BEIJING, Aug 18(ABC): Sixteen people were killed and many left missing in flash flooding in northwest China, state media reported Thursday, as the country battles extreme weather that has shuttered factories and caused rolling power cuts. The deluge comes during a summer of soaring temperatures and torrential rains in China, with multiple cities clocking their hottest days on record and …

BEIJING, Aug 17 (ABC): Consul General of Pakistan in Shanghai Hussain Haider visited Wuxi city in China’s Jiangsu province and called on Zhao Jianjun, the Mayor of Wuxi Municipal People’s Government. The two sides agreed on the need to strengthen the bilateral trade, investment and people-to-people cooperation through enhanced dissemination of information, and facilitating greater interaction between public sector departments …

BEIJING, Aug 17 (ABC): China on Wednesday urged the United States to draw lessons from history, honor the three China-U.S. joint communiques and strictly observe the one-China principle. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a regular press briefing when asked to comment on the 40th anniversary of the August 17 Communique, one of the three China-U.S. …

BEIJING, Aug 17 (ABC): More than five million people in southwest China were facing rolling power cuts Wednesday as a heatwave creates an electricity supply crunch that has forced factories to stop work. Temperatures across Sichuan province have surpassed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in recent days, causing demand for air conditioning to spike. The region also relies heavily on …

BEIJING, Aug 17 (ABC): The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday appreciated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for his words uttered on multiple occasions on Pak-China bilateral relations and the China-Pakistan Economic Cooperation (CPEC). “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke highly of China-Pakistan relations and CPEC on multiple occasions. He is very committed to the practical cooperation between our two countries. China appreciates …

BEIJING, August 17(ABC): A nuclear reactor in southern China has been reconnected to the electricity grid more than a year after it was shut down to repair damage, its operator said. Part of Taishan nuclear power plant in Guangdong province was taken offline last July after Chinese authorities reported minor fuel rod damage and a build-up of radioactive gases at …

BEIJING, August 17(ABC): The comprehensive intensity of the regional heatwaves that have hit China since June 13 is the strongest since 1961 when the country started to keep complete meteorological records. As of Aug. 15, China had seen 64 days of regional heatwaves, topping the previous record of 62 days in 2013, according to the National Climate Center. China also …

SHENZHEN, August 16(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday called for efforts in the country’s economic powerhouses to take their due responsibilities in consolidating economic recovery. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in Shenzhen while presiding over a symposium on the economic situation. …

BEIJING, August 16(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a message of condolence to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi over a massive church fire in the country. In his message, Xi said he was shocked to learn of the church fire, which caused heavy casualties. On behalf of the Chinese government and people and in his own name, Xi expressed …

BEIJING, August 16(ABC): China’s system of multiparty cooperation and political consultation led by the Communist Party of China (CPC) has grown with the times, demonstrating distinctive strengths, a senior official said on Tuesday. The system, a new model of political party system formed in China, has become all the more clear in terms of the top-level design, said Chen Xu, …

BEIJING, August 16(ABC): A series of drought relief measures have been taken in parts of China, including southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality and central China’s Hubei Province, that have been hit by back-to-back heatwaves. Affected by the hot weather, the average precipitation since July this year in Chongqing is about half of that for the same period of previous years. Some …

BEIJING, August 16(ABC): A spokesperson of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on Tuesday announced sanctions on “Taiwan independence” diehards on a Chinese mainland’s list. In order to safeguard the peaceful development of the cross-Strait relations and the immediate interests of the people on both sides of the Strait, and resolutely punish “Taiwan independence” …

BEIJING, August 16(ABC): China will optimize the policy environment conducive to the country’s continuous economic recovery, a senior official with the country’s top economic planner said on Tuesday. “At present, there are still some prominent contradictions and problems in China’s economic operation,” Yuan Da, director of the Department of National Economy of the National Development and Reform Commission, told a …

BEIJING, Aug 15 (ABC): China’s service sector continued to recover in July, an official said Monday. Fu Linghui, spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics, said at a press conference that the services production index grew 0.6 percent year on year last month. Modern service industries witnessed good growth momentum, Fu said. Information transmission, software and information technology services and …

BEIJING, Aug 15 (ABC): An advanced seminar entitled ‘Geomatics Technology for Pakistan’ sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of China is ongoing online to help improve Pakistani scientists and officers’ expertise in geomatics. A total of 19 Pakistani experts and officers from the Society of Engineering, National Institute of Computer Sciences, University of AJ & K Muzaffarabad, etc. attended this …

BEIJING, Aug 15 (APP): Consul General of Pakistan in Shanghai, Hussain Haider has said there was a plan to establish long-term relations between Pakistani mango exporters and Chinese mango importers. The Consul General highlighted that in an interview with China Economic Net (CEN) after the great success of the 2022 Pakistan Mango Festival and Pakistan Promotion Conference held on August …

BEIJING, August 15(ABC): China said Monday it had organised fresh military drills around Taiwan, as a delegation of visiting United States lawmakers were set to meet the island’s leader just weeks after a similar trip by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi heightened fears of conflict. The unannounced two-day trip came after Beijing sent warships, missiles and jets into the waters and …

BEIJING, August 14(ABC): China on Sunday congratulated Pakistan on its diamond jubilee, 75th anniversary of Independence Day and wished Pakistan for every success and its road to peace and prosperity. Happy Birthday Pakistan, May I wish Pakistan every success and its road to peace and prosperity, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian tweeted here on China government official account. China’s …

BEIJING, August 14(ABC): An impressive flag hoisting ceremony was held at Pakistan Embassy here on Sunday to commemorate Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day. The event began with the recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque raising of the national flag. On this occasion messages by the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan were also …

BEIJING, August 13(ABC): The Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC), a rural policy bank, extended 14.9 billion yuan (about 2.21 billion U.S. dollars) in funds as of Friday to support infrastructure. The fund, established on July 20, has been funneled to 68 projects, mainly in sectors such as water conservancy, water transport and cold-chain logistics, effectively ensuring the capital requirement …

BEIJING, August 12(ABC): China has called on both Russia and Ukraine to resume negotiations and expressed concerns over the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine. “We call on all parties concerned to resume negotiations as early as possible, seek a solution to the Ukraine crisis in a cool-headed and rational fashion, address each other’s legitimate security concerns, and …

BEIING, August 12(ABC): Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin Ul Haque on Friday unveiled the replica of Minar- e-Pakistan (Tower of Pakistan) here at Chaoyang Park to further promote the all-weather friendship between Pakistan and China. Addressing the gathering, Ambassador Haque said that this is a very special national monument of Pakistan which reminds of a very important moment in the …

BEIJING, August 12(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the international community to gather consensus on promoting development, create an enabling environment and foster new driving forces for global development to jointly work for a global development partnership. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a congratulatory letter on Friday to …

BEIJING, August 12(ABC): A newly released white paper on the Taiwan question and China’s reunification has offered a scientific grasp of a new starting point for the country’s reunification. It demonstrates the confidence of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government in realizing complete reunification, their resolve in opposing separatist activities and external interference, and their unchanging …

BEIJING, August 12(ABC): China has been beefing up rail and air travel services in the summer travel rush to ensure safe trips for passengers. About 309 million railway passenger trips were made between July 1 to August 11, with average daily trips reaching around 7.365 million, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway). Some 7.2 million …

BEIJING, August 12(ABC): Revenue at Chinese telecom giant Huawei dipped by more than six percent in the first half of 2022, company figures showed Friday, as the Covid-19 pandemic and US-China trade rivalry hit sales. The company brought in 301.6 billion yuan ($44.8 billion), according to the data, a slip of 6.2 percent on the previous year. “While our device …

HEFEI, August 12(ABC): China’s geospatial industry saw a compound output growth rate of 17.5 percent in the past decade, according to a new industry report. The total output of the industry amounted to 752.4 billion yuan (about 111.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, said the report published at the ongoing 2022 Conference of Chinese Geospatial Industry and Sciences. The number …

BEIJING, August 11(ABC): China on Wednesday released a white paper to expound on the position and policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government to achieve national reunification in the new era, including the envisioning of a new special administrative region (SAR) for Taiwan. The white paper, titled “The Taiwan Question and China’s Reunification in the …

KABUL, August 11(ABC): At the center of Kabul University in Afghanistan sits a newly-built teaching building and auditorium, constructed with the help of China. With a spectacular glass wall, the four-story and modern-style complex, inaugurated last week, is expected to bolster the development of the war-torn country’s tottering education sector. Hailing the construction as an architectural success, Hamid Gholami, a …

BEIJING, August 11(ABC): Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Thursday denounced a Lithuanian official’s visit to China’s Taiwan region, warning that China will take resolute countermeasures. According to media reports, Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Agne Vaiciukeviciute arrived in Taiwan with a delegation on Aug. 7 for a five-day visit. “China strongly condemns the Lithuanian anti-China forces for …

BEIJING, August 11(ABC): China is expected to achieve its inflation control target this year as the country has several favorable conditions to maintain the overall stability of prices, according to the country’s central bank. It is expected that this year’s price increases will remain within a reasonable range, achieving the target of an average annual consumer price index (CPI) increase …

TAIYUAN, August 11(ABC): Shanxi, a major coal-producing province in north China, has made continuous advances in high-quality development over the past decade, according to a press briefing held Wednesday. Shanxi’s accumulated coal output over the past 10 years reached nearly 10 billion tonnes, accounting for about a quarter of China’s total, said Lin Wu, secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Committee …

BEIJING, August 11(ABC): China’s auto sales in July rose 29.7 percent year on year to 2.42 million units, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed Thursday. Auto sales in the January-July period totaled 14.48 million units, down 2 percent year on year, according to the data. In July alone, sales of passenger vehicles soared 40 percent year on …

BEIJING, August 9(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, sent a message of condolence on Monday to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel over explosions at a fuel storage facility in Cuba. In his message to Diaz-Canel, also first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, Xi said he was shocked …

SHANGHAI, August 9(ABC): Shanghai has made pioneering progress in its pursuit of all-around development over the past decade, according to a press briefing held Monday. The city’s GDP increased from 2.13 trillion yuan (about 314.6 billion U.S. dollars) in 2012 to 4.32 trillion yuan in 2021, and its GDP per capita rose from 14,200 dollars to 26,900 dollars, said Gong …

BEIJING, August 9(ABC): The China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) on Tuesday released a report, revealing a series of crimes committed by the United States in the Middle East and surrounding areas that seriously violated international law. Titled U.S. Commits Serious Crimes of Violating Human Rights in the Middle East and Beyond, the CSHRS report focused on Washington’s systematic …

BEIJING, August 9(ABC): China on Monday expressed firm opposition to certain countries’ attempt to distort, obscure and hollow out the one-China principle, calling such practices illegal as well as null and void. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks in response to a recent joint statement issued by foreign ministers of the United States, Australia and Japan, which reportedly …

BEIJING, August 9(ABC): The upcoming 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) will focus on environmental services for the first time, according to Beijing Capital Group Exhibitions & Events, one of the event’s organizers. Focusing on such areas as low-carbon energy, carbon economy, carbon neutrality and green technology, the fair will showcase the most recent achievements and technology …

BEIJING, August 8(ABC): China carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday, Beijing said, defying calls to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Beijing has raged at the trip by Pelosi — the highest-ranking elected US official to visit Taiwan in decades — ripping up a series …

WUHAN, August 6(ABC): The Three Gorges Project Museum fully opened to the public for the first time on Friday in Yichang City, central China’s Hubei Province. The museum, about 1 km away from the Three Gorges Dam, covers a total area of 150,000 square meters. It has a building area of 21,000 square meters and an indoor exhibition area of …