China's water conservancy investment sets record in first 11 months

​China's investment in water conservancy facilities grew 8.5% year on year to 1.09 trillion yuan (US$153.14 billion) in the first 11 months of 2023, exceeding last year's total figure, said Vice Minister of Water Resources Chen Min at a press conference Tuesday.

December 14, 2023

China sets new record for water projects in 2023

The number of new water conservancy projects in China set a new record of 27,300 in the first 11 months of this year, said Vice Minister of Water Resources Chen Min at a press conference Tuesday.

December 13, 2023

China's water conservancy investment up in January-November

China's investment in water conservancy facilities rose 8.5 percent year on year to 1.09 trillion yuan (about 153.14 billion U.S. dollars) in the first 11 months of 2023, official data showed on Tuesday.

December 13, 2023

Water infrastructure projects creating jobs

Construction of water infrastructure in China has helped improve the livelihoods of people in rural areas, generated a large number of employment opportunities and beefed up water supplies, senior water resources officials said.

December 13, 2023

China's air-pollution control efforts drive economic growth

​China has reduced PM2.5 density by 57% while doubling its GDP in the past decade, delivering economic, environmental, and social benefits, an official from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said at a press conference Monday.

December 12, 2023

Chinese cities to reduce PM2.5 by 10% by 2025

​China recently released an action plan to reduce PM2.5 densities in all cities at the prefecture level and above by 10% by 2025, an official of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said at a press briefing Monday.

December 12, 2023

China's air-pollution control efforts drive investment worth 4 trln yuan

China's air-pollution control efforts have seen significant progress in recent years, driving the growth of the Chinese economy, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Monday.

December 12, 2023

Pollution action plan to target transport sector

China will ramp up the curbing of air pollution in the transportation sector in its next-phase campaign to keep improving air quality, an environment official said on Wednesday.

December 12, 2023

China issues plan to enhance institutional opening up in Shanghai

Officials and scholars have praised a comprehensive plan to enhance openness in Shanghai as another significant step by China in pioneering high-level institutional opening up.

December 11, 2023

Guideline to support FTZ growth

The move to further open up the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone will support its growth in goods and services trade, as well as strengthen the FTZ's attractiveness to global investors, senior officials said on Friday.

December 11, 2023

Services to open up more for investment

The Chinese government plans to gradually extend practical opening-up measures related to the services sector from Beijing to other provinces and cities, further expanding market access for foreign investment in areas like finance, telecommunication and healthcare, said senior officials on Friday.

November 27, 2023

China to continue deepening opening up in service industry

China will continue to open up the service industry, and push ahead with a national demonstration zone focused on the sector in Beijing, according to the Ministry of Commerce Friday.

November 25, 2023

Beijing to deepen reform, opening-up of services sector

Beijing will promote wider opening-up of the services sector under the guidance of a work plan designed to support it in deepening the construction of the Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Opening up the Services Sector.

November 25, 2023

China committed to improving legal services for businesses going global

China is committed to enhancing its legal services to support its citizens and businesses in their overseas activities, Minister of Justice He Rong said at a press conference Thursday.

November 24, 2023

China's rule of law conveyed overseas

China is establishing frameworks for foreign-related laws and regulations while communicating to the world its rule of law as well as overseas legal services, senior judicial officials said at a news conference on Thursday.

November 24, 2023

Over 370 Hong Kong, Macao lawyers licensed to practice in Greater Bay Area

A total of 372 lawyers from Hong Kong and Macao have obtained certificates of practice for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a senior official from the Ministry of Justice said Thursday.

November 24, 2023

China's foreign aid workers help boost local medical capacity

Medical aid workers from China said on Thursday that they have not only offered health services for people in foreign countries but also helped boost local medical capacity.

November 17, 2023

China's job market shows increased activity in October

​In October, China's job market showed increased activity, and the overall employment situation was stable, according to the National Bureau of Statistics at a press conference Wednesday.

November 16, 2023

China's new growth drivers continue to strengthen in October

China's new growth drivers continued to strengthen in October, highlighted by strong momentum in the semiconductor, artificial intelligence, and aerospace sectors, said an official with the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.

November 16, 2023

China's retail sales up 7.6% in October

China's retail sales of consumer goods, a significant measure of the country's consumption power, increased 7.6% year on year to 4.33 trillion yuan (US$597.4 billion) in October, according to official data released Wednesday.

November 16, 2023