BEIJING, June 11 (ABC): China’s investment in new water conservancy projects totaled 414.4 billion yuan (about 61.86 billion U.S. dollars) in the first five months of the year, Wei Shanzhong, vice minister of water resources, told a press conference on Friday. China is expected to complete investments worth more than 800 billion yuan in water conservancy construction this year, Wei …

BEIJING, June 11 (ABC): China continued to be the leading growth market for cloud infrastructure services expenditure in the first quarter of 2022, according to a report by the technology market research firm Canalys. Such expenditure on the Chinese mainland hit 7.3 billion U.S. dollars in the first three months, up 21 percent from a year ago, said Canalys. The …

BEIJING, June 11 (ABC): Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday talked with President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid in a phone conversation. Wang said that the current session of the UN General Assembly has overcome disruptions and achieved fruitful results, injected new impetus into improving global governance, promoted unity among …

BEIJING, June 11 (ABC): Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau pledged to strengthen cooperation and promote the stable development of bilateral ties on Friday. The consensus was reached when the two foreign ministers held the third plenary session of China-Poland Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee via video link. Wang said China is willing to …

SINGAPORE, June 11(ABC): Beijing will “not hesitate to start a war” if Taiwan declares independence, China s defence minister warned his US counterpart Friday, the latest salvo between the superpowers over the island. The warning from Wei Fenghe came as he held his first face-to-face meeting with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security …

CHENGDU, June 10 (ABC): President Xi Jinping stressed maintaining stable economic development and overall social stability during his inspection in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, underscored resolutely implementing the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee and adhering to the …

NANNING, June 10 (ABC): Trade between China and members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has seen steady growth since the trade agreement took effect at the beginning of this year, the latest official data showed. According to the General Administration of Customs (GAC), China’s trade with the other 14 member states expanded 6.9 percent year on year to …

BEIJING, June 10 (ABC): China’s top political advisor Wang Yang met on Thursday with Taiwan participants in a cross-Strait seminar with the theme of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Wang, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee, stressed the significance of discussions between representatives of the Chinese mainland and Taiwan on national rejuvenation and reunification. Wang, …

BEIJING, June 10 (ABC): A level-IV national emergency response has been activated after two earthquakes hit southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Friday. A 5.8-magnitude quake first struck the Maerkang City of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture at 00:03 a.m. Friday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, at a depth of 10 …

BEIJING, June 10 (ABC): The United States should immediately correct its erroneous act of selling arms to Taiwan and cease playing with fire when it comes to Taiwan-related issues, a Chinese spokesperson said on Thursday. Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks in response to the decision of the relevant U.S. department to …

BEIJING, June 10 (ABC): China’s foreign trade rebounded in May, a sign of overall recovery as the government’s policy package to stabilize the economy while containing COVID-19 resurgences started to pay off. The country’s total imports and exports went up 9.6 percent year on year to 3.45 trillion yuan last month on top of April’s 0.1-percent expansion, official data showed …

BEIJING, June 8 (ABC): World Oceans Day that falls on Wednesday this year provides an opportunity for countries around the world to celebrate the importance of the ocean and to ponder how to interact with it in a sustainable manner. With a coastline stretching around 32,000 km, China has had its past and future entwined with the ocean. In President …

BEIJING, June 8 (ABC): The scale of China’s foreign-trade order outflow is manageable and its impact is limited, said the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday. Since the beginning of this year, part of the foreign-trade orders that returned to China last year have flowed out again as production in neighboring countries has gradually recovered, Li Xingqian, an official with the …

BEIJING, June 8 (ABC): China has been paying close attention to the current difficulties and challenges Sri Lanka faces and assisting the country within its capacity, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a daily news briefing when answering a relevant query. According to Zhao, China has announced emergency humanitarian assistance worth 500 …

NUR-SULTAN, June 8 (ABC): Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov agreed here on Tuesday on a wide range of areas where the two countries will deepen cooperation. Under the guidance of the two heads of state, China-Turkmenistan strategic partnership has shown new momentum, achieved new breakthroughs, and yielded …

BEIJING, June 8 (ABC): The China Development Bank (CDB), one of the country’s policy banks, extended 30.6 billion yuan (about 4.59 billion U.S. dollars) in loans in the first five months to support the country’s agriculture sector. The loans went toward agricultural infrastructure construction, seed industry and rural industries, the CDB said. In the next step, the bank has pledged …

BEIJING, June 8 (ABC): In the face of increasing external and internal disruption factors, China has adopted a slew of targeted measures to bolster the growth of its foreign trade sector. In an effort to help foreign trade firms navigate difficulties, the State Council, China’s cabinet, issued a guideline last month to improve services and provide more financial and fiscal …

BEIJING, June 7 (ABC): China’s national college entrance exam, or Gaokao, kicked off on Tuesday. A record 11.93 million students across the country have registered for this year’s exam. Chinese President Xi Jinping has on many occasions shared his insights on higher education, from building world-class universities to suggestions on how to spend the years on campus. The following are …

BEIJING, June 7 (ABC): After taking pictures with his family at the gate of Dacheng Middle School in Beijing, Wang Junkun had his temperature taken, showed his exam admission ticket, and walked into the school at 8:10 a.m. to take the annual college entrance exam in China. Senior high candidates like Wang have spent most of the past three years …

BEIJING, June 7 (ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed further smoothing transportation and logistics to ensure the operation of market entities and stabilize the economy. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while inspecting the Ministry of Transport on Monday, urging efforts to …

XINING, June 7 (ABC): China has approved a plan to establish a national park at Qinghai Lake in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, local authorities said Tuesday. Gao Jingyu, deputy director of the protection and utilization administration in the Qinghai Lake scenic area, said that the administration will strive to complete the establishment of the Qinghai Lake National Park in 2024. …

BEIJING, June 7 (ABC): China owns nearly 40 percent of the standard essential patents for 5G technology, staying at the top of the world rankings, according to a new report by the National Intellectual Property Administration. More than 210,000 standard-essential patents for 5G are declared worldwide at present, involving almost 47,000 patent families. China has declared 18,728 patent families, accounting …

BEIJING, June 07 (ABC): China will advance cold storage facilities construction in agricultural producing areas to better serve the rural industry and raise farmers’ incomes, said a circular issued on Monday. Market entities will be encouraged to establish and renovate cold chain distribution centers in producing places, said the circular jointly released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs …

BEIJING, June 07(ABC): A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson lashed out at the United States on Monday, saying that the United States has been engaging in “coercion diplomacy” and that China is ready to work with all countries upholding justice to oppose all forms of coercive acts around the world. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a daily press briefing …

SHENYANG, June 06 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday urged efforts to build a beautiful China in which humanity and nature coexist in harmony and contribute more to jointly constructing a clean and beautiful world. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in …

BEIJING, June 6 (ABC): China’s paper-making industry reported steady output growth in the first four months of the year, official data shows. The country’s machine-made paper and paperboard output totaled 44.31 million tonnes from January to April, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The reading was up 0.3 percent from the same period in the previous year, …

BEIJING, June 6 (ABC): The Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank), a state-owned policy bank, has issued financial bonds worth 5 billion yuan (about 749.7 million U.S. dollars) to facilitate the resumption of production and work in Shanghai. With a one-year maturity and an interest rate of 1.79 percent, the bonds were issued in the interbank bond market. The subscription …

SHENZHEN, June 6 (ABC): The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen plans to build 20 advanced manufacturing industrial parks for strategic emerging sectors and industries of the future. The 20 industrial parks will cover a total area of 300 square kilometers in the districts of Bao’an, Guangming, Longhua, Longgang, Pingshan, and Shenshan, the municipal government announced on Monday. The move aims …

BEIJING, June 6 (ABC): Chinese enterprises’ investment in science and technology has continued to increase over the past decade, an official said Monday. Investment in science and technology by enterprises accounted for more than 76 percent of the country’s total research and development investment, said Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang at a press conference. The number of China’s …

BEIJING, June 6 (ABC): China’s National Meteorological Center on Monday renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms in various parts of the country. From 2 p.m. Monday to 2 p.m. Tuesday, heavy downpours are expected to lash parts of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Yunnan and Liaoning, and some areas may experience up to 180 millimeters of rainfall. Some of …

BEIJING, June 5 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou exchanged congratulatory messages on Sunday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Xi pointed out that for half a century the two sides, with a historical perspective, have been keeping with the trend of the times, firmly supported each …

BEIJING, June 5 (ABC): Following a contraction in the previous month, China’s e-commerce logistics sector rebounded in May largely due to preventative measures against the COVID-19 epidemic, industry data showed. The index tracking e-commerce logistics activities stood at 104.3 points in the period, up 2.1 points from April, according to a survey jointly undertaken by the China Federation of Logistics …

BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) — China’s warehouse storage sector expanded in May, according to a survey jointly released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and CMST Development Co., Ltd. The index tracking the sector’s development rose 3.7 percentage points from April to 50.2 percent, putting it back in the expansion range, the survey showed. A reading above 50 …

BEIJING, June 5 (ABC): China’s second-hand housing market regained some lost ground last month as the country eases financing and restrictions for home buyers, according to a report by the Beike Research Institute. In May, the sales volume of previously-owned homes in 50 cities rose by about 14 percent from a month ago, according to the report. More than 80 …

BEIJING, June 05 (ABC): Beijing has issued an action plan to gear up business operation and consumption as the epidemic eases in the city. According to the plan announced by the Beijing Municipal Government on Thursday, the Chinese capital will upgrade its “white list” of key enterprises in line with different classifications and dynamic management. It aims to facilitate the …

URUMQI, June 05 (ABC): The Tarim Desert Road, which traverses the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has been turned into a zero-carbon one, thanks to a transformation project completed Thursday for the irrigation system along its shelterbelt. After the transformation project, shrubs along the road are now irrigated with the help of solar power-fueled pumps, instead …

BEIJING, June 4 (ABC): It has been 18 years since the establishment of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. Under the guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of Arab countries, the China-Arab strategic partnership has achieved remarkable progress and grown even closer, stronger and deeper in recent years. The following are some highlights of Xi’s remarks delivered at the …

BEIJING, June 04 (ABC): China’s internet security consulting services market registered robust growth in 2021 and is expected to continue steady expansion in the coming years, an industry report shows. Last year, the market size was about 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, soaring 42 percent year on year, said the report from the global market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). …

BEIJING, June 4 (ABC): The State Grid Corporation of China said that it will invest an all-time high of more than 500 billion yuan (about 74.5 billion U.S. dollars) in power grid projects in 2022 to help bolster the country’s economic growth amid the COVID-19 epidemic. The input is expected to drive more than 1 trillion yuan in investment from …

BEIJING, June 4 (ABC): The Agricultural Bank of China, one of the country’s largest commercial lenders, has scaled up support for the manufacturing sector. By the end of April, the bank’s outstanding loans to the manufacturing industry exceeded 2 trillion yuan (about 298 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of nearly 16 percent compared with the beginning of the year, according …