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, …

BEIJING: Senior sports official Song Kai was elected president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) at its 12th membership conference here on Monday. The 58-year-old Song, head of the Administration of Sport in northeast China’s Liaoning Province, has been working as vice head of the preparatory group for the CFA election since June. “We will try our best to build …

SHENZHEN: Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang has stressed the significance of thoroughly implementing the innovation-driven development strategy and strengthening efforts in core technology breakthroughs in key fields. Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during an inspection tour in Shenzhen of south China’s Guangdong …

BEIJING: Chinese-brand passenger car sales surged 21.2 percent year on year in the first three quarters of 2023 to nearly 9.9 million units, industry data showed. The market share of such vehicles hit 54.6 percent in this period, 6.5 percentage points higher than the same period of 2022, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. In September alone, about …

BEIJING: China’s courier sector saw expansion in September, according to a monthly industry index. The State Post Bureau said the monthly express delivery development index came in at 406.1 in September, up 15 percent year on year. The sub-index for service quality grew 19.9 percent from a year earlier, the sub-index for development scale picked up 12.7 percent year on …

BEIJING: Authorized by Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut to enter space, the Beijing Science and Technology Press (BSTP) published the picture book “First Man” on Sunday, marking the 20th anniversary of the country’s first manned space travel. The book relives the whole process of Yang’s historic flight in October 2003, including the liftoff, in-orbit flight and return to Earth of …

NANCHANG: During the ongoing Italian Serie A football match, it is expected to see the fans cheering with torch-like fireworks in hand. Still, few know that the sticks are mainly from the mountainous county of Shangli, east China’s Jiangxi Province. Hometown to Li Tian, inventor of Chinese firecrackers, Shangli’s history of making fireworks spans over 1,000 years. In 2008, the …

GUANGZHOU: The 134th session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened on Sunday in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province. The event, which will run until Nov. 4, has attracted exhibitors and buyers from arcoss the globe. Over 100,000 buyers from more than 200 countries and regions have registered for the event, …

BEIJING: During a recent inspection trip to east China’s Jiangxi Province, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Yangtze River National Cultural Park, a historical and cultural block, and an ancient village. The three places all bear notable hallmarks of Chinese culture. The visit came after Xi Jinping Thought on Culture was formally put forward at a recent national meeting on …

JIUQUAN: China on Sunday launched a Long March-2D rocket placing a new Earth-observing satellite into space. Coded Yunhai-1 04, the satellite was lifted at 8: 54 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon entered the preset orbit. It will provide services for the detection of the atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention …

BEIJING: An article on opening up a new frontier in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will be published on Monday. The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this …

NANCHANG: Doctor Liu Zhilong led a group of students through the misty woods to get a closer look at a flock of rare birds. Walking on tiptoes, they came within 10 meters of the blue-crowned laughingthrushes, a species under top-level protection in China. Liu from Taiwan University is the head of Linnaeus Laboratory, an organization engaged in popular science education …

BEIJING: During an inspection of east China’s Jiangxi Province earlier this week, President Xi Jinping walked into a production control center and a lab of Sinopec Jiujiang Company in Jiujiang City. There, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learned about the enterprise’s efforts to build green and …

BEIJING: A bipartisan delegation of the U.S. Senate led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrapped up its visit to China earlier this week. During his stay, Schumer engaged in face-to-face discussions and dialogues with Chinese leaders at various levels. Such direct communication contributes to enhancing mutual understanding between China and the United States, and promoting the positive development of bilateral …

BEIJING: China’s consumer inflation stayed flat in September over last year’s higher comparative basis, while factory-gate price decline further eased, as the world’s second-largest economy maintained a stable recovery, data showed Friday. China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, remained unchanged in September compared with a year earlier, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The …

BEIJING: In June this year, the China Table Tennis College of Shanghai University of Sport welcomed a group of players from the Papua New Guinea (PNG) national table tennis team, who came to the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai for a training camp. As their representative, 23-year-old Geoffrey Loi spoke at the opening ceremony of the training camp, during which …

BEIJING: China’s e-commerce logistics index, an indicator of logistics operations in the e-commerce sector, stood at 112.3 points in September, up 1.2 points from a month earlier, according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. The sub-index tracking total business volume last month stood at 123.9 points, marking an increase of 2.5 points from August, the organization said. The …

BEIJING: China’s total goods imports and exports continued to improve in September, with the trade volume reaching a new monthly high of this year, official data showed Friday. The foreign trade volume reached 3.74 trillion yuan (about 521 billion U.S. dollars) last month, registering month-on-month growth for a second consecutive month, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC). In …

FUZHOU: Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing has called for efforts to vigorously develop advanced manufacturing and accelerate new industrialization to lay a solid material and technological foundation for Chinese modernization. Zhang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the comments in Fuzhou, east China’s Fujian Province, where he attended a conference on …

BEIJING: The 18th National Congress of Chinese Trade Unions closed on Thursday. During the four-day meeting, amendments to the Chinese trade union constitution were adopted. The congress elected new leadership for the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and the 18th ACFTU Executive Committee that comprises 278 members. It also passed a resolution on the report of 17th ACFTU Executive …

BEIJING: When the seedlings of a “magic grass” were first introduced to Papua New Guinea over two decades ago, people there were skeptical about its ability to help them. Over the years, however, this particular breed of grass from China, recommended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, has proven to be a seed of hope in this Pacific country, helping lift …

CHONGQING: Yi Shoucai, an orange farmer in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, has a name that can be translated as “Easily Guardwealth,” yet it was not easy for him to make a fortune in the first place. Yi, 50, grew lychees in south China’s Guangdong Province for seven years before deciding in 2004 to return to Chongqing’s Fengjie County to start …

BEIJING: The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 3 pips to 7.1776 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day. The central parity rate …