In this undated photo, visitors enjoy the scenery of Yamdrok Lake in Lhokha's Nakarze county, Tibet autonomous region. (PENG HUAN / FOR CHINA DAILY) National political advisers have called for intensified conservation efforts for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, considering its sensitivity to global warming and huge potential in absorbing carbon dioxide. The plateau plays a key […]
Chen Xu, head of the Chinese Mission to the UN at Geneva, briefs reporters after World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency, in Geneva, on Jan 31, 2020. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) GENEVA－China on Tuesday delivered a joint statement on behalf of more than 100 countries at the 46th […]
The file photo shows a wind power plant in Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Last year, as the pandemic forced millions to stay indoors, off the roads, and out of workplaces, the planet stopped to catch its breath for the first time in more than seven decades. Widespread disruptions in the transport […]
BEIJING – China hopes that the United States would lift unjustified restrictions and stop its suppression against Chinese enterprises, and work with China to focus on cooperation and manage differences, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a press briefing in response to a question on the 2021 China Business […]
The closing meeting of the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2021. (ZHAI JIANLAN / XINHUA) BEIJING – The fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political […]
Procuratorates are pushing forward the judicial concept of "fewer arrests and cautious prosecution" for minor cases to protect suspects' interests and improve social governance, according to the annual report of the top procuratorate released on Monday. Adhering to the concept, procuratorates nationwide disapproved the arrests of 88,000 people and decided not to prosecute 202,000 involved […]
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers questions in an interview on Jan 2, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – The new development pattern put forward by China will provide more development opportunities for companies from Luxembourg and other countries, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. In a telephone […]
This undated photo shows the core module of China's space station in research. (PHOTO / FOR CHINA DAILY) BEIJING – China actively promoted international space cooperation in 2020, offering satellite exports and launches, cooperative research and application services to the world, according to a recent report on China's aerospace industry. SATELLITE LAUNCHES By the end […]
China and Russia have agreed to join hands in building and running a robotic scientific outpost on the moon or in lunar orbit, according to the China National Space Administration. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) China and Russia have agreed to join hands in building and running a robotic scientific outpost on the moon or […]
Dundrup holds a lamb at a sheep breeding cooperative. The enterprise increases incomes for the residents of Sergola, a village in Manri township in Tibet's Nyingchi city. (PALDEN NYIMA / CHINA DAILY) Cooperatives played a vital role in eradicating poverty in the Tibet autonomous region by making farmwork less labor-intensive and at the same time […]
(PHOTO / SCREENSHOT FROM CCTV NEWS) The People's Liberation Army Navy has recently commissioned its second Type 055 guided-missile destroyer and named it Lhasa, after the capital of the Tibet autonomous region. The Type 055 is often deemed a cruiser outside China as its large size and heavy displacement are comparable to that of the […]
State Grid employees check solar power panels in the Tibet autonomous region. (SONG WEIXING / CHINA DAILY) Chinese authorities should tailor-make air quality goals for different cities based on their natural meteorological conditions instead of ranking them by a unified standard, Zhang Xingying, a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political […]
W. Ian Lipkin, a professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) An epidemiologist at Columbia University known as the "virus hunter" said China's decision-making process and infrastructure investment have contributed to the country containing the COVID-19 outbreak and […]
In this photo taken on March 5, 2021, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Wiesanu speaks at an interview in the Bangkok, Thailand. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BANGKOK – Thailand has been learning from China's achievement in poverty alleviation and hopes to deepen bilateral communication and cooperation in the field, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said. Hailing […]
BEIJING – China and Russia on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on jointly building an international scientific research station on the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The station will be focused on multidisciplinary scientific research activities on the lunar surface According to the MoU, space authorities of China and Russia […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses the opening ceremony of a training session for young and middle-aged officials at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance), on March 1, 2021. (WANG YE […]
Antonio Guterres, secretary general of the United Nations, arrives during an International Monetary Fund Committee (IMFC) plenary session at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group in Washington, DC, US, on Oct 18, 2019. (PHOTO / BLOOMBERG) BEIJING – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently extended congratulations to Chinese President […]
The second plenary meeting of the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2021. (YUE YUEWEI / XINHUA) BEIJING – Deputies to the on going fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, have […]
The logo of CGTN Europe is pictured on a sign outside an office block that houses the offices of China Global Television Network, in Chiswick Park, west London on Feb 4, 2021. (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP) BEIJING – China urges British communications regulator Ofcom and certain individuals to immediately cease engaging in political manipulation and correct their […]
The Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, a key crossroads providing western China with full access to global markets, will help expand the Belt and Road Initiative and support China's opening-up in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, said Lan Tianli, chairman of the region and a deputy to the National People's Congress. Early this month, 40 […]
