BEIJING, May 28 (ABC): Chinese and Pakistani experts are trying to find opportunities for cooperation to improve mango production in Pakistan by using advanced facilities and technology. “With our advanced facility agriculture, I believe that if there is an opportunity for cooperation, we will be able to systematically improve the reduction of mango production in Pakistan due to extreme weather,” …

BEIJING, May 28 (ABC): China reported a surplus in its international goods trade in April, data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed on Friday. Goods exports came in at 1.6666 trillion yuan (about 247.3 billion U.S. dollars) last month, and imports at 1.3568 trillion yuan, resulting in a surplus of 309.9 billion yuan. In April, China saw a …

BEIJING, May 28 (ABC): China said on Friday that it would further facilitate foreign institutional investments in its bond market and coordinate the opening-up of the interbank and exchange bond markets. The country aims to increase the diversity of investors, while improving the liquidity and stability of its bond market, according to a statement jointly issued by the central bank …

BEIJING, May 28 (ABC):China will prioritize the development of cold-chain logistics for agricultural products amid efforts to better secure market supply.  The country aims to improve the cold-chain infrastructure for agricultural products and boost the capability and efficiency of their cross-regional cold-chain circulation over the next two years, according to a circular jointly released by the Ministry of Finance and …

BEIJING, May 27 (ABC): Profit growth of China’s major industrial firms slowed during the first four months of 2022, weighed down by the resurgence of domestic COVID-19 cases, official data showed on Friday. Firms with annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.97 million U.S. dollars) saw profits grow 3.5 percent year on year in the …

BEIJING, May 27 (ABC):Many rare wild animals have been caught on camera in Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, according to the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.  In May last year, the institute cooperated with the Xining Botanical Garden to place infrared cameras in the garden. After a year of observation, images of …

BEIJING, May 27 (ABC): China has released a medium- and long-term action plan to promote the high-quality development of philosophy and social sciences in the country’s higher education system. Targeting 2035, the plan aims to build an independent knowledge system to better answer questions regarding China, the world, the people and the era, said the Publicity Department of the Communist …

NEW YORK, May 27(ABC): China and Russia on Thursday vetoed a US-led bid at the United Nations to toughen sanctions on North Korea over its missile launches, laying bare divisions that Western envoys fear would be exploited by Pyongyang. The Security Council resolution put forward by the United States would have reduced the amount of oil North Korea could legally …

BEIJING, May 26 (ABC): China’s developments and achievements under the leadership of President Xi Jinping are amazing and the country will pay a bigger role on the world stage, said Farrukh Sohail Goindi, author of Urdu version of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s book, “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China.” In 2017, the Urdu version of the first volume of Chinese …

HONIARA, May 26 (ABC): Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation on Thursday with newly-appointed French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, with both sides vowing to improve bilateral ties and deepen China-EU cooperation. Wang said France, as a major country that enjoys global influence, has always adhered to an independent foreign policy. Faced with the once-in-a-century …

BEIJING, May 25 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met representatives of a meeting commending heroes and role models from the public security system. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, offered warm congratulations to the representatives, and extended sincere greetings to police and auxiliary police …

EIJING, May 24 (ABC): Global peace and development is faced with challenges posed by the Ukraine crisis at a time when the world has yet to emerge from the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. To tackle the peace deficit, Chinese President Xi Jinping has put forward China’s proposal. In his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum …

BEIJING, May 25 (ABC): China’s logistics sector reported steady growth in the first four months of 2022, showed an industry report Wednesday. Social logistics rose 3.6 percent year on year in the first four months to 106.2 trillion yuan (about 15.95 trillion U.S. dollars), said the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing in an industry report. On a monthly basis, …

President Xi Jinping met via video link with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday in Beijing. President Xi welcomed Bachelet to China. He expounded on major issues regarding China’s human rights development in the context of China’s history and culture, and reaffirmed the principled position of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government …