BEIJING, July 12(ABC): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday urged efforts to ensure production safety and resolutely prevent serious and major accidents to protect people’s lives and property. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, gave the instruction to a national video teleconference held by the Work …

BEIJING, July 12(ABC): China’s top banking and insurance regulator on Monday issued a circular urging efforts to continue the rapid growth of medium and long-term loans to the manufacturing sector. Banking and insurance institutions should optimize resource allocation and improve services to support the manufacturing sector, said the circular released by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. It said …

BEIJING, Jul 19 (ABC): China plans to build 600,000 5G base stations across the country this year, bringing the total number to over two million, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said. The country currently has 1.85 million 5G base stations, of which 300,000 were built in the second quarter of this year, said Wang Peng from the …

JAKARTA, July 12(ABC): Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Monday that countries should avoid being used as “chess pieces” by global powers in a region that he said was at risk of being reshaped by geopolitical factors. Addressing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat in a speech in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Wang said many countries in …

On June 22, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Khost and Paktika of Afghanistan, causing severe casualties. After learning about the earthquake, the Chinese government immediately expressed sympathy to the Afghan people and decided to provide RMB 50 million as emergency humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. The Chinese government also expressed that it would closely coordinate with the Afghan interim government to ensure …

In the early hours of June 22, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, making it the country’s deadliest in two decades. Up to now, the earthquake has killed more than 1,500 people, injured nearly 2,000 people, destroyed tens of thousands of houses, and killed at least 155 children. Since rescue efforts have been blocked by torrential floods in some Afghan …

BEIJING, July 10 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Sunday respectively sent congratulatory letters to the opening ceremony of an exhibition on the origin of Italy. China and Italy are outstanding representatives of Eastern and Western civilizations. This exhibition will show the rich Italian culture with a variety of precious antiques, Xi said in his …

SHANGHAI, July 10 (ABC): A four-day joint maritime exercise between China and Pakistan kicked off at a military port in Shanghai on Sunday. The drill, codenamed Sea Guardians-2, is a normal arrangement as per a yearly plan between the two militaries, said Liu Wensheng, spokesperson for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. It is not related to any regional situations …

BEIJING, July 10 (ABC): With COVID-19 outbreaks waning and pro-growth policies taking effect, China is making multi-pronged efforts to continue its recovery trend in the second half (H2) of this year. The economy has come under strain from COVID-19 resurgences and global geopolitical conflicts since March. To help it navigate the trough, multiple supportive moves ranging from bolstering market entities …

SHANGHAI, July 10 (ABC): The Shanghai municipal meteorological observatory issued a red alert for excessive heat on Sunday as the temperature in some areas of the metropolis climbed to 40 degrees Celsius. Shanghai has seen high temperatures for six consecutive days from July 5. The temperature at the Shanghai Xujiahui Station reached 40 degrees Celsius at 2:12 p.m. on Sunday, …