The Coffee and Tea Network Culture Festival 2024 opened at Park 1903 in central Yunnan's Kunming city on March 28, displaying various coffee, tea, flowers, snacks, and cultural heritages.

An international team of evolutionary biologists has found evidence that modern bird species began diversifying long before the dinosaurs went extinct. The discovery was recently published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

The 25-basis-point cut to over-five-year loan prime rate to 3.95 percent on Tuesday is good news for mortgages, and will help commercial banks to lower interest rates on first-home loans and guide more capital to private and small enterprises, industry experts said on Wednesday.

"The blooming flowers across Kunming city not only impressed him, but reminded him of San Remo in northwest Italy", said Italian journalist Gianmarco Volpe.

Zaw Min Tun is proud of himself, as he has tackled numerous challenges in his life over the past few years, from the study of medicine to Chinese learning, and then to his job as a cardiologist in Ruili. His secret of success can be best summarized by three words: diligence, concentration and determination.

Chinese consumers unleashed their massive purchasing power during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday, which ran from Feb 10 to Saturday, with homegrown brands that weave traditional Chinese cultural elements into their designs, health-related commodities, jewelry and electronic devices gaining in popularity, especially among younger shoppers, experts said.

Fueled by China's soaring market demand and global advancements in cold chain logistics, Chile's cherry exports to the nation are projected to reach 92 percent of its total exports in this category during the 2023-24 season, up from 88 percent during the previous season, the country's top diplomat to China said.

Editor's note: China Daily presents the series Friends Afar to tell the stories of people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries.

A total of 132 species of waterbirds were recorded last year in the Yellow River Basin, including 35 species under national protection and 19 species listed as globally threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.