NANNING: Chen Mo, 40, stays nearly one-third of a year on China’s youngest volcanic island, Weizhou Island, keeping over six terabytes of photos and also video footage of the endangered Bryde’s whales. Chen is an associate researcher from the Guangxi Academy of Sciences who has been studying the species in the waters near Weizhou Island since 2016. “We identified about …

BEIJING: As the rotating president of the UN Security Council for November, China will hold a Security Council high-level meeting on the Palestinian-Israeli issue on Nov. 29. Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to New York to chair the meeting, foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced …

BEIJING: The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Monday held a meeting to review guidelines on policies and measures for further promoting the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, chaired the meeting, which also deliberated a set of regulations on CPC leadership over …

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have unveiled a raft of measures to strengthen financial services for private companies as part of efforts to help spur their growth. Stronger financial support will go to private firms, especially micro, small and medium-sized ones, as well as those in tech-intensive areas like low-carbon industries, said a circular jointly released by eight authorities including the People’s …

HONG KONG: Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Sunday that Asia’s first-ever Saudi Arabia exchange-traded fund (ETF) will be listed in Hong Kong on Nov. 29. Chan said in his blog that investors will be able to trade the constituent stocks of the Saudi stock market directly in the Hong Kong …

BEIJING: China’s installed capacity of clean energy surged in the first 10 months of the year amid the country’s pursuit of green development. By the end of October, the installed capacity of solar power in the country expanded 47 percent year on year to 540 million kilowatts, while that of wind power stood at about 400 million kilowatts, representing a …

BEIJING: Air quality in Chinese cities improved in October, data from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment showed. For 339 cities monitored by the ministry, the share of days with good air quality stood at 93.4 percent last month, up 1.6 percentage points year on year. Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, topped the country in terms of …

URUMQI: After 280 days of trekking over 5,000 km, Absemet Kerem finally made it from Kashgar, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, to Tian’anmen Square in downtown Beijing. The 24-year-old was so excited when he arrived in the capital that he could not fall asleep. He rushed to Tian’anmen Square at midnight just to get the perfect spot in the …

BEIJING: Beijing will promote wider opening-up of the services sector under the guidance of a work plan designed to support it in deepening the construction of the Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Opening up the Services Sector. Since Beijing became the country’s first Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Opening up the Services Sector in 2020, the city has taken the …

HEFEI: Volkswagen China Technology Company (VCTC), Volkswagen Group’s largest development center outside Germany, will launch an electric platform for the entry-level segment in 36 months, said Volkswagen Group on Friday. Derived from Volkswagen Group’s modular electric drive matrix (MEB), the new platform will form the basis for electric vehicles specifically tailored to the wishes of Chinese customers. Ralf Brandstaetter, chairman …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang met on Friday with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna in Beijing. Li said that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the relationship between China and France has enjoyed stable development. China stands ready to work with France to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads …

LHASA: Passenger throughput at Lhasa Konggar International Airport surpassed 5 million this year on Thursday, hitting a record high. Located in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, the airport started operation in 1965 and plays an increasingly prominent role in Xizang’s transportation system. In the past decade, it has gradually formed an air network covering major large and …

BEIJING: The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. Thursday, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said Friday. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam’s ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam’s ship lift had …

BEIJING: Some 81,000 China-Europe freight train trips have been made to date, providing services for 217 cities in 25 European countries, a National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) official said on Friday. “China-Europe freight trains have reshaped the international transport routes in Asia and Europe, built a new platform for economic cooperation, and helped ensure the stability of global industrial …

BEIJING: At the invitation of Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar and Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, Vice Premier of the State Council Ding Xuexiang will visit Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan from Nov. 26 to 30, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Friday. Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political …

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation said on Thursday that the passenger volume of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) reached over 17 million as of Nov. 19, which has surpassed the total number of passengers in 2019. The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail resumed service earlier this year. According to its …

LANZHOU: Eight people were killed in a road accident in northwest China’s Gansu Province on Friday morning, local authorities said. The accident happened at about 8 a.m. in Minqin County of Wuwei City, where a minibus and a pickup truck collided, leaving eight dead and three injured. The injured were rushed to a local hospital. Cause of the accident is …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory letter to the World Conference on China Studies — Shanghai Forum. Xi pointed out that China studies are not only the studies of historical China, but also the studies of contemporary China. Chinese civilization has a long history and has been enriched and developed through exchanges and mutual learning with …

BEIJING: China’s expressway mileage under operation had reached 177,000 km by the end of 2022, and China remains the country with the longest expressway mileage in the world, the Ministry of Transport said on Thursday. By the end of 2022, China’s total highway mileage had reached 5.35 million km, an increase of 1.12 million km in the space of 10 …

NANJING: Ding Li, a Chinese policeman on a mission against cultural relic crimes, demonstrates the powerful outcome when passion meets profession. At 50, Ding, an ardent archaeology enthusiast, has unraveled more than 260 cases, apprehended 230 suspects involved in tomb robbery and illegal cultural relic trade, and reclaimed over 13,000 artifacts in just three years. “The cultural relics retrieved by …

INCHEON, South Korea: China and South Korea held here a ceremony on Thursday to transfer the remains and belongings of 25 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War. The 10th handover ceremony was held at the Incheon International Airport, west of the capital Seoul, attended by Chinese Vice Minister of Veterans Affairs Chang Zhengguo, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea …

SHANGHAI: A record number of 68 oriental white storks were recently spotted in the Chongming Dongtan national nature reserve in Shanghai in east China, according to the reserve administration. During daily monitoring, staff at the reserve discovered the birds, a species under first-class state protection in China. Moreover, 276 Eurasian spoonbills, a species under second-class state protection in China, were …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory letter to the second Global Digital Trade Expo, which runs from Nov. 23 to 27 in Hangzhou, the capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Booming global digital trade has become a new bright spot in international trade, Xi said in the letter. In recent years, China has actively made alignment …

BEIJING: A museum showcasing the culture of the Grand Canal is expected to open in Beijing at the end of this year, with some 6,000 items or sets of exhibits related to Beijing and the ancient canal to be displayed in the collection. The Grand Canal Museum of Beijing, also called the Capital Museum East Branch, is located in the …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin in Beijing on Wednesday. Xi said that China and Russia, each other’s largest neighbors and both permanent members of the UN Security Council, share extensive common interests. “This year, President Putin and I had face-to-face in-depth exchanges twice and reached a lot of new consensus …

SHENZHEN: Chinese Premier Li Qiang has urged efforts to nurture new growth drivers and gather new momentum in the human resources services sector for the building of a modern socialist country in all respects. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a recent …

NANJING: China’s first high-temperature superconducting low-voltage direct current (DC) cable has been put into operation in east China’s Jiangsu Province, greatly reducing electricity line losses. The cable was built by the government of Wujiang District of Suzhou City, State Grid Suzhou Power Supply Company, and Jiangsu Etern Co., Ltd., and has a length of 180 meters. The cable can greatly …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday attended the BRICS extraordinary virtual summit on the Palestinian-Israeli issue, saying that the parties to the conflict must end hostilities and achieve a ceasefire immediately. Xi called on the parties to stop all violence and attacks against civilians, release civilians held captive, and act to prevent loss of more lives and spare people …

YINCHUAN: In the absence of a professional setting and fill light, a mobile phone and a mobile phone holder are all that Du Zhanping can count on for his livestreaming efforts. Yet it was through this primitive set-up that the 46-year-old man in Xuanhe Township of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region managed to get a traditional felt making skill …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday addressed the extraordinary joint meeting of BRICS leaders and leaders of invited BRICS members on the situation in the Middle East with particular reference to Gaza. The following is the full text of his remarks: Working Toward a Ceasefire and Realizing Lasting Peace and Sustainable Security Remarks by H.E. Xi Jinping President of …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday attended the BRICS extraordinary virtual summit on the Palestinian-Israeli issue, saying it is imperative that the parties to the conflict must end hostilities and achieve a ceasefire immediately. Xi called on the parties to stop all violence and attacks against civilians, release civilians held captive, and act to prevent loss of more lives …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Uzbekistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov on Tuesday in Beijing. Han said China and Uzbekistan are ancient civilizations, and the age-old Silk Road witnessed the friendly exchanges between the two peoples for more than 2,000 years. Noting that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 31 years ago, the two sides have …

BEIJING: China has rejected Australian allegations of a Chinese warship engaging in “unsafe and unprofessional” behavior while interacting with an Australian vessel as completely unfounded. China vehemently opposes the “baseless” Australian comments, and has lodged solemn representations with the Australian side, said Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, on Monday. Wu said that the Australian frigate …

BEIJING: China’s meteorological authority on Tuesday renewed a yellow alert for a cold wave, forecasting low temperatures and gales in some parts of the country. From Tuesday to Friday, temperatures are expected to drop by 6 to 10 degrees Celsius in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and in northern areas, according to the National Meteorological Center. …

CHENGDU: Intelligent infrared cameras installed in the Giant Panda National Park, located in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, captured real-time images of wild pandas nine times between Nov. 5 and 19, the Chengdu Management Branch of the national park said Monday. These cameras were officially put into use in December 2022 and have transmitted the image data of rare wild animals …

GUIYANG: Walking into the basement of the Geological Museum of Guizhou in the hinterland of southwest China, a soft buzz came out of a room around the corner. Sitting behind the table, Luo Yongming concentrated on repairing some paleontological fossils with the help of a stereo microscope. With one hand to adjust the focus of the microscope and the other …

BEIJING: China’s central authorities on Tuesday started a new round of environmental inspections, said the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Five teams, conducting the first batch of this third round of inspections, have been dispatched to Fujian, Henan, Hainan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces for one-month inspections, according to the ministry. Inspectors will focus on issues such as the implementation of …

BEIJING: Blueberries are tart and juicy, but they do not last very long once they have been picked, so it is best to eat them quickly before they turn into mush. All this could change, however, as a new study found that compounds from sunflower crop waste could prevent rotting in the gem-like fruit, helping prolong its shelf life. Led …

SHENZHEN: The 25th China Hi-Tech Fair concluded in the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen on Sunday, with an attendance of 248,000 visitors and a cumulative transaction volume, including the intended transaction amount, totaling 37.28 billion yuan (about 5.17 billion U.S. dollars). Featuring participation from 105 countries and regions, the fair attracted over 4,000 exhibitors, with the exhibition area reaching 500,000 …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and head of the Central Financial Commission, presided over a meeting of the commission on Monday. The meeting called for efforts to earnestly study and thoroughly implement the guiding principles of the speech by Xi …