A Chinese mainland spokesman slammed Lai Ching-te, deputy leader of China's Taiwan region, on 27th of Dec, for his comments on the risk of a cross-Strait war, and warned that the pursuit of "Taiwan independence" means war.

A new railway line connecting Dongxing city at the China-Vietnam border to China's railway network opened to traffic on 27th of Dec, and is expected to boost trade and tourism in the border area and strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

In recent years, the northeast region has actively implemented the innovation-driven development strategy. Many foreign friends have sensed opportunities and decided to settle down here to pursue their dreams. Living in the region, they have witnessed the rapid economic and social development and meanwhile contributed their own efforts to the full revitalization of northeast China.

As the new year approaches, lantern workshops increased the capacity of production in Xingtai City of Hebei Province to meet the market demand. 

The winter fishing event in Heilongjiang Province, featuring more than 25 fishing events across 18 county-level locations, will extend until the end of March of the next year.

 "European companies are not running for the exit. Instead, most of our member companies remain committed to the Chinese market," Jens Eskelund, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, told Xinhua in an exclusive interview.

A dedicated rail terminal for freight between Xi'an, Shaanxi province, and Kazakhstan came online recently, and is expected to boost the growing trade between China and Central Asia.

The coldest air of this winter to date, which swept across China, transformed landscapes into frozen wonderlands.

China said on 26th of Dec, that it will sanction a United States company and two individuals as a countermeasure to sanctions the U.S. has imposed on Chinese officials and companies over so-called human rights issues in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

A skier was skimming across the slope before suddenly stopping with snowflakes stirred up. It happened within seconds, but the images had been recorded by a photographer not far away with a succession of shots.