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Beijing issues action plan to stimulate business, consumption amid epidemic

Beijing has issued an action plan to gear up business operation and consumption as the COVID-19 epidemic eases in the city.According to the plan announced by the Beijin

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30th National Book Expo opens in Jinan

The 30th National Book Expo opened on July 15 in Jinan, Shandong province, hosted jointly by the National Press and Publication Administration, Shandong provincial government and Jinan municipal gover

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S. African gov't to help 75,000 farmers affected by COVID-19

Getty Images A total of 75,000 small-scale farmers will benefit from the government allocation of 1 billion Rand (about 66 million U.S. dollars) which is aimed to cushion them from the negativ

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Prague zoo raises money for animals' food during COVID-19 lockdown

Animals at Prague zoo are eating during COVID-19 lockdown with contributions from the public. The zoo is offering meal vouchers for people who want to help feed the animals as

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4 mln movie vouchers offered free to medics, new graduates in China

A leading Chinese film distribution company said it is offering 4 million free movie tickets to medical professionals and new graduates from junior and high schools ar

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EU calls for state guarantees for vouchers for cancelled travel

The European Commission will tell member countries of the European Union to provide state guarantees for travel vouchers during the coronavirus pandemic, if they prefer

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Xinjiang sees over 4 mln tourists on Labor Day holiday

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region received over 4.4 million tourists during the five-day Labor Day holiday, reaping about 1.78 billion yuan (251 milli

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China extends Labor Day break to spur economy after months of lockdown

China has extended the Labor Day break to five days this year to encourage tourism and consumption after months of lockdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, a Chinese economist told CGTN.It is

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Interview: Friendship with Chinese cities counts, says deputy mayor of Italy's Padova

After receiving the latest batch of medical supplies - 50,000 masks - this week from its sister city of Handan in north China, Italian city Padova's deputy mayor Arturo Lorenzoni said they will

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Chinese city offers e-vouchers to boost consumption

The city of Jiaxing in eastern China's Zhejiang Province announced a plan to issue e-vouchers worth 200 million yuan (about 28.2 million U.S. dollars) to boost consumpt

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Italy PM adopts new measures to help coronavirus-hit economy

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday he had approved a new package of measures to help those worst hit by the coronavirus emergency, including supplyi

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Kenya Airways suspends all international flights over COVID-19

Kenya Airways said Monday it has suspended all international flights effective midnight on Wednesday until further notice as part of efforts to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Kenya A

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Italy gov't approves 25-bln-euro anti-coronavirus decree

The Italian government has approved a 25-billion-euro (almost 28 billion U.S. dollars) decree to shore up the national health care system as well as workers, businesses and families grappling with