5.1-magnitude quake hits China’s Yellow Sea: CENC
China´s Supreme People´s Procuratorate (SPP) on Friday increased the compensation standard for individuals whose personal rights have been infringed upon by the state.
A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq on Friday, leaving [...]
Chinese President meets Irish parliament leaders
BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Irish parliamentary leaders Sean Barrett and Paddy Burke in Beijing on Friday, calling on the two sides to cement exchange and cooperation.
Barrett and Burke, chairman [...]
Mexican FM to visit China
The U.S. military conducted a missile defense test on Wednesday night, with an interceptor missile successfully intercepting and destroying a short-range target missile over the Pacific Ocean, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday.
Three [...]
China mulls regulations for orphanages
BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — The Chinese government on Friday released a draft of basic requirements for orphanages in order to standardize their practices and close safety loopholes.
The draft, released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, [...]
Chinese Vice Premier meets with Swiss VP
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang met with Swiss Vice President and Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter on Thursday, pledging closer ties between the two nations.
Wang said during the meeting that China and Switzerland enjoy sound development [...]
China to issue real estate registration rules by June 2014
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) — China will issue real estate registration rules by the end of June 2014, Hu Cunzhi, vice minister of land and resources, said Thursday.
The move, which is in line with the central government’s requirements, [...]
China stresses fairness in college graduate employment
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) — The General Office of the State Council, China’s cabinet, issued an instruction on Thursday to prohibit gender- or ethnicity-based discrimination in the employment of college graduates.
The instruction [...]
Another H7N9-hit Chinese province ends emergency response
HANGZHOU, May 16 (Xinhua) — East China’s Zhejiang Province ended its level-IV emergency response to the H7N9 bird flu outbreak after no new human infections had been reported there in the past 28 consecutive days.
Medical observations [...]
China offers 4-point proposal on furthering cooperation with Greece
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang offered a four-point proposal on boosting the country’s cooperation with Greece on Thursday.
The proposal was raised by Li during his talks with his visiting Greek counterpart [...]
33 dead, 12 missing in S China storms
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) — Thirty-three people have died and 12 others were reported missing in the latest round of rain- and hailstorms that have swept south China, the country’s civil affairs and disaster reduction authorities [...]
China gives environmental assessment for hydropower plant
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Environmental Protection has given an assessment for the construction of a major hydropower plant in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
The Shuangjiangkou hydropower plant will have a [...]
Taiwan conducts fishery protection drill
TAIPEI, May 16 (Xinhua) — Several Taiwanese naval vessels, coast guard ships and fighter jets conducted a fishery protection drill in waters south of Taiwan on Thursday.
The drill marked the first time for Taiwanese naval vessels to [...]
China reaffirms political solution only way to address Syria crisis
China reaffirmed on Wednesday that political solution is the only right way out for the Syrian issue, stressing that forcibly pushing forward the vote on a resolution in the General Assembly doesn’t help the situation.
Li Baodong, China’s [...]
Xi stresses steadily promoting economic growth
TIANJIN, May 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to steadily promote economic growth and continue improving people’s lives.
During a two-day inspection tour to Tianjin that ended Wednesday, Xi learned about [...]
FM spokesman: political solution only way to resolve Syrian issue
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) — China here on Thursday stressed again that “the only realistic way” for addressing the Syrian issue is to seek a political solution.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei stated such a stance [...]
Vice premier stresses steady growth, environmental protection
HOHHOT, May 15 (Xinhua) — Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli has called for greater efforts to ensure steady economic growth, industrial restructuring and environmental protection.
Zhang made the remarks while visiting north China’s Inner [...]
Nobel winners discuss science, literature in Beijing
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — Nobel Prize winners Chen Ning Yang and Mo Yan discussed science and literature with students in Beijing on Wednesday,encouraging them to work hard despite difficulties.
The laureates shared their ideas with [...]
Chinese VP meets Citigroup CEO
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for reducing administrative barriers for launching businesses to create more job opportunities.
Three flights operated by Shenzhen Airlines were grounded or delayed after the airline received threats [...]
H7N9 bird flu kills one in central China
CHANGSHA, May 15 (Xinhua) — The H7N9 bird flu has killed one person in central China’s Hunan Province, local health authorities said Wednesday.
A 64-year-old woman surnamed Guan died Tuesday morning at a hospital in the city of [...]
Around China: Ethnic group eyes development from nature worship
by Xinhua writers Shi Hao and Tu Guoxi
LANZHOU, May 14 (Xinhua) — For many Chinese, environmental protection is instinctive. But for one ethnic group living in a panda habitat, a love of nature is in their religious discipline, and they [...]
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