(PHOTO / XINHUA) ZHANJIANG, Guangdong – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday inspected the navy of the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed strengthening training and combat readiness and accelerating transformation to boost […]
This file photo dated June 1, 2011 shows the scenery of China's Xisha Islands, South China Sea. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Guided-missile destroyer illegally entered waters near Nansha Islands The United States' increasingly frequent military activities in the South China Sea indicate the military superpower's intention to stir up trouble in the region, sound out and […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a longan and lychee cooperative in a village in Genzi Township, Gaozhou City of Maoming, south China's Guangdong province, April 11, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) GUANGZHOU – Xi Jinping, general secretary of the […]
Life reconstructions of galeaspid species with "nine tails" discovered in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. (PHOTO COURTESY OF CHINA NEWS SERVICE) BEIJING – Researchers have discovered a new fossilized galeaspid species with "nine tails" in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. This is the world's first galeaspid fossil with a well-preserved tail. According to […]
A nurse takes care of a newborn baby at Gansu Provincial Maternity and Childcare Hospital in Lanzhou. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Chinese people predominantly prefer to have fewer babies and to provide the best possible conditions for bringing up their children, China's top health authority said on Tuesday, adding that more efforts will be made to […]
Experts voice optimism in improving relations, countering decoupling ideas President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron stroll through the Pine Garden, chatting and stopping at times to enjoy the unique scenery of the southern Chinese garden, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, April 7, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to China last […]
A poster for TOEFL test is displayed at the China Education Expo in Beijing. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) The Test of English as a Foreign Language will be shortened from three hours to less than two hours from July 26, test administrator ETS announced in Beijing on Tuesday. As a result, TOEFL will have […]
Female giant panda Ya Ya is pictured at the Memphis Zoo in Memphis, the United States, April 8, 2023. The Memphis Zoo held a farewell event for Ya Ya on Saturday. (PHOTO / XINHUA) China is prepared to bring back giant panda Ya Ya from a zoo in the United States as soon as possible, […]
People battle wind and sand in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Monday, as sandstorms hit many places in northern China including Beijing. (ZHANG SHU / FOR CHINA DAILY) China's second-strongest sandstorm so far this year is expected to continue until the end of this week, forecasters said. The sandstorm, which is understood to have originated in […]
Guinean diplomat especially impressed by emphasis on common prosperity A view of Beijing's CBD area on Aug 19, 2022. (PHOTO / VCG) Aminata Koita, the top envoy of Guinea to China, said she believes that China's modernization is an impressive process of transformation that has enabled China to become one of the world's leading economies […]
Travelers enter the railway station in Vientiane, Laos, to take the China-Laos Railway on Nov 25, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The 1,035-kilometer China-Laos Railway is due to start cross-border passenger services on Thursday, becoming the first international passenger train service that China has put into operation since the COVID-19 pandemic. The railway, which commenced operations […]
In this file photo dated Feb 4, 2020, researchers work at a laboratory of the disease prevention and control center in Nanyang, central China's Henan province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING — China will consolidate and improve its prevention and control of endemic diseases, according to an action plan for the 2023-2025 period. Jointly issued by […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang delivers a keynote address on Feb 21, 2023, at the opening ceremony of a Lanting Forum marking the release of "The Global Security Initiative Concept Paper" in Beijing. (PHOTO / FOREIGN MINISTRY, CHINA) BEIJING – At the invitation of the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov, Chinese […]
(PHOTO / XINHUA) GUANGZHOU – Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday inspected South China's Guangdong province. He first went to the city of Zhanjiang, where he visited a mariculture base, an area of mangrove forests, a port, and a water resource allocation project. Xi learned about efforts […]
A staff member introduces a promotion video of 5G AI technology at the exhibition center of the national big data (Guizhou) comprehensive pilot zone in southwest China's Guizhou province, May 26, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) A draft regulation from China's top cyberspace regulator on managing generative artificial intelligence has been opened for public opinions. The […]
In this file photo dated Sept 5, 2021, visitors tour the Brazil exhibition booth during the 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING — As agreed between China and Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Federative Republic of Brazil will pay […]
A resident cycles amid windy and dusty weather in Beijing, Apr 11, 2023. (ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY) Beijing, together with many regions in northern China, experienced a sandstorm starting on Monday through Tuesday and the forecast said this round of the storm is likely to end by this evening. READ MORE: Beijing hit with […]
This video screenshot taken on April 9, 2023 shows a warplane of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) being refueled during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan Island. (PHOTO / XINHUA) NANJING– The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has accomplished all […]
Hong Liang (right), director-general of Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, shakes hands with Takehiro Funakoshi (left), director-general of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, at the beginning of a high-level consultations on maritime affairs in Tokyo on April 10, 2023. (PHOTO / POOL / AFP) […]
President Xi Jinping held a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on April 6, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to reduce its dependence on the United States and avoid getting caught up in confrontation between the US and China. Experts said Macron's recent three-day trip to China […]
