Canton Fair to resume offline exhibition

The 130th session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, will resume offline activities, organizers said Tuesday.

September 14, 2021

China's manufacturing output ranks first for 11 straight years

Since 2010, the added value of China's manufacturing industry has ranked first in the world for 11 consecutive years, thanks to the industry's large size, complete system, and increasingly high competitiveness, the minister of industry and information technology said at a press conference Monday.

September 14, 2021

China's central region boasts great development potential

With a solid economic foundation, China's central region boasts great development potential as it pursues high-quality development, a senior official said Monday.

September 14, 2021

Central region seen 'fostering high-quality development'

China's recent decision to promote high-quality development of its central region-Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei and Hunan provinces-will also bring about more balanced development and improve the overall strength and competitiveness of the region, officials said on Monday.

September 14, 2021

How will China's manufacturing fare in next five years?

China has set strategic goals to develop into a manufacturing powerhouse from 2021 to 2025, forging ahead on greater innovation and vitality, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

September 14, 2021

Official: Qianhai cooperation zone expansion strives to bolster Hong Kong

As China's latest move to deepen reform and opening up, the expansion of the Qianhai cooperation zone in China's southern metropolis Shenzhen has brought ample opportunities for Hong Kong, an official of the country's top economic regulator said on Thursday.

September 10, 2021

2021 World Internet Conference to be held from Sept. 26-28

The 2021 World Internet Conference will be held in the river town of Wuzhen, eastern China's Zhejiang province, according to an official from the Cyberspace Administration of China on Friday.

September 10, 2021

World Internet Conference to kick off on Sept. 26

The 2021 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit is scheduled to take place from Sept 26 to 28 in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, said Zhao Zeliang, vice-minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China, during a news conference in Beijing on Friday.

September 10, 2021

Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao to coordinate on cooperation zones

Officials from China's Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao said on Thursday that they will join hands in implementing plans for developing cooperation zones.

September 10, 2021

Rural residents get access to safe water

In the past five years, China has managed to ensure safe drinking water for its rural residents, Water Resources Minister Li Guoying said on Thursday.

September 10, 2021

Hengqin cooperation zone to help Macao diversify its economy

The Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone in Hengqin serves as a new platform and has brought new opportunities for the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) to promote a moderately diversified economy, an official with the SAR government said Thursday.

September 10, 2021

Guangdong-Macao cooperation industrial park in Hengqin sees contracts worth 79.3 bln yuan

Guangdong-Macao cooperation industrial park in Hengqin has provided land for 25 projects with an agreed investment of 79.3 billion yuan (12.28 billion U.S. dollars), an official said Thursday.

September 10, 2021

Qianhai and Hengqin set to spur Bay Area

The central authorities' new development plans for Qianhai, a special cooperation zone in Shenzhen city, and Hengqin, an island in Zhuhai city, both in the southern Guangdong province, are set to inject strong impetus into the next stage of high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, officials said on Thursday.

September 10, 2021

46 billion cubic meters of water diverted from southern to northern China

The eastern and central routes of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project have diverted more than 46 billion cubic meters of water to northern China, directly benefiting 140 million people, the Ministry of Water Resources announced at a press conference Thursday.

September 9, 2021

China's mega water diversion project benefits 140M people

More than 140 million people in northern China have directly benefited from a massive water-diversion project that pumps water from major rivers in the south to the drought-prone north, authorities said Thursday.

September 9, 2021

China strengthens protection of historical, cultural heritage

China is strengthening the protection of historical and cultural sites, according to a press conference Wednesday. The country lists 137 historical and cultural cities under national protection, 312 national historical and cultural towns, 970 historical and cultural neighborhoods, and 42,700 historical buildings.

September 9, 2021

New system to protect historical heritage

Historical and cultural heritage in China will be further protected under a new set of guidelines, which aim to safeguard them under ongoing urban and rural development.

September 9, 2021

China makes multiple efforts to ensure food security

China's grain output reached 669.5 million metric tons last year, exceeding 650 million metric tons for the sixth straight year. To ensure grain security, China will take measures to increase grain output, while reducing grain loss at the same time.

September 8, 2021

Relending to boost credit for small biz

The People's Bank of China, the central bank, will release all of the 300 billion yuan ($46.41 billion) new quota of relending funds to increase commercial banks' targeted credit supply to smaller businesses in the rest of this year, a senior official said on Tuesday.

September 8, 2021

International conference to tackle lost agricultural output

Curbing waste in agricultural production bolsters output and more international cooperation can help deliver that goal, Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ma Youxiang said on Tuesday.

September 8, 2021