BEIJING, Oct 13(ABC): The third live class from China’s space station was held Wednesday afternoon, delivered by Shenzhou-14 crew members Chen Dong, Liu Yang, and Cai Xuzhe to students on Earth. The main classroom is located at the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The class is also being attended by students from other three …

BEIJING, Oct 13(ABC):  The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its seventh plenary session in Beijing on Wednesday with a communique issued. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made an important speech at the four-day session, which was presided over by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. It was decided …

BEIJING, Oct 11(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday exchanged congratulations over the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Xi pointed out that over the past 50 years, China and Germany have adhered to the spirit of mutual respect and mutual benefit and win-win results, continuously promoted bilateral relations, made positive contributions …

BEIJING, Oct 11(ABC): Taikonauts aboard China’s Tiangong space station will for the first time livestream a science lecture from the Wentian lab module, the China Manned Space Agency said on Tuesday. The class is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time). The Shenzhou-14 taikonauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe will amaze audiences with their introduction …

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11(ABC): The Cold War has been over for more than 30 years, but the Cold War mentality remains the biggest threat to peace and stability of the world, Li Song, the Chinese ambassador for disarmament affairs, said on Monday. At the moment, the global security structure, as well as international arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation mechanisms, are …

XI’AN, Oct 11(ABC): Unlike traditional fruit vendors in rural China, Zhang Xiuxiu wears makeup, high-heeled shoes, and fashionable clothes when she is at work. The 33-year-old woman runs an e-commerce company engaged in selling apples in Luochuan County of Yan’an City, on northwest China’s Loess Plateau. Her store is awash with the sound of keyboard typing and phone calls during …

BEIJING, Oct 11(ABC): Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan will lead a delegation to Kazakhstan and attend the sixth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Astana from October 12 to 13, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Tuesday. The spokesperson said Wang pays the visit at the invitation of the government …

WENCHANG, Oct 11(ABC): The Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket, tasked with sending China’s space station cargo vessel Tianzhou-5 into orbit, has been transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan on Tuesday. The rocket will undergo assembly and testing together with Tianzhou-5, which arrived earlier, the China Manned Space Agency said on Tuesday. China will …

GENEVA, Oct 9(ABC): The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday rejected a Xinjiang-related draft decision tabled by the United States and some other countries here at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council. When the outcome of the vote was shown on the big screen, loud applause was heard at the conference hall of Palais des Nations in …

BEIJING, Oct 9(ABC): After queuing up orderly and having their health information checked, Zhang Wei and his family entered the Grandview Mall in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou, ready for their holiday shopping spree. The Tianhe Road shopping area is one of the largest business clusters in China, comprising more than 20 large malls. Consumers enjoy one-stop leisure services …

BEIJING, Oct 9(ABC): A media center for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will open on Oct. 12. The media center will handle credentials and interview applications for foreign journalists and journalists from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, as well as Taiwan. The center will also organize press conferences and arrange …

BEIJING, Oct 9(ABC): China has stepped up efforts to promote the green and low-carbon development of the country’s energy sector over the past decade, an official report showed on Saturday. In 2021, the installed capacity of non-fossil energy power generation in China hit 1.12 billion kilowatts, accounting for 47 percent of the country’s total installed capacity, according to the report …

BEIJING, Oct 9(ABC): The State Council, China’s cabinet, on Saturday announced the appointment and removal of officials. Liu Guohong was appointed vice minister of natural resources, replacing Ling Yueming. Lyu Weihong was appointed deputy chief of the General Administration of Customs. Li Jinfa replaced Zhong Ziran as head of the China Geological Survey.

ISLAMABAD, Oct 08 (ABC): China successfully launched two test satellites from a launch platform in the Yellow Sea, via a Long March-11 carrier rocket. The Centi Space-S5/S6 test satellites with LEO satellite navigation enhancement system were lifted off by a Long March-11 carrier rocket at 09:10 p.m. (Beijing Time), and have entered the planned orbit successfully, ECNS reported. The satellites …

BEIJING, Oct 7(ABC): A compilation of excerpts of the discourses made by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on exercising rule-based governance over the Party has been published by the Central Party Literature Press. Compiled by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, the book brings together 400 …

BEIJING, Oct 7(ABC): Leaders of many countries and international organizations have recently telephoned or sent letters to Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), among other Chinese leaders, to warmly congratulate the PRC on its 73rd founding anniversary and wish the upcoming 20th National Congress …

BEIJING, Oct 7(ABC): The 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its seventh plenary session on Friday. Participants at the session reviewed and approved a CCDI work report to the upcoming 20th CPC National Congress, according to a communique released after the plenum. The communique said the report will be submitted to …

JAKARTA, Oct 7(ABC): Chen Zhu, vice chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee, led a delegation to the 8th Group of 20 (G20) Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit held here till Friday and delivered a keynote speech. Chen said that exchanges and deeper cooperation among legislative bodies are of positive significance for the G20 to play its role. Parliaments of the …

HARARE, Oct 7(ABC): China handed over a multi-million dollar state-of-the-art pharmaceutical warehouse to the Zimbabwean government, which is set to boost Zimbabwe’s drug storage capacity and improve its health delivery system. Constructed and funded by the Chinese government, the project cost 22 million U.S. dollars and is situated at the country’s second largest referral hospital, Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, in …

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 7(ABC): A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on the international community to help African governments strengthen their capacity to manage natural resources, therefore tackle the illegal trafficking of natural resources and reap the resources dividend more effectively. In some conflict areas in Africa, a continent with rich natural resources and great development potential, illegal exploitation and trafficking …

HARBIN, Oct 7(ABC): As Xia Yuanfang strolled along the Songhua River with her family in August, she was glad of the mild northern weather, a welcome change from the hot and humid environment of her hometown, the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. “It’s very cool here in summer, especially along the river. It’s very comfortable drinking beer and listening to …

BEIJING, Oct 7(ABC): Four more ancient Chinese irrigation sites have been recognized as World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS), according to the Ministry of Water Resources. Granted by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) on Thursday, the inclusions of the Tongjiyan Irrigation System, the Xinghua Duotian Irrigation and Drainage System, the Songgu Irrigation Scheme and the Chongyi Shangbao Terraces …

BEIJING, Oct 7(ABC): China’s extraordinary achievements over the past 10 years have been widely acknowledged for raising living standards at home and bolstering global development. The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is the start of a new journey for China’s development and its role in international affairs. DECADE OF ACHIEVEMENTS Chinese brands have become …

BEIJING, Oct 7(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged a team of geological workers in east China’s Shandong Province to carry forward fine traditions and play a greater role in mineral resource exploration. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks on Sunday in a letter …

BUCHAREST, Oct 7(ABC): China and Moldova marked on Thursday the 30th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations by jointly issuing a commemorative envelope and stamp in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. Moldova attaches great importance to developing relations with China and is willing to maintain friendly ties, and strengthen bilateral economic, trade and investment exchanges, thereby bringing tangible …

BEIJING, Oct 7(ABC): China has ramped up its tax and fee incentives and supporting policies to enterprises, a move that has not only offered a “timely rain” to companies in financial drought but also served as a shot in the arm for the economy. Official data from the State Taxation Administration showed that China’s tax refunds as well as tax …

BEIJING, Oct 2(ABC): China’s Wing Loong-2H large civil unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has recently conducted a cloud seeding operation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). Wing Loong-2H detected the precipitation clouds and successfully carried out artificial rainfall and snowfall enhancement over the Aemye Ma-chhen Range in the Sanjiangyuan region on the plateau, said …

BEIJING, Oct 2(ABC): China’s meteorological authority on Sunday issued a blue alert for a cold wave, the first in the second half of 2022, forecasting big temperature drops and gales in vast regions of the country. From Sunday to Thursday, temperatures are expected to plunge by 8 to 12 degrees Celsius in most of central and east China, according to …

BEIJING, Oct 2(ABC): Chinese embassies and missions have held events to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), during which foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and eyed further cooperation. Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva Tatiana …

XI’AN, Oct 2(ABC): A new batch of relics, including thousands of bronze coins, have been unearthed from the remains of a mint dating back more than 2,000 years in Xi’an, the capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Apart from the coins of different face values and shapes, more than 100 ash pits, three house ruins, 11 kiln ruins, 18 wells, …

BEIJING, Oct 01 (ABC): The speakers representing international organizations and the Chinese think tanks at an event expressed their sympathies with the flood victims in Pakistan and expressed the resolve to cooperate with the government for proactive climate action and reconstruction. The event “In Solidarity with Pakistan” was jointly organized by Pakistan Embassy, Beijing and Center for China and Globalization …

BEIJING, Oct 1(ABC): China’s State Council held a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. China’s National Day falls on Oct. 1. The reception was attended by the Communist Party of China (CPC) and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang …

BEIJING, Oct 1(ABC): China is marking Martyrs’ Day to remember its revolutionary martyrs and those who sacrificed their lives for national causes. Events are being held across the country. Here in the capital, President Xi Jinping and senior officials have laid flowers and paid tribute at the Monument to the People’s Heroes at Tian’anmen Square. Zhao Yunfei reports. A solemn …

BEIJING, Oct 1(ABC): China will provide convenient conditions and quality services for foreign talent to work in China and give more support to their research environment and innovation platform, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Friday. Li made the remarks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing when meeting with foreign experts who had received the Friendship Award in …

BEIJING, Oct 1(ABC): A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday urged the United States to handle affairs related to Taiwan cautiously and stop supporting Taiwan in a bid to contain China. Zhu Fenglian, the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson, made the statement in response to the remarks made by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in her recent visits to Japan …

HARBIN, Oct 1(ABC): Construction of a high-speed railway through a permafrost zone in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province linking the provincial capital of Harbin and Yichun City, which is also in the province, gained new impetus on Thursday. According to China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd., which is in charge of the project, the Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway is China’s northernmost …

BEIJING, Oct 1(ABC): For Jeffrey Lou, president and chairman of BASF Greater China, the inauguration early this month of the first plants of BASF’s Verbund site in China, its largest overseas investment to date, was a hugely exciting moment. “With a total investment of 10 billion euros (about 9.8 billion U.S. dollars), the Zhanjiang Verbund site will be BASF’s third-largest …

BEIJING, Sep 29(ABC): Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Wednesday said evidence proved that the United States is the greatest threat to global cyber security, calling for joint effort against US infringement on cyber sovereignty and international rules. Wang made the remarks at a regular press briefing when asked to comment on a new investigation report on the cyber attacks …

BEIJING, Sep 27(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a message of condolence to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over a school shooting incident in the country. In his message, Xi said he was shocked to learn of the shooting in the Russian city of Izhevsk. On behalf of the Chinese government and people and in his own name, …

BEIJING, Sep 27(ABC): China on Tuesday released a new investigation report in which it said further evidence has been found to show the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) is behind “thousands of cyber attacks” on a Chinese university. With the technical support from a number of European and Southeast Asian countries, Chinese experts were able to retrace the technical features, …