HANGZHOU: China’s skaters advanced to the finals in both the men’s and women’s park events during the skateboarding competitions at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday. In the women’s park qualification, China’s Mao Jiasi and Li Yujuan secured their spots in the eight-woman final scheduled for Monday at the Qiantang Roller Sports Center, finishing in second and sixth place, respectively. …

GUIYANG: Sixteen people have been confirmed dead in a coal-mine fire in the city of Panzhou, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on Sunday morning, local authorities said. The fire occurred around 8:10 a.m. at the Shanjiaoshu Coal Mine in Panguan Town, according to the city government of Panzhou. Initial investigations suggest that the 16 people were trapped after a conveyor belt …

HANGZHOU: Chinese shooters clinched two gold medals and one silver on Sunday, the first competition day after the 19th Asian Games officially opened, with the day’s other three medals taken by India and Mongolia. Han Jiayu, Huang Yuting, and Wang Zhilin, all hailing from Zhejiang, secured China’s first shooting gold in the women’s 10m air rifle team event with 1,896.6 …

YINCHUAN: Economic and trade cooperation has been highlighted at the four-day 6th China-Arab States Expo, held in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, with over 400 cooperation projects signed. Planned investment and trade for these projects will amount to 170.97 billion yuan (about 23.43 billion U.S. dollars). The total number of attendees and exhibitors at the expo …

HANGZHOU: Chinese rowers grabbed the Hangzhou Asian Games opening gold in women’s light-weight double sculls here on Sunday morning. Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping, who finished sixth at the 2023 World Championships just weeks ago, won with a comfortable lead in seven minute 6.78 seconds at the Fuyang Water Sports Center in the capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. They …

URUMQI: Sun Lei, a teacher from Beijing, is in her fourth year in an educational assistance program in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Rather than returning to the bustling metropolis, she later welcomed her husband, who also volunteered to join her in this Xinjiang endeavor. “What talent Xinjiang needs, we nurture them,” said Sun, who signed up for the …

BEIJING: The majority of the capital goods monitored by China’s statistical authorities registered higher prices in mid-September compared to early September, official data showed Sunday. Of the 50 major goods classified in nine categories, including seamless steel tubes, gasoline, coal, fertilizer, and some chemicals, 34 reported higher prices in this period, while 16 saw price declines, according to the National …

TIANJIN: A cruise ship registered in the Bahamas docked at a port in north China’s Tianjin Municipality on Friday upon arrival, signaling a promising revival of the city’s cruise tourism industry. The ship, named “Mediterranea,” is scheduled to embark on an international cruise route on Sept. 30 with Tianjin as its home port, according to its operator Adora Cruises. To …

HANGZHOU: The Hangzhou Asian Games’ opening ceremony is underway. The program consists of 15 segments, which include the parade of athletes and the lighting of the cauldron. The opening day of the Hangzhou Asian Games aligns with the Autumn Equinox, one of China’s 24 solar terms. It symbolizes harvest and reunion in the Chinese culture.

HANGZHOU: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday hosted a banquet to welcome guests who are gathering in the scenic city of Hangzhou to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. At a dining hall near the famed West Lake, Xi addressed the welcoming banquet in honor of guests including King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia, President Bashar al-Assad of …

HANGZHOU: Raja Randhir Singh, acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), has hailed the efforts of the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC) in preparing for the continental sports gala during his speech at the opening ceremony. “You have done a fantastic job in preparing for the Asian Games. The one-year postponement due to the pandemic was unprecedented …

HANGZHOU: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday night declared the 19th Asian Games open in Hangzhou, capital city of east China’s Zhejiang Province.

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed high-quality development in promoting new industrialization to lay a strong material and technological foundation for Chinese modernization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a recent instruction on pushing forward new industrialization.

HANGZHOU: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for efforts to promote peace through sports and make Asia an anchor for world peace. Asian countries should adhere to good neighborliness and mutual benefit, and reject the Cold War mentality and camp-based confrontation, Xi said at a welcoming banquet ahead of the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, …

HANGZHOU: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday extended a warm welcome to guests when addressing a welcoming banquet ahead of the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.

HANGZHOU: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach hailed next year’s Olympic Games in Paris as “the Games of a new era” on Friday. Bach made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Xinhua, a day before he is scheduled to attend the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Paris 2024 will be “the first Olympic Games which has …

HANGZHOU: The Hangzhou Asian Games has set an example for future Asian Games in many different ways, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said here on Friday. Bach made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Xinhua, one day before the 19th Asian Games officially opens in Hangzhou. Around 12,500 athletes from 45 countries and regions are taking part …

HANGZHOU: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday vowed to work with Kuwait to take the bilateral ties to new heights when meeting with Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The crown prince is in Hangzhou, capital city of east China’s Zhejiang Province, to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games scheduled for Saturday. Noting that …

HANGZHOU: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in Hangzhou, capital city of east China’s Zhejiang Province. In the face of severe challenges brought by the unprecedented changes unseen in a century and the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC has stayed true to its original aspirations and played a unique role in safeguarding …

HANGZHOU: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday jointly announced the establishment of a China-Syria strategic partnership. The two presidents met in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, ahead of the opening of the 19th Asian Games scheduled for Saturday. Syria was one of the first Arab countries that established diplomatic relations with the …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has extended festive greetings and sincere regards on behalf of the CPC Central Committee to farmers and people working on agricultural and rural fronts ahead of the sixth Chinese farmers’ harvest festival. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed adhering to …

SHIJIAZHUANG: The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw its foreign trade increase by 2.1 percent year on year to about 3.28 trillion yuan (about 457.28 billion U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of this year, according to Shijiazhuang Customs. The region’s foreign trade accounted for 12.1 percent of the country’s total in this period. From January to August, the region’s imports reached …

HANGZHOU: China’s women’s tennis team will strive to defend their titles, while the men’s players are also on track for the gold medals at the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou. With a total of 11 athletes to compete in all five events, China sent six female and five male athletes to Hangzhou, including promising stars Zheng Qinwen, Zhang Zhizhen and …

HANGZHOU: Chinese swimmer Qin Haiyang and basketball player Yang Liwei were named on Friday as flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games for the host. Qin, a 24-year-old breaststroke swimming world champion, holds Asian records in three events and a world record in the 200m. He will participate in the men’s 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke …

CHANGSHA: A consensus on the conservation and sustainable development of the terrace has been announced at a conference in central China’s Hunan Province. Attracting more than 100 participants from China, Britain, the United States, Thailand, Rwanda, Pakistan and other countries, the event, themed “From Ziquejie Terraces to the World: Global Farming Culture Exchange and Mutual Learning Conference,” took place on …

BEIJING: At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda will pay an official visit to China from Sept. 23 to 30, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Thursday. Prachanda has visited China many times and made important contributions to promoting the development of China-Nepal relations, Mao said during a regular news …

HANGZHOU: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the city of Shaoxing in east China’s Zhejiang Province on Wednesday afternoon. Xi visited an exhibition hall featuring the “Fengqiao model” for promoting community-level governance to review the evolution of the dispute resolution mechanism and learn about its innovative development in the new era. Xi also …

SHANGHAI: Top World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) officials held a dialogue with Fudan University students to promote clean sports among young people here on Wednesday. WADA president Witold Banka, vice president Yang Yang and director general Olivier Niggli were present at the event entitled “Play True, One Team — Dialogue with WADA President Witold Banka.” “I remember my times as a …

HANGZHOU: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the city of Jinhua in east China’s Zhejiang Province on Wednesday morning. Xi visited a village and an international trade market in Yiwu City of Jinhua to learn about the development of local distinctive industries, and the efforts in promoting rural revitalization and boosting foreign trade …

BEIJING: Despite China’s men’s basketball team being at an all-time low point, the team is looking to hit back with a good showing at the Hangzhou Asian Games, which begins on September 26. China come to the Hangzhou tournament off the back of a nightmare showing at the FIBA World Cup, finishing 29th among 32 teams with a record of …

HANGZHOU: What do sports mean for Chinese President Xi Jinping? A hobby, a means to cultivate a strong nation, or an approach to his global vision? One may find some clues to the answers in a reply letter Xi sent to the U.S.-China Youth and Student Exchange Association and friends from the state of Washington in August. He wrote, “Sport …

HANGZHOU: China eased to a 3-0 victory over Kyrgyzstan in the men’s volleyball preliminary round of the 19th Asian Games on Wednesday. China faced an early challenge from their opponents with the scores tied at 11-11, but the home side managed to increase the gap thanks to Zhang Jingyin’s high-quality serves, taking the first set 25-19. Zhang, together with teammate …

YINCHUAN: The sixth China-Arab States Expo opened Thursday in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The four-day event draws the participation of guests from more than 50 countries such as Saudi Arabia and Mauritania. This year’s expo features trade fairs and forums on trade and investment, modern agriculture, cross-border trade, cultural tourism, health, water resources utilization, and …

HANGZHOU: Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Thursday arrived in Hangzhou, capital city of east China’s Zhejiang Province, to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games.

BEIJING: On Sept. 22 and 23, Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou and hold a welcoming banquet and bilateral events for foreign leaders attending the opening ceremony, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Thursday. The foreign leaders attending the opening ceremony in China are King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia, …

BEIJING: China deplores and opposes a so-called report issued by the British government, which is a blatant interference in Hong Kong affairs and a violation of the principles of international law and the basic norms of international relations, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a regular press briefing when asked for comments …

HEFEI: China unveiled its list of the top 500 Chinese enterprises for 2023 on Wednesday, with 264 companies from the manufacturing sector on the list, an increase of eight over the previous year, maintaining growth for the third consecutive year. The list was published by the China Enterprise Confederation and the China Enterprise Directors Association during a forum held in …

BEIJING: China has optimized visa application forms for foreigners traveling to the country, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Wednesday. Mao told a news briefing that the optimization involves seven major items and 15 sub-items, which are mainly related to the applicant’s educational background, family members’ information, past travel experience, etc. Textual content of the application forms will be considerably …

XI’AN: Over 1,500 exhibitors from a total of 39 countries and regions are attending an agricultural hi-tech fair in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, according to the organizer. Under the theme of “soil health and food security,” the 30th China Yangling Agricultural Hi-tech Fair kicked off on Tuesday in the Yangling agricultural hi-tech industrial demonstration zone. With Uzbekistan as the guest …

BEIJING: Despite the challenges of adverse weather conditions in certain regions during the summer, Chinese farmers are in high spirits in the run-up to the sixth harvest festival, which will fall on Saturday, after securing a bumper harvest through their hard work with the support of agricultural science and technology. China’s output of early rice rose 0.8 percent year on …