The new UN Security Council resolution on Iran is not aimed at punishing Iran, but urging Tehran to return to the negotiating table and thus to reactivate anew round of diplomatic efforts, Chinese Ambassador Wang Guangya said here Monday. ...
Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh on Monday stressed the commitment of Lebanon to the one-China policy. "Lebanon refuses any steps that could jeopardize the one-China policy," said Salloukh during a meeting with Chinese Ambas ...
A gala dinner and a cultural extravaganza were held by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Beijing here Monday night to celebrate the successful conclusion of the China-Sri Lanka friendship year and the 60th anniversary of the independence of Sri Lan
A large-scale investigation is under way to consider the establishment of an economic cooperation zone encompassing Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.On Sunday, Hong Kong newspaper Wen Wei Po said the zone will be the biggest metropolis in ...
More than 46,000 mining firms classified as being unsafe or heavy polluters have been closed down over the past two years, land and resources minister Xu Shaoshi said at a conference in Beijing yesterday.Of the total, which represents a ...
The central government has set up a special fund for its 220 State key laboratories, in a move to boost research and development in the country."The central government's funding of scientific research has been growing at a greater ratio ...
In times of unpredictable global weather, Li Jinhua has for the past five years - on cue - generated a storm in summer.Li, auditor-general of the China National Audit Office (CNAO), has become a national icon for what the media
Authorities have allocated 50 million yuan ($7 million) for the construction of a fossil museum this year, which will form part of a dinosaur theme park.Heyuan, a city in the mountains of Guangdong, set a Guinness World Record in 2005
The mechanism to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) will be implemented fully across the country this year, a top IPR official has said."The mechanism is vital for the improvement of the country's IPR system and spurring the eco ...
Remarkable progress has been made in the efficient use of resources and in fiscal expenditure, by speeding up performance auditing over the past few years, the country's top auditor has said."China trimmed 30 billion yuan ($4.22 billion ...
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the nation's largest oil producer, will build a 10-million-ton refinery in Liaoning province's Huludao to increase its refining capacity.The company has approved the plant's feasibility study, a CNP ...
Primary school teacher Ye Jiali pities Xiao Lu, an otherwise excellent student who faces the unappealing proposition of dropping out of school because her family cannot afford to pay her tuition fees.As the youngest of four daughters, 1 ...
A feasibility report on the project in Huludao has been approved by China National Petroleum Corp, PetroChina's parent, and other relevant parties, the provincial government announced on its Website yesterday. When completed, the ...
Zhao Lihong is visibly excited talking about a proposal he submitted to the first session of the seventh Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) 20 years ago. As a member of the CPPCC National Committee, the Shanghai-base ...
The Shanghai stock market jumped 2.06 percent yesterday, as investor expectation of a stamp tax cut intensified.The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) agenda includes the stamp tax adjustment proposal, the offici ...
A CPPCC member has proposed the industry regulator allow insurers to undertake private equity investment in order to spread their risks."Due to the already high valuation of A shares, insurance capital's entry into the PE sector can hel ...
SHANGHAI: Ningbo Bird, one of the nation's largest cellphone manufacturers, said yesterday it will sell its 50 percent joint venture stake to French partner Sagem for 159 million yuan.Zhejiang-based Ningbo Bird set up Ningbo Bird Sagem ...
SHANGHAI: Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) has made fundamental changes to the terms of its hard wheat futures contracts to conform to the newly issued national standard for the grain.The changes, which will take effect from March 24, ...
