Nov 28(ABC): Foreign companies consider China an attractive market for investment under the background of the global transnational investment downturn, People’s Daily overseas edition reported on Monday. Foreign companies continue to be optimistic about the Chinese market, as many major global investment institutions have cast a vote of confidence in China, the report said citing another report on China’s business …

BEIJING, Nov 28(ABC): At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the European Council Charles Michel will visit China on Dec 1, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced Monday. “This is the first formal meeting between leaders of China and the EU institution after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,” Chinese foreign ministry …

Nov 28(ABC): China’s pursuit of self-reliance and strength in science and technology does not mean it will decouple from the world, experts said, adding that the goal is to turn the country into a more capable and innovative contributor when tackling global challenges with the international community. The Chinese scientific community would continue to expand international cooperation, launch more research …

BEIJING, Nov 28 (ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with visiting Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh Monday in Beijing. Both sides agreed to make joint efforts to promote bilateral ties. China and Mongolia are friendly neighbors that enjoy unique conditions for developing friendly cooperation and have distinct complementary advantages in many aspects, Li said, adding that China has always attached great …

WUHAN, Nov 28(ABC): China’s first professional cargo hub airport in the city of Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province, on Sunday launched its first all-cargo air route, linking Ezhou with Shenzhen in south China’s Guangdong Province. The Ezhou Huahu Airport is also the first professional cargo hub airport in Asia and the fourth of its kind in the world. Since the …

BEIJING, Nov 27(ABC): The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has decided that Liu Guozhong no longer concurrently serves as secretary, standing committee member, and member of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee, and that Zhao Yide serves as secretary of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee.

BEIJING, Nov 27(ABC): Navigating a changing international environment in the past decade, China has remained a firm advocate of an open global economy, with proactive actions taken and across-the-board progress made in its opening-up endeavors. At the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting, China reaffirmed its resolve to open up wider to a high standard, calling for efforts to …

KUNMING, Nov 27(ABC): Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua has stressed more solid efforts to consolidate and improve the outcomes of poverty alleviation. Work should be done to avoid large-scale return to poverty and strengthen the development impetus of areas and people lifted out of poverty, Hu said when supervising poverty alleviation consolidation work in southwest China’s Yunnan Province from Wednesday …

BEIJING, Nov 27(ABC): Local governments across China are rolling out policies to support businesses and residents amid the ongoing COVID-19 control, allowing virus-hit supermarkets to reopen sooner and reducing operating costs for struggling companies. The Chinese capital Beijing promised to expedite the reopening of shopping malls and supermarkets that sell livelihood-related products, as the latest effort to ensure the smooth …

YINCHUAN, Nov 27(ABC): On a vast expanse of desertified land, rows of photovoltaic power panels shine in sunlight, with goji berries planted under the panels. The Baofeng farming-light integrated photovoltaic (PV) power station is developing a model that makes use of the desert area, measuring some 160,000 mu (about 10,667 hectares), and the abundant sunshine, while simultaneously encouraging the growth …

BEIJING, Nov 27(ABC): Chinese political advisors on Friday discussed measures to strengthen people-to-people connectivity on the Belt and Road at a consultation session in Beijing. The biweekly session was held by the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body. Wang Yang, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, presided over the session. To …

BEIJING, Nov 27(ABC): The results of the local elections held in Taiwan Saturday revealed that the mainstream public opinion in the island is for peace, stability and a good life, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said. The mainland will continue to work with people of Taiwan to promote peaceful and integrated development of cross-Strait relations, contribute to the wellbeing of people …

BEIJING/SEOUL, Nov 26(ABC): North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearisation and to meet US officials, China said on Wednesday after his meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold friendship with its isolated neighbour. After two days of speculation, China and North Korea both confirmed that Kim had travelled to Beijing and met Xi during what …

BEIJING, Nov 25(ABC): i Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, held talks Friday with Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Cuban president. Xi said Diaz-Canel is the first Latin American and Caribbean head of state received by China since the 20th …

BEIJING, Nov 25(ABC): Rounds of applause and laughter filled a meeting room in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region’s Minzhu Village, or literally “Democracy Village” in English, as Zhang Sanming returned to his hometown. Zhang, the Party chief of the village and also a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), shared his experience at …

BEIJING, Nov 25(ABC): Earlier this month, China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) issued a joint statement on the South China Sea at the 25th China-ASEAN Summit held in Phnom Penh of Cambodia. In keeping with the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) that has been in …

HAIKOU, Nov 25(ABC): The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday revealed the international payloads that will piggyback on the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission, and announced another call for international payload proposals for the Chang’e-7 mission. The CNSA has announced that it will carry scientific instruments from France, Italy and the European Space Agency/Sweden on the Chang’e-6 mission’s lander, and …

BEIJING, Nov 25(ABC): Li Zhanshu, China’s top legislator, said Thursday that China is willing to promote friendly parliamentary exchanges at various levels and through multiple channels with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Li, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, delivered a video speech at the closing ceremony of the 43rd General Assembly of the ASEAN …

BEIJING, Nov 25(ABC): Chinese national political advisors convened a meeting on Thursday to exchange views on studying, publicizing and implementing the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). It is a primary political task and a long-term fundamental mission for the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) to faithfully and fully study, publicize …

BEIJING, Nov 22(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts to rescue and treat the injured after a fire occurred at a plant in central China’s Henan Province on Monday afternoon. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the instruction immediately after the incident, urging putting …

BEIJING, Nov 22(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a message of condolence to Indonesian President Joko Widodo over a deadly earthquake jolting Indonesia. In the message, Xi said he was saddened to hear that the earthquake has caused heavy casualties and property losses. On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, he extended condolences over the …

BEIJING, Nov 22(ABC): A Chinese health official on Tuesday warned against any slackening in epidemic prevention and control and stressed science-based and precise COVID-19 response. Mi Feng, spokesperson for the National Health Commission, said China faces a grave and complex COVID-19 situation with a wider spread and more transmission chains of the virus. In response, health authorities have sent task …

TIANJIN, Nov 22(ABC): Tianjin Air Cargo, a cargo carrier based in China’s Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, has launched a direct cargo flight service connecting Nanning, the capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Davao City, an important economic center in the southern Philippines. On Tuesday, the service’s first outbound flight left Nanning for Davao and arrived in the afternoon of …

BEIJING, Nov 22(ABC): China looks forward to taking the upcoming visit of Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh as an opportunity to deepen strategic mutual trust and practical cooperation with Mongolia, according to a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Khurelsukh will pay a state visit to China from Nov. 27 to 28, it was …

BEIJING, Nov 22(ABC): A fire at a factory in the Chinese city of Anyang in Henan province has killed 36 people, with two others injured, state media reported on Tuesday. The fire broke out at Kaixinda Trading Co Ltd in the Wenfeng District, or “High-tech Zone”, in Anyang City, the report said. The fire started Monday afternoon and fire teams sent 63 …

Nov 20(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Friday on the sidelines of the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Xi said for more than half a century, the China-Chile relationship has been a prime example of win-win cooperation for developing countries as it is a frontrunner of China’s relations …

Nov 20(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana on Friday at the Grand Palace in Bangkok. China and Thailand are good neighbors, good friends, good relatives and good partners, Xi said, adding that bilateral relations have withstood the test of time and grown stronger in the new era. This year …

Nov 20(ABC): China is opposed to using the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for safeguards activities related to nuclear submarine cooperation under the AUKUS, which is “a sheer act of nuclear proliferation,” a Chinese envoy said on Friday. China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna Wang Qun said at a meeting of the IAEA Board …

Nov 20(ABC): China’s first shallow-water subsea production system has been successfully put into operation in the Bohai Sea’s Liaodong Bay, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Friday. The completion of the subsea system also marked the commencement of the Jinzhou 31-1 gas field development project, according to the CNOOC. The gas field’s main production facilities include a subsea …

Nov 20(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that free and open trade and investment are the purposes and principles of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and also the pillar for the realization of the Putrajaya Vision 2040. The Chinese president made the remarks when he continued to attend the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, in which issues related …

BANGKOK, Nov 20(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice President Kamala Harris called for open communication during a brief meeting on Saturday, days after his extensive talks with President Joe Biden aimed at keeping tensions in check. Harris and Xi met during an Asia-Pacific summit in Bangkok where another US rival, Russia, saw itself isolated, with no top leader attending …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (ABC): Shanghai will have more than 77,000 5G base stations by the end of 2023, ensuring that 90 percent of the city has 5G network coverage, according to an action plan released by the Shanghai Communications Administration on Friday. The plan also stated that over 4,000 major commercial buildings and key public institutions will have indoor 5G …

BEIJING, Nov 18 (ABC): China on Friday released a guideline to bolster employment and entrepreneurship prospects of rural migrant workers, as well as rural residents that have newly shaken off poverty. The country will ensure full implementation of supportive measures in this regard, such as deferring social insurance premium payments and providing social insurance subsidies for migrant workers, according to …

BANGKOK, Nov 18 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Friday that China is willing to coordinate closely with New Zealand to jointly promote peace, stability, development and prosperity in the Pacific island countries region. Pursuing peace and promoting development and cooperation has always been the starting point of China’s policy towards the Pacific island countries, Xi said in his …

Nov 17(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for the first time on Thursday in Thailand on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting, during which Xi said China is ready to work with Japan to grasp the general direction of bilateral relations from a strategic height and build a China-Japan relationship …

Nov 17(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday as both leaders called for the deepening of cooperation and enhancing of the China-Philippines friendship. This is the first meeting between the two leaders, reflecting the legacy of friendship between China and the Philippines, and was a sign of enhanced cooperation, experts …

Nov 17(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday delivered a written speech to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit held in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, calling for steadfastly advancing the Asia-Pacific regional economic integration and building a Asia-Pacific community of shared future, while rejecting any attempt to wage a cold war in the Asia-Pacific. In his speech, delivered as …

Nov 17(ABC): The city of Guangzhou in South China’s Guangdong Province plans to add more than 240,000 beds in makeshift hospitals and centralized quarantine zones to prepare for COVID-19 patients’ accommodation as it has reported more than 46,000 cases since November. Guangzhou is making all-out efforts to speed up the construction of makeshift hospitals and centralized quarantine zones with a …

Nov 17(ABC): What is the view from the “pinnacle of science” created by China?  Amid once-in-a-century global changes, what could the effect of opening up an exclusive event in science be? The 2022 World Laureates Forum (WLA Forum), which brought together 60 decorated scientists from over 20 countries and regions, including 27 Nobel Laureates, presents a wonderful answer to Chinese …

Nov 17(ABC): The taikonauts of the Shenzhou-14 manned spaceflight mission crew conducted their third spacewalk on Thursday, which marked the first extravehicular activity (EVA) after the China Space Station completed its T-shape basic structure assembly on November 3. Shenzhou-14 mission commander Chen Dong and his fellow crew member Cai Xuzhe completed all planned tasks during their spacewalk, which lasted five …