Chinese, Australian FMs hold strategic dialogue: Xinhuanet

December 21, 2022

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong held the sixth China-Australia Foreign and Strategic Dialogue in Beijing on Wednesday. Click here to read…

Chinese envoy calls for more int’l support for Afghanistan: Xinhuanet

December 21, 2022

A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called for more international support for Afghanistan as the country is at a critical stage of nation-building. Much remains to be done for the realization of peace and development in the country. Afghan people should not be forgotten. The international community should make greater efforts to provide more support and assistance, said Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations. Click here to read…

China approves restructuring of two major state-owned steel enterprises: Xinhuanet

December 21, 2022

China has approved the restructuring of two state-owned giants in the iron and steel industry, the country’s top state-owned assets regulator said on Wednesday. Sinosteel Group Corporation Limited, a metallurgical and mineral resources developer and processor, will be integrated into China Baowu Steel Group Corporation, a major player in the iron and steel industry, according to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). Click here to read…

Testing booths turned into fever clinics as China battles COVID-19: Xinhuanet

December 21, 2022

Nucleic acid testing booths are being converted into consultation rooms for fever patients in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. These changes are among the latest efforts by Chinese cities to cope with rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. Click here to read…

HKSAR gov’t releases Youth Development Blueprint: Xinhuanet

December 21, 2022

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Tuesday released the Youth Development Blueprint, outlining the overall vision and guiding principles for the HKSAR government’s long-term youth development work in the future. Click here to read…

Xi meets United Russia party chairman Medvedev: China Military

December 21, 2022

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, on Wednesday met with Chairman of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, who visited China at the invitation of the CPC. Click here to read…

China to further facilitate cross-border personnel flow: China Daily

December 21, 2022

China will provide more convenience for cross-border personnel exchanges in light of current circumstances, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily news briefing when answering a question regarding whether China has any plan to optimize quarantine measures for arrivals. Click here to read…

Chinese SMEs shine on international stage: People’s Daily

December 21, 2022

As Chinese elements caught eyes at the just-concluded 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar, a good number of brands owned by China’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) drew wide attention for their contributions to major venues of the world-class sporting event. Click here to read…

WHO says China may be struggling to keep a tally of COVID cases: Reuters

December 21, 2022

China may be struggling to keep a tally of COVID-19 infections as the country experiences a big spike in cases, a senior World Health Organization official said on Wednesday, amid concerns about a lack of data from the country. Official figures from China have become an unreliable guide as less testing is being done across the country following the recent easing of the strict “zero-COVID” policy. Click here to read…

First foreign COVID vaccines head to China from Germany: Reuters

December 22, 2022

Berlin has sent its first batch of BioNTech (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccines to China to be administered initially to German expatriates, a German government spokesperson said on Wednesday, the first foreign coronavirus vaccine to be delivered to the country. Click here to read…

Chinese cities give out free fever drugs as COVID flares: Reuters

December 22, 2022

Cities in China began distributing free anti-fever drugs to the public, as COVID-19 sweeps through the world’s most populous country largely unchecked for the first time after an abrupt shift in the country’s containment policies. After widespread protests and a relentless rise in cases, China this month began dismantling its “zero-COVID” regime. Click here to read…

Taiwan scrambles jets to warn away Chinese air force incursion: Reuters

December 22, 2022

Taiwan scrambled combat jets to warn away 39 Chinese aircraft that entered its southeastern air defence zone, the island’s defence ministry said on Thursday. Taiwan has complained of repeated missions by the Chinese air force over the last two years, often in southern areas of its air defence identification zone, or ADIZ. Click here to read…

Invasive species directory released: China Daily

December 22, 2022

Ministry’s list aimed at maintaining healthy ecological environment. China released a directory of invasive species on Tuesday in order for departments to prioritize their control. The directory, which included 59 species, most of which are plants and insects, will come into effect on Jan 1. Click here to read…

Scientists crack virus evolution code: China Daily

December 22, 2022

Chinese scientists have discovered the mechanism behind the convergent evolution of the Omicron strains of COVID-19, a feat that could help researchers develop broad-spectrum COVID-19 vaccines and drugs, according to a study published in the journal Nature on Monday. Click here to read…

Sino-Russian joint naval exercise starts: China Daily

December 22, 2022

The Chinese and Russian navies started a weeklong joint exercise on Wednesday in the East China Sea, according to a spokesman for the People’s Liberation Army Navy. Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng said the Joint Sea 2022 naval exercise would involve operations like an area blockade, air defense, search and rescue, and anti-submarine strike. Click here to read…

Chinese cities roll out centralized quarantine service for those opting against home quarantine: Global Times

December 22, 2022

Several Chinese cities including Hangzhou, are now allowing people with COVID-19 to apply for centralized quarantine, after many expressed concern over passing the coronavirus to others under the same roof, especially the elderly and children. Click here to read…

China’s top securities regulator vows to establish regularized mechanism for audit supervision cooperation with US: Global Times

December 22, 2022

China’s top securities regulator on Wednesday vowed in a meeting to establish a regularized mechanism for cooperation in audit supervision between China and the US, in a bid to cultivate a more stable and predictable international regulatory cooperation environment. Click here to read…

CATL achieves mass production at German lithium-ion battery factory, a breakthrough in its global expansion: Global Times

December 22, 2022

China’s lithium-ion battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) announced Wednesday that its first overseas factory in Thuringia, Germany has achieved mass production of lithium-ion battery cells on schedule, marking a breakthrough in its global expansion. Click here to read…

Xi orders all-out rescue efforts after 6.8-magnitude earthquake in SW China: Xinhuanet

September 5, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts to minimize casualties after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday, stressing that saving lives should be taken as the primary task. Click here to read…

China strongly condemns U.S. cyber attacks on China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University: Xinhuanet

September 5, 2022

China strongly condemns the cyber attacks launched by the United States on China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University, and urges the U.S. side to offer an explanation and immediately stop its unlawful moves, Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Monday. Click here to read…

China’s central bank to cut forex reserve requirement ratio by 2 percentage points: Xinhuanet

September 5, 2022

China’s central bank on Monday said that it will cut the foreign exchange reserve requirement ratio for financial institutions by 2 percentage points from Sept. 15. The reserve requirement ratio will be reduced from its current 8 percent to 6 percent, the People’s Bank of China said in a short notice on its website. Click here to read…

Means of production prices rise in China: Xinhuanet

September 5, 2022

Most of the capital goods monitored by the Chinese government posted higher prices in late August compared with mid-August this year, according to official data. Of the 50 major goods monitored by the government, which include seamless steel tubes, gasoline, coal, fertilizer and some agricultural products mainly used for processing, 25 saw their prices increase, while 24 posted lower prices, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 264 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet

September 6, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 264 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 68 in Sichuan, according to the National Health Commission’s report Tuesday. A total of 1,235 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

China launches nationwide campaign to boost cybersecurity awareness: Xinhuanet

September 5, 2022

The 2022 China Cybersecurity Week kicked off Monday in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province. The event, which will last until Sept. 11, will consist of both online and offline activities held across the country. Click here to read…

China to boost science popularization by highlighting cyberspace, social funds: Qiushi

September 6, 2022

China will further promote science popularization by highlighting the roles of cyberspace and social funds, according to Li Meng, vice minister of science and technology, at a press conference Monday. The country will strengthen the coordination of over 40 government agencies to jointly implement a newly issued official document on the work of science and technology popularization in the new era, said Li. Click here to read…

Nine government organs launch nationwide campaign to crack down on internet-related criminal activities: Global Times

September 5, 2022

Nine government organs of China, including the Ministry of Public Security and Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), have launched a one-and-a-half-year nationwide campaign to crack down on and punish criminal activities related to the internet. They also vowed to make every effort to continue and deepen the fight against organized crime in cyberspace. Click here to read…

China-Nepal railway is a way to prosperity; talk of ‘debt trap’ just noise, says Nepali Ambassador to China: Global Times

September 5, 2022

The China-Nepal railway project is a way to our prosperity and it can be a project of the century for Nepal, Nepali Ambassador to China Bishnu Pukar Shrestha told the Global Times in an exclusive interview. Click here to read…

PLA practices counterattack in foreign territories during Russian Vostok-2022 drills: Global Times

September 5, 2022

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) practiced joint counterattack in foreign territories with the main battle tanks, howitzers, attack helicopters and fighter jets during the ongoing Vostok-2022 exercises in Russia, which displayed the PLA’s outstanding systematic combat capabilities in unfamiliar lands. Click here to read…

China policymakers see renewed urgency for economic support: Reuters

September 5, 2022

Chinese policymakers signalled a renewed sense of urgency on Monday for steps to shore up the flagging economy, saying this quarter was a critical time for policy action as evidence points to a further loss of economic momentum. Click here to read…

Kazakhstan says China’s Xi to visit, in first foreign trip since pandemic: Reuters

September 5, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Kazakhstan on Sept. 14, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Monday, in what would be his first foreign trip since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Xi will meet Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and sign a number of bilateral documents, ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov told a briefing. Click here to read…

Chinese air force incursions spike dramatically: Taipei Times

September 5, 2022

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force last month made 446 incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the Defense Post reported on Thursday. Last month’s incursions far surpassed the number recorded during the whole of 2020, the report said. Click here to read…

Chinese state media chief vows to toe the line for Communist Party’s national congress: South China Morning Post

September 6, 2022

The head of Xinhua has pledged not to stray from instructions by President Xi Jinping for “one minute”, saying the state news agency will create a “favourable information environment” ahead of the 20th national Communist Party congress in mid-October.
Xinhua editor-in-chief Fu Hua said on Friday the party mouthpiece would publicise the progress of Xi’s governance of the country, and tell the stories of China, of socialism with Chinese characteristics and of the party, to create a stable and healthy economic environment, a peaceful and prosperous social environment, and a clean political environment. Click here to read…

China gaming crackdown: ByteDance cuts ‘hundreds of jobs’ from its video game operations in Shanghai and Hangzhou, sources say: South China Morning Post

September 6, 2022

ByteDance, TikTok’s owner, is aggressively downsizing its video gaming unit, affecting hundreds of employees, in a fresh sign that the smart money in China is continuing to exit the heavily regulated industry, according to people familiar with the situation. The Beijing-based company, which only one year ago was pouring millions into its gaming operations, has stripped Shanghai-based Wushuang Studio of most of its staff through lay-offs and internal transfers, after the closure of 101 Studio in June, said the people familiar, who declined to be named as the information is not public yet. Click here to read…

China slams US over alleged Trojan horse attack on university servers: South China Morning Post

September 6, 2022

China has slammed alleged US hacking of its top state-funded university, urging Washington to “stop stealing [from] and attacking other countries” and help to maintain cybersecurity. This comes after a joint investigation by the university and cyber sleuths concluded that Trojan attacks which saw nearly 140 gigabytes of high-value data stolen in recent years from networks across China had originated in the United States. The Chinese foreign ministry condemned the alleged hacking, saying “China firmly opposes any form of cyberattacks”. Click here to read…

China’s battery producer CATL officially launches Hungarian plant: People’s Daily

September 6, 2022

Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) signed a real estate deal with the city of Debrecen in Hungary on Monday, marking the official launch of its second European plant. Click here to read…

China ramps up efforts to refund VAT credits to enterprises: People’s Daily

September 6, 2022

China’s value-added tax (VAT) credit refunds this year have exceeded the total of those in the previous three years, and its VAT credit refunds scheduled for the whole year had been handled before the second quarter ended. Click here to read…

Over 50,000 people relocated after Sichuan’s 6.8-magnitude earthquake killing at least 65; 10 aftershocks of 3.0-magnitude or above recorded: Global Times

September 6, 2022

More than 50,000 people have relocated as of Tuesday morning after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding county in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday, killing at least 65 people, leaving 248 injured and 12 missing. As of 7:00 am on Tuesday, a total of 10 aftershocks of 3.0-magnitude or above have been recorded, including one earthquake of 4.0 to 4.9 magnitude, nine earthquakes of 3.0 to 3.9 magnitude, and the largest aftershocks of 4.2 magnitude so far, according to China Earthquake Networks Center. Click here to read…

Over 1000 PAP troops join rescue efforts in earthquake-hit Luding: China Military

September 6, 2022

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake jolted Luding County,Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 12:52 of September 5. According to the latest update by CCTV (as of 23:16, Spet. 5), 46 people have lost their lives in the earthquake, with 29 deaths reported in Ganzi and 17 in Ya’an; in addition, there are 16 people missing and another 50 wounded.Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 264 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet

September 6, 2022

The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 264 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 68 in Sichuan, according to the National Health Commission’s report Tuesday. A total of 1,235 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified. Click here to read…

Senior CPC official urges preventing, defusing risks in united front work: Xinhuanet

July 21, 2022

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official You Quan has urged efforts to prevent and defuse risks in the united front work and contribute to stable economic, social, and political environments. You, a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks during his research tour in northeast China’s Liaoning Province from Wednesday to Thursday. Click here to read…

Former manager of China’s state grain group arrested for suspected bribery, dereliction of duty: Xinhuanet

July 21, 2022

Xu Baoyi, former deputy general manager of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin), has been arrested on suspicion of bribery and dereliction of duty by personnel of state-owned enterprises, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) said. Click here to read…

HSBC says Communist party branch in China units have ‘no influence’: Reuters

July 21, 2022

HSBC Holdings said employees who form branches of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) within private companies in China have ‘no influence’ on the running of the business, following media reports on Thursday that such a unit had been established at its China securities unit. Click here to read…

Shanghai bans job discrimination against recovered COVID patients: Global Times

July 21, 2022

The Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress passed a decision on Thursday, banning employers from terminating contracts, or refusing to hire those who have suffered from infectious diseases. The city also curtailed the time period to check a person’s nucleic acid test history record from two months to half a month, which is viewed as a “pragmatic and positive” change for people struggling to find a job. Click here to read…

China’s ride-hailing giant Didi fined $1.2b for 16 legal breaches; move ends year-long probe, highlighting data security: Global Times

July 21, 2022

China’s internet regulator fined ride-hailing giant Didi Global 8.026 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) for 16 legal violations, calling an end to a cybersecurity probe that lasted more than one year and sending a strong signal that will lay the ground for the healthy development of internet-based platform economy. Click here to read…

Chinese vice premier urges high-quality development of education: Xinhuanet

July 22, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan has stressed the need to promote high-quality development of education and the development of a strong education system with which the people are satisfied. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 106 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet

July 22, 2022

The Chinese mainland Thursday reported 106 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 52 in Gansu and 21 in Guangxi, the National Health Commission said Friday. Altogether 774 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified in 12 provincial-level regions on Thursday. Click here to read…

Chinese police intensify crackdown on pornography, prostitution, gambling-related crimes: Xinhuanet

July 22, 2022

Chinese police have intensified crackdown on pornography, prostitution and gambling-related crimes, dismantling over 960 such criminal rings in a special campaign. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said in a statement on Thursday that police authorities have worked with a national office to fight against pornography and illegal publications, supervising the investigation of over 70 major cases. Police forces across the country have resolved more than 790 major criminal cases in this regard. Click here to read…

Anhui powers ahead in tech development: Quishi

July 22, 2022

Anhui province is on a fast track of development in China’s economy, having become a hub of multiple emerging industries, such as electric vehicles, over the last decade, provincial leaders said. Click here to read…

Indonesian president to visit China: China Military

July 22, 2022

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia will visit China from July 25 to 26, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced Thursday. Click here to read…

China’s battery giant CATL, Ford announce cooperation on EVs: People’s Daily

July 22, 2022

China’s leading automotive lithium-ion battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) and Ford Motor Company announced Thursday a non-binding memorandum of understanding outlining global strategic cooperation, including supplying batteries in China, Europe and North America. Click here to read…

China to extend anti-dumping duties on steel product from Japan, South Korea, and EU: Reuters

July 22, 2022

China will extend anti-dumping duties on grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel imported from Japan, South Korea, and the European Union, the country’s ministry of commerce said on Friday. The duties will be extended for five years beginning from July 23, it said in a statement. Click here to read…

China’s largest policy bank disbursed $27 bln loans for infrastructure stimulus: Reuters

July 22, 2022

China’s largest policy bank said on Friday that it had disbursed 181.5 billion yuan ($27 billion) in loans for urban development projects in the first half of the year, and pledged to maintain an accelerated pace of lending to fund infrastructure. Click here to read…

China’s propaganda put under scrutiny as netizen comments translated: Kyodo

July 22, 2022

When a strong earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in March, Chinese social media was flooded with comments reveling in the prospect of a disaster and telling Japanese “to die.” But almost immediately, translations of the comments in Japanese and English appeared, produced by a loose collection of people, most of them Chinese themselves, to open the world’s eyes to the kinds of opinions being voiced in China. Participants in the campaign, called the Great Translation Movement, say the ultimate aim is to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s manipulation of public opinion. Click here to read…

Yuan Jiajun elected Party chief of China’s Zhejiang: Xinhuanet

June 23, 2022

Yuan Jiajun has been elected secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Yuan was elected to the post at the first plenary session of the 15th CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee on ThursdayClick here to read…

Remarks by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 14th BRICS Summit: Xinhuanet

June 23, 2022

On the evening of June 23, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the 14th BRICS Summit in Beijing via video link. Following is the full text of the remarks by President Xi at the Summit: Click here to read…

Chinese, Iranian FMs holds phone conversation on ties: Xinhuanet

June 23, 2022

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday held a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian at the latter’s request. Click here to read…

China commends Nepal’s decision not to move ahead on SPP with U.S.: Xinhuanet

June 23, 2022

China commends the Nepali government’s decision not to move ahead on the State Partnership Program (SPP) with the United States, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Click here to read…

China to establish national demonstration zones for IPR protection: Xinhuanet

June 23, 2022

China will establish a batch of demonstration zones for intellectual property rights (IPR) protection by 2025, according to a notice recently published by the National Intellectual Property Administration. Click here to read…

China aims to boost digital government construction: Xinhuanet

June 23, 2022

China has detailed measures to enhance the building of a digital government in tandem with the country’s efforts to promote digital transformation. By 2025, the country will strive to improve the top-level design and coordination mechanism of a digital government that matches the modernization of the national governance system, according to a guideline released by the State Council, China’s cabinet. Click here to read…

Senior official of south China’s Guangxi expelled from CPC, office: Xinhuanet

June 23, 2022

Liu Hongwu, former vice chairman of the people’s government of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office over serious violations of Party discipline and laws, the country’s top anti-graft body announced Thursday. Click here to read…

Former manager of China’s state grain group expelled from Party: Xinhuanet

June 23, 2022

Xu Baoyi, former deputy general manager of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin), has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office for grave violations of Party discipline and laws, said the country’s top anti-graft body Thursday. Click here to read…

China launches crackdown against crimes involving illegal occupation of farmland: Xinhuanet

June 23, 2022

China’s Ministry of Public Security has urged police nationwide to strike hard on crimes involving the illegal occupation of farmland and the production and sale of fake or substandard agricultural materials amid efforts to safeguard national food security. Click here to read…

Patent applications being reviewed more quickly: China Daily

June 23, 2022

The time for reviewing high-value patent applications in China was shortened to 13.3 months by the end of last year, achieving the goal set by the central government ahead of schedule, an official for the country’s intellectual property regulator said. Click here to read…

Chinese FM reveals meeting with Taliban-affiliated Afghan Chargé d’affaires for first time: Global Times

June 23, 2022

Chen Song, deputy director-general of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, met with Afghan Embassy Chargé d’affaires in Beijing Sayed Mohiuddin Sadat on Wednesday, with Sadat thanking China for the sincere sympathy over the deadly earthquake. Click here to read…

China delivers 2nd Type 054A/P frigate to Pakistan: Global Times

June 23, 2022

China delivered the second of four powerful Type 054A/P frigates to the Pakistan Navy on Thursday, highlighting the friendship between the two neighboring countries, which serves as a pillar of peace and stability in the region. The PNS Taimur was commissioned at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, the Global Times learned from the Pakistan Navy on Thursday. Click here to read…

PLA vessels join aircraft in large-scale drills around Taiwan: Global Times

June 23, 2022

A large number of warships of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy reportedly sailed to waters east of the island of Taiwan and south of Japan as dozens of PLA warplanes carried out drills on Tuesday and Wednesday, with analysts saying on Thursday that the joint maritime and aerial exercise could greatly enhance combat readiness against “Taiwan independence” and foreign interference forces. Click here to read…

China’s coastal provinces pushing sustainable fisheries development: Global Times

June 23, 2022

Negotiations on fisheries subsidies were launched at the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference held in Doha from June 12 to 17, and an agreement was made to limit over-fishing in order to secure the sustainable development of global marine resource. China’s agricultural and financial ministries launched a similar campaign in 2021. Click here to read…

Chinese companies strive to help alleviate Pakistan’s power shortages: Global Times

June 23, 2022

China’s energy infrastructure developers and operators are striving to help ensure the timely delivery and smooth operation of power facilities in Pakistan, which is coping with severe power shortages amid extreme weather and high coal prices. Click here to read…

China’s CATL to produce next-generation EV battery in 2023: Reuters

June 23, 2022

Chinese battery giant CATL will start mass production next year of its latest generation product, with greater efficiency that lets electric cars drive longer distances on each charge, the company said on Thursday. Click here to read…

China’s coastal ecosystems still unhealthy despite recent progress, official says: Reuters

June 23, 2022

Most of China’s marine ecosystems are still in poor health despite recent improvements, and more efforts are needed to restore, protect and monitor coastal waters, an environment ministry official said on Thursday. Click here to read…

More trust urged for Sino-Indian relations: People’s Daily

June 24, 2022

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China’s and India’s common interests far outweigh their differences and the two countries should support rather than undermine each other, as he met with Pradeep Kumar Rawat, India’s new ambassador to Beijing. Click here to read…

China adopts amendment to anti-monopoly law: Xinhuanet

June 24, 2022

Chinese lawmakers on Friday voted to pass an amendment to the Anti-monopoly Law, which will take effect on Aug. 1, 2022, at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. Click here to read…

President Xi calls for peace, development, openness, innovation to build high-quality BRICS partnership: Xinhuanet

June 24, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the 14th BRICS Summit via video link on Thursday evening in Beijing, calling on BRICS countries to safeguard world peace and tranquility, boost development, and unleash the potential and vitality of cooperation. Click here to read…

Full text of 14th BRICS Summit Beijing Declaration: Xinhuanet

June 24, 2022

The 14th BRICS Summit on Thursday issued the Beijing Declaration. Following is the full text of the declaration. Click here to read…

Chinese mainland reports 18 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet

June 24, 2022

The Chinese mainland Thursday reported 18 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 14 in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and two in Shanghai, the National Health Commission said Friday. Click here to read…

Nation makes big advances in battle against illicit drugs: China Daily

June 24, 2022

China made 58 additions to the list of controlled drugs last year, resulting in all fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoid substances being put under control. The nation now has 449 kinds of narcotics and psychotropic substances on the list, Liang Yun, head of the narcotics control bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, announced on Thursday, three days ahead of the 35th International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Click here to read…

Probe into overseas cyberattack underway: China Daily

June 24, 2022

Police are investigating a cyberattack launched from overseas on the email system of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, Shaanxi province. Key evidence of the attack has been secured, local police said on Thursday. Click here to read…

Entertainment venues closed, dine-in services banned in Macao after Omicron cases surge to 110: Global Times

June 24, 2022

Entertainment venues were ordered to close and dine-in services at restaurants were banned from Thursday afternoon in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) after the city’s COVID-19 infections increased to 110 in the latest flare-up. The chief executive of the Macao SAR assured the public that the outbreak would be curbed soon. Click here to read…