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 …

NANJING: Ten people have been killed and multiple others injured as a result of severe convective weather in several cities in east China’s Jiangsu Province on Tuesday, local authorities said on Wednesday. The cities of Yancheng and Suqian were most affected, according to the provincial emergency management department. In Suqian, a tornado hit Daxing Township and Nancai Township at about …

GUANGZHOU: All 69 crocodiles that escaped a flooded farm in south China’s Guangdong Province have been captured and no crocodile attacks have been reported so far, local authorities said Wednesday. The crocodiles escaped from a commercial crocodile farm in the city of Maoming after Typhoon Haikui triggered flooding in the area earlier this month. The local government mobilized more than …

BEIJING: It is anticipated that science popularization and enhanced public scienctific literacy will empower modernization with the joint efforts of countries around the world, according to the 2023 World Conference on Science Literacy, which opened on Tuesday in Beijing. The theme this year is “Enhancing Science Literacy and Working Together for Modernization,” and approximately 700 Chinese and foreign participants from …

BEIJING: Some Western officials and media outlets have recently signaled doom and gloom for China’s economy with biased reports that paint it as on the verge of “collapse.” The intent is to mislead the world, shake confidence in China’s economy and undermine China’s cooperative relations with other countries. Here’s a sense of some of the many downbeat headlines: “Peak China?” …

SHANGHAI: China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City,” is scheduled to start its maiden voyage on Jan. 1 of 2024 from Shanghai, marking the beginning of its commercial operation, the operator Adora Cruises Limited said Tuesday. The cruise ship, measuring 323.6 meters in length with a gross tonnage of 135,500 tonnes, has a total of 2,125 guest …

XI’AN: Archaeologists in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province have discovered the tomb of the founding emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581) in the city of Xianyang, according to the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology on Tuesday. The emperor was named Yuwen Jue. His tomb is located in Beihe Village, Weicheng District, Xianyang. The area has a concentrated distribution of high-grade tombs …

BEIJING: China Society for Human Rights Studies and Xinhua Institute, Xinhua News Agency’s namesake think tank, released a report on China’s practice of and contribution to global human rights governance on Tuesday. The report, titled “For the Common Value and Dignity of All Humanity — China’s Practice of and Contribution to Global Human Rights Governance,” was released globally through relevant …

BEIJING: On Monday, more than 600 delegates representing about 85 million people living with disabilities gathered in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, as China Disabled Persons’ Federation opened its eighth national congress. Among the Party and state leaders attending the event was President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and …

KUNMING: Captivated by the enchanting allure of Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er City, Yunnan Province, southwest China, it came as no surprise to Frenchman Jean-Charles Penot that the area’s tea plantations gained UNESCO World Heritage status. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday at the extended …

URUMQI: For Wang Haiying, a 55-year-old farmer with over three decades of experience in goji berry cultivation, the post-harvest experience of the reddish-orange nutritious fruit has been increasingly reassuring in recent years. Wang hails from the goji berry cultivation hub of Jinghe County in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The harvested goji berries are usually processed into dried berries …

BEIJING: A selected compilation of Xi Jinping’s discourses on human rights are now available in Arabic, Portuguese, German, Swahili, Urdu and Vietnamese. Compiled by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the book uses nine themes to systematically record the remarks of Xi on respecting and protecting human rights. The foreign language …

HARBIN: The name-list of military doctors from Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare army during World War II, went on public display for the first time in Harbin, the capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on Monday. The historical material was discovered by Japanese scholar Seiya Matsuno, a specially-appointed professor at Heilongjiang International University, in July at the National Archives of …

HANGZHOU: Despite formidable competition from Japan, Bahrain, and India, China remains poised to top the medal table in athletics at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Since 1986, China has consistently led the medal tally in track and field at every Asian Games. Five years ago in Jakarta, China tied with Bahrain, each securing 12 gold medals. India trailed with seven, followed …

SHANGHAI: Shanghai’s imports and exports reached 2.79 trillion yuan (about 389 billion U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of this year, up 3.6 percent year on year, according to local customs. Over the period, Shanghai’s exports rose 4.9 percent year on year to 1.14 trillion yuan, while its imports increased by 2.8 percent to 1.65 trillion yuan, data from …