Official: China makes good start in rural vitalization

China has made a good start in rural vitalization. Grain output has exceeded 650 billion kilograms for six years in a row, and farmers' income doubled from the figure in 2010 ahead of schedule, according to an SCIO press briefing Wednesday.

January 13, 2021

China to keep red line to ensure arable land

China will make every effort to ensure its total arable land of no less than 1.8 billion mu (120 million hectares) during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), said an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs at a press conference on Wednesday.

January 13, 2021

White paper outlines China's foreign assistance for combating COVID-19

China has provided assistance overseas since the outbreak of COVID-19, which constitutes the country's most intensive and largest-scale emergency humanitarian assistance mission since 1949, according to a white paper on China's international development cooperation Sunday.

January 12, 2021

China rolls out 12345 hotline to optimize government service

Government service hotlines in all provinces will be integrated by the end of 2021 into one new number – 12345 – that Chinese citizens can access at any time, the General Office of the State Council announced on Wednesday.

January 8, 2021

China to tighten anti-epidemic measures ahead of Spring Festival

China will take more stringent epidemic prevention and control measures amid higher risks of COVID-19 contagion during this winter-spring period, especially the upcoming Spring Festival holiday.

January 10, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination free to Chinese residents: Official

The cost of COVID-19 vaccination, including both vaccines' expenses and inculation fees, will be covered by medical insurance fund and government fiscal, rather than individuals, said a Chinese official at a press conference on Saturday.

January 9, 2021

China administers over 9M doses of self-developed COVID-19 vaccines

China has administered more than 9 million doses of self-developed COVID-19 vaccines. A senior health official announced this at a press conference on Saturday.

January 9, 2021

Over 9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China

China has administered over 9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far, a further testament to the safety of Chinese vaccines, said an official of the National Health Commission at a press conference on Saturday.

January 9, 2021

Beijing sends medical professionals to assist Hebei in response to COVID-19

Beijing has sent medical and disease control experts to Hebei province to help tackle the COVID-19 outbreak following a recent resurgence of locally-transmitted cases in the region, said Gao Xiaojun, a spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, at a press briefing Thursday.

January 8, 2021

Merging of government hotlines to continue

China's ongoing efforts to integrate its nonemergency government hotlines will make it easier for the public to have their voices heard and improve the efficiency of administrative services, an official said on Thursday.

January 8, 2021

China's COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective: National Health Commission

Since June, China has administered a total of 4.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to high-risk groups with no case of serious infections reported, which is a testament to the vaccine's safety and effectiveness, said an official of the National Health Commission at a press conference on Thursday.

December 31, 2020

China approves COVID-19 vaccine

China's National Medical Products Administration granted conditional marketing authorization for an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine developed by the China National Biotec Group on Wednesday evening, the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in the country.

December 31, 2020

China approves first self-developed COVID-19 vaccine

China announced on Thursday that it had granted conditional marketing authorization for its first self-developed COVID-19 vaccine.

December 31, 2020

China strengthens compliance supervision of elderly care services

Chinese civil affairs authorities will strengthen vocational and legal education for nursing staff to eliminate maltreatment in elderly care institutions in the country, a senior official said on Tuesday.

December 30, 2020

China's industrial profits grow steadily as economy cements recovery

China's industrial profits maintained growth momentum in November amid strengthening economic recovery, with steady improvement on both supply and demand sides, as well as company operations.

December 28, 2020

China to boost data protection efforts

China will ramp up work on the national social credit system and further strengthen the personal credit information protection mechanism in the country, officials said on Dec. 25.

December 26, 2020

Nearly 300,000 Chinese sci-tech experts serve poverty alleviation

China has sent nearly 300,000 sci-tech experts to rural areas in poverty alleviation efforts, a Chinese official said Wednesday.

December 25, 2020

China leads effective rollout of 5G network

China has started the initial work on 6G technologies and commenced effective deployment of 5G technologies in the country by enabling two or more telecom operators to use a single base station for providing multiple services, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Thursday.

December 25, 2020

Wildfires drop sharply but risk remains high as threats highlighted

Since the autumn and winter season began this year, a total of 93 forest and grassland fires have occurred in China, 84 percent less year-on-year and the least in the past five years, according to the National Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Fighting Command.

December 25, 2020

Over 200 million terminals connected to 5G in China

China has more than 200 million terminals connected to 5G, as its shipments of 5G phones totaled 144 million units during the first 11 months, said an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Thursday.

December 24, 2020