Around China February 25, 2021

China unveils guidelines on developing comprehensive transport network

China has unveiled plans to build the country's strength in the transport sector over the next 15 years, setting long-term goals for the industry, with the aim of developing a modern, high-quality and comprehensive national transport network.

Leaders February 25, 2021

Xi hails China's poverty eradication miracle

​Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday hailed the country's achievement of eradicating extreme poverty as a miracle that shall "go down in history."

Leaders February 25, 2021

Xi presents medals to model poverty fighters

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presented medals, certificates and plaques to role models in China's poverty alleviation fight.

Leaders February 25, 2021

The war on poverty: a Chinese saga

China's massive anti-poverty campaign has transformed nearly 100 million lives in just eight years. It was a miracle that helped the world's most populous country achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal on poverty eradication 10 years ahead of the schedule.

Leaders February 23, 2021

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 the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.

Economy February 24, 2021

China's cross-border e-commerce registers double-digit growth in 2020

China's cross-border e-commerce trade volume rose as much as 31.1% year on year to 1.69 trillion yuan (US$261.5 billion) in 2020, and the country will continue to nurture new types of foreign trade this year, said an official at an SCIO briefing Wednesday.

Leaders February 10, 2021

Senior CPC official inspects Spring Festival gala rehearsal

A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Tuesday inspected the rehearsal for the annual Spring Festival TV gala, calling for a cultural feast.

Society February 24, 2021

China's nursing homes up 10.4% in 2020

China accelerated the improvement of its elderly care services during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), with the number of nursing homes rising 10.4% year on year to 38,000 at the end of 2020, said an official at a press conference Tuesday.

Leaders February 25, 2021

CPC releases circular on studying Xi's speech on Party history learning

The leading group for Party history learning and education campaign issued a circular on Wednesday, urging Party members to study the speech on Party history learning by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

Leaders February 24, 2021

Xi to attend event marking China's poverty eradication, award role models

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a gathering in Beijing Thursday to mark the country's accomplishments in poverty eradication.

Economy February 23, 2021

State Council releases guideline to boost green, low-carbon economy

​The State Council, China's cabinet, has released a guideline to accelerate the development of a green and low-carbon circular economic development system.

Leaders February 24, 2021

Xi on fair distribution, global cooperation of COVID-19 vaccines

Seeing vaccines as the ultimate solution to a victory over COVID-19, China is not merely pioneering research and development of vaccines, but pushing forward fair distribution and global cooperation of the antidote against the pandemic.

Economy February 24, 2021

R&D input by China's central SOEs grows 11.3% in 2020

China's centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) invested 3.4 trillion yuan in R&D during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), and registered an 11.3% year-on-year growth in 2020, an official said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Economy February 24, 2021

China's central SOEs see profits rise 2.1% in 2020

China's centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) saw a profit growth in 2020 despite the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. Their net profits hit 1.4 trillion yuan (US$215.77 billion), up 2.1% year on year, according to an SCIO briefing on Tuesday.

Leaders February 24, 2021

Xi leads fight against poverty

In November 2012, Xi Jinping became China's top leader, and he inherited a mission China had striven to achieve for generations, which is eradicating absolute poverty. The Communist Party of China (CPC) aimed to reach the goal by the end of 2020.

Diplomacy February 23, 2021

China hopes more foreign media will report Xinjiang in objective, fair manner

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday said that more and more people of insight from the international society have understood the situation in Xinjiang and the Chinese government's policies, and have spoken up for them.

Sci-Tech February 23, 2021

China's Long March-5B rocket arrives at launch site

Aid February 23, 2021

China to aid 19 more African nations with COVID-19 vaccines

China vows to continue to provide support and assistance within its capacity and in accordance with the needs of Africa.

Economy February 22, 2021

China speeds up planning future industries for high-quality growth

Around China February 22, 2021

Medical insurance fund regulation to curb fraud

China's first special regulation on the use of medical insurance funds deals out stiff punishment for fraud in order to discourage cheating and safeguard the security of insurance funds, officials said on Saturday.

Leaders February 22, 2021

Symposium held to commemorate Hua Guofeng's birth centenary

A symposium was held in Beijing on Saturday to commemorate the birth centenary of late Comrade Hua Guofeng.

Diplomacy February 22, 2021

Chinese FM calls on US to bring China policy back to reason

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday called on U.S. policymakers to abandon biases, give up unwarranted suspicions, and move to bring the China policy back to reason to ensure a healthy and steady development of China-U.S. relations.

Around China February 22, 2021

Xinjiang's progress in figures

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has made progress on various fronts over the past five years, according to a regional government work report delivered earlier this month.

Around China February 22, 2021

Old revolutionary base wins battle against poverty

After years of struggle, Dawan village, an old revolutionary base in Jinzhai county of Anhui province, has been lifted out of poverty by resettling local villagers and developing tea business and tourism.

Around China February 22, 2021

China approves clinical trials of 16 COVID-19 vaccines

China has approved 16 domestically made COVID-19 vaccines for clinical trials, six of which have entered phase 3, according to the latest data from the National Medical Products Administration.

Around China February 23, 2021

China's agricultural report card 2020

China's agricultural and rural development made substantial progress in production, the fight against poverty, and the income of rural residents in 2020, said an official at an SCIO briefing on Monday.

Around China February 22, 2021

Key points of No. 1 Central Document

China unveiled its "No. 1 Central Document" for 2021 on Sunday, stressing the efforts to comprehensively push forward rural vitalization and accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. Here are some key points of the document outlined during a press conference Monday.

Leaders February 23, 2021

Xi calls for broader cooperation, closer partnership with Egypt

​Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that China stands ready to work with Egypt to expand cooperation in such areas as infrastructure construction, production capacity, and science and technology, and lift their comprehensive strategic partnership to new levels.

Leaders February 23, 2021

Xi eyes closer partnership with Kyrgyzstan

​Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that China stands ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to grasp the trend of the development of bilateral relations and lift the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries to new levels.

Diplomacy February 20, 2021

Revealing truth on border clashes with India to help understand events: Spokesperson

China has published relevant reports and revealed the truth on the border clashes with India, and this will help people understand the truth and the rights and wrongs of these events, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Friday.