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President Xi extends New Year greetings to all Chinese people
General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China Central Committee has extended New Year greetings to all Chinese people on the mainland, in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and all over the world.
He lauded China's progress within the past year as extraordinary and encouraging.
The Chinese president hailed technological achievements and the advancement of New Quality Productive Forces.
President Xi stressed high-quality development, deepening reforms and expanding high-level opening up as major tasks for the last year of China's 14th Five Year Plan.
He expressed hope that the Chinese people would work hard to write a new chapter in the Chinese path toward modernization.
New Year celebrations underway all across China
People across China are holding various activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
In Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, rural markets are full of red lanterns and regional delicacies like frozen pears and shrimp.
In Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, lion dancers captivate crowds with dynamic performances, combining tradition and modern flair.
The Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai dazzles with New Year themed lanterns and a bustling bazaar.
Over 250 million cross-regional trips made on Monday
With Chinese New Year right around the corner, hundreds of millions of people are making their way back to their hometowns.
Official data shows travelers made more than 250 million cross-regional trips on Monday.
This year's Spring Festival travel rush has seen an increase in EV usage compared to previous years.
The number of electric vehicles on the nation's highways during the travel season has increased 60 percent year-on-year.
Civil aviation is set to handle around 2.2 million trips, with nearly 19,000 daily flights.
San Francisco holds events to celebrate Chinese New Year
San Francisco has one of the biggest Chinatowns in America.
Different activities are taking place there to celebrate the Spring Festival.
Tesla, BMW join Chinese EV makers in challenging EU tariffs
Tesla and BMW have joined Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers in challenging the European Union's tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, filing cases with the Court of Justice of the European Union.
The automakers' lawsuits follow similar filings last week by BYD, Geely, and SAIC, contesting the EU's additional import tariffs of up to over 35 percent.
European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill has confirmed that the EU is prepared to respond to the case in court.
Under the EU tariff scheme, U.S. automaker Tesla, which manufactures vehicles in China, faces a duty of 7.8 percent after requesting an individual review.
BMW, which also produces certain models in China, is subject to a 20.7-percent duty.
China appealed to the World Trade Organization in November last year against the EU's final ruling on countervailing measures targeting Chinese EVs.
Open-source Chinese AI startup makes waves in Silicon Valley
Chinese startup DeepSeek's artificial intelligence chatbot is top of the Apple Store's download charts, stunning industry insiders and analysts with its ability to match its US competitors.
DeepSeek has been hailed for being low-cost compared to other AI chatbots.
It only activates the most relevant parts of its model for each query received, which saves money and computing power.
In third-party benchmarks, DeepSeek AI is outperforming leading US AI companies.
Arrival, departure services now available for Harbin Asian Winter Games
Arrival and departure services for the upcoming ninth Asian Winter Games in Harbin is underway and will continue until Feb 17.
The services include registration, accreditation card validation, consultation, transportation, and other support.
The Harbin Asian Winter Games will take place from Feb 7 to 14.