BEIJING (CGTN): The opening meeting of the fourth session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) started at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday, attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping and other state leaders. Premier Li Keqiang delivered a government work report on behalf of the State Council to the national legislature for deliberation. Work report: …
YANTAI, Shandong: The first China International Apple Festival was held here from October 27 to 29 in Yantai, Shandong Province of China. The festival focused on various events, including exhibits, signing ceremonies for new projects, and on-site observations. The event, which spanned almost 20,000 square meters and featured 904 exhibition booths, more than 24 delegations from major apple production areas …
Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday voted to adopt a decision for the sixth Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to continue performing duties. The decision was passed at the 21st session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature. Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam submitted a report to the …
ISLAMABAD – A moving poem by Wang Zhongzhou, a 13-year student from Beijing, has gone viral in China, seeking an immediate end to the epidemic. Wang Zhongzhou has shared his thoughts in a poem about looking forward to the end of the coronavirus outbreak. It has got a lot of attention on Chinese social media. Here is the English translation. …
ISLAMABAD – Last year, I was awarded a 10-month fellowship program from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China. Once I shared my plan with my friends about my China trip, they all suggested me to visit Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. I started to plan for Harbin but when I landed in Beijing on 21 February 2019, I had …
Covers a range of issues at annual CCDI plenary session, emphasizing Party mission CHINA ECONOMIC NET BEIJING, China – Chinese President Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, ordered officials on Monday to make consistent efforts against graft to secure victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and fighting poverty. Xi, China’s …
CHINA ECONOMIC NET BEIJING, China – Beijing administration will develop high-end, precision and sophisticated industries with stronger efforts to achieve a modern economic system, Mayor Chen Jining said here. An action plan for the development of the 5G industry will be implemented, Chen said in his government work report delivered at the ongoing annual session of the municipal people’s congress. …
Total number of trips is likely to hit 3 billion, slightly up from the travel rush last year CHINA ECONOMIC NET BEIJING, China – Authorities in Chinese say are ready to take multiple measures to ensure a smooth Spring Festival travel rush, with around 440 million trips to be made via railway. From Jan. 10 to Feb. 18, the total …
CHINA ECONOMIC NET BEIJING, China – China sent a new communication technology experiment satellite into space from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 11:20 p.m. (Beijing Time), on Tuesday. The satellite was launched amid tension rising between United States of America (USA) and Iran over the assassination of top Iranian military leader Lt. General Qassem Soleimani in a …
BEIJING, China – The second Pakistan Students Forum was held here aimed at providing an opportunity to incoming Pakistani students and scholars for a mutual interaction with the embassy officials. The forum organized by Embassy of Pakistan, Beijing, was attended by over 350 students, including a large number of female students, from different universities in China. Welcoming the students, Pakistan …