Science plays a key role in development

The Ministry of Science and Technology has played an important role in China's efforts to build a moderately prosperous society, its top official told a news conference hosted by the State Council Information Office in Beijing on Tuesday.

July 28, 2021

Grassroots CPC members promote ethnic unity

Six representatives of the Communist Party of China (CPC) membership nationwide have vowed to continue promoting ethnic unity through their work and jointly strive for a shared better life.

July 28, 2021

China makes progress in original innovation: Official

China has made great progress in original innovation and science and technology development, said Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang.

July 28, 2021

Over 720M Chinese hold electronic certificates for basic medical insurance

More than 720 million Chinese hold electronic certificates for medical insurance scheme, according to the National Healthcare Security Administration Monday.

July 27, 2021

Rural deliveries rise, bringing opportunities

China has set a goal of building a safe, efficient, open and two-way rural delivery network to benefit the rural population by 2025.

July 27, 2021

Services' first negative list goes to Hainan

China on Monday unveiled its first negative list for cross-border trade in services. The list will be implemented in the Hainan Free Trade Port.

July 27, 2021

China introduces first negative list on cross-border trade for Hainan Free Trade Port

China unveiled its first negative list on cross-border trade in services for its Hainan Free Trade Port, a major measure in the country's administrative model for trade in services, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.

July 26, 2021

China releases first negative list for cross-border services trade

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has released a negative list for cross-border trade in services in the southern island province of Hainan, the first negative list for services trade in the country.

July 26, 2021

China's foreign-currency bank deposits up US$129.7B in H1

China's bank deposits in foreign currencies increased by 129.7 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of this year, a senior official said on Friday.

July 26, 2021

Any Fed moves will have 'controllable' impact: SAFE

Any possible tapering of monetary stimulus by the US Federal Reserve would have a "controllable" impact on China's cross-border capital flows, with the Chinese yuan set to maintain a generally stable rate with higher flexibility against the US dollar, the country's foreign exchange regulator said on Friday.

July 26, 2021

Scientist: Wuhan P4 Lab sees no laboratory leaks or human infections

The Wuhan P4 lab has never seen any laboratory leaks or human infections since it began operating in 2018, the director of the National Biosafety Laboratory (WUHAN) said at a press conference Thursday.

July 24, 2021

WHO's tracing proposal called unacceptable

China cannot accept the World Health Organization's plan for a second phase of a study into the origin of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, as the plan's inclusion of probing the "laboratory leak" theory－a definitively dismissed possibility－disregards common sense and science, senior officials said on Thursday.

July 23, 2021

Ministry to boost trade despite barriers

All necessary efforts will be made to stabilize and grow China's foreign trade despite mounting barriers and challenges, government officials said on Thursday.

July 23, 2021

China sees record FDI inflow in H1: Commerce ministry

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland saw rapid growth in the first half (H1) of this year amid a string of government policies to improve the business environment, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.

July 23, 2021

China provides over 600M COVID-19 vaccine doses to countries around world

China has provided over 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 200 countries and regions to support the global fight against COVID-19, an official with the commerce ministry said Thursday.

July 23, 2021

Claim that Chinese researchers hid coronavirus data defies scientific ethics

A U.S. researcher claiming that China hid coronavirus sequences to thwart the tracing of virus origin is against scientific ethics, a Chinese official said Thursday.

July 23, 2021

China calls for global COVID-19 origin-tracing

The COVID-19 origin-tracing work should be carried out in multiple countries and regions around the globe, an official from the National Health Commission said at a press conference on Thursday.

July 23, 2021

Official: Consumer spending contributes to 61.7% of GDP in H1 2021

China's consumer spending contributed to 61.7% of its GDP in the first half of 2021, according to a press conference Thursday.

July 22, 2021

Wuhan lab leak claim goes against science: Official

The claim that the SARS-CoV-2 leaked from a Wuhan lab goes against science, a senior official of the National Health Commission (NHC) said Thursday.

July 22, 2021

China's non-financial outbound direct investment down 3.7% in H1

China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) decreased 3.7 percent year on year in the first half of this year, official data showed on Thursday.

July 22, 2021