Xi calls for blazing new path to developing China's world-class universities: Xinhuanet
April 26, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, arrived at Renmin University of China (RUC) for inspection on Monday morning in Beijing, ahead of China's Youth Day, which falls on May 4. Click here to read...
Xi's Economic Agenda: Going digital, Chinese gov't on the move: Xinhuanet
April 26, 2022
China is looking to expedite the building of a digital government to achieve greater efficiency in public service delivery and modernize the country's governance system and capacity. The central authorities have put their foot on the accelerator as the guidelines on building a digital government was adopted at a meeting of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform. Click here to read...
Chinese premier stresses need to further anti-corruption fight, build clean government: Xinhuanet
April 25, 2022
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday called for further efforts to combat corruption and build a clean and honest government. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks at a State Council meeting on clean governance. Click here to read...
China continues to advance concrete measures to uphold authority of constitution: Xinhuanet
April 25, 2022
China has adopted concrete measures over the past decade to uphold the authority of the country's constitution, ensuring that all laws and regulations are in strict compliance with it, a Chinese official said Monday. Click here to read...
China to work with international community for implementation of Global Security Initiative, says FM: Xinhuanet
April 25, 2022
China stands ready to work with the international community to make sure the Global Security Initiative takes root and bears fruit to make the world more peaceful, secure and prosperous, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Click here to read...
China's Canton Fair attracts record number of overseas buyers: Xinhuanet
April 25, 2022
The number of overseas purchasers registered for the just-concluded 131st session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, hit a record high of 536,000 from 228 countries and regions. Click here to read...
Chinese mainland reports 1,908 new local COVID-19 cases, 1,661 in Shanghai: Xinhuanet
April 26, 2022
The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 1,908 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 1,661 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Tuesday. Apart from Shanghai, 17 other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new local COVID-19 cases, including 91 in Jiangxi, 44 in Jilin, and 32 in Beijing. Click here to read...
China's toll stations closed due to epidemic have mostly resumed operation: Xinhuanet
April 25, 2022
China has seen a significant decrease in the number of expressway toll stations and service zones shut down due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Transport said. The ministry's data showed that 11 toll stations nationwide were still suspended by Saturday. They accounted for only 0.1 percent of the nation's total, 667 fewer than the figure on April 10, down 98.38 percent. Click here to read...
Ships catch fire in Macao sea waters, blasts heard: Xinhuanet
April 25, 2022
Ships anchored in sea waters near Macao caught fire Monday evening, with multiple blasts heard, according to the Fire Department of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government. Click here to read...
China to further tap consumption potential: Quishi
April 26, 2022
China on Monday unveiled guidelines to further tap the country's consumption potential, with detailed measures to tackle short-term bottlenecks and boost longer-term consumption vitality. Click here to read...
China gives green light to new nuclear power projects: Quishi
April 24, 2022
Six reactors approved for launch in three cities to support clean energy transition. With the future power supply growth coming mostly from nonfossil energy in China as the country is going through a green energy transition, nuclear power will be crucial for China to reach its carbon peak goal by 2030, said analysts. Click here to read...
Kazakh president, Chinese defense minister agree to strengthen military cooperation: China Military
April 26, 2022
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe voiced common readiness on Monday to step up bilateral cooperation. Click here to read...
New rules to foster culturally relevant place names: China Daily
April 26, 2022
China will implement a new regulation to guide the naming or renaming of places, such as banning the use of the names of foreign people or places as place names. Premier Li Keqiang signed a State Council decree to unveil the new rule on the management of place names on Thursday. It will take effect from May 1. A State Council executive meeting adopted the revision on Sept 1. Click here to read...
Hong Kong to start application for employment support scheme this week: China Daily
April 26, 2022
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government announced on Monday that the application for the 2022 Employment Support Scheme will start on Friday. Law Chi-kwong, secretary for labor and welfare of the HKSAR government, announced during a press conference that the application for the 2022 ESS will be open from April 29 till May 12, with a view to granting financial assistance to the first batch of successful applicants in early May. Click here to read...
China launches maritime trial website: Xinhuanet
April 25, 2022
The China Maritime Trial website was officially launched on Monday. It includes both Chinese and English versions and will serve as a dynamic information-sharing platform for maritime adjudication. Click here to read...
New vessels taking part in exercises: China Daily
April 26, 2022
Missile destroyers, assault ship latest additions to growing PLA Navy fleet. The People's Liberation Army Navy has recently commissioned at least two Type 055-class guided-missile destroyers and a Type 075-class amphibious assault ship. Click here to read...
Shanghai makes initial progress in combating Omicron, facing challenges in treating severe cases: Global Times
April 25, 2022
Although Shanghai has made initial progress in fighting the latest Omicron outbreak with a declining number of infections found in communities, the city is still facing the biggest challenge in treating severe COVID-19 patients as 51 more deaths were recorded on Sunday, lifting the total in this round of the outbreak to 138. Click here to read...
Chinese mainland detects Omicron BA.2.3 for 1st time, 'not likely to affect epidemic control': Global Times
April 25, 2022
Cases of COVID-19 infection by an evolved sublineage of Omicron's BA.2 mutation, Omicron BA.2.3, were reported on Monday in Yantai, East China's Shandong Province, the first time the strain has been detected in the Chinese mainland. Click here to read...
Beijing launches mass testing for nearly 90% of its population, 'timely, decisive and necessary': Global Times
April 25, 2022
Beijing's health authorities announced at a late night news conference that the Chinese capital will launch mass nucleic acid testing on its nearly 20 million residents, about 90 percent of the population, on Tuesday, after the city reported 70 COVID-19 infections in eight districts in the last four days. Click here to read...
Deputy chief designer of CR929 dies of sudden illness in Shanghai: Global Times
April 25, 2022
Deputy chief designer of wide-body aircraft CR929 with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), passed away on Sunday at the age of 43, according to caixin.com on Tuesday. Meng Qinggong, COMAC's Composite Material Center, deputy chief designer of wide-body CR929 of COMAC, passed away after having a heart attack at his home in the Xinzhuang Industrial Zone, in Shanghai's Minhang district, a source confirmed with the Global Times, but the source declined to elaborate further. Click here to read...
Several public venues in Beijing closed amid COVID-19 surge: Global Times
April 26, 2022
Several public venues, including the National Center for the Performance Arts (NCPA) in Beijing closed after the capital saw a COVID-19 flare-up in recent days. The NCPA, located in the citys Xicheng district, said on its WeChat account that it will be closed from Tuesday to Saturday. Several other public places in Chaoyang district, where most of the cases were detected, also announced to close temporarily. Click here to read...
33 years old male COVID-19-related patient died of sudden cardiac arrest in Shanghai: Global Times
April 26, 2022
A 33-year-old male COVID-19 patient on Monday died of sudden cardiac arrest in Shanghai, and he had received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, Shanghai health commission said on Tuesday. Click here to read...
China is neither the only nor the largest creditor of Sri Lanka, says Ambassador: Global Times
April 26, 2022
China is neither the only creditor nor the largest creditor of Sri Lanka. The so-called debt trap theory fabricated by some foreign media outlets is completely untrue, according to Chinese ambassador to Sri Lanka. Click here to read...
Apple’s supplier Foxconn suspends production at Kunshan plant, impact ‘limited’: Global Times
April 25, 2022
Apple's supplier Foxconn confirmed to the Global Times on Monday that its plants in Kunshan, East China's Jiangsu Province, remain suspended for local epidemic control requirements and production will not resume until further government noticeClick here to read...
Chinese regulators urge more prudent IPO pricing after market debut flops: Reuters
April 25, 2022
Chinese regulators have urged underwriters to price initial public offerings more reasonably after a third of more than 100 new listings so far this year fell on their trading debut. Click here to read...
BMW and Audi suspend shipments by train to China: Reuters
April 26, 2022
German carmakers BMW (BMWG.DE) and Volkswagen's Audi (VOWG_p.DE) have suspended shipments of cars by rail from Germany to China due to the war in Ukraine, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday. Click here to read...
Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club suspends top Asian human rights awards: Reuters
April 25, 2022
Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) has suspended its annual Human Rights Press Awards so as not to "unintentionally" violate any laws, according to a statement from the club president on Monday. Click here to read...
Lockdown fears grow in Beijing's biggest district of Chaoyang: Kyodo
April 25, 2022
People in Beijing's biggest district of Chaoyang, where a large number of foreign expats live, tried to stock up on enough food on Monday amid mounting fears about a possible lockdown, as the Chinese capital began carrying out mass COVID-19 tests in the central area. Click here to read...
Beijing testing sparks panic buying: Taipei Times
April 26, 2022
Fears of a hard COVID-19 lockdown yesterday sparked panic buying in Beijing, as long lines for compulsory mass testing formed in a large central district of the Chinese capital. China is already trying to contain a wave of infections in its biggest city, Shanghai, which has been almost entirely locked down for weeks and reported 51 new COVID-19 deaths yesterday. Click here to read...
China’s Hainan free-trade port tipped to deepen Asean ties, but island must ‘brave’ uncertainty: South China Morning Post
April 26, 2022
Hainan’s transformation into a free-trade port will open new doors for trade between China and Asean, but its success will require a leap of faith and pioneering spirit, experts said. Beijing plans to turn the 35,000 sq km island into the world’s largest free-trade port by 2035, using lower taxes to attract investors, businesses and individuals, and looser visa requirements to lure foreign tourists and talent. It plans to have an independent customs regime in place by 2025. Click here to read...
‘Innovation is shifting East’ as China amasses patents, says official: South China Morning Post
April 26, 2022
China approved about 700,000 patents for inventions last year, a 30 per cent increase compared to a year earlier, according to the China National Intellectual Property Administration. Administration head Shen Changyu said on Sunday that a total of 696,000 invention patents were authorised in 2021, an average of 7.5 of high-value patents per 10,000, or nearly double the ratio for 2017. Click here to read...
