Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, at a Security Council briefing on Oct 19, 2020 at the United Nations. (PHOTO / FMPRC.GOV.CN) UNITED NATIONS – China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations on Monday called on all parties in Somalia to find a proper solution to their political deadlock. "China […]
President Xi Jinping (first row, center) meets representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e 5 lunar mission, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Feb 22, 2021. (WANG YE / XINHUA) President Xi Jinping encouraged Chinese space industry workers on Monday to strive […]
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum, with the theme of "Promoting Dialogue and Cooperation and Managing Differences: Bringing China-US Relations Back to the Right Track", in Beijing, China, Feb 22, 2021. (FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY) Beijing and Washington should respect each […]
This undated photo shows unhusked rice spread out on a square in Daxiba village, Huichang, during the November harvest season. (ZHU HAIPENG / FOR CHINA DAILY) As China has removed the last remaining counties from the poverty list, the nation will shift the focus from poverty eradication to rural vitalization to improve living conditions in […]
This undated file photo shows a Maglev test vehicle on display at Maglev exhibition center in Yamanashi prefecture. (PHOTO / BLOOMEBRG) Territorial space has been reserved in Guangdong province to build two high-speed maglev lines, according to a local territorial spatial plan. The plan, issued in early February by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Natural […]
Technicians restore an ancient fresco at the Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. (ZHANG YUAN / CHINA NEWS SERVICE) XI'AN－While standing in a damp and moldy tomb, Yang Wenzong felt overwhelmed as he gazed at the murals that date back more than 1,200 years. Yang Wenzong and his colleagues conducted thousands of trials and gradually […]
In this Dec 17, 2020 file photo, technicians check the Chang'e 5 reentry capsule after it touched down at its preset landing site in Siziwang Banner of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. (WANG JIANGBO / FOR CHINA DAILY) BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping met representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the […]
BEIJING – The State Council, China's cabinet, has released a guideline to accelerate the development of a green and low-carbon circular economic development system. The guideline urges efforts to firmly implement the new development philosophy, boost efficiency in the use of resources, strengthen protection of the ecological environment, and effectively control greenhouse gas emissions. By […]
BEIJING -The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, which is to launch the core module of China's space station, was safely transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan province on Monday. According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the rocket, along with the core module Tianhe that has been transported to Wenchang, will be […]
A boy poses with Chinese national flags at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 1, 2020. (MARK SCHIEFELBEIN / AP) SHANGHAI – A total of 4.1 billion domestic tourist trips will be made in China in 2021, up 42 percent from 2020, according to a report released by the China Tourism […]
This photo shows delegates attending the 44th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the UN's European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 30, 2020. (DENIS BALIBOUSE / POOL / AFP) BEIJING – Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will on Monday attend the high-level meeting of the United Nations Human […]
This undated photo shows the Gui Garden in Chongqing, which hosted the Chongqing Negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China in 1945. (TAN YINGZI / CHINA DAILY) In the heat of August 1945, the Gui Garden on Zhongshansi Road in downtown Chongqing attracted wide attention at home and from abroad, with international […]
Two web users suspected of publishing defamatory comments about the deaths of four Chinese soldiers killed during a border clash with India have been detained by police in Beijing and Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province. Suspects convicted of causing a disturbance could receive sentences of up to five years in prison if convicted After China […]
An underground train that will reach speeds of more than 160 kilometers an hour was transported to a depot in Nansha district of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on Sunday. The train, manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive based in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, was delivered as the depot became ready to host trains. It will become […]
This photo shows couples wearing face masks walking at Han's Plaza in Beijing's Daxing district on Feb 21, 2021. (PENG ZIYANG / XINHUA) China has entered the "late stage of suppression" of the COVID-19 pandemic after a year's efforts, said Gao Fu, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. But while […]
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, delivers an important speech at a key meeting to launch a campaign on Party history learning and education among all Party members in Beijing, Feb 20, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – The Communist Party of China (CPC), the world's biggest Marxist […]
In this undated photo, workers check a load of imported leather scraps in China’s Xiamen, Fujian province. (LIN SHANCHUAN / XINHUA) BEIJING – Guangzhou customs in south China's Guangdong province has shipped back two batches of imported solid waste to where it originated, the General Administration of Customs said in a statement Friday. Intercepted during […]
NAIROBI – The huge support China has provided to the multilateral environment agenda is key to hastening low carbon growth while shielding communities and ecosystems from shocks linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior UN Environment Programme (UNEP) official has said. Inger Andersen, UNEP executive director, said that China's stewardship in climate action and efforts […]
In this Jan 15, 2020 file photo, a building is reflected in the facade of the Chinese embassy in Berlin, Germany. (JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) BERLIN – The Chinese Embassy in Germany on Saturday accused German tabloid BILD of hyping up conspiracy theories over the origins of the novel coronavirus, saying its reports are "tasteless […]
A rehearsal at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, on Dec 26, 2019. (PHOTO / XINHUA) KUNMING – A unique stage play titled "Story Pawnshop" was recently performed in the city of Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province, leaving audiences enchanted. But, unlike conventional well-rehearsed plays, "Story Pawnshop" had a distinctive flavor — […]
