NANJING: Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with …

HOHHOT: Four people were killed, and four others injured in a fire at a restaurant in Hohhot, capital of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Monday, according to local authorities. A preliminary investigation indicates that the fire was caused by the combustion of decorations and furniture. A local fire rescue team rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire. …

BEIJING: Lying in an oasis at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, Dunhuang was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road, which linked the East and West through vibrant trade. The distinctive culture of Dunhuang is best represented by the Mogao Grottoes, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dating back to the 4th century, the site features 735 caves …

CHANGCHUN: Yanbian, the only autonomous prefecture of China’s Korean ethnic group, has witnessed an influx of tourists visiting its unique ethnic cultural experiences this winter. More than thrilled to kickstart their long-anticipated trip, Hu Kangjie and his family from the tropical island province of Hainan, traveled more than 4,000 km to visit the prefecture in northeast China’s Jilin Province. “Here …

URUMQI: International representatives and media outlets have for the first time been invited to sit in on or cover the upcoming “two sessions” of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Sunday. Local “two sessions” are the annual meetings of provincial-level lawmakers and political advisors, during which plans for local economic and social development in the year ahead …

HAIKOU: Hainan, south China’s tropical island province, aims to promote cultural and tourism cooperation with France in honor of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and France this year. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, China and France will jointly host the Year of Culture and Tourism to provide cultural experiences to the …

GUANGZHOU: Nestled deep in the Maofeng Mountain in Guangzhou, the capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, a small rehabilitation center has become the home sweet home to over 30 leprosy survivors. Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease that typically leads to permanent damage such as skin lesions and physical deformities, once brought profound suffering to humanity worldwide. Guangdong used to be …

BANGKOK: China and the United States should treat each other as equals rather than take a condescending attitude, seek common ground rather than accentuate differences and earnestly respect rather than undermine each other’s core interests, China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi has said. Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and …

BEIJING: China saw a remarkable increase in passenger trips on Friday as this year’s Spring Festival travel rush began, according to official data released on Saturday. A total of 189 million passenger trips were made nationwide on Friday, up 19.7 percent from last year, according to a special work team comprising multiple government departments including the Ministry of Transport, the …

URUMQI: During his maiden visit to northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Thai journalist Supachai Wuthichuwong was impressed by the local tasty food and diversified cultures. The fruit in Turpan City are the best I have ever tasted, both fresh and dried! They are very delicious and very sweet, he said. Apart from the fruit, the city’s burgeoning “seafood” industry …

BEIJING: President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua met with Kuwaiti ambassador to China Jasem Ibrahem Al-Najem in Beijing on Friday, exchanging views on promoting media cooperation between the two countries. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah have pointed out the direction for the development of the China-Kuwait strategic partnership, Fu said, stressing …

BEIJING: The two main airports in Chinese capital city Beijing are expected to record 76,000 flight takeoffs and landings during the Spring Festival travel rush that started Friday. The number will represent an increase of 20 percent compared to the corresponding period last year, and the surge in flights is a result of more people traveling during the holiday season …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced on Wednesday that the two countries have agreed to elevate bilateral ties to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era. They have pledged to promote building a China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future from an even higher starting point. High-level exchanges between the two countries in recent …

BEIJING: The fact that some Western politicians and media outlets are practicing double standards on human rights and using it as a weapon in an information war against China is becoming the consensus of more and more people. Examples of Western hypocrisy include allegations concerning boarding schools in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region and so-called “forced labor” in the Xinjiang …

BEIJING: China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other’s countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of Kenya Musalia Mudavadi in Beijing on Thursday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 60 years ago, China and Kenya have always …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday delivered a video speech to a reception in Beijing celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and France. The establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and France 60 years ago was a major event in the history of international relations. With extraordinary wisdom and courage, Chairman Mao …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Nauru’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Lionel Aingimea in Beijing on Thursday. Hailing the political decision made independently by the Nauru government to resume diplomatic relations with China, Han said history will prove that this is the right decision and once again shows that the one-China principle is deeply rooted in …

BEIJING: The population of giant pandas in the wild in China is currently around 1,900, rising from about 1,100 in the 1980s, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said Thursday. This significant increase is largely due to China’s intensified protection efforts, said Zhang Yue, an official with the administration. The Giant Panda National Park was established in October 2021, covering …

BEIJING: China and Uzbekistan upgraded their ties to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era on Wednesday during talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, in Beijing.

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged efforts to curb the repeated occurrence of various kinds of safety accidents and to protect people’s lives and property and social stability. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the important instruction following a street shop fire in …

NANCHANG: The death toll from a building fire in the city of Xinyu in east China’s Jiangxi Province on Wednesday afternoon had risen to 39 as of 6:40 p.m., local authorities said. The fire broke out at approximately 3:24 p.m. on the first underground floor of a street shop on Tiangongnan Avenue in the Yushui District of Xinyu, said the …

BEIJING: China has registered a record-high soybean output of 20.84 million tonnes in 2023, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Tuesday. The country’s soybean planting area reached 157 million mu (about 10.47 million hectares) last year, while that of oilseed crops exceeded 200 million mu, said Deng Xiaogang, vice minister of agricultural and rural affairs, at …

BEIJING: China and Nauru signed a joint communique in Beijing Wednesday on the resumption of diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, held talks with Nauru’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Lionel Aingimea and signed the joint communique, effective as …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Speaker of the National Assembly of Djibouti Dileita Mohamed Dileita in Beijing on Tuesday. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Djibouti, and the two heads of state have reached important consensus on the development of bilateral relations, according to Han. He said China …

HOHHOT: North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region saw a foreign trade volume of 196.53 billion yuan (about 27.32 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 30.4 percent year on year, hitting a record high, local authorities said Monday. According to the Hohhot Customs, the region’s exports came in at 78.57 billion yuan, up 28.1 percent year on year and imports reached …

BEIJING: China’s State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled “China’s Legal Framework and Measures for Counterterrorism.” Besides the preface and conclusion, the white paper consists of five parts: “An Improving Legal Framework for Counterterrorism,” “Clear Provisions for the Determination and Punishment of Terrorist Activities,” “Standardized Exercise of Power in Fighting Terrorism,” “Protection of Human Rights in …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to promulgate a revised set of regulations on military legislation, which will take effect on March 1. With 85 entries in 13 chapters, the revised regulations standardize the working systems and mechanisms for military legislation based on the newly-revised Legislation Law, said a statement issued on Monday. …

BEIJING: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday refuted recent comments from certain foreign media outlets about a “flee spree” of international talent from Hong Kong. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin dismissed relevant comments as totally groundless, saying at a daily press briefing that such rhetoric, which disregards the fact that Hong Kong continues to be a highland for international talent, disparages …

BEIJING: In April 2009, during the Fifth Summit of the Americas, then president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez gave his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama a book titled “The Open Veins of Latin America,” which eloquently argues that the West has long plundered the region’s natural resources to bankroll its own progress. What the author Eduardo Galeano referred to as the “underground …

KUNMING: A total of 47 people were buried in a landslide that struck southwest China’s Yunnan Province early Monday. More than 200 rescuers together with 33 firefighting vehicles and 10 loading machines were combing the debris to search for the missing, after the disaster happened in Liangshui Village, Tangfang Town in the city of Zhaotong at 5:51 a.m. on Monday. …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has demanded all-out search and rescue of the people missing in a landslide in Zhenxiong County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the instruction after the landslide struck the county on early Monday. A total of …

BEIJING: Following the two elections in the Taiwan region in 2024, more countries and organizations have reiterated commitment to the one-China principle, expressing support for China’s efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Indonesia “consistently respects the one-China policy,” said Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam …

BEIJING: Robust consumption has been thriving and helping to underpin China’s economic recovery, while the country is energetically spurring consumer spending to strengthen one of the pillars needed to support high-quality growth. China’s total retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country’s consumption strength, climbed 7.2 percent year on year to reach 47.15 trillion yuan (about 6.63 …

BEIJING: China’s road logistics price index was generally flat week on week during the week from Jan. 15 to 19, industry data showed. The country’s road logistics price index came in at 1,038.95 points in the period, according to a survey jointly conducted by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and the Guangdong Lin’an Logistics Group. The sub-index for …

WUHAN: The number of Yangtze River cruise passengers exceeded 1.37 million in 2023, marking a 26-percent growth from the 2019 figure and hitting a 20-year high, the China Yangtze Shipping Group Co., LTD. (CYSC) has announced recently. The Yangtze River, China’s mother river, is rich in tourism resources, with spectacular landscapes and numerous historic and cultural sites along the river. …

BEIJING: Beijing Municipality plans to boost consumption potential and shift its focus from post-pandemic recovery to sustained expansion in 2024, said the city’s mayor Yin Yong when delivering a government work report at the annual session of the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress on Sunday. As one of the five pilot international consumption center cities in China, Beijing will adopt multiple …

CHONGQING: Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality has set its regional gross domestic product (GDP) growth target at about 6 percent for 2024, according to the annual session of the municipal people’s congress on Sunday. The city also aims to increase added value of industries above the designated size by 7 percent, investment in fixed assets by 4 percent, and general public …

NANNING: Nearly 50 tonnes of orah mandarins from Guangxi Mingming Orchard Group were loaded onto ship at the Shenzhen Port, south China’s Guangdong Province, and were shipped to Canada on Friday. “Our orah mandarins started being exported to Canada four years ago. At first, it was mainly to supermarkets in the Chinese quarter. Now we have become the direct supplier …

ZHENGZHOU: By the end of 2023, the installed renewable energy power generation capacity in central China’s Henan Province had surpassed 67 million kilowatts, overtaking coal power for the first time, according to the latest data from the State Grid Henan Electric Power Company. Henan’s installed renewable energy power generation capacity accounted for 48.7 percent of the province’s total installed power …