Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese president, PRC CMC chairman

Xi Jinping was unanimously elected president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the PRC on Friday at the ongoing session of the 14th National People's Congres…

Xi stresses enhancing integrated national strategies, strategic capabilities

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed opening new ground for enhancing integrated national strategies and strategic capabilities.

China champions peace, development, confronts "jackals, wolves" head on

China on Tuesday pledged its commitment to global peace and development, as well as its readiness to confront "jackals or wolves" head on to defend its sovereignty, security and development interests.

Chinese leaders participate in discussions with political advisors

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday attended group discussions with national political advisors at the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultat…

China's top political advisory body starts annual session

China's top political advisory body started its annual session Saturday afternoon in Beijing.

World Insights: What topics of China's "two sessions" command global attention?

With China's "two sessions" around the corner, the global community has once again turned its eyes towards some of the hot-button topics expected to be discussed over the coming days.

Xi Focus: Xi calls on Party schools to stay committed to nurturing talent, contributing wisdom

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses a meeting marking the 90th anniversary of the Party…

Spring flowers enchant people across China

With spring in the air, everything is full of exuberance and vitality. As flowers bloom and buds sprout from trees, people go on outings to enjoy the springtime across China.

Xi Story: Roads to happiness on "roof of the world"

At the "two sessions" in 2013, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inquired about the road conditions in a far-flung county when talking with lawmakers from southwest China's…

China's top legislature concludes standing committee session

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) concluded its 39th session in Beijing on Friday

China launches new communications satellitex

China on Thursday sent a new communications satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

China speeds up sci-tech innovation amid COVID-19 challenges in past three years

As one of the engines driving China's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's science and technology innovation has been accelerated over the past more than three years.

Economic Watch: China spurs hopes of broader revival following COVID-19 victory

While the specter of recession haunts the world, China has stimulated more hopes for a broader economic revival following its decisive victory in the three-year-long fight with COVID-19.

Xi extends congratulations over founding of institute dedicated to mutual learning between Chinese, Greek civilizations

Chinese President Xi Jinping has replied to a letter from Professor Stelios Virvidakis of the University of Athens and four other Greek scholars recently, extending congratulations over the founding of the Center of Chi…

China's villages make efforts to promote rural vitalization

Villagers from Wuying Village gather with local people to enjoy stove-boiled tea in Tongban hamlet, Dongqi Township of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2023.

Xi holds talks with Iranian president, eyeing new progress in ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi in Beijing on Tuesday.

2nd aid plane from China arrives in quake-hit Syria to provide emergency supplies

Relief aid from China is unloaded at Damascus international airport in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 13, 2023.

Enterprises in Heihe Area of China (Heilongjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone busy with production

Enterprises in Heihe Area of China (Heilongjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone busy with production

Various folk cultural activities held to celebrate Lantern Festival in China

People perform dragon dance in Qianyuan Town of Deqing County in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 4, 2023.

Xi Focus: Xi stresses grasping, advancing Chinese modernization

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed the importance of correctly understanding and vigorously advancing Chinese modernization.

Xi Focus-Closeup: Family reunions and best wishes for a better life

Sunday marks the Lantern Festival, the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations, which are about family reunions.

Beijing Winter Olympics venues draw interest from the public

Driven by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, ice and snow tourism has gradually gained popularity among Chinese people.

China's Yiwu int'l trade market reopens after Spring Festival

An Iraqi businessman takes a selfie while watching celebrations to welcome the first business day in the Year of the Rabbit at the International Trade Market in Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 2, 2023.

Economic Watch: China's rosy prospects in economy boost global growth confidence

China's economy is expected to recover faster thanks to good fundamentals, effective macro-policy response, and optimized pandemic prevention and control policies, which will boost global growth expectations, observers s…

Economic Watch: Declines reversed, China's manufacturing sector regains expansion

China's manufacturing sector regained expansion in January after three consecutive monthly shrinkages, with major sub-indices posing surges.

China's economy stands out in global arena

In its three-year-long fight against COVID-19, China posted outstanding results in economic development and epidemic control, reinforcing its status as a leading engine for the global economy.

China records 226 mln passenger trips in Spring Festival holiday

About 226 million passenger trips were made during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, official data showed Saturday.

Spring Festival traditions revived, developed

To many Chinese, the most important cultural tradition of the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, is the family reunion.

Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese, urging solid work to create better future

Chinese President Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council, extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese Friday at a reception in Beijing.

China tops world in key green areas, report says

With intensified efforts to promote green transitions, China has topped the world in many fields concerning environmental conservation and low-carbon development, according to a white paper released on Thursday by the St…

Xi Jinping unanimously elected deputy to 14th NPC

Xi Jinping was elected deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) by a unanimous vote at the first session of the 14th Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress on Thursday.

Chinese New Year Reception at Yak and Yeti, Nepal

The Chinese Embassy in Nepal Hosts Chinese New Year Reception

China records first population decline in 60 years

China’s population shrank in 2022 for the first time in more than 60 years, a new milestone in the country’s deepening demographic crisis with significant implications for its slowing economy.

Chinese premier stresses implementation of policies supporting market entities

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has underlined efforts to implement policies properly in order to help market entities overcome difficulties, as well as deepening reforms to spur market vitality and public creativity.

China-made battery-powered locomotive launched in Thailand

The first battery-powered locomotive manufactured by China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) Dalian Co. Ltd was launched here on Wednesday at Thailand.

Chinese FM discusses progress of outlook on peace, development in Horn of Africa

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Tuesday addressed members of the press along with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen, after their talks in Addis Ababa.

Xi stresses need to promote full, rigorous Party self-governance

Coordinated steps must be taken to see that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity or desire to become corrupt, Xi said.

China enters new phase of COVID response

From Sunday, China starts managing COVID-19 with measures designed for combating Class B infectious diseases, instead of Class A infectious diseases.

China will support safeguarding sovereignty and national dignity of Nepal, says new Chinese ambassador to Nepal

Chen Song, who arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday to serve as the 22nd ambassador of China to Nepal, has said that China will always support Nepal in safeguarding sovereignty and national dignity.

Six fallacies and truths about China's epidemic control

Life is returning to normal and mobility is rebounding as China's COVID-19 prevention and control has entered a new stage -- a boon for world economy.

Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID-19 spreads

Patients, mostly older people, laid on stretchers in hallways or took oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as a COVID-19 outbreak stretched public health facilities' resources in China's capital Beijing, even after its re…

China's central bank pledges measures in 2023 to bolster upturn

China will implement its prudent monetary policy in a targeted and efficient manner, and will ramp up financial support to domestic supply and demand, in a bid to shore up economic recovery in 2023, the country's central…

Construction milestone for China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform

China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform, invested in and built by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has completed its floating body assembly

China Covid: Beijing criticises 'political' rules for its tourists

The Chinese government has suggested that travel restrictions imposed by several countries on Chinese arrivals are politically motivated - and has warned that it may retaliate.

‘The Chinese are serious about cross-border railway’

Former Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka on his tenure in the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government and the roles of various foreign actors in Nepal.

Troubles aside, Xi says China on 'right side of history'

The term marked a departure from China's usual references to the "Ukraine situation," and the change may reflect growing Chinese concern about the direction of the conflict.

China Covid: How many cases and deaths are there?

Hospitals across the country appear to be filling up amid a fresh wave of infections, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Foreign firms: China 'turns corner' by ending quarantine

Foreign companies welcomed China's decision to end quarantines for travelers from abroad.

Chinese team arrives in Kathmandu to conduct feasibility study of Nepal-China cross-border railway

A high-level team of Chinese experts arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday to conduct a feasibility study and survey of the Kathmandu-Kerung railway with the grant from China.

China's foreign minister signals deeper ties with Russia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi defended what he said was his country's position of impartiality on the war in Ukraine on Sunday and signaled that China would deepen ties with Russia in the coming year.

20 million people in China aged 16 to 24 out of jobs

Currently, in China, about 20 million people aged 16 to 24, are out of work in cities and towns, according to CNN calculations based on official statistics.

China's COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant

Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world

People urged to take booster shots as risk of new Covid surge grows

Ministry has decided to open second boosters to those above 55 and immunocompromised, drive yet to kick off.

Shanghai hospital warns of ‘tragic battle’ as Covid spreads

Some experts say official figures have become an unreliable guide as less testing is being done across China following the easing of restrictions.

WHO concerned about China's COVID cases

“Vaccination is the exit strategy from omicron,” WHO emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan said.

China's secret overseas police stations unveiled

China has adopted an illegitimate method to apprehend overseas citizens they perceive as offenders, according to the recently released report by the Madrid-based human rights organization, Safeguard Defenders.

Chinese with mild COVID urged to work as restrictions ease

China entering ‘new stage and mission’ for Covid-19 controls, says official, following protests

China’s most senior official in charge of its Covid response told health officials Wednesday that the country faced a “new stage and mission” in pandemic controls, state media Xinhua reported – potentially indicating…

China's international trade in goods, services up 5% in Oct

The import and export of China's international trade in goods and services totaled 3.85 trillion yuan ($539.6 billion) in October, climbing five percent year-on-year, data released Friday by the State Administration of F…

China’s Xi attempts to claim diplomatic victory in battle for global influence after summit whirlwind

Xi Jinping may have rejected US President Joe Biden’s description of the 21st century as a battle between democracies and autocracies, but as the G20 and APEC summits showed, the Chinese leader remains intent on pushin…

China's Xi returns to global stage at G20 after COVID isolation

China's Xi Jinping was the leader everyone wanted to meet at this week's G20 summit

President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in Bali

On the afternoon of 14 November local time, President Xi Jinping had a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Bali, Indonesia. The two presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on issues of strategic impor…

No immediate end in sight for China’s costly zero-Covid policy

China has reiterated its unswerving commitment to its longstanding zero-Covid policy, despite mounting public frustration the stringent measures are costing the very lives they’re intended to protect.

Xi holds talks with Tanzanian president

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a ceremony to welcome visiting Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan prior to their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 3, 2022.

China investing billions in CPEC projects: PM Shehbaz Sharif

PM Shehbaz expressed the confidence that his meetings with the Chinese leadership during his visit to China would be helpful in promoting strategic, economic and cultural ties between the two countries

US must prepare now for China invasion of Taiwan: admiral

Admiral Michael Gilday, chief of US naval operations, is the latest senior official in Washington to raise concerns

China pledges to continue to defend true multilateralism

No matter how the international situation changes, China is committed to defending true multilateralism, continuing to improve global governance and promoting global cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wan…

20th CPC National Congress: China charts future of socialist modernization

China has set goals, tasks and policies for the cause of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the country for the next five years and beyond, as the CPC opened its 20th National Congress on Sunday.

China’s Xi opens Party Congress with speech tackling Taiwan, Hong Kong and zero-Covid

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday vowed to steer China through grave challenges toward national rejuvenation, advancing a nationalistic vision that has put it on a collision path with the West.

Chinese, Maldivian presidents exchange congratulations on 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Friday exchanged congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Don’t touch foreigners, warns senior health official after China’s first monkeypox case

A top Chinese health official has warned people against touching foreigners, a day after mainland China confirmed its first case of monkeypox.

Chinese high-speed train firm commits to building world-class railways

China's high-speed trains have become synonymous with safety, speed and state-of-the-art technologies.

China's July Russian coal imports hit 5-year high as West shuns Moscow

China's worst heatwave in 60 years is forcing factories to close

New Langya virus found in China could be 'tip of the iceberg' for undiscovered pathogens, researchers say

Beijing announces new Rs15 billion aid to Nepal

China sanctions Nancy Pelosi over Taiwan visit

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid threats of Chinese retaliation

Nepal’s commitment to the one-China principle and resolutely opposing “Taiwan Independence” highly appreciated: Chinese Ambassador Hou

China bans 35 Taiwanese food exporters in warning ahead of Pelosi visit

'Win hearts and minds' in Taiwan and Hong Kong, Chinese leader Xi urges Communist Party

Chinese foreign minister to visit Bangladesh early next month

Top American official arriving today amid row over US State Partnership Program

China heatwave: Temperatures of 40C expected this weekend

China endures summer of extreme weather as record rainfall and scorching heat wave cause havoc

China once saw Europe as a counter to US power. Now ties are at an abysmal low

Nepal, China crucial talks today, with aim to revive mechanisms to settle boundary row

Beijing in a bid to engage Congress as it explores unity of left forces in Nepal

Chinese Communist Party leader Liu calls on Deuba

US, China top diplomats hold ‘constructive’ first talks in months

Xi Jinping urges PLA garrison in Hong Kong to better safeguard national security

CPC official hails Party's fight against corruption over the past decade

China's civil aviation sector recovery accelerates in June

Wang Yi: China ready to offer more humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

Two killed as Nio electric car falls from third floor office in Shanghai

Brics summit: Members push for global clout amid Ukraine war

Hundreds of thousands evacuated as floods ravage southern China

Shanghai surprise: How I survived 70 days confinement in the world's strictest Covid lockdown

China Covid app restricts residents after banking protests

China will support Russia on security, Xi tells Putin in birthday call