BEIJING, Sep 15(ABC): The three Shenzhou-14 taikonauts have completed their first 100 days in orbit as they prepare for their second spacewalk outside China’s planned space station. To mark the first 100 days of what will be a six-month mission, the China Manned Space Agency shared several photos on social media platforms this week. It showed the trio testing spacesuits, …

BEIJING, Sep 15(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday presided over a State Council executive meeting, which made decisions on multiple economic issues. The country will further extend the tax and fee deferrals for manufacturing firms as part of the stepped-up support for enterprises to navigate hardships, according to the meeting. Noting that the key to stabilizing the economy is …

BEIJING, Sep 15(ABC): China’s cyberspace regulator on Wednesday revealed a set of draft revisions to the country’s cybersecurity law to solicit public opinion. China’s cybersecurity law entered into force in 2017. It amended the Administrative Penalty Law and adopted the Data Security Law and the Law on Protection of Personal Information in 2021. The draft revisions were formulated to coordinate …

HANGZHOU, Sep 15(ABC): Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of Zhoushan, east China’s Zhejiang Province, at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, local authorities said.

BEIJING, Sep 13(ABC): China is willing to shape the international order together with Russia in a “more just and rational direction”, a senior Chinese diplomat said as the two countries’ leaders prepare to meet this week. Former Cold War allies with a tempestuous relationship, China and Russia have drawn closer in recent years as part of what they call a …

BEIJING, Sep 13(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the city of Samarkand, and pay state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from Wednesday to Friday. Xi’s trip is expected to promote the development of the SCO and enhance China-Kazakhstan and China-Uzbekistan relations. SHANGHAI …

CHENGDU, Sep 13(ABC): Southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday held memorial services to mourn the victims of a 6.8-magnitude earthquake happened on Sept. 5. Services were simultaneously held in Moxi Township in Luding County, the quake’s epicenter, and the hard-hit Shimian County in the city of Ya’an. Participants in the services included officials from the central and local governments, rescuers, …

BEIJING, Sep 13(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed efforts to ensure the implementation of policy measures to stabilize economic growth, employment and prices. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks at a special meeting after hearing reports from two working groups on …

ULAN BATOR, Sep 12(ABC): Li Zhanshu, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, paid an official goodwill visit to Mongolia from Saturday to Monday, at the invitation of Chairman of Mongolia’s State Great Hural (Parliament) Gombojav Zandanshatar. During his visit, Li met with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, and held talks with Zandanshatar. When …

BEIJING, Sep 12(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a congratulatory message to King Charles III on his accession to the British throne. Xi pointed out that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries at the ambassadorial level. The Chinese president said he is ready to work with King Charles …

BEIJING, Sep 12(ABC): Round-shaped white lanterns on top of 33 “moon boats” were lit in the iconic West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province in east China Saturday night. The gathering was the highlight of a moon worship activity to celebrate one of the most important traditional festivals in China, the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Saturday this year. …

XIAMEN, Sep 12(ABC): Over 480 project deals were signed at the 22nd China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen, east China’s Fujian Province. The total investment of the agreements came to 342 billion yuan (about 49.5 billion U.S. dollars), preliminary data showed on Sunday. Over 800 industrial and trade groups, more than 4,000 companies and about 60,000 …

BEIJING, Sep 12(ABC): China activated a level-IV emergency response on Sunday as Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, is moving closer to the country’s eastern coastal areas. The typhoon is forecast to move into the East China Sea on Monday. From Monday to Friday, heavy rainfalls and rainstorms are likely to hit areas including parts of Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu and …

BEIJING, Sept 11 (ABC): Pakistan, like previous years, will participate in the 19th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit to be held in Nanning, Capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region of China, from September 16 to 19. The relevant authorities have completed all the arrangements in this regard, a senior official said on Sunday. Pakistani traders and industrialists …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 11 (ABC): The number of 5G base stations in use across China has exceeded 1.96 million, said the China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The high-quality industrial internet network covers over 300 cities in China, accelerating the transformation and upgrading of traditional Chinese enterprises, said Wang Peng, an official with the ministry. The application penetration rate of …

BEIJING, Sep 9 (ABC): China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions government has donated a batch of relief supplies worth RMB one million to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) for tackling the flood. The relief supplies include quilt with cotton wadding, cotton-padded clothes, tents and others. All the relief supplies were handed over to GB authorities at a ceremony held at the Khunjerab pass, according …

BEIJING, Sep 9(ABC): Chinese scientists have discovered a new lunar mineral through research on the samples retrieved from the Moon by China’s Chang’e-5 mission, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) jointly announced Friday. This is the first new mineral discovered on the Moon by China, and the sixth by mankind. The new finding …

BEIJING, Sep 9(ABC): General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message of congratulations to Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the 74th anniversary of the DPRK’s …

VLADIVOSTOK, Sep 9(ABC): Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, on Wednesday voiced China’s support for a multipolar world and regional cooperation in the Far East. Li made the remarks when addressing the plenary session of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok. He delivered a speech titled “Advance the Process …

CHENGDU, Sep 9(ABC): A total of 88 people have been killed and 30 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said Friday. The rescue headquarters said that among the deaths, 50 were killed in Luding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 38 were killed in Shimian County, …

BEIJING, Sep 9(ABC): China’s anti-graft chief has called on discipline inspection and supervision organs to improve duty performance to advance full and rigorous Party governance, improve Party conduct, ensure clean government, and step up the fight against corruption to greet the convocation of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) later this year. Zhao Leji, a …

NANJING, Sep 9(ABC): Jiangsu Province, a manufacturing hub in east China, saw its digital economy surpass 5.1 trillion yuan (about 735 billion U.S. dollars) by the end of 2021, according to the 9th Jiangsu Internet Conference. The province contributed 11.8 percent of the country’s total digital economy, and the added value of core industries in the digital economy in Jiangsu …

BEIJING, Sep 7 (ABC): Beijing hosted the 6th Taihe Civilisations Forum (TCF), organised by China’s leading think tank, the Taihe Institute. The forum took place in three thematic sections, focusing on education and culture, science and technology, and international relations. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Deputy Secretary-General Grigory Logvinov participated in the discussion “Great Powers Rivalry, Regional Cooperation, Security and Development …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): China’s top 500 enterprises reported rapid growth in revenue and profit in 2021, an industrial ranking report showed Tuesday. The 2022 list of the top 500 Chinese enterprises was published by the China Enterprise Confederation and the China Enterprise Directors Association. The largest 500 companies have generated combined revenues of 102.48 trillion yuan (14.83 trillion U.S. dollars) …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): The 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) drew to a close in Beijing on Monday, achieving fruitful results and bringing fresh hope to stagnating global economic growth. Themed “Cooperate for Better Development, Innovate for a Greener Future,” CIFTIS 2022 featured greater internationalization, with the participation of over 7,800 companies online and more than 2,400 …

JIUQUAN, Sep 5(ABC): China sent two new test satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Tuesday. The CentiSpace-1-S3/S4 test satellites were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 10:24 a.m. (Beijing Time) and they have entered the planned orbit successfully. This was the 17th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A rockets, according to the launch …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): China had gone through its hottest summer since 1961 when it started to keep complete meteorological records. The country’s average temperature from June 1 to Aug. 31 was 22.3 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees Celsius higher than that in the same period of regular years and the highest since 1961, according to the National Climate Center. A total …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): China strongly condemns the cyber attacks launched by the United States on China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University, and urges the U.S. side to offer an explanation and immediately stop its unlawful moves, Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Monday. It was reported that China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) and cybersecurity company 360 on Monday respectively …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts to minimize casualties after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday, stressing that saving lives should be taken as the primary task. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the instruction …

BEIJING, Sep 5 (ABC): China’s national observatory on Monday renewed a yellow alert for Hinnamnor, the 11th typhoon of the year, as it is moving closer to eastern China. The typhoon, observed on waters 245 km southeast of Zhujiajian Island in east China’s Zhejiang Province at 5 a.m., will proceed northward at a speed of 20 to 25 km per …

HEFEI, Sep 5(ABC): The 2022 China Cybersecurity Week kicked off Monday in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province. The event, which will last until Sept. 11, will consist of both online and offline activities held across the country. This year’s Cybersecurity Week theme emphasizes that a secure cyberspace environment serves and relies on the people. More than 60 companies …

CHENGDU, Sep 5(ABC): A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, at 12:52 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 29.59 degrees north latitude and 102.08 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 16 km, the CENC said. The epicenter is 39 km away from the county seat …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu will pay official visits to Russia, Mongolia, Nepal and the Republic of Korea (ROK) from Sept. 7 to 17 at the invitation of Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Great Hural (Parliament) of Mongolia Gombojav Zandanshatar, Speaker of Nepal’s House of Representatives Agni Sapkota and the …

JINAN, Sep 5(ABC): At the intelligent manufacturing base of Goertek in Weifang City, east China’s Shandong Province, tonnes of components are assembled into Virtual Reality (VR) equipment to be delivered to different countries. According to Chang Gang, vice president of marketing and sales of Goertek Inc., it is one of the few VR manufacturers globally to reach the production scale …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): Foreign firms are tapping into the ongoing 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), eyeing growing opportunities amid the country’s opening-up endeavors. Fukaishi Akihiro, president of Epson (China) Co., Ltd., said that China’s opening-up measures have fostered a favorable business environment, even under the pandemic, and Epson China still sees steady business growth and development. …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): China has issued a guideline on facilitating the popularization of science to encourage innovation throughout society. Describing the propagation of scientific knowledge as a fundamental task for promoting innovation-driven development, the document underscores the importance of giving equal importance to both the popularization of science, and scientific and technological innovation. Released by the general offices of the …

BEIJING, Sep (ABC): A Pakistan National Pavilion being set up in the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) for the first time, reported on Sunday. The 2022 CIFTIS witnessed the flourishing business of these Pakistani merchants. With this platform, they are logging their growing appetite for the Chinese market. “How about this necklace? It’s more stunning than the …

BEIJING, Sep 3 (ABC): Since the floods hit Pakistan, China has been closely following the situation.We responded immediately and made every effort to provide relief assistance, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson. China will send several batches of urgently-needed supplies to Pakistan successively. Early this week, the latest batch of China’s aid for Pakistani flood victims consisting of 3,000 tents …

BEIJING, Sept 3 (ABC): Chinese rail manufacturer, China Railway Rolling Stock (CRRC) located in Tangshan, Hebei province rolled 230 high-speed new passenger coaches off the production line for Pakistan railway. The first batch of the passenger coaches with a designed speed of 160 KM per hour will be handed over to Pakistan Railways by end of this year. The Chinese …

BEIJING, Sep 1(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II on his reappointment as the Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa. In his message, Xi pointed out that China and Samoa are comprehensive strategic partners featuring mutual respect and common development, saying that since the establishment of diplomatic ties, …