Two-thirds of the world's school-age children, or 1.3 billion children aged 3 to 17 years old, do not have an internet connection in their homes, according to a new joint report from the UN Children's Fund and the International Telecommunication Union published on Dec 1.
Primary school students in China's remote mountainous areas are enjoying a better education thanks to the implementation of supportive policies in recent years.
Documentary pitches the tale of underprivileged youths swinging for a better life thanks to a former baseball star.
A singer's debut album is scheduled to be released ahead of his 23rd birthday.
Chinese tourism website Mafengwo recently held a news conference in Beijing and unveiled its new product, North Star Travel Tips, allowing its users to have online access to detailed and timely-updated travel tips for destinations from home and abroad.
For nearly three decades at the State Post Bureau, Shao Bolindesigned or oversaw the plans for many iconic postage stamps, the most famous being the Golden Monkey Stamp that he co-designed with eminent artist Huang Yongyu and was issued in 1980.
A series of traditional Chinese dances were recently launched online by the China Cultural Center in Bangkok and China Oriental Performing Arts Group in Thailand.
During self-quarantine to reduce COVID-19 infections earlier this year, Li Jingze -- deputy chairman of the China Writers Association -- spent his spare time reading more than 1,440 poems penned by Du Fu, one of the most famous poets of the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Archaeologists have discovered 33 carbonized millet grains dating back 5,300 to 5,600 years at a site in central China, local authorities said on Monday.
Starbucks has a total of six signing stores worldwide, which are made up equally of hearing and hearing-impaired staff. Among them, two are in the Chinese mainland.
As the year draws to a close and the industry is yet to make a full recovery, we look back on major tourism stories of the year, marking a tumultuous period of ups and downs.
When one is not enough, some Beijingers juggle two or more jobs and seem to fit into each role like it were tailor-made for them.