HARBIN, Oct 7(ABC): As Xia Yuanfang strolled along the Songhua River with her family in August, she was glad of the mild northern weather, a welcome change from the hot and humid environment of her hometown, the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. “It’s very cool here in summer, especially along the river. It’s very comfortable drinking beer and listening to …

BEIJING, Oct 7(ABC): Four more ancient Chinese irrigation sites have been recognized as World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS), according to the Ministry of Water Resources. Granted by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) on Thursday, the inclusions of the Tongjiyan Irrigation System, the Xinghua Duotian Irrigation and Drainage System, the Songgu Irrigation Scheme and the Chongyi Shangbao Terraces …

BEIJING, Oct 7(ABC): China’s extraordinary achievements over the past 10 years have been widely acknowledged for raising living standards at home and bolstering global development. The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is the start of a new journey for China’s development and its role in international affairs. DECADE OF ACHIEVEMENTS Chinese brands have become …

BEIJING, Oct 7(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged a team of geological workers in east China’s Shandong Province to carry forward fine traditions and play a greater role in mineral resource exploration. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks on Sunday in a letter …

BUCHAREST, Oct 7(ABC): China and Moldova marked on Thursday the 30th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations by jointly issuing a commemorative envelope and stamp in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. Moldova attaches great importance to developing relations with China and is willing to maintain friendly ties, and strengthen bilateral economic, trade and investment exchanges, thereby bringing tangible …

BEIJING, Oct 7(ABC): China has ramped up its tax and fee incentives and supporting policies to enterprises, a move that has not only offered a “timely rain” to companies in financial drought but also served as a shot in the arm for the economy. Official data from the State Taxation Administration showed that China’s tax refunds as well as tax …

BEIJING, Oct 2(ABC): China’s Wing Loong-2H large civil unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has recently conducted a cloud seeding operation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). Wing Loong-2H detected the precipitation clouds and successfully carried out artificial rainfall and snowfall enhancement over the Aemye Ma-chhen Range in the Sanjiangyuan region on the plateau, said …

BEIJING, Oct 2(ABC): China’s meteorological authority on Sunday issued a blue alert for a cold wave, the first in the second half of 2022, forecasting big temperature drops and gales in vast regions of the country. From Sunday to Thursday, temperatures are expected to plunge by 8 to 12 degrees Celsius in most of central and east China, according to …

BEIJING, Oct 2(ABC): Chinese embassies and missions have held events to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), during which foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and eyed further cooperation. Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva Tatiana …

XI’AN, Oct 2(ABC): A new batch of relics, including thousands of bronze coins, have been unearthed from the remains of a mint dating back more than 2,000 years in Xi’an, the capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Apart from the coins of different face values and shapes, more than 100 ash pits, three house ruins, 11 kiln ruins, 18 wells, …