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China further standardizes name registration of medical institutions

Chinese authorities have issued a circular to improve the management of medical institution names. Jointly issued by four departments including the National Health Com

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Hong Kong reports 73 new COVID-19 cases, 1,958 in total

Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 73 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, including 66 local infections, bringing the total cases to

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Exhibition of Ming, Qing portrait paintings opens in Beijing

An exhibition featuring Chinese portrait paintings from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) has kicked off at the National Museum of China in

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China encourages community hospitals to set up fever clinics: newspaper

China's health authorities have encouraged qualified community hospitals across the country to set up fever clinics to better handle infectious diseases. Citing a circ

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Asia Album: Livestock markets open in Pakistan before Eid al-Adha

Vendors wait for customers at an animal stall ahead of Eid al-Adha festival in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on July 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)ISLAMABAD, July 12 (Xinhua) -- A livestock market in

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China considers revising Administrative Penalty Law

China's top legislature on Sunday began reviewing a draft revision to the Administrative Penalty Law, to further improve the legal procedure for administrative penalti

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China not to sit idle if U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in Asia Pacific: spokesperson

A Chinese military spokesperson on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to a U.S. plan to deploy intermediate-range missiles in the Asia Pacific region, saying that China will never sit idle if s

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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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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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Hong Kong court refuses to lift travel ban of Jimmy Lai

The High Court of Hong Kong on Friday refused to lift the travel ban of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, instigator of Hong Kong riots. The court did not approve Lai's request of

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Senior official calls for popularizing knowledge of law among public

A senior Chinese official on Thursday called for more efforts to popularize knowledge of the law among the public. Addressing a meeting on a program featuring 100 semi

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China to conduct first national survey on natural disaster risks

China will conduct its first national survey on natural disaster risks to better prepare itself for potential disasters, an official circular said Monday. The survey,

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China's Heilongjiang reports no new confirmed COVID-19 cases

No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Monday, the provincial health commission said Tuesday. Two new asymptomatic

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Air freight route links China's Xiamen, Spain's Valencia

An air cargo route linking southeast China's Xiamen city and Spain's Valencia was launched Friday. A charter cargo flight carrying e-commerce goods and medical supplies such as face masks and gloves

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Germany reports more than 179,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19

New infections with COVID-19 in Germany remained under last week's average as the number of confirmed cases increased by 432 within one day to 179,002, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on T

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Xi encourages private firms to overcome difficulties

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday encouraged private firms to overcome difficulties and embark on new development path. Xi, also general secretary of the Commun

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Urgent: China's COVID-19 vaccine trial shows promising results -- The Lancet

China's COVID-19 vaccine trial, the first such vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trial, has been found to be safe, well-tolerated, and able to generate an immune respo