Beijing Review

Many objects, occupations and habits are disappearing from Chinese society. For instance, ration coupons, issued by the government when food and other goods were scarce, have long become a thing of the past. Their disappearance is part of the tremend

Chinese police have released a wanted list including 10 ringleaders of telecom and online fraud criminal gangs in northern Myanmar’s Kokang Self-Administered Zone based on related criminal facts and evidence obtained by the police, the Ministry of Pu

Paying with a mobile phone has become so natural to the vast majority of the Chinese population in recent years that they can actually live without any paper money or a wallet, thanks to the country’s two most famous third-party digital payment apps—

On December 31, 2022, while extending New Year’s greetings to all people to ring in 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China will be a country that performs miracles through hard work as it goes forward. Quoting renowned Chinese intellectua

For the past decade, Stephen Perry, Chairman of The 48 Group Club, a London-based nonprofit business network, and Managing Director of London Export Corporation, has been engaged in promoting trade between China and the United Kingdom. In a recent ex

Information technology is reshaping human society in both breadth and depth. As technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data and blockchain continue to evolve and become widely applied, people are becoming increasingly dependent on digitize

At the 24th China-European Union Summit convened in person in Beijing on December 7. Despite disagreements, Chinese and European leaders are negotiating to move the partnership forward, as evidenced by their high-level dialogues on strategic relation

At the annual Central Economic Work Conference in Beijing on December 11-12, Chinese leaders outlined steps the government will take to steer the country’s economy toward greater efficiency and higher quality in 2024. In addition to emphasizing the o

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Veteran banker Zhu Hexin has been appointed head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) and deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Human Resources a

Shortly after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) came to a successful conclusion in late October 2022, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong became the first foreign lead

Three years ago, Wang Yizhuo, a researcher at a Beijing university, was diagnosed with cancer. But “luckily” for him, it was thyroid cancer, which develops in the cells of the gland located at the base of the neck just below the Adam’s apple and is s

On November 28, Nasdaq-listed PDD, the parent company of China’s budget shopping app Pinduoduo and its international version Temu, released its third-quarter report for this year, revealing a year-on-year earnings growth of 93.9 percent, far exceedin

iFarmaissance, a sustainable fashion brand based both in China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Australia, debuted on the Chinese mainland in 2022. Its innovative handbags and backpacks soon attracted many consumers. Instead of usi

Zhang Chenyue, a 21-year-old college student majoring in fashion design in Beijing, is wearing the same kind of coat—an army coat—as her grandfather this winter. “My grandfather has been trying to convince me to wear this for years,” Zhang told Beiji

Many foreigners come to China to work or study, but Eduardo Somoza’s story is unlike any other. Hope and a relentless search for the link to his family on the other side of the world are intertwined. There are millions of Chinese who have migrated to

Bidding farewell to her trusted treadle sewing machine was a difficult decision for an 85-year-old woman surnamed Hou in Korla City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. Almost like a family member, the machine had been a companion in

My friend and I embarked on an adventurous journey from Shanghai to Mount Wugong, a destination renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, deep-rooted cultural heritage and profound spiritual significance. Our mission was twofold: to conquer the Golde

China’s vehicle sales rose 27.4 percent year on year and 4.1 percent month on month in November, reaching 2.97 million units, the latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed on December 11. The nation’s vehicle output th