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China congratulates Taneti Maamau on re-election as Kiribati's president

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Tuesday congratulated incumbent President Taneti Maamau on the re-election as president of Kiribati. Spokesman Zhao Lijian told a press briefing that the Ch

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Ministers: RCEP trade pact expected to be signed in 2020

The world's biggest trade pact RCEP will be signed later this year, participating countries said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the coronavirus pandemic had increased the deal's importance

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Factbox: China's progress in fight against drugs

Remarkable progress has been achieved in China's fight against narcotics in the past five years. The following facts and figures were released by Chinese narcotics con

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Flu-like illness surveillance reveals spike in undetected U.S. COVID-19 cases in March

A surge in flu-like infections in the United States in March this year suggests that the likely number of COVID-19 cases was far larger than official estimates, accord

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Computer modelling shows new antiviral drug effective in treating COVID-19: Aussie research

A new antiviral drug has been proved effective in blocking COVID-19 in computer modelling. Researchers from Monash University conducted extensive modelling of alpha-ketoamide 13b on a supercomputer

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DPRK to send millions of leaflets to South Korea for retaliation: media

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will soon distribute 12 million leaflets to South Korea "to make them pay dearly for their crime," the official Korean

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Beijing sees better air quality in first five months

The average density of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Beijing from January to May stood at 45 micrograms per cubic meter, down 6.2 percent year on year, local auth

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Turkish central bank says used Chinese yuan funding for first time

Turkey's Central Bank headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, April 19, 2015. /Reuters Turkey's central bank said on Friday it had used a funding facility for Chinese yuan for the first time under a p

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'Not a Fiddle Putin Can Play': Kremlin Denies Bolton's Claims of Russian President's Sway Over Trump

The statement comes ahead of the publication of former US National Security Adviser John Bolton's memoir detailing his work in the Trump administration. In some excerpt

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China releases guideline for summertime regular COVID-19 containment measures in low-risk areas

BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council's inter-agency task force has released a guideline for COVID-19 containment on a regular basis in low-risk areas duri

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China to strengthen follow-up oversight on audit problems

China's top legislature has issued a circular asking standing committees of people's congresses at various levels to strengthen follow-up rectification supervision reg

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Chinese medical experts return home after aid mission in Palestine

A team of 10 medical experts sent by the Chinese government returned to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Thursday after completing mission of aiding Palestine'

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HKSAR gov't to provide more jobs for graduates: chief executive

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Wednesday night that the HKSAR government will provide more employment opportuni

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Taiwan business people urged to seize development opportunities on mainland

A Chinese mainland official on Wednesday called on Taiwan business people to seize opportunities on the mainland for better development. Liu Jieyi, head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State C

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Chinese, Kuwaiti military medical experts exchange experiences in fighting COVID-19

Chinese military medical experts on Tuesday held a videoconference with Kuwaiti military officials and counterparts to exchange experiences in combating the COVID-19 p

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DPRK media says measures taken by China for Hong Kong reasonable

The approval of the national security legislation for Hong Kong by the Chinese National People's Congress to defend the country's sovereignty and security is very reasonable, an official newspaper of

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Taiwan business people urged to seize development opportunities on mainland

A Chinese mainland official on Wednesday called on Taiwan business people to seize opportunities on the mainland for better development. Liu Jieyi, head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State C