• Xinjiang's living Muqam bridges past and future
    2025-10-29

    Muqam, an ancient musical tradition from Xinjiang, blends singing, dancing, and instrumental music into a single performance art. Recently, musician Wang Jiangjiang paid a visit to Ilham, a leading keeper of Muqam who has devoted his life to studying and sharing this beloved art form. With ch...

  • Sodexo CEO: China is a 'very important country for us'
    2025-10-29

    Sophie Bellon, chairwoman of Sodexo's board of directors and CEO, stated in an exclusive interview with China Daily that China is a crucial market for Sodexo, with the elderly healthcare sector presenting a core opportunity for the company in the future. Sodexo has been deeply rooted in the Ch...

  • Preserving Russian ethnic culture in Xinjiang
    2025-10-29

    As an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage in Tacheng prefecture, China's Xinjiang, Wang Guangsheng safeguards the vanishing essence of Russian ethnic culture within her hometown. Through ancient artifacts, traditional melodies, and intergenerational conversations, check this video to fo...

  • [Insights] Tariff threats fall flat as Trump’s anxiety exposes US weakness
    2025-10-28

    China’sannouncement of export control measures on rare earths and related items has put the United States on edge. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce described the move as a legitimate action to refine the country’s export control system in accordance with laws and regulations. Yet, US President Donal...

  • [Insights] Trump's Nobel Peace Prize ambitions fall short amid political show
    2025-10-28

    The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was announced in Oslo, Norway, on Oct 10, amid speculation about United States President Donald Trump. Despite his persistent self-promotion and public appeals, Trump did not receive the honor, highlighting a rejection of power politics often disguised as diplomacy. In hi...

  • Trump plans to install Border Patrol officials to lead a more aggressive migrant crackdown
    2025-10-28

    A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent outside Coast Guard Island in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday.Justin Sullivan Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to replace some regional leaders at Immigration and Customs Enforcement with Border Patrol officials in an attempt to i...

  • Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for world's strongest storm of 2025
    2025-10-28

    Three people have already died in Jamaica as it braces for the world's strongest storm this year - and possibly the strongest on record for the island - with US meteorologists warning of "catastrophic and life-threatening" conditions. With wind speeds of up to 175mph 282kmh, Hurricane Melissa is a ...

  • Wuxi comes alive as 2025 World Taekwondo Championships begin
    2025-10-28

    The 2025 World Taekwondo Championships kicked off at Taihu International Expo Center in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, on Oct 24.

  • Forum with focus on Xizang's development to be held
    2025-10-28

    With a theme of "Discovering a beautiful Xizang and writing a new chapter on the plateau", 2025 Forum on the Development of Xizang, China, will be held in Nyingchi, Xizang autonomous region, from October 27 to 30.

  • Former Italian PM: China and EU could be 'cousins'
    2025-10-28

    On the sidelines of the 2nd World Conference on China Studies in Shanghai, former Italian PM and former president of the European Commission Romano Prodi said China-EU relations are not "brothers", but could be "cousins" during an exclusive interview with China Daily.

  • Xinjiang through my eyes: Musician on the grassland
    2025-10-28

    "I believe our culture and music should be spread to the whole world," says Maimaitituerxun Maman, known for performing in the epic musical, Manas, playing a local instrument in China's Xinjiang called komuz.

  • Federal food aid will not go out starting Nov. 1 amid government shutdown, Trump administration says
    2025-10-27

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out on Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on. The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in co...

  • Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti
    2025-10-27

    “I urge Jamaicans to take this weather threat seriously,” said Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Montego Bay is seen ahead of Hurricane Melissa's expected arrival in Jamaica on Oct. 25, 2025. | Matias DelacroixAP KINGSTON, Jamaica — A strengthening Melissa grew into a Category 4 hurricane ...

  • A relaxing escape: Russian blogger immerses in Yunnan life
    2025-10-24

    Join Russian blogger Dmitry as he immerses himself in Yunnan, learning traditional Bai tie-dyeing, making colored rice of the Zhuang ethnic group, and trying out the local fish-catching techniques in Puzhehei.

  • Open China: Fostering understanding via cultural exchanges
    2025-10-24

    "Open China", a 10-part video series produced by China Daily, delves into the profound transformations that have reshaped China over the past four more decades.