BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — Immigration authorities across China had handled 39.722 million exits and entries as of Tuesday since Jan. 8 this year, up 112.4 percent year on year, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) said Wednesday. China started managing COVID-19 as a Class B infectious disease on Jan. 8 this year. NIA statistics showed that over 1.01 million exit …

HEFEI, March 8 (Xinhua) — Chinese automaker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (JAC) has reported a year-on-year increase of 41.57 percent in sales for the month of February. Last month, JAC sold a total of 49,700 vehicles, among which 15,700 were exported, marking a staggering increase of over 171 percent year on year, according to the company. JAC’s booming …

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — China is open to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s wish to visit the country this year, as it is very important for the commerce departments of both sides to maintain dialogue and communication, a Chinese commerce ministry official said on Wednesday. “We have noticed relevant media reports but have not received any proposal from the …

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Monday urged proper guidance for the healthy and high-quality development of the private sector. Xi made the remarks when visiting national political advisors from the China National Democratic Construction Association and the …

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a high-quality public good initiated by China and jointly built by all partners, with its benefits shared by the world, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress, Qin said the …

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang held a press conference Tuesday on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress. Qin answered questions of journalists from home and abroad on China’s foreign policy and foreign relations.

Beijing ( Xinhua ) -The second plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu) Hu Chunhua presides over the second plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National …

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for more efforts to cultivate children’s confidence in the path, theory, system and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while attending a deliberation with his fellow …

BEIJING, March 5 : Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed on Sunday that high-quality development is the first and foremost task in building a modern socialist country in all respects. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while attending a deliberation with his fellow deputies from …

BEIJING, March 5 2023: The Chinese central government will support Hong Kong and Macao in growing their economies and improving people’s lives, and maintain long-term prosperity and stability in the two regions, according to a government work report on Sunday. The report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation pledged efforts to fully, faithfully and resolutely implement the policy of …

BEIJING, March 5 2023: Over the past five years, China remained committed to opening up wider to the world and expanded international economic and trade cooperation to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes, said a government work report. In response to changes in the external environment, China pursued a more proactive strategy of opening up and worked to boost reform and development …

BEIJING, March 5 2023: China has created new ways to improve work related to ethnic groups, religious affairs and overseas Chinese over the past five years, according to a government work report made public Sunday. Fresh headway has been achieved in ethnic solidarity and progress, and religions in China have been further adapted to the Chinese context, said the report …

BEIJING, 5 March: The past five years for China have been truly momentous and remarkable as the country has met numerous tests and made major achievements in economic and social development, according to a government work report submitted Sunday to the national legislature for deliberation. China’s GDP increased to 121 trillion yuan (about 17.5 trillion U.S. dollars), registering an annual …

BEIJING, March 5: China took concrete steps to improve the people’s wellbeing and accelerated the development of social programs over the past five years, according to a government work report submitted Sunday to the national legislature for deliberation. The country kept annual budgetary spending on education at over 4 percent of GDP and realized a significant increase in spending per …

* The around 5-percent GDP target for 2023 is consistent with the growth potential of the Chinese economy at present and with the capability of resources and production factors to support the economy. * Delivering steady and quality growth is key to realizing the CPC’s grand blueprint for building a great modern socialist country by the middle of this century. …

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — The 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s national legislature, opened its first session Sunday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Li Qiang, Wang Huning, Han Zheng, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Wang Qishan attended the opening meeting. Zhao Leji, executive chairman …

BEIJING : China set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5% on Sunday as it kicked off the annual session of its National People’s Congress (NPC), which is poised to implement the biggest government shake-up in a decade. The economy gave one of its weakest performances in decades last year, when the gross domestic product (GDP) …

BEIJING, March 4 : Xi Jinping attended the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, Saturday afternoon in Beijing

BEIJING, March 3 : The National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country’s top political advisory body, will start its annual session at 3 p.m. Saturday in Beijing, a spokesperson said Friday. The first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee is scheduled to conclude on the afternoon of March 11, Guo Weimin, spokesperson for the …

Beijing: Many Arab countries are going through challenging economic and social crises, which have resulted in their poverty rates and inflation rates rising to an unprecedented level. Thus, it has become imperative for those governments to seek a way to reduce poverty, which has devastating effects on societies and nations, not only for the current generation, but also for future …

GUJRANWALA, Pakistan, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — On a sunny February morning, the air in a small village in Pakistan’s east Gujranwala district carried the sweet scent of canola flowers, which were dancing gently in the breeze. Bees whirling on the profuse yellow blossom beaming with lush green pods were not only a view to behold, but also heralded the beginning …

A recent report by The Wall Street Journal, targeting several China-built global mega-projects, was filled with distorted facts, one-sided stories, and unfounded accusations — an attempt to discredit the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. What’s the real picture of these projects? Are they really “falling apart” as sensationally claimed by the WSJ? Xinhua reporters traveled there, studied the cases and …

BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — China will continue to strengthen opening-up and cooperation in science and technology, while also promoting bilateral and multilateral inter-governmental sci-tech cooperation for mutual benefits, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology on Friday. China has established sci-tech cooperation relations with more than 160 countries and regions, and signed 116 inter-governmental agreements on sci-tech cooperation, …

China on Thursday sent a new communications satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The “ChinaSat 26” satellite was launched at 7:49 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. The satellite will mainly provide high-speed broadband access services for fixed terminals as well as vehicle-mounted, shipborne and airborne terminals. It is …

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 22 (Internews): Pakistan-China Institute and Sustainable Development Policy Institute hosted a high-level conference on “The need to switch towards a greener future: Lessons from China”. The conference featured insightful speeches by parliamentarians, industry experts and representatives from think tanks. Senator Rukhsana Zuberi chaired the sessions, while Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed made the keynote speech. Senator Mushahid said that …

BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 14.5 percent year on year to 127.69 billion yuan in January, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday. In U.S. dollar terms, the FDI inflow went up 10 percent year on year to 19.02 billion U.S. dollars. High-tech industries saw a rapid FDI increase …

BEIJING, Nov 30(ABC): A funeral committee for Comrade Jiang Zemin, who passed away on Wednesday, has been formed, with Xi Jinping as its chairman. Members of the funeral committee include Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Han Zheng, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, Wang Qishan, Ma Xingrui, Wang Chen, Wang Yi, Yin Li, …

BEIJING, Nov 30(ABC): Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, held talks Wednesday with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Lao president. They stressed the need to uphold the principle of “long-term stability, good-neighborly friendship, mutual trust and all-round cooperation” and the spirit …

BEIJING, Nov 30(ABC): The Canadian side should immediately stop smearing China and misleading the public, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to alleged interference by China in Canadian federal election. Zhao said China never interferes in other countries’ internal affairs, and is against any country’s interference …

RIYADH/HONG KONG, Nov 30(ABC): Saudi Arabia plans to host a Chinese-Arab summit on December 9 attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to the kingdom, three Arab diplomats in the region familiar with the plans said on Wednesday. Xi is scheduled to arrive in Riyadh on December 7, two of the diplomats and a fourth source with direct knowledge of the …

BEIJING, Nov 30(ABC): Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin died on Wednesday at the age of 96 of leukaemia and multiple organ failure, Chinese state media reported. Jiang died at 12:13 pm (0413 GMT) in his home city of Shanghai, the official Xinhua news agency said, publishing a letter to the Chinese people by the ruling Communist Party, parliament, Cabinet and the military announcing the …

BEIJING, Nov 30(ABC): Three Chinese astronauts arrived on Wednesday at China’s space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-Earth orbit after the NASA-led International Space Station. The spacecraft Shenzhou-15, or “Divine Vessel”, and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre …

BEIJING, Nov 30(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday China is ready to work with Russia to forge closer partnership in energy cooperation. Energy cooperation is an important cornerstone of practical cooperation between China and Russia, and also a positive force for maintaining global energy security, Xi said in a congratulatory letter sent to the 4th China-Russia Energy Business Forum. …

RABAT, Nov 30(ABC): China’s traditional tea-making was added on Tuesday to the intangible cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The item “Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China” passed the examination at the 17th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ongoing here …

SHANGHAI, Nov 30(ABC): China’s domestically developed C919 large jetliner received its production certificate on Tuesday, meaning the model can enter mass production. Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the C919’s developer, received the certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) East China Regional Administration. The plane conducted its successful maiden flight in 2017. It obtained the type certificate …

BEIJING, Nov 30(ABC): Beijing authorities on Tuesday told hospitals to avoid closing important departments, such as emergency and maternity departments, even if they have been hit by COVID-19 cases. Departments including emergency, dialysis units, operating rooms, intensive care units, delivery rooms, maternity and neonatal units must not be closed unless absolutely necessary, said Wang Xiao’e, spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal …

BEIJING, Nov 30(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held a meeting with Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov via video link on Tuesday, calling for closer high-level exchanges and enhanced cooperation between the two countries. Li said China and Kazakhstan are friendly neighbors and their bilateral relations have achieved substantial development since the establishment of diplomatic ties 30 years ago, benefiting the …

BEIJING, Nov 30(ABC): China launched the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft on Tuesday carrying three astronauts to its space station, where they will complete the country’s first-ever crew handover in orbit, state news agency Xinhua reported. The trio blasted off in a Long March-2F rocket at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China’s Gobi desert, Xinhua said, citing the China Manned Space …

Nov 28(ABC): China will launch the three astronauts of the Shenzhou XV mission to the space station on Tuesday night, according to a program official. Ji Qiming, assistant director of the China Manned Space Agency, said at a news conference on Monday morning at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China that the crew members — Major General Fei …