BEIJING, August 16(ABC): China will optimize the policy environment conducive to the country’s continuous economic recovery, a senior official with the country’s top economic planner said on Tuesday. “At present, there are still some prominent contradictions and problems in China’s economic operation,” Yuan Da, director of the Department of National Economy of the National Development and Reform Commission, told a …

BEIJING, Aug 15 (ABC): China’s service sector continued to recover in July, an official said Monday. Fu Linghui, spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics, said at a press conference that the services production index grew 0.6 percent year on year last month. Modern service industries witnessed good growth momentum, Fu said. Information transmission, software and information technology services and …

BEIJING, Aug 15 (ABC): An advanced seminar entitled ‘Geomatics Technology for Pakistan’ sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of China is ongoing online to help improve Pakistani scientists and officers’ expertise in geomatics. A total of 19 Pakistani experts and officers from the Society of Engineering, National Institute of Computer Sciences, University of AJ & K Muzaffarabad, etc. attended this …

BEIJING, Aug 15 (APP): Consul General of Pakistan in Shanghai, Hussain Haider has said there was a plan to establish long-term relations between Pakistani mango exporters and Chinese mango importers. The Consul General highlighted that in an interview with China Economic Net (CEN) after the great success of the 2022 Pakistan Mango Festival and Pakistan Promotion Conference held on August …

BEIJING, August 15(ABC): China said Monday it had organised fresh military drills around Taiwan, as a delegation of visiting United States lawmakers were set to meet the island’s leader just weeks after a similar trip by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi heightened fears of conflict. The unannounced two-day trip came after Beijing sent warships, missiles and jets into the waters and …

BEIJING, August 14(ABC): China on Sunday congratulated Pakistan on its diamond jubilee, 75th anniversary of Independence Day and wished Pakistan for every success and its road to peace and prosperity. Happy Birthday Pakistan, May I wish Pakistan every success and its road to peace and prosperity, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian tweeted here on China government official account. China’s …

BEIJING, August 14(ABC): An impressive flag hoisting ceremony was held at Pakistan Embassy here on Sunday to commemorate Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day. The event began with the recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque raising of the national flag. On this occasion messages by the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan were also …

BEIJING, August 13(ABC): The Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC), a rural policy bank, extended 14.9 billion yuan (about 2.21 billion U.S. dollars) in funds as of Friday to support infrastructure. The fund, established on July 20, has been funneled to 68 projects, mainly in sectors such as water conservancy, water transport and cold-chain logistics, effectively ensuring the capital requirement …

BEIJING, August 12(ABC): China has called on both Russia and Ukraine to resume negotiations and expressed concerns over the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine. “We call on all parties concerned to resume negotiations as early as possible, seek a solution to the Ukraine crisis in a cool-headed and rational fashion, address each other’s legitimate security concerns, and …

BEIING, August 12(ABC): Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin Ul Haque on Friday unveiled the replica of Minar- e-Pakistan (Tower of Pakistan) here at Chaoyang Park to further promote the all-weather friendship between Pakistan and China. Addressing the gathering, Ambassador Haque said that this is a very special national monument of Pakistan which reminds of a very important moment in the …

BEIJING, August 12(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the international community to gather consensus on promoting development, create an enabling environment and foster new driving forces for global development to jointly work for a global development partnership. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a congratulatory letter on Friday to …

BEIJING, August 12(ABC): A newly released white paper on the Taiwan question and China’s reunification has offered a scientific grasp of a new starting point for the country’s reunification. It demonstrates the confidence of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government in realizing complete reunification, their resolve in opposing separatist activities and external interference, and their unchanging …

BEIJING, August 12(ABC): China has been beefing up rail and air travel services in the summer travel rush to ensure safe trips for passengers. About 309 million railway passenger trips were made between July 1 to August 11, with average daily trips reaching around 7.365 million, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway). Some 7.2 million …

BEIJING, August 12(ABC): Revenue at Chinese telecom giant Huawei dipped by more than six percent in the first half of 2022, company figures showed Friday, as the Covid-19 pandemic and US-China trade rivalry hit sales. The company brought in 301.6 billion yuan ($44.8 billion), according to the data, a slip of 6.2 percent on the previous year. “While our device …

HEFEI, August 12(ABC): China’s geospatial industry saw a compound output growth rate of 17.5 percent in the past decade, according to a new industry report. The total output of the industry amounted to 752.4 billion yuan (about 111.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, said the report published at the ongoing 2022 Conference of Chinese Geospatial Industry and Sciences. The number …

BEIJING, August 11(ABC): China on Wednesday released a white paper to expound on the position and policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government to achieve national reunification in the new era, including the envisioning of a new special administrative region (SAR) for Taiwan. The white paper, titled “The Taiwan Question and China’s Reunification in the …

KABUL, August 11(ABC): At the center of Kabul University in Afghanistan sits a newly-built teaching building and auditorium, constructed with the help of China. With a spectacular glass wall, the four-story and modern-style complex, inaugurated last week, is expected to bolster the development of the war-torn country’s tottering education sector. Hailing the construction as an architectural success, Hamid Gholami, a …

BEIJING, August 11(ABC): Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Thursday denounced a Lithuanian official’s visit to China’s Taiwan region, warning that China will take resolute countermeasures. According to media reports, Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Agne Vaiciukeviciute arrived in Taiwan with a delegation on Aug. 7 for a five-day visit. “China strongly condemns the Lithuanian anti-China forces for …

BEIJING, August 11(ABC): China is expected to achieve its inflation control target this year as the country has several favorable conditions to maintain the overall stability of prices, according to the country’s central bank. It is expected that this year’s price increases will remain within a reasonable range, achieving the target of an average annual consumer price index (CPI) increase …

TAIYUAN, August 11(ABC): Shanxi, a major coal-producing province in north China, has made continuous advances in high-quality development over the past decade, according to a press briefing held Wednesday. Shanxi’s accumulated coal output over the past 10 years reached nearly 10 billion tonnes, accounting for about a quarter of China’s total, said Lin Wu, secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Committee …

BEIJING, August 11(ABC): China’s auto sales in July rose 29.7 percent year on year to 2.42 million units, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed Thursday. Auto sales in the January-July period totaled 14.48 million units, down 2 percent year on year, according to the data. In July alone, sales of passenger vehicles soared 40 percent year on …

BEIJING, August 9(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, sent a message of condolence on Monday to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel over explosions at a fuel storage facility in Cuba. In his message to Diaz-Canel, also first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, Xi said he was shocked …

SHANGHAI, August 9(ABC): Shanghai has made pioneering progress in its pursuit of all-around development over the past decade, according to a press briefing held Monday. The city’s GDP increased from 2.13 trillion yuan (about 314.6 billion U.S. dollars) in 2012 to 4.32 trillion yuan in 2021, and its GDP per capita rose from 14,200 dollars to 26,900 dollars, said Gong …

BEIJING, August 9(ABC): The China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) on Tuesday released a report, revealing a series of crimes committed by the United States in the Middle East and surrounding areas that seriously violated international law. Titled U.S. Commits Serious Crimes of Violating Human Rights in the Middle East and Beyond, the CSHRS report focused on Washington’s systematic …

BEIJING, August 9(ABC): China on Monday expressed firm opposition to certain countries’ attempt to distort, obscure and hollow out the one-China principle, calling such practices illegal as well as null and void. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks in response to a recent joint statement issued by foreign ministers of the United States, Australia and Japan, which reportedly …

BEIJING, August 9(ABC): The upcoming 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) will focus on environmental services for the first time, according to Beijing Capital Group Exhibitions & Events, one of the event’s organizers. Focusing on such areas as low-carbon energy, carbon economy, carbon neutrality and green technology, the fair will showcase the most recent achievements and technology …

BEIJING, August 8(ABC): China carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday, Beijing said, defying calls to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Beijing has raged at the trip by Pelosi — the highest-ranking elected US official to visit Taiwan in decades — ripping up a series …

WUHAN, August 6(ABC): The Three Gorges Project Museum fully opened to the public for the first time on Friday in Yichang City, central China’s Hubei Province. The museum, about 1 km away from the Three Gorges Dam, covers a total area of 150,000 square meters. It has a building area of 21,000 square meters and an indoor exhibition area of …

BEIJING, August 6(ABC): China has increased lending support for the private sector, according to its top banking and insurance regulator. Outstanding loans to private enterprises by banking financial institutions stood at 58.2 trillion yuan (8.64 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of June, up 11.4 percent from a year ago, according to the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. New …

BEIJING, August 6(ABC): China’s bulk commodity market saw slower growth in July compared with the previous month, industrial data showed. The China Bulk Merchandise Index, a gauge of domestic bulk commodity market growth, stood above the boom-or-bust line of 100 percent at 101.3 percent last month, down 0.2 percentage points from that in June, according to the China Federation of …

BEIJING, August 6(ABC): China said Friday it was ending cooperation with the United States on key issues including climate change — a move Washington decried as “fundamentally irresponsible” as relations between the two superpowers nosedive over Taiwan. The damaging rift, which carries significant geostrategic risk, was triggered by Chinese fury over a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to …

PHNOM PENH, August 6(ABC): Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here Friday with Brunei’s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Haji Erywan on the sidelines of the meetings of foreign ministers on East Asia cooperation. Noting that China-Brunei relations have maintained steady development momentum, Wang said the two countries have always respected, understood and supported each other despite …

TAIPEI, August 4(ABC): China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest drills in the Taiwan Strait, a day after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a solidarity trip to the self-ruled island. China’s military confirmed multiple firings of conventional missiles in waters off Taiwan as part of planned exercises in …

BEIJING, August 4(ABC): China’s national observatory on Thursday continued to issue a yellow alert for high temperatures as a scorching heatwave lingers in a vast area of the country. During daylight hours on Thursday, parts of Shaanxi, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, and Guangxi are expected to experience temperatures …

BEIJING, August 4(ABC): China’s ports posted smooth operation in July with steady throughput growths, industrial data showed Thursday. The total throughput of ports monitored by the China Ports & Harbours Association rose 8.4 percent year on year in July, with that for foreign trade climbing 6.3 percent. In July, the container throughput of eight coastal container hub ports increased by …

BEIJING, August 4(ABC): The State Grid Corporation of China (State Grid) said on Thursday that it will start constructing a new batch of ultra-high voltage (UHV) projects in the second half of the year. With a total investment of more than 150 billion yuan (about 22 billion U.S. dollars), these projects are expected to further leverage the role of power …

BEIJING, Aug 04 (ABC): China has conducted a series of naval-air joint drills around the Taiwan island in response to what has been seen as a reckless and provocative visit by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the country’s Taiwan region. The drills featured the Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, Strategic Support Force and Joint Logistic Support Force …

BEIJING, August 2(ABC): China has built an extensive network of “road chiefs” across the country to take care of roads in rural areas. By the end of June, the country had 641,000 “road chiefs,” people in counties, townships, and villages who are in charge of local rural roads’ maintenance and management, according to the Ministry of Transport (MOT). The road …

SHANGHAI, August 2(ABC): Crude oil futures closed lower Tuesday in daytime trading on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange. The most active crude oil contract for September 2022 delivery was down 19 yuan (about 2.82 U.S. dollars) to close at 681 yuan a barrel. The total trading volume for 11 listed crude oil futures contracts on the exchange was 308,018 lots, …

BEIJING, August 2(ABC): Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that those US politicians who “play with fire” on the Taiwan issue will “come to no good end”, according to a ministry statement. China has been in communication with the United States over US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s expected visit to Taiwan, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua …