Beijing Review

A customer reads at the Sanlian Taofen Bookstore in Beijing on November 28. In 2019, the municipal government invested nearly 100 million yuan ($14.2 million) to support the development of bookstores in the capital, with 239 bookstores receiving supp

Enterprises in pilot free trade zones (FTZs) are enjoying more benefits from the efforts to further streamline approval procedures, according to the top market regulator. China started the pilot reform to separate business operation permits from busi

Even though in Moscow dusk falls early in winter, instead of snuggling up in her cozy home after school, Arina Buntova is making her way to the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) for her Chinese language class. The 14-year-old has bee

An exciting moment in the history of China-Russia relations took place on December 2, as a Chinese representative at the Heihe Station reported that it was ready to receive natural gas and Russian representatives at the Atamanskaya compressor station

As its name suggests, the Sokolniki Culture and Recreation Park in Moscow is more than just an outdoor retreat. It also offers an opportunity for cultural enrichment. Deep in this large expanse of dense woodland stand several rows of buildings, one o

The author is an associate researcher with the China Institute of International Studies Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 25th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in Madrid, Spain, on December 2, UN Secretary General António Guterres issued a

The author is an assistant research fellow with the China Institute of International Studies For businesses using ships as the major means of transportation, the conventional shipping routes from China to Europe, either passing through the Suez Canal

Junjun (not his real name) is 18 years old and HIV-positive, but unlike many people living with HIV/AIDS in China, he is comfortable in front of the cameras. Born with HIV and orphaned after both his parents died of AIDS in 2004 when he was only 3 ye

Heilongjiang Province in northeast China is famed for its ice and snow festivals. Qiqihar, its second biggest city, is known for the Songnen Plain, a premier bird habitat that is home to the red-crowned crane. In winter, tourists flock here to enjoy

Matteo Tanteri is embracing China and so is his company. He is CEO of the China operation of the Italian energy firm Snam, one of the largest gas pipeline operators in Europe, which set up its first office in China in Beijing in 2018. The company sig

In a milestone document adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China Central Committee in late October, advancing the rule of law to support the development of private and foreign-invested companies was underlined. China

When people talk of high fashion, they talk about the Paris Fashion Week, brands such as Chanel and Dior, but always never about Chinese brands or designers though many top products are made in China. Zhou Yiqi, Vice Chairman of China Fashion Designe

When a sinkhole appeared on a busy road in Hangzhou, the idyllic city in Zhejiang Province in east China that hosted the Group of 20 Summit in 2016, the first responder was not a person but an intelligent system. Hangzhou’s City Brain platform was th

The blockchain, a kind of digital ledger of economic transactions, is characterized by decentralization, a timestamped series of immutable records of data and collective maintenance. In promoting new technology innovation, the blockchain technology c

The National Health Commission (NHC) recently issued a document calling for the incorporation of voluntary blood donation into the social credit system and the establishment of an incentive mechanism that provides donors with preferential treatment w