BEIJING: A thread-bound edition of the first two volumes of “Selected Works of Xi Jinping” has been published. The latest edition, printed in traditional Chinese characters, follows the publishing of the first two volumes of the book series in standard Chinese language by the People’s Publishing House in April. It stands as a valuable edition suitable for both study and …

HAIKOU: Fu Yaohui is a teacher at the special education school in Haikou. Since 2004, Fu has been engaged in special education for students with intellectual disabilities, cultivating their basic skills to adapt to life. Every day, Fu arrives at school early and accompanies the students with patience and encouragement. “I want my students to be self-reliant,” she said. In …

GUIDING: Yanjiao teaching point is a “micro primary school” located in a flat area among mountains in southwest China’s Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up in the …

URUMQI: What does it take to complete the successful cultivation and harvesting of cotton on fields spanning over 300 mu (20 hectares)? Arkin Reyim, a cotton farmer from Yuli County in the Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has the answer: some agricultural machinery and intelligent equipment. Located on the northern edge of the Taklimakan Desert, …

URUMQI: The Kazak ethnic group of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that once led a nomadic life in the pastoral areas of Suoerbasitao has now discovered newfound fortune through modern pursuits like camping, photography and livestreaming. Muxtar, a herder from Suoerbasitao, located about 100 km from the regional capital Urumqi, has been welcoming guests since 2017, offering accommodation to …

NEW DELHI: The African Union (AU) celebrated its founding anniversary Saturday, marking its creation in 1999. This year, the joy was doubled as the AU became a new Group of 20 (G20) member on the same day. “It’s finally Africa’s time,” many Africans said on social media, echoing “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” the official song of the 2010 …

XI’AN: Xue Anquan, Party chief of Xiaopo Village, recalls the days when the locals suffered from poverty, plagued by the difficulty of growing crops on the saline-alkali land along the bank of the Yellow River. “In 1998, our village’s per capita annual income was less than 500 yuan (about 69.3 U.S. dollars),” said Xue. However, this village in Dali County, …

HONG KONG: The geologists at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have received a set of precious research samples, the lunar soil brought back by China’s Chang’e-5 mission. “I was very excited when I learned that we could get the lunar samples to Hong Kong,” Qian Yuqi, a postdoctoral fellow from the university’s Department of Earth Sciences, told Xinhua in …

JAKARTA: The opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational and Cultural Exchange Base, along with the first Open Day for Rail Enthusiasts event, was held in Indonesia’s Bandung on Saturday. Nearly 500 people, including railway enthusiasts and students from across Indonesia, attended the event, which was the first occasion for Indonesian people to step …

DHAKA: This is a “historic moment,” Bangladeshi lawmaker Saifuzzaman Shikhar told Xinhua, adding that “I’m crossing the Padma Bridge by train. It was a matter of our past dreams. But it is a reality today.” The train that Shikhar mentioned is the first train on a newly constructed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) railway line on Bangladesh’s largest Chinese-built Padma …

YINCHUAN: Shapotou, which translates to “high sand dunes,” is a district in Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, where the Tengger Desert and the Yellow River, China’s second-longest river, meet. The Yellow River had run intermittently through the area until a vast dredging project kicked off in 2021, which aimed to connect 22 lakes and five drainage channels. …

NANCHANG: Nineteen years ago, Bao Caisheng made a bold trip to Beijing with just over 100,000 yuan (about 13,860 U.S. dollars) he had scraped together, betting everything on his baking skills. He set up business in the national capital, selling a few baked goods of his own creation. Before long, his delicious pastries had drawn a loyal following, allowing him …

CHANGZHOU, China: South Korean standout An Se-young defeated Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi to take the women’s singles crown at the Badminton China Open here on Sunday, while world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark clinched the men’s singles gold by overcoming China’s Lu Guangzu. An, the newly-crowned world champion, dominated second-seeded Yamaguchi 21-10 in the first game and took the second …

SHANGHAI: The order quantity for China’s homegrown C919 jet has reached 1,061, said He Dongfeng, board chairman of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), at Sunday’s 16th Pujiang Innovation Forum. According to the aircraft maker, which developed the C919 and ARJ21 jetliners, China’s domestically-produced passenger aircraft sector has initially formed a product lineup ranging from regional aircraft, short- …

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Saturday said Pakistan is working on proactive diplomacy and its relations with other countries are getting better. He was addressing a news conference flanked by Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti, Information Minister Murtaza Solangi, IT Minister Dr Umar Saif, Law Minister Ahmed Irfan Aslam, and SAPM on Overseas Pakistanis, Jawad Sohrab Malik …

Pakistani star Ayeza Khan recently took to Instagram to share her sentiments as she wrapped up shooting for her upcoming show, Mein. In a heartfelt post accompanied by a picture and a video featuring her co-star Wahaj Ali, Ayeza expressed her gratitude towards the entire team, especially director Badar Mehmood and her co-star Wahaj, for an unforgettable journey. In the …

At least six people were killed and more than 30 were injured on Sunday as a bus carrying pilgrims near the Khanqan Dogran Sheikhupura motorway met with an accident. A spokesperson of the district administration of Sheikhupura said that the accident occurred due to high speed, overloading and negligence of the driver. He added that the driver fled the scene …

In a recent study on marriage trends in Pakistan, it has come to light that approximately two-thirds of all marriages in the country are between cousins. The study, conducted by BMC Women’s Health, a platform dedicated to women’s health issues, has highlighted that Pakistan may have one of the highest rates of cousin marriages in the world. Meanwhile, the organisation …

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a recovery drive against tax defaulters in all major cities of the country. Sources told ProPakistani that the decision has been taken at the highest level to recover outstanding dues against the tax defaulters under the enforcement exercise of the FBR. In this regard, the FBR has compiled a list of nearly …

Wasim Akram has termed his tussle with Waqar Younis from their playing days as a ‘healthy competition’ while he admitted that bad blood was present between the two pacers in the old times. Cricket legend Wasim Akram recently shed light on his once-famous rivalry with fellow pace bowler Waqar Younis. Wasim Akram revealed that the fierce competition to outdo each …

Acne is the most common skin related issue faced by both men and women, and can erupt at any age and in any part of the body. It is a condition that occurs when hair follicles plug with oil and dead skin cells, according to Mayo Clinic, leading to whiteheads, blackheads, pus-filled pimples, or red bumps. While a balanced diet …

Afghan Taliban criticised the closure of its main border crossing with Pakistan this week after clashes between security forces, saying the halt in trade would see heavy losses for businesses. The busy Torkham border crossing closed on Wednesday after Pakistani and Afghan Taliban forces started firing at each other, according to local officials. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan deems the …

US Senator Chris Van Hollen Sunday said the US President Joe Biden-led administration has no intentions of interfering in the internal politics of Pakistan and denied all allegations of political engineering. “I have been in contact with the Biden administration for a long time and can confidently say that there was no attempt made to engineer anything related to Pakistani …

BEIJING: A compilation of excerpts from discourses by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the work related to the working class and trade unions has been published by the Central Party Literature Press. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at …

NEW DELHI: Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here Sunday that China and Britain should properly handle disagreements, respect each other’s core interests and major concerns. Both China and Britain are major world economies, closely linked economically, Li said when meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit. Both sides should strive …

BEIJING: China’s National Meteorological Center on Sunday evening renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms as heavy downpours are expected to lash parts of China. From 8 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday, heavy rainfall is forecast to hit parts of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hubei, and Henan, said the center. Some areas of these regions may experience heavy …

HARBIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for comprehensively enhancing the troops’ combat readiness during an inspection of a group army headquartered in the country’s northeast. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when inspecting the 78th Group Army on Friday. Xi met with representatives …

InPics: A 39-year-old shepherd on the Pamir Plateau Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin and his sheepdogs are seen at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang) TAXKORGAN, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — At the foot of Mount Muztagata, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a natural grassland has attracted sheepherders …

ACCRA: The 12th Chinese medical team dispatched to Ghana on Friday began a three-day free clinical service for more than 100 Ghanaian workers, and residents of a low-income community in Ghana’s Eastern Region. The beneficiaries include local employees of Sinohydro, a Chinese state-owned company, and low-income residents in the Akuse community who have been struggling to pay their medical bills. …

TAIYUAN: Beijing-based editor Bi Yumin traveled 400 km by train to a mountainous small city, only to meet her idol Liu Cixin. In a week’s stay in Yangquan, north China’s Shanxi Province, she went to the newly-built Liu Cixin Studio in the downtown area, visited the Niangziguan Power Plant where Liu used to work as an engineer, and paid a …

XIAMEN: Amidst the bustling exhibition halls of the 23rd China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), the spotlight was firmly on the new energy vehicles (NEVs) exhibited by numerous Chinese companies. Whether it’s a sleek electric sports car, an eco-friendly public bus, or an efficient logistics vehicle, the array of new energy products has showcased “significant business opportunities in …

NAIROBI: Washington’s irrational use of military power to dominate and intimidate other countries has disrupted world peace and order, a Kenyan scholar has said recently. Historically, U.S. military hegemony has sown seeds of discord, leading to deaths and the destruction of livelihoods and international order, said Dennis Munene, executive director of the China-Africa Center at the Africa Policy Institute, a …

LHASA: From January to July, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region has inked 740 investment projects, with an actual investment of 34.32 billion yuan (about 4.76 billion U.S. dollars), according to local authorities. In the first seven months of this year, Tibet’s fixed asset investment reached nearly 19.72 billion yuan, providing employment for 7,997 people within the region and generating labor …

BEIJING: China imported 71.65 million tonnes of soybeans in the first eight months of this year, up 17.9 percent from a year earlier, customs data showed. In August alone, the country’s soybean imports reached 9.36 million tonnes, down from 9.73 million tonnes in July and 10.27 million tonnes in June but more than the 7.17 million tonnes imported in the …

BEIJING: China’s top intellectual property (IP) regulator this week hosted a new training program for agricultural scientists, aiming to educate them on how to protect their innovative research achievements through patents. More than 200 agricultural sci-tech workers nationwide participated in the two-day program, which concluded on Friday at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the country’s highest academic institution for …

BEIJING: China’s logistics sector saw steady performance in August, industry data showed. The index tracking the country’s logistics market performance stood at 50.3 percent last month, down 0.6 percentage points from July, according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP). A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below reflects contraction. China’s logistics sector remained stable in August, …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a meeting on promoting the full revitalization of northeast China in the new era. The meeting was held in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on Sept. 7. Xi delivered an important speech. He stressed that to revitalize …

HARBIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for comprehensively enhancing the troops’ combat readiness during an inspection of a group army headquartered in the country’s northeast. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when inspecting the 78th Group Army on Friday. Xi met with representatives …

NEW DELHI: The world is undergoing a difficult period of complex and volatile development, and as the difficulties intensify, there is an increasing need to strengthen confidence and enhance expectations for the future, take a long-term view and actively respond to difficulties and challenges, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday. Throughout the history of human civilization, in good times …

BEIJING: Chinese villagers flocked to watch football games with great happiness on their faces, just like a China’s Spring Festival travel rush in summer, which deeply impressed Hu Zhaoheng, a representative of the English Premier League (EPL) in July this year. It was the first time for Hu to watch China’s village football tournament nicknamed “Cun Chao”. Hu said, “Actually, …