Festive decorations are seen across the country as the Spring Festival approaches.

The 53rd Chengdu International Panda Lantern Show kicked off in Chengdu with 40 sets of colorful lanterns on Jan. 26.

People in traditional Chinese costumes attend a parade to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Dragon in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 28, 2024.

Amid gloomy forecasts for the global economy in 2024, news of China’s 5.2 percent GDP growth in 2023 was a shot in the arm for a world still beset with regional conflicts, lackluster economic recovery, and mounting geopolitical tension. 

In bidding farewell to 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s New Year message, with its commitment to advance Chinese modernization, deliver a better life for the people, and build a community with a shared future for mankind, effectively ushered in a new year brimming with hope.

The added value of the secondary industry increased by 1.9 percent from a year earlier while that of the tertiary industry up by 6 percent on a yearly basis, according to the official data.

Trade value of Xinjiang, which holds extensive trade connections with 192 countries and regions, reached 357.33 billion yuan last year, up almost 46 percent, outpacing the national average by 45.7 percentage points.

Despite claiming to be "open, inclusive, and supportive of academic freedom," some in the U.S. choose to weaponize academic research and overstretch the concept of "national security" to target Chinese students, violating the legitimate rights and basic human rights of Chinese citizens.

The Shenyang municipal government and China Eastern Airlines signed a letter of intent at the conference, agreeing to open a regular passenger air route between Shenyang and Moscow in late February.

People select products during a fair in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 28, 2024.