Apple accelerates renewable energy efforts in China
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple on Wednesday announced that it surpassed its goal of bringing 2 gigawatts of clean energy online, accelerating its efforts to help advance China's transition to a…
U.S. CDC: Most kids with severe inflammatory illness had mild COVID-19
Most children with a serious inflammatory illness linked to the coronavirus had initial COVID-19 infections with no symptoms or only mild ones, new U.S. research shows. The unusual post-infection condition…
IMF projects China’s economy will grow by 8.4% in 2021
China's economy is projected to expand by 8.4 percent in 2021, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday. The figure is 0.3 percentage points above the IMF's January prediction, according to…
U.S. State Department denies reports of considering joint boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics
r The U.S. State Department denied on Tuesday that it was considering a joint boycott alongside allies of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. "Our position on the 2022 Olympics…
Iran nuclear deal talks resume in Vienna, sanctions lifting on agenda
The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the Iran nuclear deal, resumed talks here on Tuesday, with lifting sanctions on Iran and nuclear implementation…
IMF upgrades global growth forecast to 6 pct, highlights divergence in recovery
The IMF expected the global economy to grow by 6 percent in 2021, but warned recoveries are diverging dangerously across and within countries. -- The United States would be the…
China urges Philippines to stop South China Sea allegations
China urges the Philippines to stop baseless allegations on the South China Sea issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday. It was reported that Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana urged…
Xinjiang busts separatist criminal group
Authorities in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday revealed that they had busted a separatist criminal group in the educational sector. The group's leader was Sattar Sawut, former…
Chinese democracy delivers real results to the people
The 8,993 proposals which were submitted to China's annual legislative session this year were transferred to relevant departments for research and handling today, a vivid example of Chinese democracy transforming…
Serbian president receives injection of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday received an injection of China's Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 in the country's eastern municipality of Majdanpek. "I feel great, like nothing happened," he said…
Xi Jinping on national heroes, martyrs
The 4th of April this year marks the Qingming Festival, an important day on the lunar calendar when Chinese people traditionally sweep the tombs of their deceased family members and…
UN chief welcomes revocation of U.S. sanctions against ICC officials
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the revocation by the United States of former President Donald Trump's executive order on sanctions against senior officials of the International Criminal Court…
Agriculture worker blesses lives of many
Model worker puts skills to good use opening markets for poor farmers Having worked with agricultural products her whole life, Qiu Yinfang was recognized recently as a national model worker…
China, ROK agree to deepen ties, reach consensus on multilateralism
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has spoken highly of China's ties with the Republic of Korea (ROK) while meeting with ROK Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong in Xiamen,…
China sees tomb-sweeping activities peaking on first day of holiday
China saw the peak of tomb-sweeping activities on Saturday, the first day of the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day holiday, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Noting that this year's Tomb-sweeping…
Xi mourns for compatriots killed in Taiwan train derailment
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has mourned for compatriots killed in a train derailment in Taiwan on Friday. Xi has been deeply concerned…
Review going on into blood clot cases among AstraZeneca vaccine recipients: UK regulator
Seven people have died from unusual blood clots after getting the AstraZeneca vaccine in Britain, the BBC reported on Saturday, quoting the country's medicines regulator. LONDON, April 3 -- Britain's…
U.S. witnesses increase in COVID-19 cases with spring break looming
The United States is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, including cases from new and emerging COVID-19 variants, as experts are concerned about another surge amid the spring break. COVID-19…
Witnessing the real Xinjiang, foreign diplomats debunk lies
From March 30 to April 2, a delegation comprising Vladimir Norov, secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and more than 30 diplomats from some 21 countries, visited Xinjiang. -- They…