Upon the invitation of President Alberto Fernandez of Argentina, rotating president of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a video address at the seventh Summit of CELAC. The summit was held in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, on Jan 24, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Despite his busy […]
Mass vaccination makes current situation safe, but uncertainty remains, expert says People visit Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), a historic neighborhood in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian province, Jan 22, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Most people in China are safe from the spread of COVID-19 due to widespread vaccinations and newly gained natural immunity, but […]
People walk on a street in Shanghai, Dec 8, 2022. (PHOTO / IC) China had detected 24 imported cases of the new Omicron variant CH.1.1 and its offshoots as of Monday. However, the strain is not expected to spark widespread transmission in the short term, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. […]
A woman receives a booster dose in Chaoyang district of Beijing on July 13, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Most Chinese people have acquired COVID-19 immunity following Omicron-fueled outbreaks and mass vaccination campaigns, and people are safe in the short term, an epidemiologist said in an interview with People's Daily. Zeng Guang made the remarks in […]
Lanterns are installed on wooden stilted buildings in Shadaogou Township, Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province, Jan 18, 2023. (CHEN XUKAI / XINHUA) World leaders, officials and heads of international agencies have been sending new year's greetings to the Chinese people as China celebrates the Year of the Rabbit, which runs from January 22, 2023, […]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers a speech during the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Nov 23, 2022. (HENG SINITH / AP) PHNOM PENH – Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has extended best wishes for the Chinese Lunar New Year, saying that the peoples of Cambodia and China have always […]
Tourists sit in an outdoor cafe-restaurant at the popular tourists Plaka area of Athens, before the sunset on Dec 8, 2022. (LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP) ATHENS – Greece is ready to welcome back Chinese travelers, after China's COVID-19 reopening, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias told Xinhua in a recent interview. "We are ready to greet […]
President holds video meetings with ordinary people across the nation President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, greets people from all walks of life across the country on Wednesday while meeting with them via video link from Beijing. (XIE […]
This undated file photo shows children exchanging used items at a kindergarten in Huaxian county, Henan province. (WANG ZIRUI / FOR CHINA DAILY) China's overall population declined by 850,000 people year-on-year to 1.4118 billion in 2022, putting the natural growth rate at negative 0.6 per 1,000 people, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. […]
President Xi Jinping learns about local poverty alleviation efforts at a tea plantation in Pingli county, Shaanxi province, on April 21, 2020, the second day of his inspection tour of the province. (ZHAI JIANLAN / XINHUA) Peng Xiaying, a farmer in Shenshan, a remote mountain village in Jinggangshan, Jiangxi province, still remembers when President Xi […]
Thai officials welcome Chinese passengers at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan, Thailand, Jan 9, 2022. (RACHEN SAGEAMSAK / XINHUA) BEIJING – Indonesian Ambassador Djauhari Oratmangun said on Friday that his country welcomes Chinese people to visit after Beijing optimized its COVID-19 response policy. He said that Chinese people who wish to enter Indonesia for […]
Discipline watchdog calls for building atmosphere for upholding integrity (PHOTO / SIPA) The top discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China in its latest communique stressed intensified punishment for those who commit bribery in order to foster and promote a better atmosphere of upholding integrity and resisting corruption. The communique adopted at the second […]
A person injured in the accident receives treatment at a hospital in Nanchang county, Jiangxi province, on Sunday. Nineteen people had died as a result of the accident as of Sunday. (WAN XIANG / XINHUA) The number of casualties in a deadly traffic accident in the small hours on Sunday in Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a New Year address Saturday evening in Beijing to ring in 2023. (JU PENG / XINHUA) BEIJING – On New Year's Eve, President Xi Jinping delivered his 2023 New Year Address through China Media Group and the internet. The following is the full text of the address: Greetings to you […]
People wearing face masks visit Chunxi Road, a famous commercial pedestrian street in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Sept 19, 2022. Chengdu started to resume normal life and production from Sept 26 after effectively controlling the latest COVID-19 outbreak. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – China's Ministry of Civil Affairs has issued a notice ordering local civil […]
The photo shows Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, China's Taiwan. (Photo / VCG) A Chinese mainland spokeswoman on Friday urged Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authority to remove its unilateral restrictions and resume normal flight services between the coastal areas of Fujian province on the mainland and the islands of Kinmen and Matsu, which are administered […]
People purchase medications at a pharmacy in Chongqing on Friday. (CUI LI / FOR CHINA DAILY) Several district governments in Shanghai have been encouraging residents to share their surplus medication with neighbors in light of the temporary shortage of fever medicine in the city. Among those who have done so is Lou Xingmei, a 75-year-old […]
Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at a Security Council debate at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept 23, 2021. (WANG YING / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – A Chinese envoy on Monday called on the international community to advance the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.The Palestinian-Israeli question has been […]
A worker checks the operation of a carbon fiber production line at a factory in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. (GENG YUHE / FOR CHINA DAILY) As Chinese cities gradually regain their hustle and bustle with optimized epidemic prevention and control measures, people are being encouraged to return to work if their health conditions allow. Staff members […]
Control measures optimized at right time amid increased preparedness A medical staff administers a second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine for a resident through nose at a temporary vaccination site in Haidian district, Beijing, capital of China, Dec 17, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) China has optimized its COVID-19 response measures at the right time, amid […]
