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.

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with Gavin Newsom, governor of the U.S. state of California, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Noting that China and the United States, as the world’s two largest economies, account for more than a third of the global economy and nearly a quarter of the world’s population, and bilateral …

BEIJING: A State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson on Wednesday assured Taiwan compatriots in the zone affected by the Palestine-Israel conflict that they would receive overseas consular protection similar to that of mainland people. Zhu Fenglian made the remarks while responding to a question on what assistance the mainland would provide to Taiwan compatriots who are in the affected zone …

BEIJING: At the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a five-star red flag was passed around by more than 100 ordinary Chinese people from various ethnic groups and different sectors of society. Among them was Liu Kuo, a deliveryman clad in working uniform, as a representative of the country’s more than 4 million couriers to participate in the …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China is ready to work with the United States to contribute to each other’s progress and push for common prosperity. In a congratulatory message to the annual Gala Dinner of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, Xi applauded the committee’s longstanding dedication to the exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in …

BEIJING: President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua met with Julia Arevalo, president of European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), in Beijing on Tuesday. Fu welcomed Arevalo’s visit to Xinhua, saying Xinhua and EPA have maintained good cooperation as providers of quality photographic news products. He called on the two agencies to promote their existing partnership and explore new opportunities in video …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, held a talk with the new leadership of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and gave a keynote speech. He stressed that the development of the Chinese workers’ movement has developed from very beginning under the …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Tuesday met with visiting Bhutanese Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji in Beijing. Both sides agreed to accelerate the boundary demarcation process and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Han said that China and Bhutan are friendly neighbors sharing mountains and rivers. He said that although the two countries have not yet …

BEIJING: China’s State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled “Development of China’s Distant-Water Fisheries.” The white paper mainly focuses on seven aspects of China’s distant-water fisheries (DWF) sector, including high-quality development, coordination of resource conservation and sustainable use, fulfillment of flag state duties, strict regulation, reinforcement of scientific and technological support, ensuring safety and increasing international …

BEIJING: Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister will visit the United States from Oct. 26 to 28, at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Tuesday.

WUHAN: The World Conference on Wudang Tai Chi opened on Monday at the foot of Wudang Mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in central China’s Hubei Province. Over 2,000 participants, including 1,500 practitioners, from 33 countries and regions gathered in the Wudang Mountain Tourist and Economic Special Zone, Shiyan City for the conference, which aims to promote Chinese traditional culture …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message to an international symposium on China’s neighborhood diplomacy, which was held in Beijing on Tuesday. “China will continue to follow the principle of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness, and work with other countries in the region to build an Asian homeland of peace, tranquility, prosperity, beauty and friendly coexistence, to …

BEIJING: A Chinese research team announced Monday that it has built an automated weather station at a 5,896-meter altitude in the Kunlun Mountains in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The new station, launched on Sunday, is now the highest in the Kunlun Mountains. It marked the completion of the observation station network in the middle section of the Kunlun …

NANJING: China’s largest vehicle-grid integration network demonstration zone has become operational in the city of Wuxi, east China’s Jiangsu Province. It can draw electricity to the smart grid from 50 new energy vehicles (NEV) simultaneously. According to the State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co. Ltd., NEV owners can receive subsidies by sending unused power in their vehicles to the grid …

XI’AN: The Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum, which houses the world-renowned iconic Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, welcomed its 10 millionth visitor in 2023 on Monday, hitting a record high, local authorities said. Nearly 150 million visits, from both home and abroad, have been recorded at the museum since it opened in 1979. In recent …