YINCHUAN: Lying on the bench, Ma Zhifu took a deep breath, lowered the weighted barbell to the chest, held it motionless, and then pressed it upwards with a low grunt. After three referees raised their white flags to indicate a successful lift, Ma screamed with excitement, “Finally, I made it!” In the recent Paralympic Games in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui …

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping has called on customs workers in China to uphold fine conduct and improve supervision and services to serve the country’s high-quality development and high-level opening up. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks on Monday in a letter replying to workers …

KASHGAR: Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn’t give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur …

LHASA: Holding his horse still, Jamnga Norbu carefully helped a tourist get onto the horseback and led it to the glacier. Jamnga Norbu, 29, hails from Midui Village located at the foot of Midui Glacier in Bomi County in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Capitalizing on the glacier resources, the village has cultivated a thriving tourism sector, with all 58 …

Asia Album: Home Decor & Furniture Expo in Pakistani capital People visit the Home Decor and Furniture Expo in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on Sept. 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) ISLAMABAD: The Home Decor and Furniture Expo in Islamabad, Pakistan, showcased a vast range of home and office furniture, decorative accessories, doors, rugs and carpets. The three-day event concluded here on …

BEIJING: China has seen fundamental improvement in the condition of its rivers and lakes in recent years, Water Resources Minister Li Guoying said on Monday at the opening ceremony of the 18th World Water Congress in Beijing. China has 45,203 rivers with a river basin area of more than 50 square kilometers, and 2,865 lakes with a perennial water surface …

Xinhua Photo Daily | Sept. 12, 2023 BEIJING: A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.Hadiya Msham Abdulla (L) sings as her husband Dilxat Tursun holding their baby interacts with her in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years …

FUZHOU: In a farm situated in the Pemalang district of Indonesia’s Central Java province, prawn larvae have now reached the age of one and a half months. Once four months old, they will undergo processing and be shipped to Fuzhou, capital city of east China’s Fujian Province, about 2,000 nautical miles away. Seasoned prawn farmer Joni Setyawan is in charge …

BEIJING: The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce on Tuesday released the 2023 list of China’s top 500 private enterprises, with JD.com, Alibaba and Hengli Group securing the top three spots, respectively. According to a research and analysis report released alongside the list, the entry threshold in terms of revenue in 2022 for the top 500 private enterprises stood at …

LANZHOU: The construction of Dunhuang timing station, which will form part of China’s high-precision ground-based timing system, has kicked off. The timing station, located in Dunhuang City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, enlisted a total investment of 180 million yuan (24.95 million U.S. dollars). In a construction period of three years, an antenna system, a transmission room, and a timing monitoring …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with Myron Brilliant, senior advisor to the U.S. consulting firm Albright Stonebridge Group and former executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Monday. The two sides exchanged views on the current international economic situation, China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation and other topics.

HANGZHOU: A 9.7-km torch relay featured historical attractions and modern landmarks of Shaoxing in East China’s Zhejiang Province, marking the fourth leg of its campaign for the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday. A total of 170 torchbearers participated in the relay, which began in the morning at Lu Xun’s native place and ended at the Shaoxing Olympic Sports Center, showcasing …

XIAMEN: Agreements on 638 projects were inked during the 23rd China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), which concluded on Monday in Xiamen, east China’s Fujian Province. The deals involved a total investment of 484.57 billion yuan (about 66.42 billion U.S. dollars), a five-year high, preliminary data showed on Monday. The four-day event, themed “Open and Integrated: Key to …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang told U.S. President Joe Biden at the G20 summit that China’s development is an opportunity rather than a challenge for the U.S. and that both countries should strengthen exchanges. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks on Monday in response to a related query at a daily press briefing. During Li’s attendance at …

BEIJING: With less than two weeks to go until the Asian Games in Hangzhou, more than 900 registered Chinese athletes across a wide range of sports are making final preparations as they seek to showcase their best form at home. The 19th Asian Games, which will open on September 23, is set to be the largest edition ever, with 12,500 …

BEIJING: The 18th World Water Congress kicked off in Beijing on Monday, with the five-day event themed “Water for All: Harmony between Humans and Nature.” This is the first time for China to hold the World Water Congress. This year’s congress has drawn nearly 600 international delegates from more than 60 countries and regions, over 130 international organizations and water-related …

BEIJING: China’s vehicle sales rose 8.4 percent year on year to 2.582 million units in August, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed Monday. The country’s vehicle output climbed 7.5 percent year on year to 2.575 million units last month. Both sales and output reversed declines in July with pro-consumption government policies paying off. During the first eight …

HANGSHA: On a breezy afternoon, the serene countryside of Jiantouzhou Village in central China’s Hunan Province resonated with the harmonious melodies of an extraordinary instrumental ensemble. Children as young as five to late teens take part in this activity, led by their 79-year-old instructor, Li Shuyou. Over the years, this elderly teacher has enlightened the lives of over 200 young …

BEIJING: China’s road logistics price index edged up last week amid stable road transportation demand and supply, industry data showed. The index came in at 1,025.65 points in the week from Sept. 4 to 8, up 0.01 percent from the previous week, according to a survey jointly conducted by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and the Guangdong Lin’an …

ZHENGZHOU: China on Monday kicked off a week-long awareness campaign to promote cybersecurity in military barracks, with a launch ceremony at the People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University. The 2023 cybersecurity awareness week in military barracks revolves around the theme of promoting civilized internet use, ensuring cybersecurity in accordance with the law, and fostering a clean online …

BEIJING: Chinese researchers have recently generated a high-resolution photovoltaic (PV) resources map of China, shedding new light on the country’s solar energy potential. According to the map, the annual mean effective irradiance exceeds 1,700 kWh/m2 in western China, with the highest value found in Tibet, while eastern China has an annual effective irradiance of 1,300 to 1,500 kWh/m2. Using data …

SHAOXING: The torch relay for the 19th Asian Games continues in Shaoxing, east China’s Zhejiang Province on Monday. Torch bearers Huang Liming (L) and Shen Zhenlin pose during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Shaoxing, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei) Torch bearer Ying Meiling runs with the torch during the torch relay of …

HANGZHOU: Exports of sports products registered a robust growth in the first half (H1) of 2023 in China’s small commodities hub of Yiwu, as the approach of 19th Asian Games brings in more overseas orders. Customs data shows that Yiwu, in east China’s Zhejiang Province, exported 3.52 billion yuan (about 488 million U.S. dollars) of sports goods in H1, an …

BEIJING: At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet will pay an official visit to China from Sept. 14 to 16, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Monday. During the visit, President Xi Jinping will meet with Prime Minister Hun Manet, Premier Li Qiang will hold talks with him, and Zhao Leji, chairman of …

BEIJING: A thread-bound edition of the first two volumes of “Selected Works of Xi Jinping” has been published. The latest edition, printed in traditional Chinese characters, follows the publishing of the first two volumes of the book series in standard Chinese language by the People’s Publishing House in April. It stands as a valuable edition suitable for both study and …

HAIKOU: Fu Yaohui is a teacher at the special education school in Haikou. Since 2004, Fu has been engaged in special education for students with intellectual disabilities, cultivating their basic skills to adapt to life. Every day, Fu arrives at school early and accompanies the students with patience and encouragement. “I want my students to be self-reliant,” she said. In …

GUIDING: Yanjiao teaching point is a “micro primary school” located in a flat area among mountains in southwest China’s Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up in the …

URUMQI: What does it take to complete the successful cultivation and harvesting of cotton on fields spanning over 300 mu (20 hectares)? Arkin Reyim, a cotton farmer from Yuli County in the Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has the answer: some agricultural machinery and intelligent equipment. Located on the northern edge of the Taklimakan Desert, …

URUMQI: The Kazak ethnic group of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that once led a nomadic life in the pastoral areas of Suoerbasitao has now discovered newfound fortune through modern pursuits like camping, photography and livestreaming. Muxtar, a herder from Suoerbasitao, located about 100 km from the regional capital Urumqi, has been welcoming guests since 2017, offering accommodation to …

XI’AN: Xue Anquan, Party chief of Xiaopo Village, recalls the days when the locals suffered from poverty, plagued by the difficulty of growing crops on the saline-alkali land along the bank of the Yellow River. “In 1998, our village’s per capita annual income was less than 500 yuan (about 69.3 U.S. dollars),” said Xue. However, this village in Dali County, …

HONG KONG: The geologists at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have received a set of precious research samples, the lunar soil brought back by China’s Chang’e-5 mission. “I was very excited when I learned that we could get the lunar samples to Hong Kong,” Qian Yuqi, a postdoctoral fellow from the university’s Department of Earth Sciences, told Xinhua in …

YINCHUAN: Shapotou, which translates to “high sand dunes,” is a district in Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, where the Tengger Desert and the Yellow River, China’s second-longest river, meet. The Yellow River had run intermittently through the area until a vast dredging project kicked off in 2021, which aimed to connect 22 lakes and five drainage channels. …

NANCHANG: Nineteen years ago, Bao Caisheng made a bold trip to Beijing with just over 100,000 yuan (about 13,860 U.S. dollars) he had scraped together, betting everything on his baking skills. He set up business in the national capital, selling a few baked goods of his own creation. Before long, his delicious pastries had drawn a loyal following, allowing him …

CHANGZHOU, China: South Korean standout An Se-young defeated Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi to take the women’s singles crown at the Badminton China Open here on Sunday, while world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark clinched the men’s singles gold by overcoming China’s Lu Guangzu. An, the newly-crowned world champion, dominated second-seeded Yamaguchi 21-10 in the first game and took the second …

SHANGHAI: The order quantity for China’s homegrown C919 jet has reached 1,061, said He Dongfeng, board chairman of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), at Sunday’s 16th Pujiang Innovation Forum. According to the aircraft maker, which developed the C919 and ARJ21 jetliners, China’s domestically-produced passenger aircraft sector has initially formed a product lineup ranging from regional aircraft, short- …

BEIJING: A compilation of excerpts from discourses by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the work related to the working class and trade unions has been published by the Central Party Literature Press. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at …

BEIJING: China’s National Meteorological Center on Sunday evening renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms as heavy downpours are expected to lash parts of China. From 8 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday, heavy rainfall is forecast to hit parts of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hubei, and Henan, said the center. Some areas of these regions may experience heavy …

HARBIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for comprehensively enhancing the troops’ combat readiness during an inspection of a group army headquartered in the country’s northeast. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when inspecting the 78th Group Army on Friday. Xi met with representatives …

InPics: A 39-year-old shepherd on the Pamir Plateau Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin and his sheepdogs are seen at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang) TAXKORGAN, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — At the foot of Mount Muztagata, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a natural grassland has attracted sheepherders …

TAIYUAN: Beijing-based editor Bi Yumin traveled 400 km by train to a mountainous small city, only to meet her idol Liu Cixin. In a week’s stay in Yangquan, north China’s Shanxi Province, she went to the newly-built Liu Cixin Studio in the downtown area, visited the Niangziguan Power Plant where Liu used to work as an engineer, and paid a …