China’s top legislature adopts development plan, closes annual session Chinese lawmakers on Friday approved a decision on the quota and election of deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and two methods for Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions to elect deputies to the 14th NPC, at the closing meeting of China’s annual legislative session. The fifth session …
By Sadia Khan Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday briefed reporters on China’s policies to grow its economy amid a prolonged pandemic and the country’s stance on the Ukraine crisis and its relations with the United States. Li answered 13 questions at a press conference in Beijing after the closing of the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress, …
China’s Gu Ailing claimed a historic gold in the women’s freeski big air at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, becoming the country’s first female Olympic gold medalist on snow. Behind her run of success, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played a crucial role. Photo shows Gu Ailing and Zhu Jiangwei posing for a picture. (Photo/sctv) Zhu Jiangwei, an attending …
On Feb. 7, Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust won gold in the women’s 1,500m held at the National Speed Skating Oval, known as the Ice Ribbon, by clocking one minute and 53.28 seconds, setting a new Olympic record. This is the third Olympic record set by a skater at the Ice Ribbon during the ongoing Games, proving that the venue …
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report warned that economic stagnation is the most serious challenge persisting from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, China is injecting confidence into the world economy with official data released on Monday showing its economy posted stable growth in 2021. How did the world’s second-largest economy realize growth despite challenges including sporadic epidemic resurgences and …
GDP growth fastest in 10 past years
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) concluded its 32nd session Friday in Beijing. At the closing meeting, lawmakers voted to adopt an anti-organized crime law, a wetlands protection law, a revised Law on Scientific and Technological Progress, and a law on the prevention and control of noise pollution. They also adopted three decisions on amending the …
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, announced on Thursday that China has realized its first centenary goal — building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The achievement marks a key milestone for the world’s most populous country on its journey toward national rejuvenation. “This means that we …
ISLAMABAD – A global communication event for the international community to better approach the cooperative spirit of the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) and the significance of East China’s Zhejiang Province to the BRI and globalisation will be held from 6th to 7th June in Jinhua, the most important node of Zhejiang stretching out towards the BRI. The theme of …
