TAIYUAN, Sep 27(ABC): China on Tuesday launched a Long March-6 rocket carrying three satellites into space. The rocket blasted off at 7:50 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi and sent the Shiyan-16A, Shiyan-16B and Shiyan-17 satellites into the preset orbit. Shiyan means “experiment” in Chinese. The Shiyan satellite trio will provide …

BEIJING, Sep 27(ABC): China has stepped up efforts to save jobs this year, with some 64.63 billion yuan (9.19 billion U.S. dollars) having already been offered to businesses this year. Unemployment insurance refunds totaling 44.84 billion yuan were given to some 7.21 million enterprises, or more than half of all employers covered by the social security net, in the first …

BEIJING, Sep 27(ABC): China has achieved initial success in new infrastructure construction, which has greatly facilitated the country’s social and economic development over the past decade, officials said Monday. Zhang Zhihua, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said China has quickened its steps in upgrading information infrastructure as well as advancing infrastructure integration and innovation. The …

BEIJING, Sep 27(ABC): China’s bond market is playing a growing role in serving the real economy, data from the country’s central bank shows. By the end of August, the balance of various bonds in China totaled 142.3 trillion yuan (about 20.24 trillion U.S. dollars), the second-highest globally, according to the People’s Bank of China. The country’s direct financing scale has …

ISLAMABAD, Sept 26 (ABC):Several countries including China, Pakistan, Chile, Cuba, Indonesia and Serbia have jointly proposed the ‘Initiative of International Cooperation on Resilient and Stable Industrial and Supply Chains’, with support by Republic of Argentina. The initiative aims at strengthening the resilience and stability of global industrial and supply chains which will surely help support economic recovery of all countries, …

GUANGZHOU, Sep 26(ABC): The construction of the permanent venue for the Greater Bay Area Science Forum began on Saturday in Nansha District of south China’s Guangzhou City. With an above-ground floor area of approximately 110,000 square meters, the architectural complex will consist of multiple facilities, including a conference center, a sci-tech innovation center and apartment buildings. The permanent venue is …

BEIJING, Sep 26 (ABC):China on Sunday launched a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket to place two satellites in space. The pair of satellites, Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15, were lifted at 6:55 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi and soon entered the preset orbit. The Shiyan-14 will mainly be used to conduct scientific experiments and …

BEIJING, Sep 26(ABC): Faced with a prolonged drought in parts of southern China, government officials and residents are making efforts to ensure sufficient drinking water and grain production. China’s national observatory confirmed that severe drought has swept through the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including most parts of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, and southern Anhui and southeastern …

BEIJING, Sep 26(ABC): China has achieved initial success in new infrastructure construction, which has greatly facilitated the country’s social and economic development over the past decade, officials said Monday. Zhang Zhihua, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission, said China has quickened its steps in upgrading information infrastructure as well as advancing infrastructure integration and innovation. The length …

BEIJING, Sep 26(ABC): A total of 2,296 delegates were elected to attend the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), an official statement said. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the delegates were elected in accordance with the Party Constitution, the CPC Central Committee’s requirements, adopting …