When Karyna Kovalevska, an 18-year-old from Ukraine, first visited China in 2019 as part of a Confucius Institute summer exchange program, she never imagined the country would one day become her second home. The program began in Anhui province, where she eagerly took on the challenge of learning an entirely new language. Chinese wasn’t easy — but it was exciting. “It’s so different from Ukrainian or Russian,” she said. “It felt like stepping into a whole new world.” Kovalevska was amazed by the kindness and generosity she encountered, even though…
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China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket on Friday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space. The rocket lifted off at 7:26 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 17th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit.
The Shenzhou XX mission crew returned to Earth on Friday afternoon, nine days later than their scheduled landing, ending an extended stay aboard the Tiangong space station after a suspected debris hit left their spaceship with a cracked window. A re-entry capsule carrying the three astronauts – mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong and crew members Colonel Chen Zhongrui and Colonel Wang Jie – touched down on the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region at 4:40 pm, after flying more than five hours on the Earth-bound journey.…
The Fifth Hunan Tourism Development Conference kicked off on Wednesday in Huaihua, Hunan province, bringing together senior officials, industry experts, and practitioners to share insights. Shen Xiaoming, Party secretary of Hunan, said the province has vigorously promoted the development of its tourism industry in recent years by transforming its natural landscapes and cultural heritage into enduring attractions. Mao Weiming, governor of Hunan, emphasized that efforts should be made to deepen the integration of tourism with culture, technology, and other sectors. He added that Hunan will enhance its image, drive project…