BEIJING, Aug 26(ABC): China will step up safety regulations throughout the industrial chain of electric bicycles (e-bicycles) to reduce accidents. More efforts will be made to improve e-bicycle quality during production, strengthen law enforcement in its circulation and sales, standardize safety management for its daily use, and promote safety control in its dismantling and recycling, according to a plan released …

TAIYUAN, Aug 24(ABC): China on Wednesday launched a Long March-2D rocket placing a satellite into space. Coded Beijing-3B, the satellite was lifted at 11:01 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi and soon entered the preset orbit. It will mainly be used to provide remote sensing services in the fields of land …

BEIJING, Aug 24(ABC): China on Wednesday activated a Level-IV emergency response to possible geological disasters triggered by Typhoon Ma-on, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. Typhoon Ma-on, the ninth typhoon of the year, is expected to make landfall on the coast of Guangdong Province during the daytime on Thursday, bringing torrential rains to southern parts of the country. Affected …

BEIJING, Aug 23(ABC): China is comprehensively advancing negotiations on joining the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), the Ministry of Commerce said Monday. The announcement follows the recent establishment of the work team for China’s accession to the world’s first regional agreement on digital economy. Last November, China filed an application to join DEPA, a new type of trade partnership agreement …

BEIJING, Aug 23(ABC): The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday refuted U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns’ wrongful remarks concerning the Taiwan region, noting his remarks confound right with wrong, and once again show the distorted and hegemonic logic of the United States. On August 19, Burns said in his interview with CNN that China overreacted to U.S. House Speaker Nancy …

CHONGQING, Aug 23(ABC): The Smart China Expo 2022 opened Monday in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, attracting over 500 exhibitors from home and abroad to showcase their latest intelligent technology achievements. Themed “Smart Technology: Empowering Economy, Enriching Life,” the three-day expo will hold a series of activities, including 20 forums, over 120 release activities on new products and technologies, and ten …

BEIJING, Aug 23(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of sympathy to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over the latter’s COVID-19 infection. In his message, Xi said that upon learning of Kishida’s infection with the coronavirus, he would like to extend his sincere sympathy to the prime minister, and wish him a speedy recovery. Noting that this …

BEIJING, Aug 23(ABC): China’s State Council will dispatch 19 inspection teams across the country to ensure that tasks set in the government work report are undertaken and policies aimed at stabilizing the economy are being effectively implemented. The priorities include work on maintaining growth, operations of market entities, employment stability, ensuring people’s livelihoods, and stability of industrial and supply chains, …

NANCHANG, Aug 23(ABC): Three kilometers of piping winds through the mountains, carrying water up to the hillside Dougang village. Nie Xiaolong, standing with his hands on his hips near the end of the pipe, felt relieved seeing water diverted into his paddies. Not long ago, Nie, 42, was worried about the 200 hectares of crops he manages in Ruichang City, …

BEIJING, Aug 22 (ABC): As part of the preparations for the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of State Council, the security council secretaries of the SCO held a friendly and constructive meeting to discuss the situation in the area of ensuring security and stability within the organization. The 17th Meeting of Security Council Secretaries of the SCO …