Europe viewed as partner in recovery

In this June 25, 2018 photo, an attendant walks past EU and China flags ahead of the EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. (PHOTO / AGENCIES VIA CHINADAILY.COM.CN) With China's economy moving out of the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say it is imperative that China and Europe deepen cooperation […]

Radio, TV law aims to shield minors

A primary school student learns dance moves with an online program on an internet-enabled television at her home in Danzhai county, Guizhou province, on Feb 6. (HUANG XIAOHAI / CHINA DAILY) Organizations that broadcast radio and TV programs should set up radio frequencies, TV channels, program sections or time periods specially for minors, according to […]

Poverty relief success valuable example for other nations

Tibetan residents of Anguo village in Xiahe county, Gansu province, relax on a public green in June. (CAO TONG / FOR CHINA DAILY) At the latest Vision China event on Thursday, a panel of global observers endorsed the central role played by the Communist Party of China in eradicating domestic poverty and said the benefits […]

Study finds couch potatoes more likely to suffer insomnia

Children fly kites amid cole flowers in Longquan village of Xiushui township in Anzhou of Mianyang, Southwest China's Sichuan province, March 14, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) While one in five people in China have symptoms of a sleep disorder, only one in 10 who exercise regularly report problems sleeping, according to a study released on […]

Expert calls for scientific origin-tracing of COVID-19

Liang Wannian, head of the Chinese team, speaks during a press conference of the China-WHO joint expert team in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 24, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA) A leading Chinese scientist who co-led the expert panel from China and the World Health Organization to trace the source of COVID-19 has slammed attempts to […]

China stresses principle of non-interference at UN meeting

In this July 9, 2019 photo, Chen Xu, China's Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG), speaks at a side-event during the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), co-sponsored by UNOG's African Group and the Permanent Mission of China, in Geneva, Switzerland. (XU JINQUAN / XINHUA) GENEVA – A senior […]

China expects US to conduct constructive dialogue

China expects US to conduct constructive dialogue

BEIJING – The United States should meet China halfway and conduct an upcoming high-level meeting in good faith with a constructive attitude, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday. Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a daily news briefing when answering a query about whether China expects positive outcomes from the high-level strategic dialogue. The […]

Russian foreign minister to visit China

A handout picture taken and released by the Russian foreign ministry press office shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaking with UN Envoy on Syria (not in frame) during their meeting in Moscow on Sept 3, 2020. (PHOTO / AFP) BEIJING – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit China from March 22 to 23 […]

Ski resorts carve out new jobs on slopes

Children participate in a ski training course at the Jingyuan Yahao resort. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Lu Xuezhou was surprised by the low number of tourists at Liupanshan Zhougou Ski Resort in Guyuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, when he started work there six years ago. "At that time, tourism in Guyuan was a seasonal […]

Foreign students vaccinated in Wuhan

Pakistani student Muhammad Sultan Irshad receives his first COVID-19 shot at the campus hospital of Hubei University in Wuhan, Hubei province, on March 16, 2021. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINADAILY.COM.CN) Pakistani student Muhammad Sultan Irshad got his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine at the campus hospital of Hubei University in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Tuesday. He […]

Zimbabwe president hails top-up on China’s pandemic aid

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa presents the State of the Nation Address at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, Oct 22, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Zimbabwe on Tuesday received more supplies of COVID-19 vaccines from China in a gesture welcomed by the southern African country. The shipment comprised a second batch of a donated vaccine from […]

Tibetan farmers mark plowing with festivities

Farmers participate in spring rituals to mark the start of this year's plowing season in Lhokha, Tibet autonomous region, on March 16, 2021. Villagers gathered in the fields after sunrise for prayers, songs and traditional dances to express hope for a year of good harvests. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Dressed in their newest and best, Tibetan […]

Battle against guns, explosives continues

Chinese SWAT officers watch as illegal guns, explosives and detonators are being destroyed in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, on Aug 12, 2019. (ZHANG JIANXIN / FOR CHINADAILY.COM.CN) China will continue its campaign against crimes involving guns and explosives, with the next stage focusing on crimes such as smuggling, illegal production and trafficking, and online […]

Senior Chinese diplomat: China not a ‘threat’ to Britain

This undated photo shows the Chinese Embassy to Britain. (PHOTO COURTESY OF CHINESE EMBASSY TO UK ) LONDON – China is not a "threat" or "systemic competitor" to Britain, but a partner for cooperation, Yang Xiaoguang, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Britain, has said. Yang made the remarks during a live interview with […]

China urges US, Japan to stop interfering in its internal affairs

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian speaks at a press briefing in Beijing, China, on March 17, 2021. (PHOTO / FMPRC.GOV.CN) BEIJING – China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the recent US-Japan joint statement, which maliciously attacked China's foreign policy, seriously interfered in China's internal affairs and attempted to damage China's interests, a […]

China’s Beidou system provides stable services to global users

Visitors view a model of China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System at the 20th China Beijing International High-tech Expo in Beijing, July 31, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – China's homegrown Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has been operating smoothly and providing stable quality services to global users since its official launch last summer. According to […]

China building world’s largest refracting telescope in Tibet

This file photo shows Ngari Observatory under a starry sky, in Tibet autonomous region. (PHOTO / XINHUA) LHASA – Chinese scientists are working to set up the world's largest refracting telescope in Tibet autonomous region for observing stars and planets. Scientists will use the refractor to carry out sky surveys, including monitoring near-Earth asteroids Construction […]