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 …

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — A meeting on the handling of proposals submitted at the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, was held in Beijing on Wednesday. Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice …

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday affirmed that Taiwan compatriots will enjoy real benefits after the country’s reunification. Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that after its reunification with the mainland, Taiwan may adopt a social system different from that of the mainland. Provided that China’s sovereignty, security, …

NANJING, March 28 (Xinhua) — A delegation led by former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou visited the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Tuesday morning. Ma, also former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, presented a floral basket to the statue of Sun Yat-sen who died in 1925. Then the delegation observed a minute of silence. Ma and …

BOAO, Hainan, March 28 (Xinhua) — Some 2,000 participants will attend the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)’s annual conference, scheduled for March 28 to 31 in Boao, a coastal town in China’s island province of Hainan, BFA Secretary General Li Baodong said on Tuesday. Marking the first entirely offline annual conference of BFA since the COVID-19 outbreak, this year’s conference …

BOAO, Hainan, March 28 (Xinhua) — The weighted real GDP growth rate of Asia in 2023 is estimated at 4.5 percent, an increase from 4.2 percent in 2022, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Tuesday. In the context of a global economic slowdown and the risk of increasing fragmentation of globalization, Asia is expected …

BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) — Addressing a room full of audiences, a staff member from a hydrogen energy demonstration zone elucidated the electrochemical reactions that occur between hydrogen and oxygen within hydrogen fuel cell engines, emphasizing that this process produces water, electricity and heat without generating pollutants or carbon emissions. Some three years ago, this Beijing Daxing International Hydrogen Energy …

BEIJING: China is ready to work with Saudi Arabia to make all-out efforts to build a China-Arab community with a shared future in the new era and contribute more to peace, stability and development in the Middle East, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday. Xi made the remarks during his phone talks with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister …

BEIJING:  China released a list of the top 10 archaeological findings of 2022 on Tuesday. A site dating back to the Paleolithic period, which includes ruins of ancient humans, animals and stoneware excavated in central China’s Hubei Province, is on the list. At this site, archaeologists have unearthed a fossilized skull, which is regarded as the most intact Homo erectus …

SHANGHAI: More than 100 foreign-funded asset management institutions have now settled in Shanghai’s Lujiazui Financial City, demonstrating China’s further opening-up of its financial sector, according to the third Lujiazui Global Asset Management Summit held in Shanghai on Monday. In 2022, Lujiazui Financial City introduced 10 foreign asset management institutions or related upstream or downstream enterprises. Financial institutions from 13 countries …

BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) — A compilation of excerpts from discourses by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, concerning China’s food security has been published by the Central Party Literature Press and is available nationwide. Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its …

BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) — The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country’s top political advisory body, held its third Chairperson’s Council meeting in Beijing on Monday. Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, …

BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) — After a good start this year, the Chinese economy will buoy steady and sustained development, adding certainty to global growth clouded by upheavals, an official said on Saturday. The country has hit the “fast-forward” button on its economic growth after it optimized the epidemic prevention and control measures, said Han Wenxiu, executive deputy director of …

March 27, 2023 (Xinhua)- Hungary welcomed its first group of Chinese tourists at the Budapest Airport on Sunday after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

URUMQI, March 27 (Xinhua) — A constant theme through Uygur Eskander Kadir’s long life is the local system of ancient Karez wells, which he has helped to maintain and protect, enjoying the fresh water since childhood. “We are the children of Karez wells,” said the 73-year-old resident of Baxbala Karzi Village in the city of Turpan, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur …

BEIJING, March 26: China and Honduras signed a joint communique in Beijing on Sunday on the establishment of diplomatic relations. The communique was signed by Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Reina after they held talks. According to the communique, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Honduras, in keeping with …

March 25, 2023: (Xinhua)- The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his …

Delegates attend a parallel session of the Economic Summit of the China Development Forum (CDF) 2023 at a branch venue in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2023. The Economic Summit of the CDF 2023 was held here on Saturday. Themed “Economic Recovery: Opportunities and Cooperation,” the CDF 2023 takes place offline at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing from …

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) — Bond issuances in China totaled 5.47 trillion yuan (about 800 billion U.S. dollars) in February, data from the central bank showed. Treasury bond issuances amounted to 673 billion yuan, while local government bond issuances stood at 576.14 billion yuan, according to the People’s Bank of China. Last month, issuances of financial bonds came in at …

People enjoy their time in a canola flower field at an eco-tourism scenic spot in Balidian Town of Huzhou City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, March 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi) People enjoy their time in a canola flower field at an eco-tourism scenic spot in Balidian Town of Huzhou City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, March 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi) People enjoy …

CHANGCHUN, March 25 (Xinhua) — Northeast China, once the nation’s heavy-industry heartland, has seen an escalating winter sports boom and found golden opportunities from its silvery snow in recent years.

March 25, 2023 (Xinhua)- In recent years, investments and technologies from China have played an important role in the renewable energy sector in Brazil, providing a strong boost to the transformation of the sustainable development of the Latin American country.

Rehabilitation work of four stadiums in Senegal, financed by China, are currently underway. The four stadiums are Leopold Sedar Senghor in Dakar, Aline Sitoe Diatta in Ziguinchor, Lamine Gueye in Kaolack and Ely Manel Fall in Diourbel. Built by China in the 1980s, the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, which was originally called the Friendship Stadium, now has very dilapidated facilities, …

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) — China’s top political advisor Wang Huning on Friday urged dedicated efforts to improve democratic oversight for protecting the Yangtze River ecosystem, and further contribute to safeguarding the river’s clarity and beauty. Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the …