The signs are everywhere: Winter (Olympics) is coming.
In a world where it seems that everyone has a voice online, few people's voices can really be heard; In a world where, superficially at least, the internet has entitled people to better understand diversity, the gaps between generations, countries and opportunities remain, and in some cases, seem to be growing.
China's groundbreaking double bass player Zheng Deren turned 100 years old this week, according to traditional Chinese custom which gives a year's age to a newborn. The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra hosted a concert on Wednesday to celebrate his storied life.
Under the Chinese conductor Xu Zhong, Suzhou Symphony Orchestra and Macao Orchestra performed together in a concert titled Classical meets Impressionism at the Grand Auditorium of the Macao Cultural Centre on Jan 15.
CHONGQING-A puff of freezing air burst out from a silver-colored streamlined tunnel spanning four meters, making a whizzing sweep over bifurcated, undulating fall lines on a miniature replica of skiing slopes.
TOKYO-Daichi Nakashima, an editor at a Japanese publishing house, said at a recent reading event in Tokyo that he hopes his novel can help more Japanese, especially teenagers.
KIGALI-A growing number of youngsters have turned to bamboo furniture manufacture and weaving businesses after skills training by Chinese experts helped a bid to tackle youth unemployment challenges in Rwanda, a landlocked country in eastern Central Africa.
A photo exhibition featuring the Beijing Winter Olympics co-host city Zhangjiakou was launched at the China Cultural Centre in Singapore on Jan 15.
TIANJIN-Bah Alieu, a Gambian student at North China's Tianjin University, just spent a sleepless winter night, waiting in line with 15,000 other students in the schoolyard for a second mass nucleic acid testing on Jan 11.
Beijing is a city that straddles the divide between the ancient and the modern.
For visitors, the Palace Museum in Beijing, China's former imperial palace also known as the Forbidden City, is a perfect place to glimpse the country's rich history and cultural splendor.
Against the backdrop of pandemic prevention and control, travelers have had to explore new ways to have fun.