U.S. welcomes EU-led meeting between Iran, world powers
Representatives of China, France, Germany, Russia, Britain, and Iran will meet virtually on April 2 to discuss the prospect of a possible return of the United States to the JCPOA,…
Biden unveils major infrastructure plan amid opposition to tax hike
To offset the plan's massive costs, Biden proposed increasing the corporate income tax rate to 28 percent, up from the current 21 percent, attempting to partially reverse the tax cuts…
WHO warns slow vaccine roll-out prolonging COVID-19 pandemic
"Let me be clear: we must speed up the process by ramping up manufacturing, reducing barriers to administering vaccines, and using every single vial we have in stock, now," said…
Egypt’s Suez Canal says to seek over 1-bln-USD compensation for losses caused by stuck ship
"This is the right of the state and we will not give it up," says chief of Suez Canal Authority, adding all 422 ships kept waiting will have crossed the waterway…
U.S.-Taiwan collusion tactics must stop
The United States and Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority have devised new tricks in collusion as NASA listed Taiwan as a "country" on its official website. As an agency…
China urges U.S. to create favorable conditions for ties
China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes a U.S. report over Hong Kong, urging the United States to create favorable conditions for bringing China-U.S. ties back on the track…
Implementing NPC’s decision to improve HKSAR’s electoral system is top priority: HKSAR chief executive
Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Wednesday that the implementation of the National People's Congress' decision to improve the HKSAR's electoral system…
China and Singapore seek to boost travel links
China and Singapore have discussed options for mutual recognition of health certificates to boost travel between the two nations. At a meeting between Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang…
Senior Chinese diplomat meets Cambodian, Lao, Kuwaiti ambassadors
Senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met with Cambodian ambassador to China Khek Caimealy Sysoda, Lao ambassador to China Khamphao Ernthavanh, and Kuwaiti ambassador to China Sameeh Essa Johar Hayat respectively…
Plain facts about Xinjiang cotton industry speak louder than lies
Tractors are busy plowing cotton fields in Bachu County, one of the cotton hubs in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, as the season for cotton sowing arrives. Across Xinjiang,…
China remains open to scientific discussion on COVID-19 origin: Foreign Ministry
Everything about the COVID-19 origin tracing remains open to fact-based scientific discussions, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, answering questions about the WHO-China joint mission at a press briefing on…
China shared data with WHO experts, report based on facts: Chinese expert
China did share data with WHO experts in the joint study on the source of COVID-19, and the report released on Tuesday is based on facts, said Liang Wannian, the…
China’s March manufacturing PMI beats expectation on rising demand
China's factory activity expanded at a faster pace in March as factories ramped up production after the Spring Festival holiday, while upbeat export orders provided a further boost. The purchasing managers' index (PMI)…
WHO expert: Future research on COVID-19 origin not limit to one region
All conclusions and recommendations in the report by the international team studying the origins of SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan are based on a global perspective, and future research will not be limited to…
China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Ethiopia
A batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the Chinese government to Ethiopia, arrived here on Tuesday. The doses were received at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport by…
China’s top legislature adopts amended annexes to HKSAR Basic Law
China's top legislature on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt the amended Annex I and Annex II to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The two…
Suez Canal resumes traffic: official
The traffic in Suez Canal resumed after massive container ship Ever Given has been successfully refloated as being stranded in the canal for almost a week, Egypt's Suez Canal Authority…
China urges foreign companies not to become pawns of certain political forces
China urges relevant foreign companies to operate in the country in accordance with laws and regulations, and not become pawns of certain political forces or challenge China's public opinion, Foreign…
Energy Official: China leads world in renewable energy development
China leads the world in the development and utilization scale of renewable energy sources, providing strong support for green and low-carbon energy transformation, Zhang Jianhua, director of China's National Energy…
China’s Vaccine Map: Over 260m Chinese COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed globally
A total of 100 million doses of two COVID-19 vaccines developed by subsidiaries of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) had been distributed around the world, one of the subsidiaries said on last…