An aerial view of the scenery along the Yangtze River in Nantong, Jiangsu province, in September. (WU SHUJIAN / FOR CHINA DAILY) Decade of action sees nation's average density of PM2.5 decrease by 57 percent Despite its GDP increasing by 69 percent over the past 10 years, China saw its average density of PM2.5 particulate […]
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Christine Kangaloo on assuming the office of president of Trinidad and Tobago. In his message sent on March 20, Xi said that Trinidad and Tobago is China's comprehensive cooperative partner in the Caribbean region, and bilateral relations in recent years have maintained a sound momentum of development, […]
Ma Ying-jeou pays tribute to Sun Yat-sen, founder of the KMT, at Dr Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on Mar 28, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) People on both sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to the Chinese nation and share the same ancestors, and the two sides should work together to achieve the […]
This photo shows the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, in the Swedish economic zone in the Baltic Sea on Sept 28, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP) UNITED NATIONS — China supports the United Nations setting up an international independent commission to investigate the Nord Stream pipeline incident, […]
Photo provided by the China National Space Administration shows Chang'e 5 probe gathering samples on the moon on Dec 2, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – Planetary scientists in China found hints of a new water reservoir on the Moon in Chang'e-5 samples that show the potential for in-situ resource utilization by future lunar and […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec 8, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – China is ready to work with Saudi Arabia to make all-out efforts to build a China-Arab community with a shared future […]
Li Baodong, secretary general, Boao Forum for Asia and former vice minister of foreign affairs, China, speaks at BFA Annual Conference 2023 Press Conference and Launch of Annual Reports. (PHOTO / BFA ANNUAL CONFERENCE) The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023 Forum (BFA), a China-led equivalent to Davos, kicked off Tuesday on the tropical […]
Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zambry Abd Kadir arrives at the EU-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels on Dec 14, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP) BEIJING – At the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zambry Abd Kadir will […]
Participants in the SCO conference on "Shared Buddhist Heritage" in New Delhi include India’s federal Minister of Culture G. Kishan Reddy and Junior federal minister of external affairs Meenakshi Lekhi. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) China’s archeological conservation and restoration efforts drew high praise at an international conference of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held recently […]
An undated photo shows a view of the Xuetang Liangzi site, one of the listed archaeological discoveries, in Shiyan, Hubei province. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) BEIJING – China released a list of the top 10 archaeological findings of 2022 on Tuesday. A site dating back to the Paleolithic period, which includes ruins of ancient […]
China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning. (PHOTO / FMPRC.GOV.CN) BEIJING – China greatly appreciates Honduras' decision to establish diplomatic ties with China, which is a political decision made by Honduras on the basis of the one-China principle and based on no preconditions, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday. "Diplomatic relations are not a bargaining […]
A woman holds photos of gun violence victims at a rally at the Pennsylvania Capitol pressing for stronger gun-control laws, March 23, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (PHOTO / AP) BEIJING – China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday issued the Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2022. The year of 2022 […]
Nation to support developing countries' modernization, achieve a better world Burkina Faso students learn how to grow crops at an experimental farm in Hebei province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) With border conflicts, climate change and rising prices threatening the food security of millions of people displaced from their homes in Burkina Faso, emergency humanitarian assistance funded […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang speaks at a news conference on China's foreign policy and foreign relations on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, March 7, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Monday that the world should unite as one […]
Supervision on in-home services to facilitate flexible options for parents A family pose for a photo at the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) China's top health authority has released its first regulation on home nursery care providers as part of its efforts to develop various childcare services […]
Yan Zhongyue, one of the first Chinese female pilots who will operate heavy-duty fighter jets of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, prepares for take-off on Feb 24. (CUI BAOLIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY) The People's Liberation Army Air Force now has its first female pilots who can operate heavy-duty fighter jets, according to the […]
A technician from China Construction Fifth Bureau Installation Engineering Co Ltd checks lift equipment quality for the expansion project of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in December. (PHOTO / CHINA DAILY) China's non-financial outbound direct investment, or ODI, rose 35.7 percent year-on-year to 136.04 billion yuan during the first two months of 2023, […]
This file photo taken on May 20, 2018 shows the submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) collecting samples in the South China Sea. For several years in a row, Chinese scientists have deployed a long-term ocean observation platform in the cold seep area of the South China Sea, gathering abundant in-situ video and data. (PHOTO […]
SHANGHAI – Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou arrived in Shanghai Monday afternoon and then left for the eastern city of Nanjing. Ma was greeted by senior officials of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee at the airport. ALSO READ: Mainland spokesperson extends welcome to […]
This file photo dated May 22, 2020 shows flags of China on the Tian'anmen Square and atop the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – Chinese police have continued to crack down on prostitution and gambling, dealing with more than 50,000 related criminal cases and over 400,000 […]
