BISHKEK: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is of “key importance” for Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries as it promotes mutually beneficial cooperation with China, a Kyrgyz expert has said. “Thanks to the BRI and the road transport corridors in the Central Asian countries, very beneficial relationships are being built between Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan with their …

XI’AN: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan held a welcome ceremony on Thursday evening for Central Asian leaders and their wives in the city of Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The ceremony was held in the Tang Paradise, a complex based on the site of the original relic of an imperial garden dating back to the Tang …

XI’AN: Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on Thursday in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Rahmon is in China for the China-Central Asia Summit and a state visit. Xi expressed his pleasure at meeting with his old friend in Xi’an and warmly welcomed Rahmon to China for the summit and the state visit. He pointed …

XI’AN: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held talks in Xi’an with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, who is in China for the China-Central Asia Summit and a state visit. Xi warmly welcomed Tokayev to China for the summit and the state visit. Xi expressed his pleasure at hosting Tokayev in Xi’an and once again wished him a happy birthday …

XI’AN: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with visiting Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, where the two presidents announced the elevation of the bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era. Japarov is in China for the China-Central Asia Summit and a state visit. Xi welcomed Japarov to China for …

BEIJING: A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday denounced some remarks made by U.S. politicians concerning Taiwan, saying the remarks have fully exposed the evil intention of the anti-China forces in the United States. The remarks have revealed that they are engaging in deeds to “destroy Taiwan” under the guise of “supporting Taiwan,” said Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the Taiwan …

BEIJING: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 2.2 percent year on year to 499.46 billion yuan in the first four months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Wednesday. In U.S. dollar terms, the FDI inflow went down 3.3 percent year on year to 73.5 billion U.S. dollars. The manufacturing industry saw FDI …

BEIJING: China will continue to foster new engines for industrial development, as part of efforts to build a modern industrial system, the country’s economic planner said Wednesday. The country will double down on efforts to promote the development of advanced manufacturing, including new energy, new materials and high-end equipment, Meng Wei, spokesperson for the National Development and Reform Commission, told …

BEIJING: China’s value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 5.6 percent year on year in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday. The growth rate was 1.7 percentage points higher than that of March, the bureau said. In April, the industrial production was generally stable, and the equipment manufacturing sector saw rapid growth, said the …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday held talks with President Isaias Afwerki of the State of Eritrea in Beijing. Hailing China and Eritrea’s profound traditional friendship, Xi said the two countries will mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations on May 24 and that over the past 30 years, China and Eritrea have always trusted and supported each other. …

BEIJING: Over the past 10 years, China’s sci-tech strength has grown along with the development of the country’s economic strength, becoming a driving force for Chinese modernization, according to a press conference on Monday. China’s sci-tech strength and its global influence in innovation have been significantly enhanced, Wu Zhaohui, vice minister of science and technology, told a press conference on …

BEIJING: Pakistan is gearing up to export boiled meat to the Chinese market, according to Abdul Qadir, Commercial Councilor at the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing. The agreement to import meat from Pakistan was made during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China in November last year. Both countries are in the process of exchanging documents, and the agreement is expected …

BEIJING: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque has urged the Pakistani students studying in Chinese universities to learn from China’s high-quality development and progress. Speaking at ‘Students Forum’ held at the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing, he said there are strong linkages between academic institutions of both countries including faculty exchanges and research programmes. The Ambassador briefed the students about …

BEIJING: Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu met with Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, chief of the naval staff of the Pakistan Navy, in Beijing on Monday. Li said the relations between the militaries of the two countries are an important part of China-Pakistan relations, and cooperation between the two sides in various fields, including the …

CHONGQING: Adam Mahmood’s story in search of “Ren,” a traditional Chinese philosophy of benevolence advocated by ancient Chinese educator and philosopher Confucius, begins in the hustle and bustle of Chongqing, a southwestern Chinese metropolis. Mahmood was one of the dozens of foreign filmmakers who participated in a documentary-making activity held by Southwest University recently. The activity aims to help young …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday that China welcomes and congratulates Syria on its return to the Arab League. According to reports, the Arab League convened a special foreign ministers’ meeting on Sunday, which agreed to readmit Syria to the group. “We believe this is conducive to the strength and unity of Arab states, the development …

China has achieved remarkable economic growth in the last four decades, following the implementation of economic reforms, free trade, and investment policies. Its real annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate has averaged 9.5%, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. The World Bank has lauded this growth as the fastest sustainable expansion by a major economy in world …

Representatives from Chinese enterprises mourn in front of the memorial monument at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei) BELGRADE, May 7 (Xinhua) — The Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia …

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 …