BEIJING: A Chinese learning platform has attracted over 10 million users from 187 countries and regions by the end of October, according to an official from the Global Chinese Learning Alliance. Chinese-language learning has gained momentum worldwide in recent years with the expansion of the platform’s user scale and the improvement of the related product layout, Pan Zeliang said at …

CHENGDU: Taourghist Abdessamad, head of a hypermarket called “XTRA” in Morocco, was excited about the richness of agricultural products at the 9th Sichuan Agricultural Expo, which concluded Monday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province. “I thought I could only purchase some basic agricultural products such as wheat and soybeans, but I saw so many agricultural commodities here. I …

BEIJING: With the conclusion on Tuesday of the closely watched central financial work conference, China has outlined future priorities and directions for the pursuit of the country’s high-quality financial development. China will remain committed to the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics and boost the high-quality development of the financial sector, according to the meeting, the highest-profile gathering in …

GENEVA: Visiting China’s Xizang Autonomous Region was a “dream come true,” the permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva has said, calling the trip “a pleasant surprise, contrary to what we hear from some Western delegates.” Ambassador Khalil Hashmi has recently finished a trip to Xizang. He told Xinhua that what he saw there was the full …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday met with Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Reina in Beijing. China-Honduras relations have developed rapidly under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, showing broad prospects and great vitality since the two countries established diplomatic ties, said Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party …

BEIJING: China welcomes Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero’s visit to the country from Nov. 2 to 9, and his attendance of the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE), Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday. Wang made the remarks at a daily press conference when responding to a related query, adding that China will take the visit as an …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien in Beijing on Wednesday. “You are an old, good friend of the Chinese people. The ten years you served as prime minister was the ‘golden decade’ of bilateral relations and you have continued to contribute to China-Canada friendship after leaving office,” Han said. It has been …

BEIJING: China’s vision to find solutions for cities’ sustainable development is sharable to the world, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, executive director of UN Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), told Xinhua in a recent interview. Over half of the world’s population lives in cities today. By 2050, this number is expected to rise to 70 percent, she said, adding that cities’ vital role …

FUZHOU: More than 700 years ago, a vessel loaded with porcelains sank off the coast of east China’s Fujian Province while en route overseas. The underwater wreckage near the islet of Shengbeiyu in the city of Zhangzhou was recently unveiled in an archaeological salvage project, presenting to the world the historical prosperity of the Maritime Silk Road during that era. …

BEIJING: The central financial work conference was held in Beijing from Monday to Tuesday, at which Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivered an important speech. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, analyzed the situations facing high-quality development of the financial sector and arranged relevant work for the current …

BEIJING: An article on audit work by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will be published on Wednesday. The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year’s 21st issue of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the CPC Central Committee. The …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Monday afternoon held a talk with the new leadership of the All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) and delivered an important speech. Xi stressed the need for all the people to unite and work hard together in the …

BEIJING: The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, convened its fourth standing committee meeting on Tuesday, with a focus on strengthening environment protection and promoting the building of a Beautiful China. Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) …

GUIYANG: Over the past week, Ou Yantong was busy with entertaining tourists who came to watch the finals of the Village Basketball Competition of China (CunBA) held from October 25 to 28 in Taipan Village, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Ou, who lives in Taijiang County that the village belongs to, used to open a …

NANCHANG: At the 2023 Nanchang Air Show, the Pioneer Team from Italy provided the audience with a wonderful aerobatic performance. Accompanied by joyful music, four planes flew about the sky with green, white and red trails of smoke streaming behind. The 2023 China Aviation Industry Conference and Nanchang Air Show was held in east China’s Jiangxi Province from Oct. 27 …

BEIJING: The third overseas Chinese industrial and commercial congress opened Monday in Beijing. Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the congress opening. Addressing the event, Shi said that the Chinese economy remained resilient, with strong …

BEIJING: China’s lottery ticket sales surged 58.3 percent year on year to top 52.77 billion yuan (about 7.35 billion U.S. dollars) in September, data from the Ministry of Finance shows. Sales of lottery tickets to support the country’s welfare system exceeded 18.21 billion yuan last month, an increase of 47.9 percent, or over 5.89 billion yuan, compared to a year …

SHANGHAI: The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) delivered the first batch of two air freighters converted from ARJ21 passenger planes on Monday, a milestone in the conversion program for China’s domestic regional jetliner. The converted aircraft has a designed maximum payload of 10 tonnes and a flight range of 2,778 kilometers. It is primarily intended for transporting cargo, …

BEIJING: China’s newly-added installed capacity of renewable energy hit 172 million kilowatts in the first nine months of the year, a 93 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA) on Monday. This surge reflects the country’s commitment to promoting green development. The figure accounted for 76 percent of the country’s total …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for efforts to organize and motivate women to contribute their strength to Chinese modernization. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed following a socialist path with Chinese characteristics for women’s development. Xi made the remarks during a talk …

CHENGDU: Zizhong County, situated in Neijiang City in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, is renowned for its distinctive agricultural product — blood oranges. Zizhong blood orange is a standout brand, said local entrepreneur Li Dagang, adding that in 2017, he returned to his hometown to leverage his business expertise in support of the region’s iconic produce. He is one of the …

GUIYANG: Southwest China’s Guizhou Province currently has 39 major data centers in operation or under construction, local authorities said Monday. Guizhou has become one of the leading regions in China in terms of its number of super-large data centers, according to the provincial big data development administration bureau. In recent years, Guizhou has seized industrial opportunities, vigorously developed emerging industries, …

JIUQUAN: The Shenzhou-16 taikonauts handed over control of the Tiangong space station to the newly arrived Shenzhou-17 crew on Sunday, said the China Manned Space Agency. The two crews held a handover ceremony after the Shenzhou-16 taikonauts had completed all set tasks. They are due to return to Earth on Oct. 31 aboard the Shenzhou-16 spaceship. The Dongfeng Landing Site, …

BEIJING: Senior Chinese official He Lifeng met with French President’s Diplomatic Counselor Emmanuel Bonne in Beijing on Sunday. The two sides had practical and constructive exchanges on the implementation of the outcomes of the ninth China-France High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue. He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the …

BEIJING: The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee conducted the ninth group study session on forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation on the afternoon of Oct. 27. While presiding over the group study session, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, has stressed that to forge a strong sense …

BEIJING: The 16th China-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Business Summit, will be held from Nov. 2 to 3 in Beijing for the first time, aiming to promote Chinese trade and investment in the region. The summit is held annually in China and LAC countries in rotation. It has successfully held 15 sessions in Chongqing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, and other places …

WUHAN: SF Airlines on Saturday launched a new air cargo route connecting Ezhou Huahu Airport in central China’s Hubei Province with Osaka in Japan, according to SF Airlines, a leading cargo airline in China. The Ezhou-Osaka route is the 10th international air cargo route departing from Ezhou Huahu Airport, China’s first cargo-focused airport, the airline said. The airport was put …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Friday urged respect for the diversity of civilizations and called for enhanced exchanges and cooperation among civilizations. Han made the remarks while addressing the seventh annual conference of the Taihu World Cultural Forum, which was held in Beijing. He said that with the vision of building a community with a shared future for …

BEIJING: The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Oct. 27 to review “The Guideline on Policies and Measures to Further Promote a New Breakthrough in the Full Revitalization of Northeast China in the New Era.” Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. It was stressed …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation to promote the high-quality development of the Party’s work on ethnic affairs in the new era. Xi made the remarks on Friday while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang returned to Beijing on Friday after attending the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States and paying an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic. Li’s entourage, including State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council Wu Zhenglong, returned to Beijing on the same plane. Kyrgyz …

EconomyInFocus | Land-sea trade corridor sees over 700,000 TEU containers transported by rail-sea intermodal trains in 2023 QINZHOU: As of Oct. 26, 2023, some 700,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers have been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, up 14.8 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. …

BEIJING: The China-U.S. financial working group held its first meeting via video link on Wednesday, China’s central bank said Friday. The two sides had professional, pragmatic, candid and constructive communication on monetary and financial stability, financial regulation, sustainable finance, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, global financial governance, and other key issues of common concern, according to a …

BEIJING: Scientists grappling with dating the age of the modern Yellow River, China’s second-longest river, the “mother river” of the nation and the cradle of Chinese civilization, have made a breakthrough using a quantum technique. The modern water system of the Yellow River was formed about 1.25 million years ago, according to a study published in the latest edition of …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. The meeting reviewed a guideline on policies and measures to further promote a new breakthrough in the full revitalization of northeast China in the new era. The revitalization of northeast China …

BEIJING: Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th, 18th and 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) central committees and former premier of the State Council, passed away on Friday in Shanghai. He was 68. Li died of a sudden heart attack at 00:10 on Friday after all-out rescue efforts failed, according to an …

BOGOTA: Colombian President Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is in Beijing for a state visit this week, as many in Colombia are closely watching his maiden trip there. “President Petro’s visit to China can be deeply transformative for Colombia in a very positive way,” said David Castrillon Kerrigan, an international relations academic at the Externado University of Colombia. Since the establishment …

HANGZHOU: The port of Zhoushan secured fourth place in the 2022 global bunker port rankings at the International Petroleum Enterprise Conference (IPEC) 2023, which opened on Wednesday in Zhoushan, east China’s Zhejiang Province. The China Petroleum Circulation Association released the “2022 Top Ten Global Ship Bunker Ports” rankings at the conference. The port of Zhoushan moved up one slot from …

JIUQUAN: China launched the Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship on Thursday, with Tang Shengjie, the country’s youngest astronaut to enter the space station, serving as one of its crew members. “It is a great honor and great duty for me, and I feel very lucky and very happy,” Tang said when meeting the press Wednesday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Colombia Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday.