China

Sparks fly for Lunar New Year in ancient light show

Molten steel is heated to 1,600 Celcius and flung against a cold brick wall, sparking a spectacle of white-hot light.

20/02/2019

Partner content

Qingdao: the city at the forefront of China's booming film industry

Partner content presented by Information Office of Qingdao Municipal Government

Is this year the turning point for China’s film industry? Based on how Chinese film has made international headlines this lunar new year holiday, this may well be the case, and for one city in particular: Qingdao.

19/02/2019

No Comment

Milk protests and daring jumps: No Comment of the week

We look back at some of the best videos from this week's No Comment section.

15/02/2019

No Comment

Blooming cherry blossoms create pleasant sea of colours in east China

A huge area of cherry blossoms has turned a scenic park into a sea of soothing colours in east China's Ganzhou City, adding to the festive atmosphere of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

13/02/2019

No Comment

Lanterns light up sky of ancient Chinese city

Thousands of lanterns illuminated the skies of China's ancient city of Kaifeng on Monday, as it held the International Lantern Festival amid Lunar New Year celebrations.

12/02/2019

Turkey

Turkey calls on China to end mass detention of Muslims

Turkey has called on China to close its internment camps of Uighurs Muslims, calling it "an embarrassment for humanity".

10/02/2019

No Comment

Chinese worshippers pray to God of Wealth

People in China paid homage to the God of Wealth on Saturday, praying for good fortune.

09/02/2019

World

UAE residents celebrate the Chinese New Year

Chinese residents in the United Arab Emirates gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

08/02/2019

No Comment

Beijing marks third day of Lunar New Year

Chinese communities around the world are welcoming the Year of the Pig.

07/02/2019

No Comment

Pigs mark Spring Festival by racing in southwest China

A pig race provided light entertainment for spectators during the first day of the Chinese New Year in Langmushui Village in the county-level city of Duyun in southwest China's Guizhou Province.

06/02/2019

No Comment

Chinese communites around the world celebrate the Year of the Pig

Chinese communities around the world ushered in the Lunar New Year by welcoming the Year of the Pig. Communities came together with prayers, family feasts and shopping sprees.

05/02/2019

No Comment

Thousands pray for good health on first day of Lunar New Year

Also known as Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year celebrates the beginning of the ploughing season and warmer weather to come.

05/02/2019

China

Euroviews. The EU’s “softball” approach to AI will lose to China’s “hardball”

China is not just playing catch-up with the West [...]. It is planning to leap over Western economies and seize nothing less than global AI dominance. China is developing a sophisticated national AI strategy and it is allocating massive government funding to capture global market share in AI.

05/02/2019

No Comment

Chinese revellers welcome Spring Festival with charcoal-spinning

Fire dancers in China's northern city of Taiyuan wowed crowds with their traditional charcoal-spinning performances.

02/02/2019

No Comment

‘Human hotpot’ and extreme weather: No Comment of the week

We look back at some of the top videos from this week's No Comment section.

01/02/2019

Partner content

Beijing Tourism bring a piece of China to Europe

Partner content presented by BEIJING

Red paper lanterns adorned with elegant gold characters have always been a Chinese symbol for hopes and dreams. In December, the hope of strengthening ties between Europe and China became reality when a little piece of Beijing came to life, first in Munich in Germany and then in Bucharest in Romania

01/02/2019

China

Major nuclear powers are meeting in Beijing. Why? | Euronews answers

A two-day conference in Beijing calls on five major nuclear nations to maintain international stability.

30/01/2019

No Comment

Chinese twist on thermal bath makes tourists the real hot pot

Chinese twist on thermal bath makes tourists the real hot pot

29/01/2019

No Comment

Ice ice baby: elderly Chinese take freezing plunge

During the harsh winter season some Chinese thrill-seekers jump into bone-chilling lakes, braving temperatures as low as -10 degrees Celsius.

24/01/2019

No Comment

Stunning view of large Icicle waterfall in east China's Mount Taishan

Flowing water and ice in the current frigid winter season have formed a huge icicle waterfall in Mount Tai, China's most sacred mountain in Shandong Province.

20/01/2019