BEIJING: The Hangzhou Asian Games will be the focus for Zheng Qinwen over the next three weeks. The 20-year-old participated in the torch relay as the second torchbearer on Tuesday and is set to compete starting Sunday at her first Asian Games. “I choose to play because I can compete for my country,” the rising star of China’s tennis told …

BEIJING: China Disabled Persons’ Federation opened its eighth national congress in Beijing on Monday. President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the event with other Party and state leaders including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, and Cai Qi. Ding Xuexiang delivered a speech …

BEIJING: As part of ongoing efforts to maintain bilateral communication and stabilize relations, senior Chinese and U.S. officials held multiple rounds of meetings in Malta on Saturday and Sunday. In the meetings, Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and U.S. National Security …

BEIJING: China’s total expenditure on research and development (R&D) exceeded 3 trillion yuan (about 418.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, up 10.1 percent year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday. China’s R&D spending jumped 7.7 percent last year at constant prices, higher than the 7-percent R&D annual growth target set for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), …

NANNING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday addressed the opening ceremony of the 20th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Nanning, the capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The following is the full text of the speech: Remarks by H.E. Li Qiang Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China At the …

NINGBO, China: China and Serbia women’s volleyball teams both tasted their second consecutive victories here on Sunday in Group A of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifiers. Hosts China and Serbia now lead the group, in which only the top two finishers will directly qualify for Paris. In Sunday’s matches, China smashed Mexico 3-0, Serbia eased past Ukraine 3-0, the …

XINING: A wide-field telescope capable of surveying the entire Northern Hemisphere sky was put into operation on Sunday in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, and its first image — the Andromeda Galaxy, located over 2 million light-years away has already been released. Developed by the University of Science and Technology of China and the Purple Mountain Observatory under the Chinese Academy …

BEIJING: Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, will hold the 18th round of China-Russia strategic security consultation in Russia from Sept. 18 to 21, at the invitation of Secretary Nikolai Patrushev of the Security Council of the Russian …

NANNING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday met with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Nanning, the capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Li noted that China and Malaysia are good partners working toward common development, and good neighbors that help each other. He said the two sides in March reached an important consensus on the …

CHANGCHUN: Noon is Qu Sanmei’s busiest time. Owner of a restaurant in Jilin Province, northeast China, her fish dishes are especially good. Qu’s restaurant sits next to Chagan Lake in Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County, where bountiful fish glide through the clear waters. The All-fish Feast, her restaurant’s specialty, requires as many as 16 types of fish. It was not …

BEIJING: China now has over 200 million bicycles in use, which bolsters low-carbon traveling, the China Bicycle Association said on Sunday, the World Cycling Day. Chinese urbanites ride bicycles or electric-powered two-wheelers around 30 out of 100 times they travel. This cuts carbon emissions by around 10,000 tonnes per day across China, according to a survey conducted by the association …

BEIJING: Located near Beijing’s Central Axis, the Altar of the God of Agriculture stands as a testament to China’s rich farming culture. At a small farm field in this temple, emperors once attended solemn rituals to offer sacrifices to the God of Agriculture, praying for favorable weather, bountiful harvests, and prosperity for all. Today, this sacred space has transformed into …

BEIJING: China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) said on Saturday that it sold 22.88 million train tickets on Friday, setting a new record for single-day ticket sales. Of the total, 20.95 million train tickets were sold on China’s official railway ticket-booking website, 12306.cn, and its official app, according to China Railway. Friday marks the presale of train tickets …

SHANGHAI: The 34th Shanghai Tourism Festival opened Saturday and will last until Oct. 6, aiming to boost cultural and tourism consumption. A total of 70 tourist attractions in Shanghai, including the Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai wildlife park and Fengjing ancient town, as well as a raft of museums and parks, will offer 50 percent discount on admission tickets from Sept. …

HAIKOU: Hainan University, together with seven universities and scientific research institutions in tropical regions around the world, has started preparations for the establishment of the League of Tropical Universities (LTU), according to the university located in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province. The LTU is a multilateral platform for international cooperation to advance higher education and socio-economic development in …

HANGZHOU: The Hangzhou Asian Games Village mayor Li Huolin has vowed to provide a comfortable home for all participating athletes and officials. Covering an area of 1.13 square kilometers, the Asian Games Village, which officially opened on Saturday, has been divided into three main sections: the Athletes’ Village, the Media Village and the Technical Officials’ Village. Besides the main Athletes’ …

NANNING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday met with Indonesia’s Vice President Ma’ruf Amin in Nanning, the capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Noting the recent meeting between the two countries’ leaders pointed out the direction for the development of bilateral relations between China and Indonesia, Li said China is willing to implement the important consensus reached by …

NANNING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday met with Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Nanning, the capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Noting China-Laos community with a shared future has been continuously advanced, Li said China has always viewed relations with Laos from a strategic perspective. China is ready to work with Laos to implement the important …

InPics: Beijing Fashion week kicks off with stunning show A model presents a creation designed by Laurence Xu during the Beijing Fashion Week in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Cai Yang) BEIJING: The Beijing Fashion Week is held in Beijing from September 15 to 22, featuring shows and activities at the location of several fashion landmarks in the …

HANGZHOU: The opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games Village, which also served as the team welcome ceremony for the sports delegation of hosts China, was held here on Saturday. Village mayor Li Huolin addressed the audience with a welcome speech, saying the volunteers and other employees will do their best to provide high-level services and make it home to …

BEIJING: The Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Royal Government of Cambodia on Saturday issued a joint communique. The following is the full text of the joint communique: Joint Communique between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Royal Government of Cambodia At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang of the State Council of …

BEIJING: As athletes shape up for their final preparations ahead of the 19th Asian Games, several high-profile names will be absent due to various reasons. Following are 10 Chinese star athletes who didn’t make the roster for the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Yang Qian (Shooting) Olympic debutant Yang shot down the first gold of Tokyo 2020 in women’s 10m air …

SHENYANG: After showing a group of visitors around a production plant operated by the Northern Heavy Industries Group Co., Ltd. (NHI) in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, senior engineer Liu Zhiyang stood beside a massive tunnel boring machine to answer questions. One visitor asked in Chinese about the machine’s size. Liu, who oversees NHI’s tunnel boring equipment division, replied that …

BEIJING: China and Cambodia have further consolidated their decades-long friendship and pledged further efforts to build a community with a shared future, with a series of consensus reached during Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s official visit to China. Hun Manet’s three-day trip from Thursday to Saturday is his first official visit after taking office in August, during which Chinese President …

HEFEI: More than 1.11 million unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for civil use had been registered with real names in China by the end of August, an increase of 15.9 percent from the end of 2022. The data was released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China at the 2023 Low Altitude Economic Development Conference (LAEC), hosted Friday in the city …

BEIJING: China’s commercial banks saw a net forex settlement deficit of 74.1 billion yuan (about 10.32 billion U.S. dollars) in August, narrowing by 30 percent from a month ago, official data showed on Friday. In yuan terms, forex purchases by banks stood at 1.39 trillion yuan, while sales reached about 1.46 trillion yuan, data from the State Administration of Foreign …

NANNING: China has established customs inspection and quarantine cooperation with 171 countries and regions, according to a Friday conference on food safety cooperation between Belt and Road countries. According to the conference, held in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China has signed nearly 400 international cooperation documents on food access. China’s customs authorities will step up …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the faculty and students at Northeastern University to make greater contributions to the full revitalization of northeast China and 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 reply letter sent Friday, in which he …

WENZHOU: Torch relay of the 19th Asian Games is held in Wenzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on Friday. Torch bearer Zhu Qinan holds the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Wenzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei) Photo shows the starting ceremony of the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in …

BEIJING: China announced on Tuesday its 886-strong squad for the 19th Asian Games, and a lot of familiar faces will be competing in Hangzhou again. Here are ten Chinese veterans who will return to the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Ma Long (Table Tennis) Five Olympic gold medals, 13 world championship titles, nine world cup titles, a record 64 months as …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory letter to the China-Europe Railway Express Cooperation Forum, which was held on the same day in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province. In his letter, Xi said China-Europe Railway Express had built a new platform for economic and trade cooperation along the route, effectively guaranteed the stability of the global industrial …

HONG KONG: Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Kao Kim Hourn on Thursday highlighted the importance of building a closer community between ASEAN and China for the sake of economic growth, peace, and stability. Kao said in his speech “Shared Future: Toward a Closer ASEAN-China Community” at the University of Hong Kong that China has remained ASEAN’s …

ZHENGZHOU: A water system from more than 3,600 years ago has been discovered in central China’s Henan Province. This find will improve people’s understanding of the city layout back then. Three ditch sections were found in the ruins of a city from the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.) in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan. Together these sections form the largest water system …

TIANJIN: The total number of China’s civil helicopters is expected to reach 1,449 by 2027 and hit 2,000 by 2032, according to a report released by the country’s leading aircraft maker on Thursday. Cao He, director of the civil aircraft engineering research center under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), said 3,186 general aviation aircraft were in operation in …

BEIJING: An article on developing China into a leading country in education by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will be published on Saturday. The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year’s 18th issue of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Zambian counterpart, Hakainde Hichilema, in Beijing on Friday. The two heads of state announced the elevation of the China-Zambia relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Xi said that the traditional friendship forged by the two countries’ older generations of leaders has stood the test of the changing international landscape, and …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday he is ready to work with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to promote better integration and mutual improvement of the modernization process in China and Singapore. The remarks were made in his congratulatory message to Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his assuming office as president of Singapore. Noting that China and Singapore are each other’s …

BEIJING: The number of passenger trips via China’s urban rail transit networks soared 38.4 percent year on year in August, official data showed. A total of 2.71 billion passenger trips were handled by China’s urban rail transit networks in 54 cities last month, up 1.7 percent over the previous month, according to the Ministry of Transport. The ministry said the …

SHANGHAI: China on Thursday announced the winners of two 10-million-yuan (1.4 million U.S. dollars) science prizes, aiming to boost basic research globally. Five scientists have been honored with two individual World Laureates Association Prize (WLA Prize) awards: the WLA Prize in Computer Science or Mathematics, and the WLA Prize in Life Science or Medicine. Each of the two awards has …

BEIJING: China’s top legislator Zhao Leji on Thursday met with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros in Beijing. Zhao, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said that China-Venezuela relations have withstood the test of the evolving international landscape and remained rock-solid. Noting that President Xi Jinping and President Maduro on Wednesday announced the elevation of the China-Venezuela relationship …