BEIJING: The first phase of the eastern route of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project has benefited more than 68 million people in east China’s Shandong Province in its decade-long operation, China South-to-North Water Diversion Co., Ltd. said Wednesday. It has transferred 6.14 billion cubic meters of water to Shandong since it began supplying water in November 2013, according to the …

BEIJING: As two major upcoming winter sports events are to be held in Beijing, athletes and coaches have expressed their expectations of a strong showing on home ice and snow. Gao Tingyu, men’s 500m speed skating gold medalist at the Beijing Winter Olympics, will return to the National Speed Skating Oval, known as the Ice Ribbon, after a one-season break …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping is in San Francisco for a high-stakes summit with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, seeking the way forward for the strained ties between the world’s two largest economies. It is a coincidence that San Francisco was the first stop of Xi’s maiden trip to the United States decades ago. In the spring of 1985, Xi, …

BEIJING: China’s retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country’s consumption strength, climbed at a faster pace of 7.6 percent year on year in October, official data showed Wednesday. The increase, the fastest since May this year, accelerated from a rise of 5.5 percent registered in September, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to …

SHILLONG, India: Feel a touch of spring in winter time! You can’t miss the cherry blossoms in Shillong city of India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya. Picture taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows cherry trees in blossom in Shillong city of India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya. (Str/Xinhua) Picture taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows cherry trees in blossom in Shillong city …

BAMYAN, Afghanistan: Inhaling fresh air to take a sigh of relief, Afghan teenager Atiqullah Amiri muttered that playing football at the giant Buddha relics site could inspire onlookers to preserve the cultural heritage and the monuments in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan Province. “We have arranged a football competition on the dusty ground in front of the Buddha to attract the attention …

SANYA: The 2nd Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Agriculture is held in Sanya from Monday to Wednesday. To help Africa modernize its agriculture, China plans to help African countries promote better agricultural varieties and techniques, increase agricultural mechanization and improve the per-unit yield of major crops. Participants of the 2nd Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Agriculture plant trees while visiting …

SAN FRANCISCO: In the iconic cityscape of San Francisco, a meeting of global consequence is set to unfold soon as Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden are going to have their first vis-a-vis sit-down since their last meeting in Bali, Indonesia, a year ago. The international community watches with bated breath, recognizing the weight of this meeting …

BEIJING: The overall rigid demand for residential housing and the needs of those who wish to improve their housing conditions in China remained sufficient, a spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) told a press conference Wednesday. As various regions and departments further implement supportive measures for the property sector, and a new property development model gradually takes shape, …

SAN FRANCISCO: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday arrived in San Francisco for a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, and to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting. He was received by California Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other U.S. representatives at San Francisco International Airport.

ABU DHABI: The much awaited 7th edition of Abu Dhabi T10 is just around the corner and cricket frenzy fans in the region will be delighted to know that the tickets for cricket’s fastest format are now available for sale for just AED 10. Tickets can be purchased online. Abu Dhabi T10 is partnering with Q-Tickets as their exclusive ticketing …

Afghanistan’s acting commerce minister met Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani in Islamabad this week to discuss trade and how the thousands of Afghan citizens Pakistan is expelling could take cash and other assets back to their homeland. The visit took place less than a week after caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar pinned the recent surge in terrorist attacks on …

Pakistan could not attain targets of the power sector’s circular debt and primary balance surplus, set by the IMF, citing sources. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has expressed concern over failure in meeting the target of circular debt in power sector and primary balance surplus, sources said. The primary balance surplus remained Rs. 400 billion instead of 417 billion …

Former singer, Rabi Pirzada, recently directed criticism at Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, urging her to raise her voice against Israel’s actions in Gaza. Sharing a poignant video illustrating the harrowing realities of Israel’s operations in Gaza, Pirzada emphasized the relentless brutality faced by Palestinians. In a heartfelt message accompanying the video, Ms Pirzada expressed her despair, questioning the world’s inaction …

The Islamabad High Court has issued a stay order on the jail trial of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the cipher case. The court passed this order while hearing appeals against the jail trial of the former prime minister and seeking an open court trial as well as the appointment of the Official Secrets Act special court judge. Justice Miangul …

Team Director Mickey Arthur is expected to be removed following Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the ICC World Cup 2023 According to the sources, besides Arthur, the potential dismissals may also include head coach Grant Bradburn and batting coach Andrew Puttick. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is keen on appointing domestic coaches for the national team to enhance the state of …

The caretaker Minister for Health Doctor Nadeem Jan has taken notice of the sale of non-registered and banned disposable syringes across the country. The minister has directed relevant officials to initiate action against the manufacturing, import, and sale of banned conventional disposable syringes. Furthermore, the minister has ordered that the stock of such syringes should be seized and legal action …

Zaka Ashraf, Chairman of the PCB Management Committee, has concluded his consultation meeting with senior cricketers. According to sources, the Chairman sought the views of the Sports Adviser Punjab, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Hafeez, and Sohail Tanveer. The former cricketers provided crucial input during a significant meeting with the Chairman PCB Management Committee, Zaka Ashraf, offering valuable suggestions. Moreover, the selection …

Pakistan: Pakistan on Monday opened three new border crossings to expedite the deportation of Afghans living in the country illegally, officials said. Nearly 300,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks since authorities started arresting and deporting foreign nationals without papers after the Oct. 31 deadline for migrants without legal status to leave the country voluntarily. The expulsions mostly affect …

Afghanistan urged Pakistan on Tuesday to release thousands of containers of imports it said were stuck at Karachi port since Islamabad clamped down on transnational cargo. Pakistan authorities say they have lost millions of dollars in taxes because goods are being sent duty-free from its ports to land-locked Afghanistan, and then smuggled back across the border. Afghan authorities say Pakistan …

XI’AN: A captivating 14-second jump-cut video showing an actress seamlessly changing into various roles from traditional Chinese opera has rapidly gained online attention. With over a million views and tens of thousands of likes, this video has introduced netizens to the rare national intangible cultural heritage known as Han Diao Guangguang. This localized style of Qinqiang Opera from Shaanxi Province, …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Tuesday for a China-U.S. summit meeting and the 30th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in San Francisco at the invitation of U.S. President Joe Biden. Xi’s entourage includes Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the …

SAN FRANCISCO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday that recent U.S.-China engagements have moved the two sides “along the right path.” “Responsibly managing the U.S.-China economic relationship” has been “a key priority” throughout her time in San Francisco, Yellen told reporters at a press conference following the conclusion of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers’ Meeting. Yellen noted …

ADDIS ABABA: Countries in the Horn of Africa are facing severe challenges as extreme weather events and food insecurity persist, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The WHO, in its latest Horn of Africa food insecurity and health situation report issued Monday, warned that Horn of Africa countries are grappling with a combination of extreme weather events, widespread food …

SHANGHAI: A team of Chinese scientists has confirmed the first live birth of a monkey that contains a high proportion of cells derived from a monkey stem cell line, which paves the way for scientists to use chimeric primates to study human diseases. The experiment demonstrated that the monkey stem cells, a type of cell able to develop into many …

BEIJING: When young American violinist Davyd Booth joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1973, he likely couldn’t have imagined that the orchestra and he would become closely intertwined with China in the following 50 years and beyond. In September 1973, the Philadelphia Orchestra became the first American orchestra to visit China since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The …

HAIKOU: Nestled in the picturesque Baishamen Park in Haikou, the capital of south China’s island province of Hainan, “Island Delights” is a handicraft shop with a collection of distinctive Hainan-themed handmade items and artworks, attracting a steady stream of passers-by. The owner of the shop is an American expatriate named Nicki Johnson, who is known as Xie Min among the …

LHASA: For Tibetan children like Ngogyan Tenzin who are from ordinary families, “going to school” was something highly unlikely several decades ago. In old Xizang, where the illiteracy rate exceeded 95 percent among young people, access to education was predominantly limited to the privileged aristocracy. Hailing from Nyemo County, located over 130 km from Lhasa, capital city of southwest China’s …

HOHHOT: The net profit of Chinese dairy giant Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. surged by 16.36 percent to 9.38 billion yuan (about 1.31 billion U.S. dollars) in the first three quarters of 2023, the company said in its financial report. It generated revenue of 97.09 billion yuan, up 3.84 percent year on year, during the period. Sales volume growth, material …

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, sent a congratulatory letter to the 2023 annual conference of the summit for entrepreneurs across the Taiwan Strait. The annual conference, which marks the 10th anniversary of the cross-Strait entrepreneurs summit, opened on Tuesday in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province. The summit serves as a …

“The Chinese and American people are both great people, and our friendship is not only a valuable asset but also an important foundation for the development of bilateral relations,” Xi wrote in a letter to Sarah Lande. Xi Jinping (L) presents the granddaughter of his old friend Sarah Lande with a panda doll in Muscatine, a small city in Iowa, …

LHASA: The county of Damxung, meaning “carefully selected pasture” in Tibetan language, is located at the southern foothill of the Nyainqentanglha Range in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, with an average elevation of about 4,200 meters. Each September, 33-year-old villager Yonten and other herders migrate north to the lower winter pastures, to escape from the extreme cold and oxygen deficit …

BEIJING: China has launched the world’s first ultra-high-speed next-generation Internet backbone with a bandwidth of 1,200G bits per second (1.2T), according to a press conference held at the Tsinghua University in Beijing on Monday. The ultra-high-speed next-generation Internet backbone, jointly developed by the Tsinghua University, China Mobile, HUAWEI and CERNET.com Corporation, boasts a total transmission network spanning more than 3,000 …

BEIJING: Over the past year, global observers of China-U.S. relations have experienced a mood swing from a state of optimism to one of concern. In November 2022, the heads of state of the two countries reached inspiring common understandings on bilateral ties in Bali, Indonesia. However, the subsequent U.S. crackdown on Chinese technology, disregard for China’s red line on the …

NARSINGDI, Bangladesh: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the South Asian country’s largest and first-ever green fertilizer factory as construction work of the Ghorashal-Polash Urea Fertilizer Project is completed. Construction of the project started in 2020, and the China National Chemical Engineering & Construction Corporation Seven Ltd. (CC7), in collaboration with its Japanese partner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), had …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to San Francisco on Tuesday for a high-stakes summit with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, seeking the way forward for the strained ties between the world’s two largest economies. It is a coincidence that San Francisco was the first stop of Xi’s maiden trip to the United States decades ago. In the spring …

The White House’s confirmation of Xi-Biden meeting in San Francisco next week has become hot topic in the international media which has also swayed the social media around the globe. Since this meeting has strategic significance in terms of revival of socio-economic relations, removal of consequential geopolitical barriers and converging geostrategic trans-regional spheres, hopefully both leaders will try to stabilize …

By Qian Yongwen, Jie Wenjin and Song Duer Edited by Hou Weili and Cheng Li Credit: Xinjiang Daily Maynur Niyaz is a household name across Xinjiang in northwestern China. A Uygur gynecologist from the People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Maynur has won widespread acclaim and respect for her dedication to patients and pioneering work in screening cervical cancer …

Photo taken on November 1, 2023 shows Maynur Niyaz (C) looks at a patient’s medical image with her team. (Photo by Qin Meihua） By Hou Weili, Qian Yongwen and Song Duer Edited by Cheng Li and Jie Wenjin Credit: Xinjiang Daily Maynur Niyaz, although retired, is still full of vigor and seems always ready to take care of a patient. …

BEIJING/BAODING, Hebei: Two days after the Chinese solar term of the Beginning of Winter, President Xi Jinping came to the areas flooded this summer in Beijing and neighboring Hebei Province, visiting affected people and inspecting post-disaster reconstruction. It was a tightly-scheduled inspection trip. On Friday, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman …