Where the Long March began, China’s new journey unfolds
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 18, 2026 shows a view of Yudu County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi) The former ferry crossing is about half an hour's walk from the home…
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China: Hainan offshore duty-free shopping booms during National Day holiday
Customers select goods at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 7, 2026. According to Haikou customs, the customs authority supervised offshore duty-free purchases worth 855 million yuan (about 126.8 million…
María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87
Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis ‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early election María…
China’s railways see holiday return peak amid vibrant tourism market
Passengers are seen at the waiting hall of Tianjin Railway Station in north China's Tianjin, Oct. 7, 2026. As the National Day holiday is drawing to a close, return travel flows increase across the…
Pakistan: Ministry launches National Housing Policy
At a time when the country is facing a shortage of approximately 13 million housing units, the Ministry of Housing and Works, in collaboration with UN-Habitat Pakistan, has launched the National Housing Policy 2025,…
Ancient temple draws visitors as cultural tourism booms in Shanxi
For years, Yang Liangen saw strangers as a threat. After a series of break-in attempts at a 900-year-old temple in north China's Shanxi Province, Yang moved into the compound in 1997, sleeping behind its…
