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Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, chatted with Aigul Japarova, wife of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, over tea in Beijing on Wednesday. Peng welcomed Japarova, who is accompanying President Japarov on a state visit to China on the occasion of the Spring Festival. Noting that China and Kyrgyzstan have a traditional friendship, Peng expressed the hope that the people of both countries will maintain frequent exchanges and build close connections. Cultural exchanges are an important bridge for people-to-people exchanges, Peng said, expressing the hope that China-Kyrgyzstan people-to-people exchanges and cooperation will flourish. Peng also voiced appreciation for Japarova’s…

China’s meteorological authority issued a blue alert for a cold wave on Wednesday. Temperatures will plunge in most parts of the country over the next few days. According to the National Meteorological Center (NMC), a cold wave is expected to move across China, causing temperature drops of 6 to 8 degrees Celsius in the Huanghuai region – a geographical area that encompasses parts of several provinces, including Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shandong – and most parts to the north of the Huanghuai region. Mount Huangshan in Huangshan City, Anhui Province, east China, January 27, 2025. /VCG The NMC said the…

The 2025 Spring Festival holiday, which ran from January 28 to February 4, saw a tourism and consumption boom across China. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 501 million domestic trips were taken during the eight-day holiday, marking a 5.9 percent year-on-year increase. Total domestic spending reached 677 billion yuan ($93 billion), up 7 percent from last year. The growth is largely attributed to this year’s Spring Festival being the first since its addition to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Cultural tourism also thrived. Museum travel fever saw museums like the Palace Museum…

China is ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to deepen the alignment of their development strategies, expand exchanges on experience in state governance and advance all-round mutually beneficial cooperation to push for the implementation of the building of a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday. Xi made the remarks while holding talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, who is in Beijing for a state visit. Noting that the two countries are good neighbors, friends and partners, Xi said that in recent years, China-Kyrgyzstan relations have achieved leap-forward development, reaching a new height of a…

China is ready to work with Pakistan to advance their respective modernization paths and accelerate the building of an even closer China-Pakistan community of shared future in the new era, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday. Xi made the remarks during talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, who is in Beijing for a state visit. Noting China and Pakistan are ironclad friends and all-weather strategic cooperative partners, Xi said the enduring traditional friendship between China and Pakistan, forged by the older generations of the two countries’ leaders, is a valuable asset for both countries and their people. In…

BEIJING (Xinhua) : Ice and snow have become an essential element in the Chinese people’s quest for a more fulfilling life, driven by a booming winter tourism sector, experts noted during a recent economic roundtable. The growth of ice and snow tourism has transformed how Chinese people perceive and experience winter, according to Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, who shared his views during the latest episode of the China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency. In the past, particularly in northeast China, where bitter winter temperatures are the norm, people tended to…

BEIJING (Xinhua) : From winter sports to snow tourism, China is actively tapping into its ice and snow resources to create new growth drivers for the world’s second-largest economy, according to multiple officials and experts at a recent roundtable. Tourists are now more willing to pay for leisure and cultural activities related to ice and snow tourism, said Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, at the latest episode of the China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency. Dai said that various new business models are arising from the thriving industry. “Once tourists…

President Xi noted that during President Zardari’s previous presidency, he set a record among Pakistani leaders in the number of visits to China. This is President Zardari’s first state visit to China since assuming office again, and President Xi extended a warm welcome to him. China and Pakistan are ironclad friends and all-weather strategic cooperative partners. China is ready to work hand in hand with Pakistan on each other’s path to modernization, and speed up efforts to build an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.

MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday urged India to engage in meaningful and decisive negotiations to resolve the Kashmir dispute, reiterating Pakistan’s unwavering support for the Kashmiri people. Addressing a special session of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly on Kashmir Solidarity Day, marked every year on February 5, PM Shehbaz expressed solidarity on behalf of the 240 million people of Pakistan with their Kashmiri brethren. He paid tribute to the martyrs of Kashmir’s struggle, stressing that February 5 serves as a renewal of Pakistan’s commitment to their cause. The premier condemned India’s increasing military presence in…

RAWALPINDI : Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir reiterated Pakistan’s steadfast support for the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK). The army chief expressed while interacting with the notables and veterans of Kashmir during his visit to Muzaffarabad. He also paid homage to the sacrifices of the martyrs. Upon arrival at the Jammu and Kashmir Monument, he laid floral wreath at the Martyrs’ Monument and offered rich tributes to the unparalleled sacrifices of the martyrs. COAS stated that Indian atrocities and rising Hindutva extremism only strengthens the resolve of Kashmiri people in their struggle for…