State Council appoints, removes officials: Xinhuanet
May 27, 2022
The State Council, China’s cabinet, announced the appointment and removal of officials Friday. The State Council appointed Qi Yanjun vice minister of public security, Zhao Fengtao deputy head of China International Development Cooperation Agency, and Bi Baogui deputy head of China Meteorological Administration (CMA). Click here to read…
China releases medium-, long-term plan to develop philosophy, social sciences: Xinhuanet
May 27, 2022
China has released a medium- and long-term action plan to promote the high-quality development of philosophy and social sciences in the country’s higher education system. Targeting 2035, the plan aims to build an independent knowledge system to better answer questions regarding China, the world, the people and the era, said the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Ministry of Education, which jointly released the plan. Click here to read…
Profits of Chinese SOEs drop amid coronavirus resurgences: Xinhuanet
May 27, 2022
The combined profits of China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) declined in the January-April period owing to a high comparison base in the same period last year and sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, official data showed Friday. a href=”https://english.news.cn/20220527/5f5c62671df049a2a82af61fb627a905/c.html” target=”_blank”>Click here to read…
Foreign-funded banks support Shanghai’s enterprises amid epidemic: Xinhuanet
May 27, 2022
Amid the latest resurgence of COVID-19, foreign-funded banks in Shanghai have provided various financial services to enterprises and helped them raise capital and hedge risks. Considering the impact of COVID-19 on the automobile industry, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (China) engaged in five asset-backed securities (ABS) transactions to raise capital for companies in the auto industry, underwriting 400 million yuan (about 59 million U.S. dollars) and buying 600 million yuan of ABS in April, said Chen Shile, head of the capital market department of the bank. Click here to read…
Chinese ambassador warns ‘malicious confrontation’ after US announces ‘invest, align, compete’ strategy, analysts says decoupling attempt to fail: Global Times
May 27, 2022
The US’ threefold strategy of “invest, align, compete” to tackle the so-called long-term China challenge, an economic coercion devised by Washington to contain the development of the world’s second-largest economy based upon its hegemonic mindset, is doomed to fail as the approach is contradictory in substance and countries won’t buy into its decoupling attempt to set up a China-free supply chain, Chinese observers and officials saidClick here to read…
China punishes local officials for falsifying economic data: Reuters
May 27, 2022
China has punished a number of local officials with demotions or dismissal for falsifying economic data, the country’s statistics bureau said on Friday, as part of an effort to curb data fraud as the economy falters. Click here to read…
Meeting held to review CPC regulations on political consultation: Xinhuanet
May 27, 2022
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Friday to review the regulations of the CPC on political consultation work. Click here to read…
China, Solomon Islands reach eight-point consensus: Xinhuanet
May 27, 2022
China and the Solomon Islands reached a series of important consensuses after friendly, in-depth and productive communication on deepening bilateral mutually-beneficial cooperation, visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday. Click here to read…
BRICS countries vow to further strengthen education cooperation: Xinhuanet
May 27, 2022
A declaration has been signed by ministers of education from BRICS countries on the priorities and direction of future cooperation in the education sector. At the 9th meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education held via video link, Chinese Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng called for joint efforts to build a BRICS education partnership that is closer, more pragmatic and of higher quality, thus contributing to global education reform and development. Click here to read…
UN peacekeeping chief praises China’s support: Xinhuanet
May 27, 2022
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Thursday praised China’s support for the UN peacekeeping operations. “China is one of our main supporters, really both in terms of the financial contributions, also in terms of the contributions in the field with more than 2,000 peacekeepers,” the UN peacekeeping chief told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York. Click here to read…
Profits of Chinese SOEs drop amid coronavirus resurgences: Xinhuanet
May 27, 2022
The combined profits of China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) declined in the January-April period owing to a high comparison base in the same period last year and sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, official data showed Friday. Click here to read…
Foreign-funded banks support Shanghai’s enterprises amid epidemic: Xinhuanet
May 27, 2022
Amid the latest resurgence of COVID-19, foreign-funded banks in Shanghai have provided various financial services to enterprises and helped them raise capital and hedge risks. Considering the impact of COVID-19 on the automobile industry, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (China) engaged in five asset-backed securities (ABS) transactions to raise capital for companies in the auto industry, underwriting 400 million yuan (about 59 million U.S. dollars) and buying 600 million yuan of ABS in April, said Chen Shile, head of the capital market department of the bank. Click here to read…
U.S. urged to give up its obsession with containing China: Xinhuanet
May 28, 2022
The key for the China-U.S. relationship to walk out of the predicament is for the U.S. side to abandon its mania for zero-sum games, give up its obsession with encircling and containing China and stop undermining China-U.S. relations, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday. Click here to read…
U.S. extends tariff exclusions on Chinese COVID-19 medical products: Reuters
May 28, 2022
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Friday said it extended tariff exclusions on Chinese-made medical products needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic for another six months, to Nov. 30. Click here to read…
Germany denies VW China investment guarantees over human rights concerns: Reuters
May 28, 2022
Germany’s Economy Ministry has refused to provide carmaker Volkswagen with guarantees to cover new investments in China because of concerns over human rights violations in the Xinjiang region, Der Spiegel reported on Friday. Click here to read…
High-tech to help metaverse unspool: China Daily
May 28, 2022
Big data, blockchain, artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies are expected to play a vital role in building the metaverse, one of the hottest buzzwords for the next phase of the internet, experts said at an industry event. Such technologies are set to promote the integration of tangible and virtual worlds, they said. Click here to read…
Let it rip’ approach to COVID-19 definitely not science-based: People’s Daily
May 28, 2022
The “let it rip” approach to COVID-19 by some Western countries will create long-term and sustained negative impacts on social and economic operations. Despite an upsurge in Omicron cases, the United States and some European countries have lifted COVID-19 restrictionsClick here to read…
Xi calls for advancing study of Chinese civilization: Xinhuanet
May 29, 2022
On Friday afternoon, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, presided over the 39th group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to further a national research project on tracing the origins of Chinese civilization. Click here to read…
Chinese vice premier stresses summer agricultural production: Xinhuanet
May 29, 2022
Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua has urged unremitting efforts to ensure a bumper summer harvest and good autumn sowing so as to achieve the whole-year goal of grain production. Click here to read…
China punishes 11,351 officials in April for violating frugality rules: Xinhuanet
May 29, 2022
China punished 11,351 people in April for violating the country’s eight-point code on improving Party and government conduct, the top anti-graft body said on its website Sunday. The punished were involved in 7,441 cases, said the monthly statement by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission. Click here to read…
Chinese mainland reports 54 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
May 29, 2022
The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 54 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 29 were in Shanghai and 14 in Beijing, the National Health Commission said Sunday. Click here to read…
UN human rights chief wraps up China visit after wide interactions with all sectors: Global Times
May 29, 2022
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has wrapped up her six-day visit in China, including its Xinjiang region, but her statement that showcased her team’s wide interactions with people from different sectors in China and progress in facilitating future exchanges between Beijing and Geneva seemed to have disappointed the US. Meanwhile, anti-China forces attempting to use the visit to nail the allegation of “genocide” on China are now trying to deny Bachelet’s visit and attacking China for “manipulating” her trip for propaganda. Click here to read…
Beijing, Shanghai walk out of shadow of Omicron: Global Times
May 29, 2022
Beijing and Shanghai, China’s two megacities, are gradually walking out of the shadow of Omicron outbreaks, providing valuable experiences for the country in carrying out the dynamic zero-COVID strategy that once again proves to be the most effective approach in containing the highly contagious virus at the minimum costs to the economy and people’s life. Click here to read…
Shanghai, Beijing manifest China’s dynamic epidemic clearing mandate: Global Times
May 29, 2022
Thanks to the strict enforcement of prevention and control protocols, the coronavirus epidemic in Shanghai and Beijing, two megacities in China, has finally abated, with epidemiologists and health officials from both cities feeling upbeat, announcing over the weekend that they are on the cusp of winning another arduous battle against the virus. Click here to read…
China-Switzerland trade talks stall over rights issues, Swiss newspapers report: Reuters
May 29, 2022
Efforts by Switzerland to refresh its free trade agreement with China have stalled as Bern takes a more critical view of Beijing’s human rights record, Swiss newspapers reported on Sunday. Click here to read…
Chinese mainland reports 20 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 8 in Beijing: Xinhuanet
May 30, 2022
The Chinese mainland Sunday reported 20 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including eight in Beijing, and six each in Tianjin and Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission’s report Monday. Click here to read…
Mega data project bolsters China’s digital infrastructure: Quishi
May 30, 2022
As China rides the digitalization wave and seeks to tap into the full potential of the big data industry, a megaproject addressing the soaring demand for computing power is taking shape. In February, China started work on the project to build an integrated national big data system involving the establishment of eight national computing hubs and 10 national data center clusters. Click here to read…
Shanghai enacts post-lockdown action plan: China Daily
May 30, 2022
Shanghai released a 50-measure action plan on Sunday to fully assist domestic and foreign enterprises in recovering from challenges brought by the wave of COVID-19 infections over the past few months and to rehabilitate Shanghai’s economic vitality. Click here to read…
Some in Beijing back to work, Shanghai inches closer to ending COVID lockdown: Reuters
May 30, 2022
Streets in Beijing were busier on Monday as residents in two districts were allowed to return to work, while Shanghai inched closer towards lifting its two-month old COVID-19 lockdown from Wednesday, as the number of infections across China dropped. Click here to read…
Chinese police investigate commercial Covid test labs over alleged fraud: South China Morning Post
May 30, 2022
Police in the Chinese capital are investigating three Covid-19 mass testing laboratories, accusing them of improper testing leading to inaccurate results. Police said on Sunday that eight people from the Beijing Zhongtong Lanbo Medical Testing Laboratory were detained over allegations that the company tried to cut costs and time by mixing too many samples in one test despite knowing it would lead to inaccurate results. Click here to read…
Two mega-kilowatt pumped storage power plants start operation in Greater Bay Area: Global Times
May 30, 2022
Two mega-kilowatt pumped storage power plants in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) officially started power generation on May 28, marking the power grid capacity in the GBA leading the world with the largest installed pumped storage, the strongest grid adjustment capacity, and the highest proportion of clean energy consumption among international bay areas, Chinese media cnr.cn reported on Monday. Click here to read…
Psychological services in demand: China Daily
May 30, 2022
The rumors were quickly denied by the municipal government at a news conference that afternoon, with the authorities saying that daily supplies would not be affected and there was no need for panic buying. These rumors have been dispelled, but as several cities grapple with a new wave of COVID-19 infections caused by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, concern for people’s mental health during the pandemic has again become an important issue that different sides of society are working hard to address. Click here to read…
Shanghai enacts post-lockdown action plan: China Daily
May 30, 2022
Shanghai released a 50-measure action plan on Sunday to fully assist domestic and foreign enterprises in recovering from challenges brought by the wave of COVID-19 infections over the past few months and to rehabilitate Shanghai’s economic vitality. Click here to read…