Mainland sees 90 local virus cases among 107 new infections

A medical worker (center) disinfects medical waste at a testing site in Xicheng district, Beijing, capital of China, Jan 22, 2021. (REN CHAO / XINHUA) BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 107 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 90 locally transmitted cases and 17 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said […]

Xi congratulates Touadera on re-election as CAR president

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) meets with President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 6, 2018. (YAN YAN / XINHUA) BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory message to Faustin-Archange Touadera on his re-election as president of […]

Premier Li calls for tailored macroeconomic policy

Premier Li Keqiang (center), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, presides over a symposium attended by experts, scholars and entrepreneurs in Beijing, Jan 21, 2021. The symposium solicited opinions on a draft government work report and the draft 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) […]

China says sanctions against US individuals justified, necessary

China says sanctions against US individuals justified, necessary

BEIJING – China's decision to impose sanctions on relevant US individuals was entirely justified and necessary, and fully demonstrated Chinese government's firm resolution to safeguard the national interests, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Friday. Hua made the remarks at a daily news briefing in response to remarks by Michael McCaul, a ranking member […]

​China’s top legislature concludes standing committee session

​China’s top legislature concludes standing committee session

BEIJING – The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, concluded its 25th session Friday in Beijing. Lawmakers adopted the revised Law on Animal Epidemic Prevention, the revised Administrative Penalty Law and the coast guard law at the closing meeting. President Xi Jinping signed presidential orders to promulgate the Law […]

Macao records first positive virus case since June

A man wearing a face mask walks along the waterfront as city's skyline lights up in the background, in Macao, on Jan 30, 2020. (PHILIP FONG / AFP) HONG KONG – The Macao Special Administrative Region reported its first coronavirus case since June Friday.  The 43-year-old woman is the SAR's 47th recorded patient.  The last […]

Mainland sees 94 local cases among 103 fresh infections

A staff member sterilizes a bag of supplies to be delivered in Beijing's Daxing district on Jan 20, 2021. (PENG ZIYANG / XINHUA) BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 103 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 94 locally transmitted ones and nine arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Friday. Of […]

New infections found in Shanghai hospitals

Medical workers explain to visitors at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center's section in Xuhui district stopped offering outpatient services on Jan 21, 2021. (PHOTO BY GAO ERQIANG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN) Shanghai residents can still look forward to a calm and safe Spring Festival despite new COVID-19 cases in the city, said an expert leading pandemic control […]

Last leg of railway to northeast complete

Train crew members take photos before boarding the high-speed train linking Beijing and Harbin, capital city of northeastern province of Heilongjiang, Jan 22, 2021. (PHOTO BY SUN LIJUN / CHINADAILY.COM.CN) The last leg of a high-speed railway connecting Beijing with Shenyang, Changchun and Harbin-the capital cities of China's three northeastern provinces-will open on Friday, enhancing […]

Beijing-Harbin high-speed railway starts operation

Train No. G902 from Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang province to Beijing, capital of China, pulls out of the Harbin west railway station in Harbin, Jan. 22, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA ) BEIJING – China on Friday launched a new high-speed railway service that connects Beijing with Harbin, capital of the northeastern province of Heilongjiang. […]

Rescuing miners could take 15 days

This aerial photo taken on Jan 19, 2021 shows rescuers working at the explosion site of a gold mine in Qixia city, East China's Shandong province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Clearing the main shaft to rescue 22 gold miners who have been trapped underground since Jan 10 in Qixia, Shandong province, is expected to take at […]

Rural areas priority for virus control

A volunteer sprays disinfectants at a courtyard in Luxin village in Shijiazhuang city, North China's Hebei province on Jan 14, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The central government has strengthened COVID-19 prevention work for next month's Spring Festival, with management of rural areas given more importance due to recent outbreaks in the countryside. Since Jan 4, […]

Building company shows its mettle to complete project

The second phase of the polycrystalline silicon production base under construction in Leshan, Sichuan province, is built by Shanxi Construction Investment Group. (YANG YANCHAO / FOR CHINA DAILY) A polycrystalline silicon production base is near completion in Leshan, Sichuan province, and is expected to give the city a reputation of being a green Silicon Valley […]

Sinovac ups vaccine production to ensure global supply

In this Dec 6, 2020 file photo released by the Indonesian presidential palace, an experimental coronavirus vaccine made by Chinese company Sinovac waits to be loaded onto an Indonesian plane at Beijing International Airport, in Beijing, China. (PHOTO / INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE VIA AP) BEIJING – Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech Ltd is ramping up […]

China urges Australia to improve human rights situation

This undated file photo shows Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying. (PHOTO / WWW.FMPRC.GOV.CN) BEIJING – Australia is advised to face up to its own human rights problems and take concrete measures to improve its human rights situation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Thursday. During a recent review held by the UN Human Rights […]

China’s first solar probe to be launched in 2022

This handout illustration obtained July 6, 2018 courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins APL shows an artist’s conception of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, the spacecraft that will fly through the Sun’s corona to trace how energy and heat move through the star’s atmosphere.(PHOTO / AFP) NANJING – China's first solar probe, Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), is […]