The New Year message will be broadcast by China Media Group and other media platforms.
新年贺词将通过中央广播电视总台等媒体平台播出。
Chinese authorities say the vaccination drive has covered almost 90 percent of the total population of the country.
中国官方表示疫苗接种活动已覆盖全国总人口的近90%。
Senior official He Qinghua from the National Health Commission released the figures.
国家卫健委的高级官员贺青华公布了这一数字。
The official also says authorities will next push forward the vaccination program for those aged 60 and above.
该官员还表示，当局下一步将推进60岁及以上人群的疫苗接种计划。
Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will increase COVID-19 testing in schools when the holiday break ends next week.
纽约市长白思豪表示，下周假期结束后，纽约市将在学校增加新冠病毒检测。
De Blasio says the city has adopted a new approach to keep schools safe and open during the pandemic.
白思豪称，纽约采取了新的方法以使疫情期间确保学校安全和开放。
New York state will provide the city's public schools with 2 million at-home test kits so that tests can be sent home with students if a classmate tests positive.
纽约州将为该市的公立学校提供200万套家用检测包，如果有学生检测呈阳性，这些检测包可以和学生一起寄回家。
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden are set to have a phone conversation on Thursday.
俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京和他的美国总统乔·拜登将于周四进行电话会晤。
The talks come as Russia has sent a draft agreement to the NATO and a draft treaty to the United States both on security guarantees.
会谈前，俄罗斯已向北约提交了一份协议草案，并向美国提交了一份条约草案，两份草案均涉及安全保障。
The two leaders met via video link earlier this month their focus on the Ukrainian situation.
两位领导人本月早些时候通过视频方式进行了会晤，重点讨论了乌克兰局势。
Official figures show the trade volume between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan jumped 27 percent to 298 billion U.S. dollars in the first 11 months of the year.
官方数据显示，今年前11个月，中国大陆和中国台湾的贸易额猛增27%，达到2980亿美元。
Mainland exports to Taiwan amounted to 70 billion U.S. dollars, while the mainland imports from Taiwan reached 227 billion dollars.
大陆对台出口达700亿美元，自台进口达2270亿美元。
At the same time, more than 5900 Taiwan-funded enterprises were newly established on the mainland, a year-on-year increase of 35 percent.
同时，大陆新设台资企业超过5900家，同比增长35%。
