SCIO briefing on development of trade in services and progress of preparations for CIFTIS 2024
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Economy July 24, 2024
China to optimize layout of state capital
China will accelerate the process of optimizing the layout of state capital and centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and adjusting their structure, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council said.
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Sci-Tech July 24, 2024
China home to 3.92 million 5G base stations
The number of 5G base stations in China had risen to nearly 3.92 million by the end of June, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed on Tuesday.
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Around China July 24, 2024
Report: China to consume up to 7.7% more natural gas in 2024
China's natural-gas consumption is expected to rise by 6.5 to 7.7 percent year on year in 2024, a report issued by National Energy Administration showed Tuesday.
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Economy July 24, 2024
China to support leading firms in borrowing long-term foreign debt
China is set to support prominent, creditworthy companies that promote high-quality development within the real economy by allowing them to borrow medium to long-term foreign debt.
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Sci-Tech July 24, 2024
China ramps up support for cutting-edge SMEs in tech advancement drive
China is set to intensify its efforts to nurture and support innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in order to accelerate technological advancements and drive new product development.
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Diplomacy July 24, 2024
Spokesperson: China, UK share broad cooperation potential
China and the United Kingdom (UK) share broad potential for cooperation, and China is prepared to work with the new UK government to strengthen cooperation in various fields, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the UK said on Tuesday.
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Sci-Tech July 23, 2024
Mega data project bolsters China's computing power
China has made significant progress in the "east data, west computing" project, a megaproject that aims to coordinate the computing capabilities of the country's eastern regions with inland western regions. Over 1.46 million standard server racks have been installed across 10 national data center clusters by the end of March, according to the National Data Administration.
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Society July 23, 2024
China adds 6.98 million new urban jobs in H1
China created a total of 6.98 million new urban jobs in the first half of the year, official data showed Tuesday.
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Sci-Tech July 22, 2024
SCIO briefing on promoting high-quality development: National Data Administration
The State Council Information Office invited officials from the National Data Administration to brief the media on promoting high-quality development on Monday.
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Around China July 23, 2024
China to hold int'l big-data expo in August
The China International Big Data Industry Expo 2024 will be held in Guiyang, the capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, from August 28 to 30, said Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration (NDA), on Monday.
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Sci-Tech July 23, 2024
Measures to unleash value of data resources
China will accelerate steps to promote reforms related to the market-oriented allocation of data elements and improve the basic systems and mechanisms for data management, as part of its broader push to foster new quality productive forces and unleash the value of massive data resources, the country's top data governance regulator said on Monday.
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Around China July 23, 2024
Mainland spokesperson slams Lai Ching-te's 'Taiwan independence' stance
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday said the separatist remarks made recently by Lai Ching-te, leader of the Taiwan region, have once again exposed his true nature as an obstinate advocate and perpetrator of "Taiwan independence."
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Environment July 23, 2024
China to further optimize carbon trading regulation
China will continue to improve relevant policy support systems for the National Carbon Emission Trading System (ETS), according to a report released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Monday.
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Economy July 23, 2024
China extends tariff exemptions on certain US goods until February 2025
China will continue to exempt certain U.S. goods from additional tariffs until the end of February 2025, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said Monday.
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Economy July 23, 2024
China cuts interest rates on standing lending facility
China's central bank lowered the interest rates on its standing lending facility (SLF) on Monday, aiming to improve the monetary policy transmission mechanism.
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Economy July 23, 2024
China's fiscal revenue down 2.8% in H1
China's fiscal revenue fell 2.8 percent year on year to 11.59 trillion yuan (about 1.62 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2024 (H1), according to data released Monday by the Ministry of Finance.
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Education July 23, 2024
China reports 2023 education spending in excess of 900 billion US dollars
China's annual expenditure on education totaled 6.46 trillion yuan (about 906 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, the Ministry of Education said in a press release on Monday.
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Diplomacy July 23, 2024
Spokesperson: China fully starts work of SCO rotating presidency
China has fully started the work as the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for 2024-2025 after the Astana summit, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
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Economy July 23, 2024
China's Xizang sees robust foreign trade growth in H1
Foreign trade in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region surged 132.4 percent year on year in the first half (H1) of 2024, local authorities said on Monday.
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Economy July 23, 2024
Commerce ministry: China to review anti-dumping measures on stainless steel imports from EU, UK, ROK and Indonesia
China's Ministry of Commerce announced Monday that it will launch an expiry review of anti-dumping measures aimed at stainless steel billets and hot-rolled stainless steel plates and coils imported from the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK), the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Indonesia starting from July 23, 2024.
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Diplomacy July 22, 2024
Chinese FM spokesperson's remarks on China reaching provisional arrangement with Philippines on managing situation at Ren'ai Jiao
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday made remarks on China reaching provisional arrangement with the Philippines on managing the situation at Ren'ai Jiao.
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Economy July 19, 2024
China's e-commerce sector reports robust growth
China's e-commerce sector saw robust growth in the first half of 2024, fueling momentum for consumption recovery in the world's second-largest economy.
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Around China July 19, 2024
China steps up investment in urban renewal projects
China has invested 2.6 trillion yuan (about 364.58 billion U.S. dollars) in over 66,000 projects designed to renovate urban infrastructure, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said Friday.
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Diplomacy July 19, 2024
Spokesperson: China's military development aimed for national sovereignty, security, world peace
A Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday said that China's military development is solely aimed at safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, as well as international and regional peace and stability.
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Economy July 19, 2024
China to impose anti-dumping duties on US propionic acid products
China will impose anti-dumping duties on propionic acid products originating from the United States, the Ministry of Commerce said Friday.
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Economy July 19, 2024
China's economic powerhouse province reports record foreign trade in H1
The foreign trade value of east China's economic powerhouse province of Jiangsu hit 2.68 trillion yuan (about 376 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half (H1) of this year, reaching a new high, local customs said on Thursday.
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Diplomacy July 19, 2024
China firmly opposes Vietnam's submission on undersea shelf in South China Sea
China firmly opposes the submission by Vietnam to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (UNCLCS) on the extent of its undersea shelf in the South China Sea, and has lodged stern representations to the Vietnamese side, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Economy July 19, 2024
Xinjiang's foreign trade up 48.4% in H1
In the first half of this year, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region saw its foreign trade volume surpass the 200 billion yuan mark two months earlier than last year, achieving a year-on-year growth of 48.4 percent.
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Economy July 19, 2024
China to use sampling method in anti-dumping probe into EU pork
Investigating authorities will conduct the anti-dumping probe into certain pork and pig by-products imported from the European Union (EU) through sampling, said China's Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.
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Health July 19, 2024
China establishes national working group to standardize healthcare security
China on Thursday established a national working group to coordinate the formulation of healthcare security standards to increase convenience for people seeking medical treatment.