In today's podcast:

Foreign capital is increasingly looking at the Chinese market in a positive light, backed by China's resilient market performance in the first half of 2025, with key indicators reflecting growing global confidence with the world's second-largest economy.

The first-ever China-Vietnam joint army training kicked off at a training base in South China on Tuesday, official media reported on Wednesday. A Chinese expert said the joint training will contribute to the safeguard of peace and stability in the region.

In an editorial, the Global Times pointed out that as long as China and the EU choose dialogue and cooperation, bloc confrontation will not take shape; as long as they choose openness and mutual benefit, the trend of economic globalization will not be reversed.

A WWII veteran shared with the Global Times his experiences of joining the Chinese military and bravely fighting Japanese invaders on the front lines decades ago.

"As a film industry worker, I feel extremely proud," Song Xiaoying, a film artist and famous Chinese actress, told the Global Times after receiving a reply letter from Xi.