A combined photo of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic (left) and Paralympic torch design. (PHOTO / SINA WEIBO ACCOUNT OF BEIJING 2022 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES) BEIJING – Beijing will light the Olympic flame for a second time with a blazing ribbon after organizers unveiled an ethereal yet dynamic torch design to mark the one-year countdown […]
WASHINGTON/BEIJING – China has been closely following a US warship's transit through the Taiwan Straits, and hopes the US side will play a constructive role for regional peace and stability, rather than the opposite, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. The USS John S. McCain sailed through the Taiwan Straits earlier in the day, […]
In this May 13, 2019 file photo, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Sochi, Russia. (BAI XUEQI / XINHUA) BEIJING – China and Russia said Thursday that the principle of non-interference in other countries' internal affairs, one of the basic norms governing international relations, should […]
A handout photo made available by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows an illustration of the first active debris removal mission ClearSpace-1 which in 2025 will capture and take down for reentry the upper part of a Vespa (Vega Secondary Payload Adapter) used with Europe's Vega launcher. (PHOTO / AFP) TIANJIN – Removing trash in […]
BEIJING – China and Japan have agreed to properly manage their differences through dialogue and pragmatically promote cooperation in maritime affairs, making the East China Sea a sea of peace, cooperation and friendship. The agreement was reached during the 12th round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs held between the two countries via video link […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks to villagers who are participating in festive activities, and extends his New Year's greetings to people of all ethnic groups across the country, on a public square of Huawu Village, Xinren Miao […]
Huang Xilian (left), Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, called on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Malacañan Palace in Manila on March 11, 2020. Also present were Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, Chief of Presidential Protocol Robert Eric Borje, and Minister Counselor of […]
Twenty-three people have been detained for illegally dumping toxic chemical waste that killed four people in Zhucheng, Shandong province, on Sunday, CCTV news reported on Wednesday. The victims were killed by toxic gas produced by the chemical waste. Thirty-eight people were affected by the toxic chemical waste, including the four who died. Three people were […]
This undated photo shows a staff member of Sinovac Biotech managing a vaccine array in the company's workshop. (ZHANG YUWEI / XINHUA) China said on Wednesday it will provide 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the global vaccine sharing initiative COVAX to meet the urgent needs of developing countries. Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin […]
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday that the international community should create a sound external environment for Myanmar to properly resolve the differences. China hopes that all parties in Myanmar will properly handle their differences under the constitutional and legal framework, and maintain political and social stability Wang Wenbin, foreign ministry spokespman Spokesperson […]
A TV grab taken from the World Health Organization website shows World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme Director Michael Ryan via video link as he delivers a news briefing on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) from the WHO headquarters in Geneva on March 30, 2020. (AFP) GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday slammed […]
This undated photo shows a Chinese medical staff checking a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine. (PHOTO/XINHUA) China will provide 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX to meet the urgent need of developing countries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday. "This is another important measure taken by […]
A medical worker prepares a dose of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Rabat, Morocco, Jan 29, 2021. (CHADI / XINHUA) BEIJING – Two COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese companies, including Sinopharm, triggered immunity against a highly transmissible coronavirus variant first found in South Africa, but their effect appeared weaker, a small-sample lab study released on Tuesday […]
Wang Shujin (PHOTO / XINHUA) High-profile serial killer Wang Shujin was executed in Hebei province on Tuesday after his death sentence for rape and intentional killing was approved by the Supreme People's Court. Wang, a native of Hebei, was sentenced to death for multiple counts of intentional homicide by the Handan Intermediate People's Court in […]
Tao Yong, director of the ophthalmology department of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, performs an eye operation. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) A man who injured four people in a knife attack at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital in January last year was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Tuesday for intentional homicide and deprived of his […]
In this undated photo, ex-fisherman Shi Zhongfang (front) helps a relative move daily supplies ashore in Yuanjiang, Hunan province, in December, 2020, as they bid farewell to fishing in Dongting Lake. Shi is now a restaurateur serving authentic fisherman-style cuisine. (XUE YUGE / XINHUA) Pi Peiqi, 58, has fished Dongting Lake since he was a […]
This undated photo shows relict gulls flying in Shenmu, Shaanxi province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Wetlands in China have expanded steadily over the past five years, growing by 202,600 hectares and making a significant contribution to water quality and environmental protection, an official from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said on Tuesday. Between 2016 and […]
A staff member packs imported cherries in a supermarket in Beijing on Jan 17, 2021. (DENG WEI / FOR CHINA DAILY ) As fears about COVID-19 transmission via food products spread to fruits and popular snacks, experts said the risk of consumers being infected by the novel coronavirus from eating imported food is relatively minimal. […]
This photo shows people riding on a street in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei province, Feb 1, 2021, as life gradually returns to normal in the city. (MU YU / XINHUA) The Chinese mainland recorded 12 new locally transmitted confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the first day with less than 20 since Jan 8, according […]
Yang Jiechi (right), a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, delivers a speech in an online dialogue with the National Committee on United States-China Relations, Feb 2, 2021. (PHOTO / FMPRC.GOV.CN) It is […]
