BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu will pay official visits to Russia, Mongolia, Nepal and the Republic of Korea (ROK) from Sept. 7 to 17 at the invitation of Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Great Hural (Parliament) of Mongolia Gombojav Zandanshatar, Speaker of Nepal’s House of Representatives Agni Sapkota and the …

JINAN, Sep 5(ABC): At the intelligent manufacturing base of Goertek in Weifang City, east China’s Shandong Province, tonnes of components are assembled into Virtual Reality (VR) equipment to be delivered to different countries. According to Chang Gang, vice president of marketing and sales of Goertek Inc., it is one of the few VR manufacturers globally to reach the production scale …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): Foreign firms are tapping into the ongoing 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), eyeing growing opportunities amid the country’s opening-up endeavors. Fukaishi Akihiro, president of Epson (China) Co., Ltd., said that China’s opening-up measures have fostered a favorable business environment, even under the pandemic, and Epson China still sees steady business growth and development. …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): China has issued a guideline on facilitating the popularization of science to encourage innovation throughout society. Describing the propagation of scientific knowledge as a fundamental task for promoting innovation-driven development, the document underscores the importance of giving equal importance to both the popularization of science, and scientific and technological innovation. Released by the general offices of the …

BEIJING, Sep (ABC): A Pakistan National Pavilion being set up in the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) for the first time, reported on Sunday. The 2022 CIFTIS witnessed the flourishing business of these Pakistani merchants. With this platform, they are logging their growing appetite for the Chinese market. “How about this necklace? It’s more stunning than the …

BEIJING, Sep 3 (ABC): Since the floods hit Pakistan, China has been closely following the situation.We responded immediately and made every effort to provide relief assistance, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson. China will send several batches of urgently-needed supplies to Pakistan successively. Early this week, the latest batch of China’s aid for Pakistani flood victims consisting of 3,000 tents …

BEIJING, Sept 3 (ABC): Chinese rail manufacturer, China Railway Rolling Stock (CRRC) located in Tangshan, Hebei province rolled 230 high-speed new passenger coaches off the production line for Pakistan railway. The first batch of the passenger coaches with a designed speed of 160 KM per hour will be handed over to Pakistan Railways by end of this year. The Chinese …

BEIJING, Sep 1(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II on his reappointment as the Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa. In his message, Xi pointed out that China and Samoa are comprehensive strategic partners featuring mutual respect and common development, saying that since the establishment of diplomatic ties, …

BEIJING, Sep 1(ABC): China’s services trade has become a bright spot in the global arena, making contributions to the world economy recovery, under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s push for a broader and deeper opening-up. Over the past decade, China’s strength of having a super-large market has become apparent. The accumulated import value of services trade has surpassed 4 trillion U.S. …

BEIJING, Sep 1(ABC): hina resolutely opposes the United States’ abuse of export control measures to restrict the export of semiconductor-related items to China, the country’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. Shu Jueting, a spokesperson with the ministry, made the statements at a press briefing in response to questions regarding the U.S. government’s recent restriction on U.S. chip designer Nvidia’s exports …

BEIJING, Sep 1(ABC): Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng said Thursday that China will accelerate the construction of a low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system to make the energy supply more stable, secure and sustainable. Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while delivering a …

BEIJING, Sep 1(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday called for efforts to boost the quality of Chinese products amid market competition and nurture more competitive products, in a bid to better cater to people’s needs. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, gave the instruction to …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (ABC): By June 2022, the number of internet users in China has reached 1.051 billion, an increase of 19.19 million over last year, according to a newly-released report by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) obtained by the Global Times on Wednesday. Zhang Xiao, the deputy director from the CNNIC said the extended 5G network across the …

BEIJING, Aug 31(ABC): A speech by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on China’s new development stage, new development philosophy, and new development paradigm will be published on Thursday. The speech by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year’s 17th issue of the …

BEIJING, Aug 31(ABC): A symposium was held Tuesday in Beijing to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1992 Consensus, with more than 60 people attending online and off-line. The participants included some who personally experienced the reaching of the 1992 Consensus, as well as experts and scholars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Thirty years ago, entrusted by both …

BEIJING, Aug 31(ABC): Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday started deliberating a new draft law on ecological conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The draft law, with 64 provisions in seven chapters, was submitted to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee for the first reading. An explanatory document on the draft highlighted the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau’s unique and irreplaceable role in the ecological security …

BEIJING, Aug 31 (ABC): Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Moin Ul Haque hailed China’s immediate aid as a longstanding tradition of sharing weal and woe between two brothers. The observers said the solid friendship between China and Pakistan sets a good example for countries of different political systems and development levels to foster a time-tested friendship, regardless of how international political …

BEIJING, Aug 31(ABC): Chinese researchers have recently developed a nanomaterial that targets the spike protein of corona-virus SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Delta and Omicron, and promotes viral elimination. The research published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology revealed an ultrathin two-dimensional compound nanosheet made of Cuprum, Indium, Phosphorus and Sulfur (CIPS) as a new agent combating SARS-CoV-2 infection. The researchers from the …

BEIJING, Aug 31(ABC): China on Wednesday praised Mikhail Gorbachev for his part in improving ties between Beijing and Moscow in the 1980s and 1990s, following the death of the Soviet Union’s last leader. “Mikhail Gorbachev made positive contributions to the normalisation of Sino-Soviet relations,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference, adding: “We mourn his death …

BEIJING, Aug 31(ABC): Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will on Thursday attend the opening ceremony of the Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum 2022 via video link and deliver a keynote speech, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian announced Wednesday.

BEIJING, Aug 29(ABC): President Xi Jinping met with representatives of model civil servants who are in Beijing to attend a national award ceremony on Tuesday. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extended his greetings and congratulations to the representatives from across the country. He encouraged them to …

BEIJING, Aug 29(ABC): China has remained the largest trading partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 13 consecutive years, a commerce official said Monday. Trade between China and the ASEAN reached 544.9 billion U.S. dollars in the first seven months of this year. It is up 13.1 percent year on year, accounting for 15 percent of the …

BEIJING, Aug 29(ABC): China on Monday refuted a Xinjiang-related report released by the U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), in which it smeared China of creating and spreading disinformation about Xinjiang. The report is confounding right and wrong and deflecting blames, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a daily news briefing when asked to comment on the report, …

BEIJING, Aug 29(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday called for efforts to help market entities thrive and to spur market vitality as well as social creativity. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks at a teleconference on deepening reforms to streamline administrative approval, …

BEIJING, Aug 29(ABC): Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong on Monday urged constant efforts to improve food safety to ensure people’s health and safety. “Food safety is directly related to people’s livelihoods, industrial development, public security and social stability,” Wang, also deputy head of the State Council’s food safety committee, said at a major event of China Food Safety Publicity Week, …

CHANGCHUN, Aug 29(ABC): China’s independently-developed Y-20 transport aircraft will be showcased at an international airshow in Europe for the first time, said a Chinese air force spokesperson Monday. The Y-20 transport aircraft have flown to various destinations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania over recent years, delivering COVID-19 vaccines overseas to combat the pandemic, and bringing humanitarian aid to countries …

URUMQI, Aug 29(ABC): At the invitation of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, a delegation of diplomatic envoys of developing countries from Asia and Africa to the UN Office in Geneva visited northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from Aug. 24 to 27. After speaking face-to-face with graduates from vocational education and training centers, Islamic clerics and people of all ethnic groups, …

TIANJIN, Aug 29(ABC): A conference on fostering an internet civilization opened on Sunday afternoon in north China’s Tianjin Municipality. The two-day 2022 China Internet Civilization Conference consists of a main forum, a forum on developing integrity in cyberspace, 10 sub-forums, an exhibition and themed events. A declaration on jointly promoting an internet civilization has been released, containing a six-point consensus …

BEIJING, Aug 29(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sent a congratulatory letter to the Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai on Saturday. Themed “Low Carbon: A New Mission for Global Innovation,” the forum kicked off Saturday and will continue until Tuesday. Low-carbon development is crucial for the green future of the world, while innovation is the engine for such development, Li said …

LANZHOU, Aug 29(ABC): China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu has stressed protecting the Yellow River in accordance with the law, and using the river to benefit the people. Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, made the remarks during …

BEIJING, Aug 29(ABC): Huang Kunming, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official, stressed the importance of advanced culture and embracing the the spirit of the times in cyberspace at the China Internet Civilization Conference, which opened on Sunday in north China’s Tianjin. It is imperative that we promote excellence and virtues in cyberspace to pool the strength of more …

BEIJING, Aug 28(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping has recently replied to a letter from the families of the survivors of the “Lisbon Maru.” In the letter, Xi encouraged them to continue to actively commit to the China-Britain friendship and looked forward to more British friends making contributions to bilateral relations. In October 1942, “Lisbon Maru,” a cargo vessel, requisitioned by …

URUMQI, Aug 28(ABC): Over the past decade, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has made continuous advances in social development and improvement of people’s livelihoods, according to a press conference on Saturday. In 2021, Xinjiang’s GDP reached nearly 1.6 trillion yuan (about 232.8 billion U.S. dollars), doubling the figure in 2012, said Ma Xingrui, secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous …

BEIJING, Aug 28(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sent a congratulatory letter to the Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai on Saturday. Themed “Low Carbon: A New Mission for Global Innovation,” the forum kicked off Saturday and will continue until Tuesday. Low-carbon development is crucial for the green future of the world, while innovation is the engine for such development, Li said …

BEIJING, Aug 28(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sent a congratulatory letter Saturday to the 2022 World New Energy Vehicle Congress, held in Beijing and Hainan both online and offline. China is a major automobile producer and consumer, Li said in the letter, noting that the country’s new energy vehicle (NEV) industry has in recent years developed in full swing, with …

BEIJING, Aug 28(ABC): A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday expressed firm opposition to the visits by some U.S. Congress members to China’s Taiwan region in so-called “unofficial” capacities. These acts have seriously violated the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiques, said Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, in response to …

BEIJING, Aug 27 (ABC): China’s Ministry of Finance on Friday earmarked 10 billion yuan (about 1.46 billion U.S. dollars) central reserve funds to support drought relief and the production of autumn grain. Some 6.5 billion yuan of the funds will be used for water conservancy and drought relief to ensure the supply of drinking water for the people and water …

CHENGDU, Aug 27 (ABC): The 2022 World Conference on Clean Energy Equipment opened Saturday in the city of Deyang, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The three-day event will showcase new technologies, achievements and products in clean energy equipment and related fields around the world, featuring the core technologies in the utilization of hydro, wind, bioenergy, tidal energy and solar energies, as …

GHANA, Aug 27(ABC): The Chinese language will soon be integrated into the country’s educational curriculum, a senior Ghanaian official said here Friday. Divine Yao Ayidzoe, the chief director for the Ministry of Education, made the remarks at a public lecture organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) located in Cape Coast, the capital of Ghana’s …

BEIJING, Aug 27 (ABC): Geologists from China and Myanmar have found new seismic evidence to support a model that explains how the Indian subcontinent drifted northward anomalously fast and collided with Asia in ancient times. The study, published on Saturday in the journal Science Advances, reveals that closure of the Neo-Tethys Ocean in the Mesozoic Era and the subsequent formation …