Kazakh flag carrier adds Shanghai route as bilateral trade and travel soar. China’s push for high-standard opening-up and easier cross-border travel is creating fresh opportunities for international airlines seeking a larger share of the world’s second-largest travel market. For Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana, those policies are translating into a rapid expansion in China, highlighted by the launch of a direct Almaty-Shanghai route in late March, after nearly two decades of modest growth in the market. In an interview with China Daily, Air Astana Group CEO Ibrahim Canliel said the…
The Times of China
“We saw you on TV!” That message was texted to Li Yunyun’s phone over and over again on the evening of Feb 16 — Chinese New Year’s Eve. The 34-year-old tai chi teacher had just appeared on China Central Television Spring Festival Gala, the most-watched television program in China. Li’s spotlight moment lasted just a few seconds, ending with her signature Xie Fei Shi (oblique flying posture), performed with a folding fan in her hand. But those seconds meant everything. “Even if I had only one shot, I wanted to…
A Chinese motorcycle manufacturer, ZXMOTO, made history at the World Superbike Championship Portuguese round, which concluded on March 29. The relatively new team secured victories in both races of the World Supersport category, marking the first time a Chinese motorcycle manufacturer has won at this premier global competition. The achievement also broke the long-standing dominance of established brands such as Ducati and Yamaha in the class. Behind the breakthrough is Zhang Xue, whose journey from a workshop to the global racing stage has drawn widespread attention. Driven by his love…
The 2026 Xiong’an Marathon kicked off at 7:30 am on Sunday at the Xiong’an Urban Computing Center, one of the area’s landmarks. A total of 12,000 runners from across the country gathered in the new area to witness nine years of remarkable progress in Xiong’an New Area, North China’s Hebei province. The area was established in 2017. The race route connected key landmarks, including the computing center, Baiyangdian ecological zone and headquarters of relocated central State-owned enterprises from Beijing. Participants could see the area’s livable amenities, sci-tech construction and green…
CAS Space, a leading commercial rocket maker in China, launched the 12th rocket in its Kinetica 1 series on Tuesday. The rocket lifted off at 12:03 pm from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China’s Gobi Desert and then placed eight remote-sensing satellites into their preset orbital positions. The mission was China’s 24th space launch this year. By now, CAS Space has used Kinetica 1 rockets to help clients deploy 92 satellites with a combined weight of more than 12 metric tons. The Kinetica 1 model — with a…