Xiao Naijun (center), from Central China's Henan province, comes onstage during the award ceremony. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Shi Peihao, an 11-year-old from Northwest China's Gansu province, recently became a local celebrity following an annual event to honor youth who best display the traditional value of filial piety. Shi was honored alongside teenagers from […]
A worker disinfects a workshop of a pharmaceutical company in Tonghua, northeast China's Jilin province, Feb 15, 2021. (XU CHANG / XINHUA) BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 16 new COVID-19 cases, all imported, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Of the new cases, eight were reported in Guangdong, five in Shanghai, two in […]
The cultural square, with a library, an exhibition center, a theater and a leisure squarea is a landmark in Jinpu New District,Dalian, in Liaoning province. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Jinpu New Area in Dalian, Liaoning province, is building the first "city brain" project in Northeast China in a bid to facilitate city governance. The […]
President Xi Jinping speaks at a gathering in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb 10, 2021, in celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year. (PHOTO / XINHUA) As China rings in the Year of the Ox, President Xi Jinping has urged promoting "the spirit of the ox" in pursuit of fully […]
Illustration of Tianwen 1 probe entering Martian obit. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) China's Tianwen 1 robotic probe entered an orbit above Mars' polar regions on Monday, moving closer to the red planet, said the China National Space Administration. The spacecraft activated its 3,000-Newton-thrust orbital-control engine at 5 pm to enter a polar orbit about […]
Staff members disinfect the streets of Xiaoguozhuang village in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, Jan 15,2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) After seven consecutive days of zero reports of locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland, one such confirmed case was reported in Hebei province on Sunday, the National Health Commission said on Monday. The patient is a […]
A medical worker prepares a dose of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Rabat, Morocco, Jan 29, 2021. (CHADI / XINHUA) BELGRADE – As Hungary joined Serbia in spearheading mass inoculation with China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Europe, other European countries are struggling against a vaccine delivery crisis and exploring a way out of lockdown and […]
This aerial photo taken on Jan 19, 2021 shows the National Sliding Center in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China. (ZHANG CHENLIN / XINHUA) BEIJING – China welcomes delegations from across the world to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games and will definitely make the games worthwhile, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi […]
This undated file photo shows the Yangjiang Nanpeng Island offshore wind farm. (PHOTO / CHINA GENERAL NUCLEAR POWER CORP) NEW YORK – Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has applauded China's determination to prioritize the climate and its contributions to carbon reduction, saying the world benefits from the country's efforts to make green energy more affordable. "It's […]
BEIJING – China's top procuratorate has pledged intensified crackdowns on crimes related to COVID-19 vaccines, following the emergence of cases including sales of counterfeit vaccines. As of Wednesday, procuratorial organs across the country have approved the arrests of 70 suspects involved in 21 vaccine-related criminal cases, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP). ALSO READ: […]
People walk along Wangfujing shopping street in Beijing on February 14, 2021. (NOEL CELIS / AFP) BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported nine newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including a locally transmitted one, the National Health Commission said Monday. The new locally transmitted case was reported in Hebei Province, the commission said in its […]
A file picture taken on March 9, 2020 shows the sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the WHO headquarters in Geneva. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) WASHINGTON – The United States should hold itself to the highest standards and support the World Health Organization (WHO)'s work with real actions, said a spokesperson of the […]
BEIJING – China will promote the use of renewable energy as one of the important sources of heating in the country's rural areas during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), the National Energy Administration (NEA) said. The administration has issued a circular to improve energy structure and utilize renewable energy for heating, calling on all […]
People wearing facemasks walk along a street decorated with lanterns on the first day of the Lunar New Year, which ushers in the Year of the Ox, near Huahai Lake in Beijing on February 12, 2021. (NOEL CELIS / AFP) BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported seven new COVID-19 cases, all imported, the […]
Visitors walk through Nanfeng Square in Yuncheng city, north China's Shanxi province, Feb 7, 2021. (YAN XIN/XINHUA) BEIJING – On the occasion of this year's Chinese Lunar New Year, or Year of the Ox, many leaders and dignitaries of foreign countries have extended greetings or congratulations, conveying their best wishes and positive expectations. British Prime […]
This handout picture taken and released on Feb 12, 2021 by World Health Organization (WHO) shows Wuhan mission leader Peter Ben Embarek delivering remarks during a press conference on Feb 12, 2021 in Geneva. (CHRISTOPHER BLACK/WHO/AFP) The head of an independent international expert team, which has just completed its trip to China to study the […]
In this Oct 30, 2017 photo, people pass the entrance of the headquarters of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London. (Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) LONDON/BRUSSELS – The decision by China's broadcasting regulator to pull BBC World News off the air in the country for serious content violation was "legitimate and reasonable," a spokesperson for […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at the International Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, Jan 18, 2017. (YAO DAWEI/XINHUA) BEIJING – International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Friday sent a letter of greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the Spring Festival. […]
A woman checks her mobile phone at a subway station in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 10, 2021. (PHOTO/XINHUA) BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Friday reported eight new COVID-19 cases, all imported, the National Health Commission said Saturday. Three imported cases each were reported in Shanghai and Guangdong, and one each in Tianjin and […]
BEIJING – The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday released a video showing how Mars probe Tianwen 1 braked to allow its capture by the red planet's gravity. China's Tianwen 1 probe, including an orbiter, a lander and a rover, successfully entered the orbit around Mars on Wednesday after a nearly seven-month voyage from […]
