In western Moscow, people enter the icy waters of the Moscow River as a form of relaxation. Participants wear rescue wetsuits to keep warm and experience a feeling of weightlessness. This activity, known as ice floating, is growing in popularity in Russia. The Murmansk region and Lake Baikal are among the most popular destinations, but this winter the practice has reached the Russian capital, where temperatures in January and February can drop to minus 20 degrees Celsius. #ice floating #Moscow Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-02-02/-A-sea-of-emotions-Muscovites-discover-ice-floating-trend-1KrvaLO3zKE/p.html

CGTN presents Dream Chasers, a series highlighting residents from China's Taiwan region pursuing business opportunities on the Chinese mainland. In the first episode, Kuo Wen-yu, 40, from Taipei, shares his journey in Beijing, where he specializes in food supply chains, helping local consumers enjoy fresh, authentic Taiwan cuisine while blending flavors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video

China's Spring Festival travel rush, the world's largest annual human migration, has officially begun. For the next 40 days, 9.5 billions of passenger trips are expected nationwide, as people head home for Chinese New Year reunions. Stations are offering more digital ticketing, smoother transfers and upgraded safety support. But at Zhengzhou East Railway Station, there's something extra, intangible cultural heritage experiences right inside the waiting hall. Passengers tried traditional dough figurine making, painted elegant lacquer fans, watched fine ceramic engraving and tasted classic local peanut cake, turning travel time into culture time. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video

In northwest China's Qinghai Province, geophysical explorers are working deep inside a no-man's land known as the "Devil City." Battling thin air, sandstorms and freezing temperatures, they are carrying out China's first large-scale deep exploration in the region – mapping energy resources hidden kilometers beneath the desert, even as the Spring Festival approaches. #coolchina Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must step back, respect Article 9 and honor the one-China principle, because if Japan drifts once again toward the path of militarism, it will be putting not only its neighbors but itself and peace across the entire region in danger. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video

The year 2026 has begun with a flurry of diplomatic activity in #China. In just one month, leaders from Ireland, the Republic of #Korea, #Canada, #Finland and the #United Kingdom have all paid visits – underscoring expanding dialogue and cooperation. As unilateralism and protectionism gain ground globally, China says it will continue advocating mutual benefit and genuine multilateralism, a message that appears to be resonating with a growing number of countries. #Cooperation #economy Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video

Flights to China are filling up with presidents, prime ministers, and a king. From Spain's King Felipe VI to leaders from France, Ireland, the Republic of Korea, Canada, Finland and the UK, a wave of high-level visits to Beijing is underway. What's really driving this surge? Is it a genuine reset in relations with China, or a strategic move to gain leverage with Washington? Tune in as we unpack what's behind the renewed China heat. #ChinaUK #XiJinping #KeirStarmer #USChina #Europe #CGTN #ThePoint #LiuXin Guests of this edition are Clare Pearson, the International Development Director of Asia DLA Piper; Cui Hongjian, director of Center of the European Union and Regional Development Studies of Beijing Foreign Studies University; Benjamin Norton, editor-in-chief, Geopolitical Economy Report and Einar Tangen, senior fellow of Center for International Governance Innovation and chairman of Asia Narratives Substack. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video

China has called on U.S. law enforcement to stop unwarranted interrogations of personnel from Chinese enterprises, effectively implement the key consensus reached by the two heads of state, and ensure normal and friendly exchanges between the two peoples, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on February 2. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-02-02/China-urges-U-S-to-halt-unwarranted-checks-on-Chinese-company-staff-1Kri5VaaE80/p.html

At least 200 miners died after several coltan mine shafts collapsed in Rubaya, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a spokesperson for the March 23 Movement rebel group confirmed on January 30. Most of the victims were artisanal miners, including women and children. The collapses occurred last Wednesday and Thursday at separate mines in Rubaya, an area that has been under rebel control since April 2024. #DR Congo #mine Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-02-02/At-least-200-killed-in-eastern-DR-Congo-mine-collapse-1KrfW1v1Liw/p.html