BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday stressed upholding the Party’s overall leadership over trade unions and mobilizing the country’s hundreds of millions of workers to vigorously take part in the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military …

BEIJING: China welcomes Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to visit the country and attend the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE), foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday. Mao made the remarks at a daily press conference when responding to a question on report that Anthony Albanese said that he will visit China from Nov. 4 to 7 and …

BEIJING: The 13th National Women’s Congress opened on Monday in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People. Leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state, including Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, and Li Xi, attended the event to extend their congratulations. Ding Xuexiang delivered a speech on behalf of the CPC …

BEIJING: China’s top political advisor Wang Huning met with Chairman of Pakistani Senate Sadiq Sanjrani in Beijing on Monday. Wang, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, said that China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners and ironclad friends. China is willing to work with Pakistan to further implement the important consensus reached by the …

BEIJING: At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Colombia Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego will pay a state visit to China from October 24 to 26, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Monday. Another Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, gave additional information about the visit at Monday’s daily news briefing. President Xi will hold …

BEIJING: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted off the coast of Nan’ao County, Shantou City, in south China’s Guangdong Province at 3:20 a.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 23.32 degrees north latitude and 117.39 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 km, said the CENC.

HANGZHOU, China: China claimed the Asian Para Games’ first gold medal as Xie Maosan triumphed in the women’s KL1 canoe final on Monday morning. KL1 is for paddlers with highly affected movement in the trunk and legs.

BEIJING: A compilation of excerpts from discourses on community-level governance by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has been published by the Central Party Literature Press. Xi’s discourses in this regard are of great significance to improving the Party organization-led urban and rural community governance model which combines self-governance, the rule of law …

BEIJING: More migrant individuals seeking medical treatment have benefited from China’s refined policy for cross-provincial on-the-spot settlement of medical bills through basic medical insurance accounts. Under the current basic medical insurance scheme, rural migrant workers, elderly people who relocate to be with their children, and other migrant individuals are allowed to directly settle their medical expenses incurred outside their home …

CHENGDU: Chinese sci-fi writers and artists enjoyed a rewarding night on Saturday at this year’s Hugo Awards. Hai Ya took away the Best Novelette award for “The Space-Time Painter” while well-known computer graphics artist Zhao Enzhe won the Best Professional Artist award. “I’m pleasantly surprised and very lucky, it’s like my dream come into reality,” said Hai Ya, who started …

CHENGDU: The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, the world’s top prizes for science fiction literature, were announced on Saturday night, with Chinese author Hai Ya taking home the Best Novelette award for “The Space-Time Painter.” Kingfisher, from the United States, won the Best Novel award for “Nettle & Bone.” Samantha Mills won Best Short Story for “Rabbit Test,” while …

TIANJIN: Airbus delivered on Friday an aircraft assembled in north China’s Tianjin Municipality to a Chinese airline. Tibet Airlines received its first A319neo aircraft assembled in Airbus’ Final Assembly Line (FAL Asia) in Tianjin, which will be deployed on the airline’s plateau routes. The A319neo aircraft is the shortened-fuselage member of Airbus’ game-changing A320neo product line. This aircraft can seat …

BEIJING: Chinese scientists, inspired by marine worms, have developed a new low-carbon building material, offering potential for energy saving and emission reduction in the building sector. The researchers, from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (TIPC) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, published their research recently in the journal Matter. “The traditional cement-based building materials consume a lot of …

BEIJING: China’s road logistics price index logged a month-on-month increase for the third consecutive month in September amid improvements in both the demand and supply sides of the market, industry data showed. The index stood at 102.9 last month, up 0.36 percent from August, according to a survey jointly conducted by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and the …

BEIJING: China’s photovoltaic cell sector maintained brisk expansion in the first three quarters of the year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed. China’s output of photovoltaic cells reached 384.28 gigawatts from January to September, soaring 63.2 percent year on year. In September alone, the country’s production of photovoltaic cells jumped 65.4 percent year on year to 51.4 gigawatts.

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the Western Returned Scholars Association to rally talent from around the world and pool strengths of creativity for the development of the cause of the Party and the country. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks …

BEIJING: A book on Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy has been published. The book illustrates the thought in the form of questions and answers with 48 questions divided into 10 parts, expounding on its significance, scientific system, essence and implications, as well as the requirements for its practice. Compiled by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central …

XIAMEN: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng Friday called on Asia-Pacific countries to enhance cooperation on energy transformation and related scientific and technological innovation. Han made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 24th Conference on the Electric Power Supply Industry held in the city of Xiamen, Fujian Province. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has removed and appointed the following ambassadors in accordance with a decision from the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, according to a statement from China’s top legislature on Friday. Shen Minjuan was appointed ambassador to Mongolia, replacing Chai Wenrui. Wang Wenli was appointed ambassador to Timor-Leste, replacing Xiao Jianguo. Li Yan was appointed …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and pay an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic from October 24 to 27, at the invitation of Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov of the Kyrgyz Republic, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning …

BEIJING: Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and foreign minister, will attend the opening ceremony of the International Symposium to Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of China’s Principle of Amity, Sincerity, Mutual Benefit and Inclusiveness in Neighborhood Diplomacy and deliver …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with President of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Arthur Lira in Beijing. Xi said that China and Brazil are the two largest developing countries in the eastern and western hemispheres, respectively, and are emerging major countries with global influence. Faced with a tumultuous world, the two countries should firmly support each other. The …

HOHHOT: Three people died and eight others were injured when a factory workshop collapsed on Thursday in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Friday. The accident occured at around 3:00 p.m. on Thursday in the Mataihao coal mine factory in Zasak Township, Ijin Horo Banner. Eleven workers were trapped after the collapse took place, according to …

JINAN: Holstein cows with ear tags bearing electronic chips are lining up on the turntable to be identified and milked one by one, while real-time information which helps calculate their yield and milk quality is transmitted to a backstage managing system. Such a high-tech scene frames the routines of a pasture in Gaoqing County, Zibo City of east China’s Shandong …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, who is in Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF). Noting that Mongolia is a natural partner in the Belt and Road cooperation, Xi hopes Mongolia will play a greater role in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation by leveraging its geographical location …

BEIJING: The fifth China-Russia Energy Business Forum opened on Thursday in Beijing, with Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang addressing the opening ceremony and reading out a congratulatory letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping. Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that under the strategic guidance of the …

BEIJING: China’s national observatory on Thursday morning renewed a blue alert for Typhoon Sanba, which is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the country’s southern, eastern and central regions. Typhoon Sanba, the 16th typhoon of this year, landed at a coastal area of Dongfang City in south China’s Hainan Province at around 9 a.m. Thursday, producing gales …

BEIJING: China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the U.S. move to strengthen export controls on advanced computing semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, said a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Wednesday. The United States modified and reinforced restrictions initially released on Oct. 7, 2022, in an update of export control rules issued Tuesday, and added more Chinese entities …

HANGZHOU: With the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou fast approaching, the capital city of East China’s Zhejiang Province is primed to host another successful Games following the Asian Games, as organizers have executed a smooth transitional operation. Official data reveals that during the Asian Para Games, 19 competition venues will accommodate 22 sports, with 17 of these venues being …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly in Beijing. Xi said China and Egypt are good friends who cherish the same aspirations and trust each other. China stands ready to work with Egypt to jointly safeguard international fairness and justice and the common interests of developing countries to inject more certainty and …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory letter to the fifth China-Russia Energy Business Forum. Xi said that thanks to the joint efforts of China and Russia over the years, energy cooperation between the two countries has formed a pattern of all-round, wide-ranging, in-depth and high-level cooperation. This serves as a good example of China-Russia practical cooperation …

BEIJING: The fact that over 100 countries voiced support for China’s just position at the UN reflects that the international community are against the politicization of human rights issues, and the attempt of few Western countries to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs will not succeed, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. The spokesperson made the remarks when …

SHANGHAI: Over 60 countries have confirmed their participation in the Country Exhibition at the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which is scheduled to take place from Nov. 5 to Nov. 10, according to local authorities. The Country Exhibition is an important part of the CIIE and will showcase each participating nation’s technological innovations, strong industries and investment climate, said …

BEIJING: China’s power generation grew 7.7 percent year on year in September, official data showed on Wednesday. The country’s total power generation reached nearly 745.6 billion kilowatt-hours in September, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). A breakdown of the data showed growth in the output of thermal power, hydropower, nuclear power and solar power, went up 2.3 percent, …

BEIJING: China’s investment in property development continued to cool in the first three quarters of 2023, down 9.1 percent year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. Commercial housing sales shrank 7.5 percent year on year in terms of floor area to 848.06 million square meters. In terms of value, commercial housing sales dropped 4.6 percent year on …

SHENZHEN: Chinese researchers have completed a digital genetic variation map of rice based on more than 10,000 rice samples, providing a new tool for further study of natural rice variations, especially rare variants. Rice is one of the world’s most important staple foods and crops. Its natural variation provides a key genetic basis for its possible genetic modification and modern …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape on Tuesday in Beijing. After many years of development, the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries has become more mature and stable, Xi said. Under the new circumstances, China stands ready to work with Papua New Guinea to consolidate political relationship, expand areas of cooperation, …

SHENYANG: Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin has stressed the importance of promoting employment work in the course of boosting high-quality development and the efforts to secure people’s livelihood. Shen made the remarks in a recent inspection tour in northeast China’s Jilin and Liaoning provinces on employment work and work related to basic livelihood. She visited enterprises and service institutions related …

BEIJING: In the collection of gifts that Chinese President Xi Jinping has received from foreign friends over the years, a commemorative plaque made of steel witnessed the firm commitment of China to an iron-clad friend. The rounded plaque, inscribed with the silhouette of a steel mill and depicting the outlines of the blast furnaces, exhaust chimneys, and workshops, was tailor-made …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Beijing on Monday. The meeting took place ahead of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, slated for Tuesday and Wednesday in Beijing. Wang said this year, …