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  • Feature: Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu shines in Cambodia

    Yue Hanjun practices Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu martial arts here at the Cambodia Shaolin Temple Cultural Center four days a week, believing that the age-old martial arts will improve his physical fitness, mental discipline, and self-confidence.

    May12,2025


  • GLOBALink | Ivorian youth pursues Kung Fu dream

    Ivorian youth Jean Philippe N'Dri, a Kung Fu enthusiast, is passionate about promoting martial arts in his country.

    August02,2024


  • Beijing issues prepaid cards for international visitors

    The Chinese capital introduced the Beijing Pass, a multi-purpose card for international visitors, on Wednesday, facilitating their payment for transportation, tourist sites and shopping centers.

    August01,2024


  • GLOBALink | French martial arts enthusiasts learn Kung Fu in north China

    A group of French martial arts enthusiasts recently visited Mengcun Hui Autonomous County in north China's Hebei Province to learn Bajiquan, a powerful style of Kung Fu that originated in Mengcun.

    June05,2025


  • Feature: How Chinese martial arts "speak" to Kung Fu master in Benin

    In a modest yet vibrant martial arts club in Akpro-Misserete, a town some 40 kilometers northeast of Benin's economic capital Cotonou, the rhythmic thud of feet striking the ground echoes in sync with the sharp, thunderous cry of "Hay-Hah!"

    May20,2025


  • Shanghai issues prepaid travel cards for inbound travelers' convenience

    Shanghai has released Shanghai Pass, a multipurpose prepaid travel card, to facilitate easy payment by inbound travelers and other visitors not in favor of mobile payment.

    May22,2024


  • GLOBALink | Russian kung fu kids enjoy Chinese martial arts in N China

    A group of kung fu boys from Moscow practice Baji boxing under the guidance of a martial arts instructor at Cangzhou International Martial Arts Training Center in Qingxian County of north China's Hebei Province. Just like the Russian kung fu boys, more and more foreign martial arts enthusiasts are fond of Chinese martial arts.

    July11,2024


  • "Harmony in Translation: Fu Lei Meets Beethoven" concert held in Malta

    Beethoven's masterpieces came together with texts by a renowned Chinese translator on Sunday night for a concert in Malta called: "Harmony in Translation: Fu Lei Meets Beethoven."

    June18,2024


  • GLOBALink | A millennium of memory from the home of kung fu: Shaolin steles go global

    In the tranquil, Zen-infused courtyards of the Shaolin Temple, where shadows of martial arts intertwine, a millennium-old"stone archive" reveals imprints of the temple and Chinese civilization. Take a look at Shaolin steles that were recently added to the UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.

    April28,2025


  • Giant panda star Fu Bao greets the public in southwest China

    Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in the Republic of Korea (ROK), met the public on Wednesday morning after returning to southwest China's Sichuan Province, the hometown of pandas.

    June12,2024


  • UnionPay cards to be issued in Europe

    UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China's UnionPay, the country's largest bank card payment processor, announced Monday that it has entered into strategic cooperation with the Portuguese bank, Banco Comercial Portugues (BCP).

    November21,2017


  • Feature: The story of a Cameroonian kung fu master: "Let Chinese culture light up your life"

    Fabrice Mba's passion for Chinese culture in general and martial arts in particular budded in Cameroon's southern town of Sangmelima, where he grew up watching kung fu movies.

    March25,2025


  • Feature: 5-year-old Tanzanian girl follows in father's footsteps mastering Chinese kung fu

    For Mariam Saidi Mfaume, a five-year-old Tanzanian girl, only the sky is the limit when she delves into the realm of kung fu, the Chinese martial arts, just like her father.

    December04,2024


  • Lower transaction fees set to boost international bank card usage in China

    International bank card clearing institutions, such as Visa and Mastercard, have reduced transaction fees on overseas bank cards for Chinese merchants, a move expected to encourage more local merchants to accept these card payments.

    July04,2024


  • China issues 9.25 bln bank cards by end of 2021

    China had issued a total of 9.25 billion bank cards by the end of 2021, according to an industry report.

    September26,2022


  • UnionPay holds all the cards

    China UnionPay is ramping up efforts to expand its business in overseas markets to support the Belt and Road Initiative or BRI, in addition to facilitating fast growing personnel exchanges between China and the rest of the world.

    December28,2018


  • China issues 8.98 bln bank cards in total

    China had issued a total of 8.98 billion bank cards by the end of 2020, according to a blue paper.

    October18,2021


  • Longkou in E. China's Shandong promotes innovative inheritance of Xu Fu Culture bridging China, Japan, ROK

    Experts and scholars from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have recently gathered in Longkou, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, to have in-depth discussions on the inheritance of Xu Fu Culture, an important component of traditional Chinese culture.

    September29,2024


  • UnionPay holds all the cards

    China UnionPay, a Chinese bank card organization, is ramping up efforts to expand its business in overseas markets to support the Belt and Road Initiative or BRI and facilitating fast growing personnel exchanges between China and the rest of the world.

    December25,2018


  • China to improve customs clearance with updated health card

    China's customs authority will launch a new edition of its health declaration card, in which some requirements for travelers are removed to streamline customs procedures and enhance clearance efficiency.

    August26,2022


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