BEIJING: China’s National Meteorological Center (NMC) renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms on Friday. From 2 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday, heavy downpours and rainstorms are forecast in Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan and Sichuan, according to the NMC. Some parts of these regions are expected to experience heavy rainfall, with maximum hourly precipitation surpassing 60 millimeters, accompanied by thunderstorms and …

BEIJING: The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Thursday to deliberate a set of regulations and a five-year plan (2023-27) concerning the education and training of officials. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. As noted in the meeting, training of officials is a leading, …

BEIJING: Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with President of the Republic of Benin Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon in Beijing on Friday. Zhao said that China and Benin enjoy long-standing and profound friendship. In recent years, under the leadership of two heads of state, China-Benin relations have maintained a good momentum of development. Noting …

BEIJING: At the invitation of President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, the current ASEAN chair, Premier of China’s State Council Li Qiang will attend the 26th China-ASEAN Summit, the 26th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5 to 8, and pay an official visit to Indonesia, Foreign Ministry …

BEIJING: At the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, will pay an official visit to China from September 3 to 5. During the visit, the two …

NANNING: As of July, the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) had recorded a total of 858 billion yuan (about 120 billion U.S. dollars) of imports and exports since its establishment in August 2019, said local authorities on Thursday. The foreign trade handled by the pilot FTZ amounted to 37.4 percent of the total recorded by south China’s Guangxi …

HANGZHOU: In a compelling demonstration of its resolute green and low-carbon drive, China will power the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games with renewable sources of energy. For the first time in the history of the Asian Games, the Hangzhou Asian Games, which is scheduled to kick off in late September, will achieve the goal of fully using green electricity as the …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday extended congratulations to faculty, students, and alumni of National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) as the university marks its 70th anniversary. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), sent a congratulatory letter to the university. In the letter, Xi acknowledged …

BEIJING: The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 23 pips to 7.1788 against the U.S. dollar Friday, 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 …

NANJING: Multiple institutions from China and Arab countries have jointly inaugurated an animation industry alliance at an ongoing forum held in the city of Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province. The Sino-Arab animation industry forum opened on Wednesday. The event is primarily focused on fostering cooperation between China and Arab countries in intellectual property rights, talent training and the joint development …

SHENZHEN: The city of Shenzhen in south China’s Guangdong Province activated a Level I emergency response for typhoon and flood control at noon Friday with the super typhoon Saola approaching. The city’s flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters ordered the suspension of construction, business operations and commercial activities from 4 p.m. and of public transportation from 7 p.m. School has …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a speech at the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) via video on Saturday in Beijing, the Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Shu Jueting announced on Friday.

BEIJING: The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Thursday to deliberate a set of regulations and a five-year plan concerning the education and training of cadres. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. The training should consider maintaining cadres’ firm ideals and convictions a fundamental …

BEIJING: The 11th national congress of returned overseas Chinese and their relatives opened in Beijing on Thursday morning. Leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state including Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Han Zheng attended the event and extended their congratulations. Li Xi delivered a speech on behalf of …

BEIJING: During U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo’s four-day visit to China, the two sides announced the establishment of new communication channels, a working group to iron out various trade disputes, and an export control information exchange to explain export curb reasons to each other. They also agreed to maintain regular communication, meeting at least once a year, thus keeping …

XI’AN/ALMATY: Ding Yan gives the pottery fragments a few swipes with his brush and examines them with his expert eye. They have been buried for thousands of years at the Rahat site in Kazakhstan, but now the dirt is being removed and the details revealed. This site was home to an ancient civilization that thrived on the Silk Road at …

BEIJING: A speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at a meeting on cultural inheritance and development will be published on Friday. The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year’s 17th issue of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine …

BEIJING: China’s lottery ticket sales surged 55.9 percent year on year to about 48.91 billion yuan (about 6.81 billion U.S. dollars) in July, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Thursday. Sales of lottery tickets to support the welfare system stood at approximately 17.87 billion yuan last month, an increase of 44.3 percent or 5.49 billion yuan compared to a …

SHANGHAI: The third themed hotel in Shanghai Disney Resort started construction on Thursday, according to the resort management. This new expansion will further cultivate the credentials of the highly popular resort as a multi-day tourism destination, the management said. Representatives of Shanghai Shendi Group, the Walt Disney Company, Shanghai Disney Resort and the Administrative Commission of Shanghai International Resort attended …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has encouraged 20 newly-enrolled cadets from a school in east China’s Anhui Province to strive to become high-quality, professional military personnel. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a letter replying to 20 students of the Anhui Province Qianshan …

NANNING: The tranquility of the serene hillside in Qinzhou, nestled in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has been replaced by the persistent reverberations of dredgers, excavators, and dump trucks, serving as a resounding testament to the ongoing Pinglu Canal project. About 120 km away from this bustling construction scene, technicians sitting inside an operation center located in the regional …

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Altogether 26 Bruneian students have flew to Lanzhou, capital of northwest China’s Gansu Province, under a joint scholarship program to further their studies. The students, who will continue their studies at Lanzhou Petrochemical University of Vocational Technology, told media at the airport on Tuesday their excitement about the new journey. “I believe that studying abroad is such …

BUDAPEST: Ancient Chinese healing methods have been spreading along the Silk Road for over two millennia, but the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has further boosted the internationalization of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, the BRI, which aims to better connect the world and expand common prosperity, has brought the healing powers of TCM to …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with James Cleverly, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, in Beijing on Wednesday. Han said China and the UK have established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level for more than half a century and achieved positive results in practical cooperation in various fields. Faced with …

BEIJING: Chinese basketball icon Yi Jianlian has announced his retirement from a 21-year professional career. “How time flies. In the blink of an eye, basketball has accompanied with me for 21 years. After prudent consideration, I have decided to end my professional basketball career today,” the 35-year-old Yi posted on China’s social platform Weibo late on Tuesday. He went on …

BEIJING: The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 35 pips to 7.1816 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, 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 …

BEIJING: Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, met with the speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel Al Asoomi on Tuesday in Beijing. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China is willing to work with Arab countries to firmly support each other, …

YANGON: The Yunnan Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries has donated 60 sets of solar-powered streetlights to the Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation in Myanmar. The ceremony was held in Yangon on Tuesday. Speaking at the ceremony, Yangon Region Minister for Natural Resources U Zaw Win expressed thanks to the Chinese friendship association, saying that the donation will help …

PHNOM PENH: A joint cultural show was held here to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Cambodia-China diplomatic relations, attracting thousands of spectators. Held at the Diamond Island’s Grand Theater on Monday night, the event was jointly performed by a troupe of Chinese artists from Southwest China’s Yunnan Province and a team of Cambodian artists from the Ministry of Culture …

BEIJING: China’s customs authorities on Tuesday announced the removal of COVID-19 nucleic acid or antigen test requirements for all inbound international travelers. Starting from Aug. 30, travelers to China will no longer need to report the results of their nucleic acid or antigen tests taken within 48 hours when making health declaration to China’s customs, according to a statement from …

CHENGDU: Four people were confirmed dead and 48 others missing, after rainstorms hit Jinyang County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Aug. 21, local authorities said Wednesday. Yuan Gang, deputy director of the provincial public security department, said at a press conference that rainstorms triggered a flash flood at a highway construction site. Five people from …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out search and rescue of the people missing in the recent flood disaster in southwest China’s Sichuan Province in an instruction. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, also demanded comprehensive investigation and strengthened safety supervision to ensure the safety of …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with visiting U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in Beijing on Tuesday. The two sides had candid, pragmatic and constructive discussions over implementing the important consensus reached at the Bali meeting between the two countries’ heads of state, as well as economic and trade issues of common concern. The Chinese side expressed its concerns …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang here on Tuesday met with Jose Manuel Barroso, chair of the Gavi vaccine alliance. Li said the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world has once again proved that it is vital to strengthen global health governance. “We should put people’s right to life and health in a prominent position, uphold the concept of a community of …

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with visiting U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Tuesday in Beijing, calling on both sides to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation. Li said the economic and trade relations between China and the United States are mutually beneficial and win-win in nature. Politicizing economic and trade issues and overstretching the concept of security will not only …

China is offering couples a “reward” of 1,000 yuan ($137) if the bride is aged 25 or younger, the latest in a series of measures to incentivise young people to get married amid rising concern over a declining national birthrate. The notice, which was published on Changshan county’s official WeChat account last week, said the reward was to promote “age-appropriate …

CHANGCHUN: Northeast China’s Jilin Province issued an orange alert, the second-highest warning, for possible mountain torrents at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday. The province’s Wangqing County in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Hunchun City are likely to encounter mountain torrents from Tuesday afternoon to the daytime of Wednesday, according to the latest meteorological warning. Other parts of Jilin including the cities of …

BEIJING: At the invitation of Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, will pay an official visit to China on August 30, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced Tuesday.

BEIJING: At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Benin Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon will pay a state visit to China from August 31 to September 3. In response to a question concerning the visit, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that China and Benin enjoy long-standing and profound friendship. The two countries celebrated the 50th anniversary …

BEIJING: Many catering companies listed on the A-share market saw burgeoning profit growth in the first half of the year, boding the revival of China’s consumption market. Tongqinglou Catering Co., Ltd., which owns a time-honored brand of Anhui cuisine, saw its net profit skyrocket 589.46 percent year on year to 146 million yuan (about 20.32 million U.S. dollars) in the …