BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia from August 10 to 13, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Wednesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will visit at the invitation of Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan, Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs …

CHENGDU: Seven people have been confirmed dead in a flash flood that hit a place known for fish scale-shaped barriers along the Longxi River in southwest China’s Sichuan Province Wednesday, local authorities said. The accident happened around 9 a.m. in Yucheng District of Ya’an City after the upper reaches of the Longxi River swelled, sweeping 11 people away. Four people …

BEIJING: China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Tuesday that BRICS ministers of trade and economy reached a consensus and achieved significant results at a recent ministerial meeting. At the video conference on Monday, the ministers agreed to expand cooperation in the digital economy and green development and make joint efforts to promote a stable supply chain and support micro, small, …

BEIJING: Thirty-three people were killed by downpour-triggered disasters, and five died in rescue and relief operations as of the end of Tuesday after heavy rains drenched Beijing recently, local authorities said on Wednesday. There are 18 others still missing, including a rescuer, Xia Linmao, deputy mayor of Beijing, told a press conference. The deaths of the aforementioned 33 people were …

BEIJING: At around 7 p.m., the road at the back of a stadium in central Beijing is teeming with cars, scooters and bicycles. This is the usual time for parents to pick up their children finishing ball games or athletic trainings during the summer break. As the sweaty and tired children leave with their parents, more children, as well as …

BEIJING: Chinese table tennis enthusiasts can now gain a more precise understanding of their proficiency in the sport. The Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) unveiled a table tennis level test in Beijing on Tuesday. Speaking at the launch, CTTA Vice President Qin Zhijian highlighted the significance of the level test in fulfilling China’s objective of becoming a sporting powerhouse and …

GUIYANG: A Fuxing bullet train departed on Tuesday morning from Guiyang, capital city of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, marking the full operation of the Guiyang-Libo section of the Guiyang-Nanning High-speed Railway. The Guiyang-Nanning High-speed Railway is the first high-speed rail with a designed speed of 350 km/h for both Guizhou Province and south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, of which …

CHENGDU: China swept 18 golds from the pool as the swimming competitions wrapped up at the Chengdu Universiade with the FISU records broken 14 times, while Italy and Poland followed suit with eight and six golds respectively. Away from the pool, young athletes from universities around the world are harvesting friendship and touching memories in Chengdu, one of the most …

CHENGDU: China beat Italy 12-7 in the final to claim gold in the women’s water polo at the World University Games here on Monday. “The girls withstood the pressure in the final, and they performed perfectly,” said China coach Wang Jun, adding that she believes the water polo will be developed well in the future. Earlier on Monday, Australia won …

BEIJING: From 8 p.m. on July 29 to 7 a.m. on Aug. 2, Beijing recorded its heaviest rainfall since records began 140 years ago. The heavy overall rains in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region caused anomalous floods in several districts of Beijing and several localities in north China’s Hebei Province in the past few days. At urgent times, the Communist Party of …

XINING: Northwest China’s Qinghai Province on Sunday started construction on a pumped-storage power station with a maximum energy storage capacity of about 20 million kWh, marking another key project in western China, which is abundant in clean energy resources. The power station is a hydropower station that uses electricity to pump water to a higher place for storage and then …

BERLIN: China’s Chen Yiwen clinched the women’s 3m springboard gold, while Yang Hao dominated the men’s 10m platform on Sunday, bringing China’s gold medal haul to eight at the World Aquatics World Cup Berlin Super Final. Two-time world champion Chen Yiwen narrowly clinched victory with 344.15 points, a slim margin of 1.55 points ahead of Japanese diver Sayaka Mikami. Not …

BEIJING: Nearly 60 percent of the 270 flood-affected villages in Beijing’s districts including Fangshan, Mentougou, and Changping have restored power supply, said State Grid Beijing Electric Power Company on Sunday. Fangshan and Mentougou are among the worst-affected areas in Beijing amid the latest round of rain-triggered floods. Meanwhile, all the 16 residential communities in the urban areas of Fangshan whose …

CHENGDU: The three-day rowing tournament at the Chengdu Universiade began here on Friday with 15 golds up for grab. China coach He Yi said that 46 Chinese rowers are competing in all 15 events and that they will try their best to get wins as many as possible despite the hot weather. So far, the Chinese rowers ranked No. 1 …

BEIJING: China will lift anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imported Australian barley, effective Aug. 5, 2023, the Ministry of Commerce announced Friday. The ministry in a statement said that the decision has come after a ruling by the ministry that “it is no longer necessary to continue to impose anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties on imported barley originating in Australia, …

BEIJING: China on Thursday launched a satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Fengyun-3F (FY-3F) satellite was launched at 11:47 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-4C carrier rocket and successfully entered the planned orbit. The satellite was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) under the China Aerospace Science and Technology …

BEIJING: Engaging in Belt and Road cooperation is a right choice made by China and Italy based on the two countries’ historical and cultural bond and practical need for development, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. The spokesperson made the remarks when asked to comment on report saying that Italy is considering not renewing the Belt and Road …

BEIJING: The first two volumes of a book series of selected works of Xi Jinping have been translated into seven of China’s ethnic minority languages, according to an official statement issued Wednesday. The seven languages are Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur, Kazak, Korean, Yi and Zhuang. The statement said that the translated versions have been published and distributed nationwide. It is believed …

BEIJING: A team of Chinese paleontologists has made a significant discovery by identifying remnants of a vegetable diet in the stomach contents of a 120-million-year-old fossilized bird found in northeastern China. The findings, published recently in the journal Nature Communications, provide direct dietary evidence that the earliest bird on our planet called Jeholornis consumed leaves of plants that produce flowers …

BEIJING: China said Wednesday that the introduction of geopolitical issues by some countries obstructed the adoption of a communique at the G20 Environment and Climate Ministers’ Meeting, calling it regrettable. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson made the remarks when asked to comment on a relevant query on the G20 Environment and Climate Minister’s Meeting which has recently concluded in Chennai, India. …

BEIJING: China’s national observatory on Wednesday renewed a blue alert as Typhoon Khanun, the sixth typhoon this year, is moving northwest toward the East Sea. From 8 a.m. Wednesday to 8 a.m. Thursday, strong winds with speeds of 39 to 74 kilometers per hour are expected in the Bashi Channel, areas to the east of China’s Taiwan island, most parts …

BEIJING: A new edition of a study outline on Xi Jinping’s thinking on strengthening the military has been published. The Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission (CMC) organized the compilation work of the new edition based on the original version of the study outline published in 2019. This edition of the study outline expounds on the significance, scientific …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday demanded all-out search and rescue of the people missing or trapped in floods and geological disasters in an instruction on the work regarding flood prevention and disaster relief. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, also demanded efforts to minimize casualties. …

BEIJING: A total of 11 people have died and 27 others remain missing during rainstorms in Beijing, local authorities said Tuesday. The deceased include four in Mentougou and two in Fangshan, the worst affected districts. Other fatalities include four in Changping District and one in Haidian District, according to the city’s flood control and drought relief headquarters. The 27 people …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), on Monday presented certificates of order to promote the commander of the rocket force Wang Houbin and its political commissar Xu Xisheng to the rank of general. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the CMC, announced the order of promotion, which was signed by Xi. He Weidong, another CMC vice chairman, …

BEIJING: China firmly opposes all forms of terrorism and strongly condemns the bomb attack targeting civilians at a rally in Bajaur, a tribal district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday. According to reports, at least 44 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a bomb blast that targeted a rally held on …

BEIJING: China is willing to take the establishment of the China-Georgia strategic partnership as an opportunity to increase strategic communication and cooperation with the country in various areas, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Monday. Li made the remarks while meeting with visiting Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who attended the opening ceremony of the 31st summer edition of the …

BEIJING: Nearly 90 percent of China’s expressway service areas had installed charging piles by the end of June, data from the Ministry of Transport showed on Monday. At present, a total of 18,590 charging piles have been built in 5,931 expressway service areas across the country, covering 29,000 parking spaces for passenger cars, Guo Sheng, an official with the ministry, …

BEIJING: An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on strengthening basic research to achieve China’s high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology will be published on Tuesday. The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year’s 15th issue of …

CHENGDU, Sichuan/HANZHONG, Shaanxi: President Xi Jinping has called for breaking new ground in China’s high-quality development during an inspection tour in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, urged the province to write a new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. He said that …

BEIJING: China has made significant strides in advancing the high-quality development of its cultural relics and heritage. Various initiatives have been undertaken to advance archaeological research, cultural relics and heritage preservation and utilization, technological innovation, and cultivate a skilled talent pool, the National Cultural Heritage Administration told a press conference held in Beijing on Friday. At present, 18 major archaeological …

JINAN: China has made significant progress in improving medical services and healthcare accessibility, according to statistics presented at a national conference on health development held in Jinan, east China’s Shandong Province, on Saturday. Notably, all residents in Chinese prefecture-level cities now have access to remote medical services. Furthermore, China has established a total of 15,000 medical consortiums nationwide and approved …

BEIJING: Major enterprises in China’s cultural sector and related businesses saw their combined revenue return to double-digit growth in the second quarter of this year as the industry continued to recover, official data showed Sunday. Their revenue rose 10.7 percent year on year in the second quarter, the first time for the quarterly income to post a double-digit increase since …

CHENGDU: Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the need to speed up efforts to boost the modernization of the armed forces. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks on Wednesday in southwest China’s Sichuan Province while inspecting the air force of the Western …

SHANGHAI: China’s index of export container transport fell in the week ending on July 28, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) went down 0.3 percent from the previous week to 863.37, the shipping exchange said. The sub-reading for the Korea service fell by 7.1 percent from a week earlier. Bucking the trend, the …

ISTANBUL: Chengdu Universiade helps to build a community that can promote coexistence and offers an opportunity to unite people of different religions, languages and races as the Turkish delegation had a real sense of friendship and brotherhood in the opening ceremony. Sevval Ilayda Tarhan, a shooting athlete, said the opening show at the Dong’an Lake Sports Park Stadium, featuring several …

ACCRA: Early in the morning, many patients are waiting outside the herbal medicine unit of the China-Ghana Friendship Hospital, known as LEKMA Hospital, at Teshie, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital of Accra. Many of them came for receiving treatment in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) which has become increasingly popular with the people in the West African country. Even those …

CHENGDU: Although no one can see Kang Xinmeng’s face in the opening ceremony of the FISU World University Games in Chengdu on Friday, the 19-year-old actress of mascot Rongbao is aware that her family clearly knew which girl under the costume is her. “The cutest Rongbao is me,” Kang grinned, revealing the tips to her parents and friends for recognizing …

CHENGDU: Chen Weiya, the chief director of the 31st FISU World University Games opening eremony, said that the ceremony shows the youthful spirit of Chinese college students to young people around the world. Through the participation of “pandas”, Chen said that his team wants to convey the meaning of peace. “Sichuan is a magical land that provides so much inspiration …

CHENGDU: China’s Cao Maoyuan won the first gold medal at the 31st FISU World University Games with victory in the Men’s Nanquan of Wushu tournament on Saturday. The Wushu competition of the Universiade consists of Nanquan, Changquan, Taijiquan, Gunshu, Daoshu, Taijijian, Jianshu, Qiangshu, Nandao and Sanda. The Chinese team has sent eight athletes to the Wushu competition, which runs through …