BEIJING, June 25 (ABC): Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Friday called for new progress on building the Hainan free trade port. Han, also member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of a leading group on deepening all-round reform and opening-up in south China’s Hainan Province, made the remarks while presiding …

BEIJING, June 25 (ABC): Chinese lawmakers on Friday passed a revision to the country’s sports law, in a bid to facilitate efforts to build the country into a sporting powerhouse. The revised Law on Physical Culture and Sports was passed at a session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee and will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023. The revision …

SHANGHAI, June 24(ABC): A vehicle fell from the third floor of Chinese electric car maker Nio’s headquarters in Shanghai killing one member of staff and an individual from a partner company, reported. The incident occurred on Wednesday, quoted the firm as saying. The deceased were inside the car when it fell. The company said that it started immediate investigation into …

BEIJING, Jun 22 (ABC):A program jointly initiated by Tsinghua University and Paris Institute Political Studies (Sciences Po) is now empowering over 150 students from six continents with the knowledge to tackle climate change.  The global educational program, Climate x Leadership Training Pilot, is hosted by the Global Alliance Universities on Climate (GAUC), which is comprised  the world’s 15 top universities. …

BEIJING, June 22 (ABC): The Universal Beijing Resort on Wednesday said it will resume operations on June 25, as the COVID-19 resurgence is subsiding in the city. The resort, which opened in September 2021, includes the Universal Studios Beijing theme park, Universal CityWalk Beijing, and two hotels. The CityWalk and one hotel are expected to reopen on June 24, one …

BEIJING, Jun 22 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for efforts to stay open and inclusive, and clear away all barriers impeding the development of productive forces to promote the sound development of globalization. Xi made the remarks while delivering a keynote speech in virtual format at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum. We should encourage …

BEIJING, June 22 (ABC) :China’s National Meteorological Center Wednesday renewed a blue alert for rainstorms in various parts of the country. From 2 p.m. Wednesday to 2 a.m. Thursday, heavy downpours are expected to lash parts of Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Henan, Sichuan, Chongqing, and Yunnan. Some areas may experience up to 150 millimeters of rainfall. …

BEIJING, June 22 (ABC): The wholesale prices of China’s agricultural products edged down last week, data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs showed. From June 10 to 16, the China agricultural product wholesale price index came in at 114.82, down 1.51 points week on week, according to the ministry. On a weekly basis, the average wholesale price of …

BEIJING, June 21 (ABC): China’s road freight volume fell 4.6 percent year on year in the first five months of the year, data from the Ministry of Transport showed. About 14.37 billion tonnes of road cargo were transported during this period, according to the ministry. In May alone, China’s road freight volume neared 3.26 billion tonnes, the ministry said. Northeast …

BEIJING, June 21 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping will host the 14th BRICS Summit and the High-level Dialogue on Global Development, and attend the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum in virtual format later this week. The BRICS mechanism features five major emerging economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Since it was forged more than a …