old recently stepped down as head of the department for North American affairs and is tipped to be posted to Jakarta.
Experts at forum predict tensions will continue in the new year, with most expecting Joe Biden to maintain or step up his predecessor’s tough policies on China.
11 Dec 2021 - 9:00PM videocam
Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacks US pressure on Central America to switch ties during meeting with Nicaraguan counterpart in Tianjin.
10 Dec 2021 - 6:33PM videocam