In this file photo taken on July 3, 2020, a high-resolution multi-mode imaging satellite is launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province. (PHOTO / FOR CHINA DAILY) BEIJING – China's high-resolution multi-mode imaging satellite has been officially put into use, according to the China National Space Administration Thursday. This is China's first […]
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses the sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Jan 18, 2022. Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Li […]
TEHRAN – As their foreign ministers exchanged visits to deepen their partnership in the past year, Iran and China are now "facing a new horizon of cooperation," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Khatibzadeh said besides the geographical proximity between Iran and China, it is history, […]
President Xi Jinping sent a message of sympathy on Wednesday to King Tupou VI of Tonga over the nation's suffering from a volcanic eruption and tsunami, saying that China will do its best to help the people of the Pacific island country get through the disaster and rebuild their homes. Premier Li Keqiang also sent […]
Smoother circulation urged to meet people's needs during Spring Festival An excavator is seen unloading coal from a freight train at a port in Tangshan, Hebei province, in February. (PHOTO / XINHUA) China will further strengthen the supply of coal, electricity, oil, gas, transportation services and market goods, especially during the upcoming Spring Festival, to […]
HONG KONG – The United States and China should engage in healthy competition and maximize cooperation, speakers at the Hong Kong Forum on US-China Relations said on Wednesday. Forum participants also pointed out that although some US officials have touted the idea of "decoupling" with China, the deep integration of US-China economic and trade relations […]
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, on Thursday exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of China-Belarus diplomatic relations. In his message, Xi pointed out that over the past 30 years, China-Belarus relations have been forging ahead, with the traditional friendship between the two countries growing stronger […]
Lockdown in Xi'an could be nearing end as no further infections found An epidemic prevention worker guides students returning to their hometowns at Xi'an Railway Station in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Tuesday, when the city registered no new confirmed COVID-19 cases. (YUAN JINGZHI / FOR CHINA DAILY) Beijing reported five new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, […]
A new biweekly television show featuring the work of Shanghai's municipal advisory body was launched on Sunday ahead of the opening of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Shanghai Committee's annual session on Wednesday. In the first episode of the show, Consultation on the Front Line, broadcast by Shanghai Television, Xing Bangzhi, deputy secretary-general of […]
China published a slew of directives on regulating and guiding the "healthy and sustainable development" of the platform economy. (PHOTO / IC) China published a slew of directives on regulating and guiding the "healthy and sustainable development" of the platform economy on Wednesday. The 19-point notice, which was issued by nine central government organs led […]
This undated photo shows Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. (PHOTO/FMPRC.GOV.CN) BEIJING – A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday that China is deeply shocked by and strongly opposes remarks from Slovenian leaders supporting "Taiwan Independence" in blatant violation of the one-China principle. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a daily press briefing […]
The Olympic flame for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is on display in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec 29, 2021. (PHOTO / IC) BEIJING – Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Wednesday confirmed that China has granted visas to some US government officials for the Beijing Winter Olympics. In response to a related […]
A medical worker collects a swab sample from a child at a COVID-19 testing site in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, Dec 21, 2021. (SHAO RUI / XINHUA) BEIJING – The Chinese mainland recorded 55 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections over the past day, a considerable drop compared with 127 newly reported a day earlier. Across […]
This undated photo shows Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – A Chinese mainland spokesperson has refuted the separatist propaganda relentlessly pushed by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority. Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks on Tuesday while responding […]
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses the sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Jan 18, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, […]
A graduating student searches for job opportunities at a job matching fair at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, March 16, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – In an effort to consolidate its poverty elimination achievements, China will strive to ensure that at least 30 million people who have been lifted out of poverty are employed […]
This image released by China National Space Administration on Dec 4, 2020 shows China's national flag unfurled from the Chang'e-5 probe on the moon. The image was taken by a panoramic camera installed on the lander-ascender combination of the probe, before the ascender blasted off from the moon with lunar samples. (CNSA / HANDOUT VIA […]
The Xujiayao site and the reconstructed skull of Xujiayao Man (PHOTO / INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY) An international team led by Chinese paleoanthropologists recently discovered a species of early hominin with the largest cranial capacity in the late Middle Pleistocene, dating back 160,000 to 200,000 years ago. Their study was based on skull […]
Parents in Fuzhou, Fujian province, receive digital hongbao from their son. (PHOTO / XINHUA) These days, celebrating the most traditional holiday in China, Spring Festival, requires more than family reunion dinners, visiting relatives and watching festive television programs, as the younger generation is elevating the family get-together with new ideas. With decorations to be hung, […]
Students of Beijing Academy, a middle school, practice martial arts during PE class in December. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) As awareness about children's health increases in China, Beijing is pioneering a new system of teaching and testing physical education as it strives to improve students' fitness levels. This fall semester, seventh grade students will […]