Tag: Beijing
Chinese exports rise by 30.6 per cent in March
China's exports rose by 30.6 per cent in March compared to the same period last year, marking further strong growth for the country's...
Chinese official: Comments on low vaccine efficacy ‘misunderstanding’
(dpa) - China's top disease control official says his comments on the effectiveness of his country's vaccines over the weekend were misinterpreted.
The director of...
Booming China-Africa logistics offers lifeline, economic promise for Africa
Ethiopia's national flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines has recently transported a batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Beijing to Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.
So far,...
Chinese competition regulator fines Alibaba US42.8 billion
(dpa) - Chinese regulators fined Alibaba Group 2.8 billion dollars on Saturday over charges the online retail giant violated monopoly rules, state media reported.
China's...
China’s inflation turns positive: PPI rises most since 2018
(dpa-AFX) - China's consumer price inflation turned positive in March largely due to a rise in fuel prices and the factory gate inflation rose...
Duterte: South China Sea rift won’t affect friendly ties with Beijing
(dpa) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday his country's dispute with Beijing over activity in the South China Sea will not affect...
Ethiopian Airlines lifts one million plus COVID -19 vaccine doses from Beijing to Harare
Ethiopian Airlines has transported 1,056,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in a single flight.
The Airlines transported the vaccines in 6 envirotainers from Beijing to Harare...
BBC correspondent leaves China due to safety concerns
(dpa) - A BBC correspondent has left China due to safety concerns and will now report on the country from Taiwan, the British broadcaster...
Chinese and Cameroonian FMs exchange congratulations on 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi exchanged congratulatory messages with Cameroon's Minister of External Relations Lejeune Mbella Mbella on Friday on the...
British individuals, entities hit by tit for tat Chinese sanctions
dpa/GNA - China has imposed sanctions on nine individuals - including lawmakers - and four entities in Britain, arguing that they have spread...
China summons head of EU delegation and British envoy over sanctions
dpa/GNA - China's Foreign Ministry summoned the head of the European Union delegation to Beijing and separately summoned the British ambassador in...
Over 7.1 million people with 50-year-plus CPC membership to be honored
The Communist Party of China (CPC) will award a commemorative medal to more than 7.1 million people with Party membership of 50 years or...
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged
dpa-AFX/GNA - China on Monday left its benchmark lending rates unchanged, as widely expected. The one-year loan prime rate was retained at 3.85...
China opens spy trial against Canadian accused of espionage
dpa/GNA - China on Monday opened a trial against Canadian former diplomat Michael Kovrig, who has been held on espionage charges for over...
‘Hostage diplomacy’: Trials of Canadians in China begin on Friday
dpa/GNA - The trials of two Canadian citizens who have been detained in the People's Republic China for more than a year on...
Roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines exposes moral bankruptcy of Western nations
The roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, with poor countries far behind, has exposed the moral bankruptcy and structural privilege of Western nations, an opinion in...
Northern China hit by strongest sandstorm in a decade
dpa/GNA - The strongest sandstorm in ten years has swept across northern China on Monday. The authorities in Beijing issued a "yellow alert"...
Xi Focus-Quotable Quotes: Xi Jinping at 2021 “two sessions”
China's top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, concluded its annual session on Wednesday, a day before...
Xi Focus: Xi calls for good start in strengthening military, national defense in 2021-2025
President Xi Jinping has stressed achieving a good start in strengthening national defense and the armed forces during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025)...
“Two sessions” reaffirm China’s commitment to wider, win-win opening-up
When the COVID-19 pandemic drained global economic confidence last year, China's dynamic market brought a sense of certainty.
Now at the ongoing annual "two sessions"...
China’s top political advisory body wraps up annual session
China's top political advisory body concluded its annual session on Wednesday afternoon, calling for concerted and unremitting efforts toward realizing the Chinese Dream of...
China’s top political advisory body wraps up annual session
The fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, concluded on Wednesday...
Why the world keeps close eye on China’s “two sessions”
As national lawmakers and political advisors are gathering for the "two sessions," the world is keeping a close eye on how China's annual political...
How China’s victory against absolute poverty offers hope to the world
At a grand gathering held in Beijing on Thursday to mark China's victory in its fight against absolute poverty, Shibadong, a Miao ethnic enclave...
China to issue report on human rights violations in United States
China's State Council Information Office will in the near future issue a report on the human rights violations in the United States in 2020,...
What does China’s poverty reduction victory mean to the world?
Ending absolute poverty in the world's most populous country is nothing less than a history-making moment.
Alleviating poverty is a common and enduring challenge to...
Blizzards, pandemic and America’s human rights fairy tales
The American people are being thrashed by one crisis after another: The raging coronavirus pandemic has so far taken almost 500,000 lives in the...
President Xi meets Chang’e-5 mission representatives
Chinese President Xi Jinping met representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-5 lunar mission at...
China’s rural vitalization strategy
Rural affairs have remained a top priority for China for 18 consecutive years, with the country on Sunday unveiling the "No. 1 central document"...
China to aid 19 more African nations with COVID-19 vaccines – Wang Wenbin
China has provided COVID-19 vaccine aid to Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe and will aid 19 more African countries as part of its commitment to...