Xinhua Headlines: China sets growth, ref...
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China unveiled Tuesday its growth and reform targets for 2019, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and a "crucial year" in the country
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Xinhua Headlines: China sets growth, ref...
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China unveiled Tuesday its growth and reform targets for 2019, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and a "crucial year" in the country
Tibet sees rise in tourist arrivals
The number of tourist arrivals to Tibet Autonomous Region reached 1.3846 million during the first three months this year, up 30.1 percent from the same period last year. According to the regional to
Tech hub Shenzhen estimates 7.5-percent ...
South China's technological powerhouse Shenzhen estimated Friday that its GDP rose about 7.5 percent year-on-year to surpass 2.4 trillion yuan (354 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018. The city in Guangdo
Kenya women buoyant over World Series qu...
NAIROBI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Kenya women's rugby sevens team coach Kevin Wambua has made two changes to the squad that competed in last year's World Series qualifiers in Hong Kong. Janet Owino makes
Roundup: World leaders convey Spring Fes...
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The 2019 Chinese New Year falls on Tuesday. Many world leaders conveyed their best wishes to China and all the Chinese around the world were gearing up for celebration of
China's spending on R&D rises to 2.18 pc...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China's spending on research and development (RD) increased to 2.18 percent of its GDP last year, up by 0.06 percentage points, according to the National Bureau of Statis
Indonesian foreign tourist arrivals drif...
JAKARTA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The number of foreign holiday makers visiting Indonesia in the first month of this year expanded 5.22 percent to 1.16 million people year-over-year with Chinese tourist c
Pangang Vanadium & Titanium foresees pro...
CHENGDU, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium Resources Co. said Thursday that its net profit in the first quarter of this year is expected to increase by 56 percent to 77 percent yea
China's power use up 7.2 pct in February
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, rose 7.2 percent year on year in February, official data showed Wednesday. Total power use hit 489
Two astronauts complete another 6.5-hour...
WASHINGTON, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Two flight engineers of the United States space agency NASA completed the second spacewalk of this year out of the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday to upgr
Musicians from China kicks off Chinese N...
Musicians of Gansu Dance Troupe from China kicked off the celebration of the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, with a concert in Vilnius, Lithuaniaon Monday night. Held at Vilnius Town Hall
Singapore's CPI growth hits 0.5 pct in F...
SINGAPORE, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 0.5 percent year on year in February, following the 0.4 percent increase in January, said the Ministry of Trade and Industr
Feature: 60-year-old Chinese daredevil o...
MUDANJIANG, Heilongjiang Province, April 1 (Xinhua) -- In Mudanjiang, a border city in northeast China, everyone knows 60-year-old Di Huanran, who has become a local celebrity through his decades of
China's CPI up 1.5 pct in February
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.5 percent year on year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday. The increase wa
Interview: Former French PM says 2019 to...
PARIS, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Celebrating the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, France and China are expecting high-level visits and other important events this year, makin
Being rationally optimistic about China'...
China announced its official economic statistics for 2018 on Monday. Among the stats, the country's gross domestic product (GDP) exceeded 90 trillion yuan for the first time, an increase of 6.6 pe
U.S. second busiest port concludes recor...
Thanks to trade with China, Port of Long Beach in California, the second busiest port in the United States, concluded a record year 2018, port officials said Wednesday. For the first time in its 108
China concludes 42 pct more IPR cases in...
Chinese courts at all levels concluded 288,000 cases related to intellectual property rights (IPR) of first instance in 2018, up 41.8 percent year on year, a work report of the Supreme People's Cour
China posts rising power generation
China's power generation rose 2.9 percent year on year to hit 1.09 trillion kWh in the first two months of the year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The expansion was 3.4 percen
China's online fashion company Mogu repo...
HANGZHOU, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's online fashion and lifestyle destination Mogu Inc. saw operating revenue rise 20.3 percent year on year to 367.2 million yuan (about 54.9 million U. S. dollars)