Xi stresses protection of people’s safety, health: Xinhuanet
December 26, 2022
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, demanded more targeted efforts to carry out patriotic health campaigns and concrete actions to protect people’s safety and health. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the instruction concerning the 70th anniversary of the patriotic health campaigns. Click here to read…
China issues guideline on supporting veterans in starting businesses: Xinhuanet
December 26, 2022
Chinese authorities have unveiled a guideline to support demobilized military personnel in starting businesses and engaging in innovation. Financial support, such as increased guaranteed loans, will be tilted toward business startups run by ex-service members, according to the document issued by the Ministry of Veterans Affairs in collaboration with 20 other departments. Click here to read…
China urges smooth transition of COVID-19 response in holiday preparations: Xinhuanet
December 26, 2022
Chinese authorities have stressed the need to ensure a smooth transition of COVID-19 response phases in a circular on the work related to the upcoming New Year and Spring Festival holidays. The circular from the general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council underscored putting the people and human life above all else and adopting a science-based approach and targeted measures. Click here to read…
China goes all out to increase output of medical supplies: Xinhuanet
December 26, 2022
China is moving to ensure production of key medical supplies in urgent need as the country optimized its COVID-19 response. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and relevant departments have established emergency collaboration mechanisms with local authorities, to help pharmaceutical enterprises expand capacity and ensure supply of key medicines for COVID-19 control. Click here to read…
Faster railway links Chengdu with Kunming: China Daily
December 26, 2022
A new railway line in China’s southwestern region will open on Monday, slashing travel time between the region’s two major cities Chengdu and Kunming, capitals of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, the national railway operator China State Railway Group said on Saturday. Click here to read…
China National Knowledge Infrastructure fined for monopolistic behavior: China Daily
December 26, 2022
The State Administration for Market Regulation, China’s top market regulator, imposed a fine of 87.6 million yuan ($12.58 million) on China National Knowledge Infrastructure, the country’s largest online academic database, for monopolistic behaviors on Monday. Click here to read…
China congratulates Prachanda on becoming Nepal’s new PM, hopes to deepen bilateral ties: Global Times
December 26, 2022
China has congratulated Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), also known as Prachanda, on his appointment as the new prime minister of Nepal, and is willing to continue working with the Nepalese government to deepen bilateral ties, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Click here to read…
Health officials call for appropriate precautions to deal with possible risks in early stage of COVID-19 downgrading adjustment: Global Times
December 27, 2022
Health officials called for taking precautions to deal with possible risks posed in early stage of the adjustment of downgrading COVID-19 from Class A to Class B, including surging COVID-19 infections and patients seeking medical treatment. Click here to read…
Chinese localities make bold moves to stabilize economy: People’s Daily
December 26, 2022
As China further optimizes its COVID-19 response, multiple localities across the country have recently made bold and sweeping moves to stabilize the economy and promote development, boosting the resumption of work, production, and business activities. Click here to read…
China’s economy brims with vitality thanks to reform and opening-up: People’s Daily
December 26, 2022
No matter how the world changes, China’s faith in and its commitment to reform and opening-up will not waver. This is the solemn commitment President Xi Jinping made at the opening ceremony of this year’s Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference. Click here to read…
China to reopen borders on Jan. 8, exit from “zero-COVID” policy: Kyodo
December 27, 2022
China said Monday it will reopen borders and abandon quarantine measures that have been in place to stem the spread of coronavirus infections on Jan. 8, in a full departure from its strict “zero-COVID” policy that involved lockdowns and isolation measures at designated facilities. Click here to read…
Taiwan detects 78 Chinese craft in a day: Taipei Times
December 27, 2022
A total of 71 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels were detected around Taiwan from 6am on Sunday to 6am yesterday, the Ministry of National Defense said.
It was the most Chinese military craft detected within a 24-hour period so far this year. Click here to read…
China’s industrial profits slump on COVID fallout, next year seen improving: Reuters
December 27, 2022
Profits at China’s industrial firms contracted further in the January-November period as strict COVID 19-related curbs disrupted factory activity and supply chains, but analysts foresaw brighter long-term economic prospects after a U-turn in COVID policy. Click here to read…
Chinese make travel plans as COVID rules ease further: Reuters
December 27, 2022
Chinese people, cut off from the rest of the world for three years by COVID-19 curbs, flocked to travel sites on Tuesday ahead of borders reopening, even as rising infections further strained the health system and roiled the economy. Zero-tolerance measures – from shuttered borders to frequent lockdowns – have battered China’s economy since early 2020, fuelling last month the mainland’s biggest show of public discontent since President Xi Jinping took power in 2012. Click here to read…
China revises 2021 GDP growth: Xinhuanet
December 27, 2022
China’s statistics authority on Tuesday revised the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2021 to 8.4 percent in its final verification. The figure was up 0.3 percentage points from the preliminary calculation, the National Bureau of Statistics said. Click here to read…
China to manage COVID-19 with measures against Class B infectious diseases: Xinhuanet
December 27, 2022
China will manage COVID-19 with measures against Class B infectious diseases, instead of Class A infectious diseases, in a major shift of its epidemic response policies. China has renamed the Chinese term for COVID-19 from “novel coronavirus pneumonia” to “novel coronavirus infection,” said a statement released by the National Health Commission on Monday. Click here to read…
Top legislature releases work plan for 2023: China Daily
December 27, 2022
A set of 37 legislative proposals has been planned for review and discussion next year, an official from the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, said on Monday. Click here to read…
Quarantine to end for inbound overseas travelers: China Daily
December 27, 2022
International travelers will no longer need to quarantine upon arrival in China starting Jan 8, according to the country’s latest policy on epidemic control. Inbound passengers will only be required to present a negative nucleic acid test result for COVID-19 obtained within 48 hours of boarding, according to the policy change, which was announced by the State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism on Tuesday. Click here to read…
Shanghai clinics dealing with surge in infections: China Daily
December 27, 2022
Ruan Sheng, an ambulance driver at the South Branch Center of Shanghai Medical Emergency Center, has run an average of 20 trips each day for the last week with his teammates, Doctor Li Zhu and Wang Xiaodong, a paramedic. Click here to read…
Health officials call for appropriate precautions to deal with possible risks in early stage of COVID-19 downgrading adjustment: Global Times
December 27, 2022
Health officials called for taking precautions to deal with possible risks posed in early stage of the adjustment of downgrading COVID-19 from Class A to Class B, including surging COVID-19 infections and patients seeking medical treatment. Click here to read…