Border officer awarded youth May Fourth medal

Li Jinjing, a 35-year-old border police officer who has spent 15 years on the front lines of China's anti-drug campaign, has been awarded the 2026 China Youth May Fourth Medal — one of the country's highest honors for young people.

Flying Tigers veteran's lasting friendship with China endures

​At 21, Jack Goodrich flew the Hump into China, the vital air route that kept supplies flowing to China over the Himalayas between 1942 and 1945 during World War II.

Foreigners praise country's high sense of safety

Currently based in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan province, the YouTuber, Jannelize Bessenger, has lived in China for seven years. She created a series of videos about the country after noticing that many people know little about the high safety level of ...

Bangladeshi restaurateur chases dream in SW China's Kunming

For 51-year-old Bangladeshi restaurateur Mohammed Uddin, the sight of bustling throngs of South Asian merchants and enterprises converging at this trade event stirs a complex mix of heartfelt pride and gentle envy.

"Laowai" in China | Pakistani merchant witnesses CSAE's growth

Beninese Youth Stéphane: A Ping-Pong Table Opens the Door to Life in Kunming

Sept. 2, 2018, Kunming Changshui International Airport. Stéphane walked out of the terminal, dragging his suitcase, surrounded by voices speaking a language he couldn’t understand.

TikTok creator Sherry Zhu's cultural exploring trip in Yunnan

Chinese American Sherry Zhu, also a social media influencer who had expected to explore China's Yunnan, arrived on Friday in Kunming for her TikTok series "Becoming Chinese".

Kunming's Murals Go Global: French and Belgian Artists Explore Duqu Village

The French-Belgian sketching group visited Duqu Village, meeting cartoonist Li Kunwu. They admired the murals and captured Kunming through art. Click the video to see Kunming through their eyes.

From vlogger to Arctic food ambassador

In Helsinki, Finland, February temperatures often dip to minus 15 degrees Celsius. Yet despite the biting cold, the city comes alive each year with celebrations for the Chinese New Year.

A South African Blogger Finds Opportunity in Yunnan’s Slow LifeSource

“Friends, whatever you do, don’t come to Yunnan—because once you do, you won’t want to leave!” In videos by Liz, a blogger from South Africa, viewers see Kunming’s warm winter sunshine and vast blue skies, energetic runners and cyclists along the Dianchi...

Young customers discover woodblock print art in Yunnan

In Southwest China's Yunnan province, where misty mountains meet tranquil lakes, an ancient art form is making a vibrant comeback.

Fields to vases: China's "beautiful economy" blooms globally

At a flower company's cold storage facility in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, workers were busy conducting post-harvest processing on freshly delivered roses.

A cultural encounter with 'Nihao China' at Berlin tourism trade fair

From an expanded visa-free transit policy to broader unilateral visa-free access, a series of measures is making China increasingly attractive to international visitors, who love to explore Chinese culture, scenery and new experiences.

Why Yunnan is winning hearts worldwide

Drawn by good weather, dramatic landscapes and a mix of cultures, foreigners from across the globe are building their lives in this idyllic corner of China, Yan Yujie and Li Yingqing report in Kunming.

Feature: Canadian entrepreneur uses VR to bring Chinese culture to global audien...

A Peking Opera performer, clad in embroidered armor, raises her spear as gongs reverberate through a studio in Hangzhou in eastern China. There is no traditional stage or theater audience, only a green screen and a ring of specialized cameras capturing each po...