BEIJING, July 14(ABC): China has reaped summer grain harvest with a 1-percent year-on-year growth in total output, the country’s statistics bureau said Thursday. China’s total grain output reached 147.39 million tonnes in this year’s summer harvest, up 1.434 million tonnes from last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The output of wheat, a staple crop, stood at …

BEIJING, July 14 (ABC): Navies of China and Pakistan concluded a four-day joint maritime exercise codenamed Sea Guardians-2 held in Shanghai. Operation planning, professional expertise exchanges, and cultural and sports competitions took place during the maneuvers, China.org.com reported. The two navies also held drills including attacking at maritime targets, anti-submarine operations, and anti-aircraft and anti-missile operations. The joint exercise aims …

BEIJING,July 5 (ABC): A study revealed that around 5,500 years ago, people had already developed agriculture in sustainable intensification of millet and pigs in north China. Previous studies, through the carbon isotope data of domestic pig bones, believed that both pigs and humans in the Neolithic Age in north China consumed millet, forming a competitive relationship. Chinese researchers from Lanzhou …

BEIJING, July 5 (ABC): Some 1.09 million cars enjoyed China’s car purchase tax cut during the first month of the policy’s implementation, according to the country’s top taxation agency. The tax cut policy, which applies to some low-emission passenger vehicles, had saved about 7.1 billion yuan (about 1.06 billion U.S. dollars) for car buyers, data from the State Taxation Administration …

BEIJING, Jul 14 (ABC): China is ready to extend cooperation to the international institutions to help Sri Lanka achieve sustainable development and overcome the current difficulties, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday. “As a friendly neighbor and cooperation partner China sincerely hopes all sectors in Sri Lanka can bear in mind fundamental interest of the country and …

BEIJING, Jul 5 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Algerian War of Independence. Sixty years ago, the Algerian people realized national independence and people’s liberation after going through an arduous struggle, opening a glorious chapter …

BEIJING, Jul 5 (ABC): China’s economy is expected to gradually overcome the negative impacts of the epidemic in the second half of this year, with economic indicators showing improvement amid a raft of supportive policies, according to a report by the Bank of China. Noting that risks including rising global inflation, geopolitical tensions and volatile international financial markets might continue …

BEIJING, July 14(ABC): An unmanned offshore oil and gas platform has completed installation on the Enping oilfield in the eastern South China Sea, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has said. The platform was made by the CNOOC with standardized design and construction, the company said on Wednesday. It is the first of its kind by the company, and …

CHANGSHA, July 14 (ABC): Archaeologists have found a celadon kiln site dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) at a village in central China’s Hunan Province. The site was found in Yongxing Village in the city of Liling in April when a group of archaeologists conducted a survey of the Lushui basin. The ruins of the celadon kiln measure …

BEIJING, July 14 (ABC): China’s benchmark prices for spot interbank gold transactions were lower Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. The benchmark price for gold of 99.95 percent pure or above stood at 374.94 yuan (about 55.74 U.S. dollars) per gram, down 0.29 yuan from the previous trading day, while that for gold of 99.99 percent pure …