BEIJING: China’s gold reserves rose to 66.76 million ounces at the end of April, rising from 66.5 million ounces at end-March, data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed Sunday.   According to the data, China’s foreign exchange reserves came in at 3.2048 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of April, up 0.66 percent from that at the end …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir has discussed regional security and border management mechanisms in separate meetings with the foreign ministers of China. General Syed Asim Munir, COAS met Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang at his office on Saturday. Matters of mutual interest including regional security and defense cooperation came under discussion. During the meeting, COAS …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have reaffirmed the resolve to work together for promoting regional peace and prosperity as well as jointly cope with external challenges. Both sides emphasized the need to further advance and deepen bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economy, culture and defense for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The two sides also called for …

BEIJING: Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Friday expressed opposition on the strengthening military collusion between the United States and the Taiwan authorities, saying that the U.S. is turning Taiwan into a “powder keg.” Mao made the remarks at a regular press briefing when asked to comment on a delegation of 25 U.S. arms dealers swarming to the island …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday stressed speeding up the construction of the country’s modern industrial system backed by the real economy and advancing Chinese modernization with support from high-quality development of the population. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while presiding …

BEIJING: The international community needs to stay on high alert against cyber-attack activities conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States around the world, and the United States must stop using cyber weapons to carry out espionage and cyber-attacks, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a regular press …

BEIJING: Chinese scientists have recently discovered that passion fruit can directly kill the eggs of fruit flies, providing a new method to control the pest, according to a Science and Technology Daily report published Thursday. The fruit fly is a major pest species that reduces the yield of commercial fruits, vegetables and nuts. Passion fruit, native to South America, was …

  Nasrullah Khan, a Pakistani evacuated by a Chinese navy vessel from Sudan, meets with his friends and family at his home in northwest Pakistan’s Swabi, on May 3, 2023. Khan, a 42-year-old Pakistani mechanic who worked in Sudan, experienced the real adversity of life for the first time since his birth when sitting anguished and penniless in Port Sudan …

JINAN: At least nine people were killed and one injured, with one still missing, after an explosion at a chemical plant in the city of Liaocheng, east China’s Shandong Province, local authorities said Wednesday. The incident occurred on Monday morning at the hydrogen peroxide production area of Luxi Chemical Group under Sinochem Holdings Corporation Ltd. The injured person was rushed …

HANGZHOU: China’s rising star Pan Zhanle broke the men’s 100m freestyle Asian record at the swimming national championships in Hangzhou here on Monday. Pan, 18, led all the way to win the 100m free in 47.22 seconds, 0.34 seconds faster than the old Asian record. Wang Haoyu was second in 48.15, while Chen Juner came third in 48.94. “It is …

TIANJIN: After a thrilling go-kart experience at a racetrack with roaring engines as in the scenes of “The Fast and the Furious” movies, Jack Chan enjoyed his “Roman Holiday” in an Italian-style business district in north China’s Tianjin Municipality. Chan, who hails from Singapore, has been living in China for 20 years. His work entails perennial travels between Beijing and …

BEIJING: China’s revised Law on the Protection of Wildlife, adopted by the top legislature in December last year, went into effect Monday, as part of the country’s effort to better protect wildlife and their habitats. The revised law has refined measures for the regulation of wildlife populations in detail. In view of the situation in which wild animals overflow and …

BEIJING: Railway trips in China hit a record high on Saturday, the first day of the five-day May Day holiday, data from the national railway operator shows. A total of 12,064 trains were in operation on Saturday, handling 19.66 million passenger trips, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway). Sunday is expected to see about 18 …

BEIJING: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning on Thursday said China firmly rejects the indictment of Chinese law enforcement officers and other government officials by the United States, urging the U.S. side to stop the erroneous moves immediately. “Recently, the United States has maliciously concocted the so-called ‘transnational repression’ narrative, pieced together fabricated evidence and prosecuted Chinese law enforcement officers and …

BEIJING: Chinese police have launched this year’s campaign to apprehend economic fugitives who have fled overseas, according to the Ministry of Public Security. Public security organs will intensify efforts to solve key cases of fugitive repatriation and the recovering of criminal assets in the “Fox Hunt 2023” campaign, and support discipline inspection and supervision departments in this regard, the ministry …

BEIJING: China has seen steady progress in exchanges and cooperation in intellectual property (IP) with countries along the routes of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the country’s top IP regulator said Monday.   A total of 115 BRI countries filed applications for 253,000 patents over the past decade in China, with an average annual growth rate of 5.6 percent, …

  Chinese staff members of the Thar Coal Block-II Coal Electricity Integration project distribute food to Pakistani colleagues to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the Thar Desert in Pakistan’s south Sindh province, April 22, 2023. (Str/Xinhua) by Misbah Saba Malik ISLAMABAD, April 23 (Xinhua) — Grooving to festive Pakistani music on Eid night after enjoying a feast thrown by Chinese colleagues, …

BEIJING, April 18 (Internews): Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead following a hospital fire in Beijing’s Fengtai District on Tuesday, according to the district’s fire and rescue department. Firefighters received a report of a fire at an inpatient department building of Beijing Changfeng Hospital at 12:57 p.m. The fire was extinguished at 1:33 p.m., with 71 patients evacuated. By 6 …

BEIJING: China currently has 43 airports that are no less than 1,524 meters above sea level, the most in the world, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Among them, 23 airports stand at altitudes of 2,438 meters or higher, while 20 airports are between 1,524 meters and 2,438 meters above sea level. Since 2012, the country’s technology …

BEIJING: The State Council and the Central Military Commission of China has issued a set of revised rules regarding military recruitment on Wednesday. The main aim of the move is to provide institutional guarantees for consolidating national defense and building strong armed forces. The new regulation, with 74 articles in 11 chapters, focuses on recruiting more high-caliber soldiers, standardizing and …

This photo taken on April 10, 2023 shows a view outside the venue of the third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, capital city of south China’s Hainan Province. More than 3,300 high-quality brands from home and abroad have gathered at the third CICPE, which kicked off Monday in Haikou. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun) This photo taken on April 10, …

SHANGHAI: Tesla will build a new facility in Shanghai to make its Megapack batteries. The factory, which will have an initial capacity of 10,000 Megapack units per year, is expected to “start production in the second quarter of 2024”, according to the Xinhua News. The US electric car maker says its Megapacks are intended to store energy and stabilise supply …

BEIJING: China’s output and installed capacity of power batteries saw rapid expansion in February amid the sound development of the country’s new-energy vehicle market, industry data shows. During this period, the country’s power battery output stood at 41.5 gigawatt hours, up 30.5 percent year on year and jumping 47.1 percent month on month, according to the China Automotive Battery Innovation …

BEIJING (Xinhua) China firmly opposes the U.S. arrangement for Tsai Ing-wen’s “transit” trip to the United States and a meeting between her and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the third highest-ranking official of the U.S. government, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily news briefing, noting that it seriously contravenes the One-China …

JIUQUAN: (Xinhua) A new carrier rocket made its maiden flight in China on Sunday, sending a satellite into its planned orbit. The rocket is known as TL-2 Y1 and blasted off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 4:48 p.m. (Beijing Time). The flight will verify the overall program of the rocket and the coordination between the …

BEIJING: (Xinhua) China’s fixed-asset investment in the electronic information manufacturing sector grew 17.3 percent year on year during the first two months of 2023, official data showed. The growth rate was 7.3 percentage points higher than that of all industries, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. China’s electronic information manufacturing contracted slightly during the two-month period, with …

WUHAN, April 2 (Xinhua) — A Belgium-bound all-cargo aircraft loaded with some 100 tonnes of freight took off at around 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ezhou Huahu Airport in central China’s Hubei Province. This flight marks the opening of the first international route of China’s first cargo-focused airport. This route is scheduled to provide two round-trip cargo flights each week …

BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Thursday stressed further advancing the study and implementation of the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Xi made the remarks while presiding over and addressing a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central …

BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Beijing on Friday. Xi pointed out that the China-Malaysia friendship has a long history, and bilateral relations have always been at the forefront of countries in the region. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-Malaysia comprehensive strategic partnership. Next …

BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Beijing on Friday.

JIUQUAN, March 31 (Xinhua) — China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 2:27 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday. The Yaogan-34 04 satellite, carried by a Long March-4C rocket, successfully entered its planned orbit. This remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such …

BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday held talks with the visiting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing, with both sides pledging further efforts to enhance bilateral ties. Calling Spain a major EU country that plays a positive and significant role in regional and international affairs, Li said China is willing to work with Spain …

BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) — China’s manufacturing activity has maintained expansion for three straight months, offering fresh evidence of the country’s steady economic recovery, official data showed. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for China’s manufacturing sector came in at 51.9 in March, down from 52.6 in February, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday. A reading above 50 …

TAIYUAN, March 30 (Xinhua) — China launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket on Thursday evening to place new remote-sensing satellites in space. The satellites of the PIESAT-1 constellation were lifted at 6:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China’s Shanxi Province, and then entered the preset orbit. They will mainly provide commercial remote-sensing …

BEIJING: As China saw the hustle and bustle returning to the consumption market and some leading economic indicators rallied, many multinationals voiced their optimism for China’s recovery outlook and expected the country to continue serving as a major growth engine for the global economy. “We have seen a strong comeback of traffic in stores, both offline and online, in China,” …

NEW YORK, March 30 (Xinhua) — The idea of building a community with a shared future for mankind, initiated by Chinese President Xi Jinping 10 years ago, is “even more relevant” and “being recognized today in spades,” a renowned U.S. scholar has said. Xi’s commitment to multilateralism is a thread linking all the initiatives he put forward — the Global …

BOAO, China, March 30 (Xinhua) — China has been playing a leading role in promoting global technological collaboration and the strides it has made in technological innovation in recent years are “impressive,” a senior Norwegian scholar has said. “China’s green Belt and Road Initiative has made some really important steps forward, such as helping countries develop light train system, helping …

Tourists view cherry blossoms at the Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, capital of China, March 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Yin Dongxun) Tourists view cherry blossoms at the Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, capital of China, March 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Yin Dongxun) This photo taken on March 29, 2023 shows cherry blossoms at the Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Yin Dongxun)

BOAO, March 29 (Xinhua) — Boao, a beautiful coastal town in south China’s island province of Hainan, boasts the permanent venue of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), a non-governmental and non-profit international organization founded to promote regional economic development and cooperation. A small fishing village before, Boao now is a name card of Hainan. Since the founding of BFA …

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — China’s centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have expanded effective investment in the first two months of 2023, said the country’s top state-asset regulator. During the January-February period, total investment by China’s central SOEs, excluding real estate, rose 5.6 percent from a year ago to 350 billion yuan (about 50.89 billion U.S. dollars), according to the State-owned …