China aims for smooth travel during National Day holiday
China is making multipronged efforts to ensure safe and smooth trips for passengers during the upcoming National Day holiday, the Ministry of Transport said on Friday.
September 29, 2024
Holiday travel to see around 2 billion cross-regional trips
China is poised to experience an estimated 1.94 billion cross-regional trips during the upcoming week-long National Day holiday, starting Tuesday, Li Yang, vice-minister for transport, said in Beijing on Friday.
September 29, 2024
NFRA creates special science, tech insurance system
The National Financial Regulatory Administration is working to support the growth of the insurance industry by creating a special system for science and technology insurance. This was shared by Yin Jiang'ao, an NFRA official, during a media conference in Beijing on Friday.
September 29, 2024
Infographic: China unveils financial package to boost economy
The People's Bank of China unveiled a financial policy package to boost the economy at a press conference on Tuesday, including cutting the reserve requirement ratio and policy interest rates, and lowering mortgage rates for existing home loans. Here are some highlights.
September 27, 2024
China's audio-visual industry revenue up 7% in H1
China's broadcasting, television and online audio-visual service industry generated total revenue of 668.3 billion yuan (95.3 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2024, representing 7 percent year-on-year growth.
September 27, 2024
Official: China's TV, online videos to be dominated by ultra-high-definition in 2 years
China is set to make ultra-high-definition (UHD) the predominant format for television and online videos by 2026, the National Radio and Television Administration said on Friday.
September 27, 2024
China marks historic achievements in education over past decade
China has achieved historic accomplishments in education over the past decade, giving people a stronger sense of fulfillment, Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng said at a press conference Thursday. The gross enrollment rate in higher education now stands at 60.2%, reaching the globally recognized level of universal access.
September 27, 2024
China vows intensified, improved preservation of cultural relics
China will step up efforts to preserve its cultural relics, improve the management, and create more engaging ways for the public to appreciate the rich cultural heritage, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA).
September 27, 2024
Ministry: China's online smart education platform benefiting world
China's online smart education platform has recorded over 50 billion visits to date, with over 10 million overseas users located across more than 200 countries and regions, Wang Guangyan, China's vice minister of education, said at a press conference on Thursday.
September 27, 2024
China's reform of elite engineer training program delivers results
China's reform of the elite engineer training program has shown results, with the first cohort of master's students having begun internships at leading companies, and doctoral candidates are now engaged in key industries, Education Minister Huai Jinpeng said on Thursday.
September 27, 2024
China pledges to retrieve more lost cultural artifacts
China will keep working to bring home more of its cultural artifacts lost overseas, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA).
September 26, 2024
Official: China realizes balanced compulsory education in county-level regions
China has managed to ensure that all its 2,895 county-level regions are covered by quality compulsory education in a balanced way, Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng announced Thursday.
September 26, 2024
China to ensure 2 hours of daily physical activities for primary, middle school students
China will make sure that primary and middle school students engage in at least two hours of physical activities each day, an education official said Thursday.
September 26, 2024
China to steer more long-term funds to capital market
China will soon introduce a new guideline aimed at further introducing more medium- and long-term funds into the capital market, said Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, on Tuesday.
September 26, 2024
China has world's largest, most sophisticated environmental monitoring network
China has established the world's largest, most comprehensive, and technologically advanced environmental monitoring network, according to Dong Baotong, vice-minister of ecology and environment.
September 26, 2024
Chinese museums receive nearly 1 billion visits during Jan-Aug period
Chinese museums registered 940 million visits in the first eight months of this year, maintaining their popularity among Chinese visitors in recent years, official data showed on Wednesday.
September 26, 2024
Enhanced scrutiny, tech help protect cultural relics
China's continued efforts in safeguarding its cultural relics have achieved fruitful results, thanks to coordinated measures adopted by various departments.
September 26, 2024
China steps up financial support for high-tech sector, small businesses
China has been stepping up financial support for key fields and weak links, said Li Yunze, minister of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, at a press conference on Tuesday. By the end of August, loans to high-tech industries and long-term loans issued to the manufacturing sector grew by 13.2% and 15.9% year on year, respectively.
September 25, 2024
Official: China has world's largest social security network
China has built the world's largest social security network, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Tuesday.
September 25, 2024
Officials: China works to provide quality elderly care services
China is on the way to establishing a complete service system that will remarkably improve the lives of hundreds of millions of senior citizens in the country, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
September 25, 2024
China to cut 7-day reverse repos rate from 1.7% to 1.5%
Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), said Tuesday that the central bank will reduce the interest rate of seven-day reverse repos from 1.7 percent to 1.5 percent.
September 24, 2024
China to further attract medium and long-term funds into capital market
China will issue a guideline to encourage medium and long-term funds to enter the capital market, the country's top securities regulator said Tuesday.
September 24, 2024
Official: China plans to inject capital into 6 major commercial banks
China plans to increase the tier-1 capital of six major commercial banks, an official said Tuesday.
September 24, 2024
Central bank governor: China to cut reserve requirement ratio in near future
China will cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 0.5 percentage points in the near future, providing about 1 trillion yuan (about 141.78 billion U.S. dollars) in long-term liquidity to the financial market, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, said Tuesday.
September 24, 2024
China to cut mortgage rates for existing home loans
China will lower mortgage rates on existing home loans to a level similar to those of newly issued housing loans, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, said on Tuesday.
September 24, 2024
Official: China to create new monetary policy tools to support stock market
China's central bank will create new monetary policy tools to support the stable development of the stock market, the central bank governor said Tuesday.
September 24, 2024
China vows to strengthen elderly care services
China's Ministry of Civil Affairs has pledged to further strengthen the country's elderly care services to cope with the aging population.
September 24, 2024
China adds over 30,000 rural place names to protection lists under geographic naming project
More than 30,000 old rural place names have been added to China's protection lists since a rural geographic naming project was launched last year, a senior official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) said Monday.
September 24, 2024
R&D tax deductions save companies trillions
More than 629,000 companies across China have benefited from a total of 3.45 trillion yuan ($489 billion) in R&D expense tax deductions last year, said the country's top tax authority in a recent press conference.
September 23, 2024
Tax data shows China's economic vitality in first 8 months
An array of tax data on innovation, digital economy and high-end manufacturing reflects China's achievements in high-quality development in the first eight months of the year, an official said Friday.
September 21, 2024