BEIJING: China’s State Council has recently issued a statement outlining its guidelines regarding further optimizing the foreign investment environment and intensifying efforts to attract foreign investments. The guidelines urged to improve the overall balance between domestic and international situations and foster a world-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized. They also called for giving full play to the …

XI’AN: The death toll in a rain-triggered rock and mudslide in the suburbs of Xi’an, the capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Friday evening has risen to 21, with six others still missing, said rescuers on Sunday. According to the Xi’an municipal emergency management department, the torrential rainfall on Friday caused the mudslide accident in a village on the outskirts …

NANJING: East China’s economic powerhouse Jiangsu Province recorded a total import and export volume of 2.93 trillion yuan (about 409.29 billion U.S. dollars) from January to July, the customs of Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu, said Sunday. The figure, including exports of 1.89 trillion yuan and imports of 1.04 trillion yuan, accounted for 12.4 percent of China’s total volume of …

XINING: During her summer vacation, Gao Yong’e had just one day in Xining, the capital city of Qinghai Province in northwest China, and she knew exactly where she was going to go: the Tibetan Culture Museum. “I wanted to spend the day learning and experiencing the rich and diverse traditional culture of my country,” said the 31-year-old, who hails from …

BEIJING: China on Sunday deplored and strongly condemned the U.S. decision to arrange the so-called “stopover” for Lai Ching-te, saying that China firmly opposes any visit by “Taiwan independence” separatists to the United States in any name or under whatever pretext. It was reported that deputy leader of China’s Taiwan region Lai Ching-te set off for Paraguay on Aug. 12 …

BEIJING: China’s fixed asset investment in railways hit 371.3 billion yuan (about 51.9 billion U.S. dollars) in the first seven months of 2023, representing a 7 percent increase compared to the same period last year, data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed. The company revealed that in the previous month, the completion of renovation projects on some …

BEIJING: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Saturday said it is hoped that Japan will work with China to take the 45th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship Between China and Japan as an opportunity to revisit the spirit of the treaty, recommit to the consensus in the treaty, and jointly build a China-Japan relationship that can meet …

BEIJING: China’s power battery output saw rapid expansion in July, industry data showed. The power battery output stood at 61 gigawatt-hours (GWh) last month, up 28.9 percent year on year, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed. About 40.5 GWh of lithium iron phosphate batteries were produced, increasing by 35.6 percent from a year earlier, and making up …

BEIJING: China strives to make frontier breakthroughs in science and technology via the advancing computing power of artificial intelligence (AI) that has seen explosive growth in the country. Scientists and AI developers applauded the revolution of AI-driven scientific research at the two-day AI for Science Summit in Beijing, which started on Thursday. “AI development benefited from science,” said Tang Chao, …

Taiwan has become a high voltage political drama of Bollywood with many twists. Chronic instigative conduct of the US has been trying to irritate China on the issue of Taiwan. Its constant and continued speculative connections with the authorities of Taiwan are creating serious problems of peace and stability in the region. In this regard, Pelosi’s ill-conceived trip to Taiwan …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong has called for efforts to improve health and epidemic prevention and restore agricultural production in areas impacted by the recent flooding disasters. Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the comments during his inspection tour in Hebei and Beijing on Friday, during which he …

BEIJING: The China Development Bank, one of the country’s policy banks, has issued emergency loans worth 865 million yuan (about 120.83 million U.S. dollars) to north China’s Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei that were affected by the recent floods. The funds, issued since the beginning of August, have supported the regions in ensuring the supply of daily necessities and restoring transportation, …

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have intensified flood relief and reconstruction efforts, working tirelessly to swiftly restore normalcy to the lives and production of flood-affected regions. China on Friday earmarked 1.46 billion yuan (about 204 million U.S. dollars) to provide relief to people severely affected by recent floods and ensure their basic needs are met, according to the Ministry of Finance and …

BEIJING: China has set attaining high-quality development as its primary task in building a modern socialist country in all respects. President Xi Jinping once defined high-quality development as “a shift from pursuing growth to pursuing better growth,” illustrating the evolution of the country’s economic development from rapid expansion to a focus on quality. In addition to engaging in meetings and …

CHANGSHA: In a remarkable metamorphosis, derelict houses are being renovated to revive their faded splendor and repurposed into villa hotels, village museums, educational bases, and other public spaces, breathing new life into these once-forgotten architectures. The “Awakening Heritage Homes” initiative in the city of Chenzhou, in central China’s Hunan Province, is orchestrating a profound renaissance by resurrecting long-abandoned rural residences, …

SHIJIAZHUANG: As of Thursday, 29 people had been killed in disasters triggered by the recent round of heavy rain in north China’s Hebei Province, while 16 people remained missing, local authorities said on Friday. According to a press conference held by the provincial government on Friday morning, torrential downpours and severe flooding have wreaked havoc across 110 counties, cities and …

LANZHOU: With the last missing victim found dead, the death toll from the mountain torrents that struck a mountainous area in Jingtai County of Baiyin City in northwest China’s Gansu Province has now climbed to five, according to local authorities. After a rainstorm alert early Thursday, seven people were swept up by mountain torrents while on their way back home, …

BEIJING: The number of public charging piles jumped 40.4 percent year on year in China last month, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed Thursday. From August 2022 to July this year, 53,000 public charging piles were added each month on average in the country. In recent years, China has improved its charging infrastructure network to better meet …

BEIJING: China on Thursday announced the resumption of group tours to dozens of more overseas destinations, including Japan, Britain, the United States and Australia. Starting Aug. 10, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China can resume offering group tours to a longer list of countries and regions, according to a circular from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. …

BEIJING: China saw a significant increase in the production and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in July, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed on Thursday. The production of NEVs jumped 30.6 percent year on year to 805,000 units last month, and sales rose 31.6 percent to 780,000 units. NEVs occupied a market share of 32.7 percent …

BEIJING: Chinese stocks closed higher Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.31 percent to 3,254.56 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.1 percent higher at 11,050.22 points. The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices stood at 694.2 billion yuan (about 96.96 billion U.S. dollars), down from 736.6 billion yuan the previous trading day. Shares in …

BEIJING: China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the single-minded rollout of restrictions on investments in China by the United States and has made serious démarche to the U.S. side, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. According to reports, on the early morning of Aug. 10, Beijing Time, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the executive order on setting up screening …

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 …