CHENGDU, Sep 9(ABC): A total of 88 people have been killed and 30 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said Friday. The rescue headquarters said that among the deaths, 50 were killed in Luding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 38 were killed in Shimian County, …

BEIJING, Sep 9(ABC): China’s anti-graft chief has called on discipline inspection and supervision organs to improve duty performance to advance full and rigorous Party governance, improve Party conduct, ensure clean government, and step up the fight against corruption to greet the convocation of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) later this year. Zhao Leji, a …

NANJING, Sep 9(ABC): Jiangsu Province, a manufacturing hub in east China, saw its digital economy surpass 5.1 trillion yuan (about 735 billion U.S. dollars) by the end of 2021, according to the 9th Jiangsu Internet Conference. The province contributed 11.8 percent of the country’s total digital economy, and the added value of core industries in the digital economy in Jiangsu …

BEIJING, Sep 7 (ABC): Beijing hosted the 6th Taihe Civilisations Forum (TCF), organised by China’s leading think tank, the Taihe Institute. The forum took place in three thematic sections, focusing on education and culture, science and technology, and international relations. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Deputy Secretary-General Grigory Logvinov participated in the discussion “Great Powers Rivalry, Regional Cooperation, Security and Development …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): China’s top 500 enterprises reported rapid growth in revenue and profit in 2021, an industrial ranking report showed Tuesday. The 2022 list of the top 500 Chinese enterprises was published by the China Enterprise Confederation and the China Enterprise Directors Association. The largest 500 companies have generated combined revenues of 102.48 trillion yuan (14.83 trillion U.S. dollars) …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): The 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) drew to a close in Beijing on Monday, achieving fruitful results and bringing fresh hope to stagnating global economic growth. Themed “Cooperate for Better Development, Innovate for a Greener Future,” CIFTIS 2022 featured greater internationalization, with the participation of over 7,800 companies online and more than 2,400 …

JIUQUAN, Sep 5(ABC): China sent two new test satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Tuesday. The CentiSpace-1-S3/S4 test satellites were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 10:24 a.m. (Beijing Time) and they have entered the planned orbit successfully. This was the 17th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A rockets, according to the launch …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): China had gone through its hottest summer since 1961 when it started to keep complete meteorological records. The country’s average temperature from June 1 to Aug. 31 was 22.3 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees Celsius higher than that in the same period of regular years and the highest since 1961, according to the National Climate Center. A total …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): China strongly condemns the cyber attacks launched by the United States on China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University, and urges the U.S. side to offer an explanation and immediately stop its unlawful moves, Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Monday. It was reported that China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) and cybersecurity company 360 on Monday respectively …

BEIJING, Sep 5(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts to minimize casualties after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday, stressing that saving lives should be taken as the primary task. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the instruction …