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Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:20:21 +0800China power crunch threatens growth
Goldman Sachs Tuesday lowered its annual economic growth forecast for China as nationwide power cuts hit millions of homes and halted production at factories, including some supplying Apple and Tesla.
At least 17 provinces and regions – accountin...
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:09:08 +0800China has new way for humanity to modernise: Beijing
In achieving a moderately prosperous society, China has gained new experience of modernisation for humanity, said a white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
The country's experience offers a new option for those co...
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:06:59 +0800State Grid 'trying its best' to avoid power cuts
The State Grid Corporation of China said on Monday that it would take comprehensive measures to ensure people's basic power usage demand and would try its best to avoid the situation of power cuts.
The company will coordinate the deployment of resou...
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:54:24 +0800Macau conducts city-wide Covid tests
Macau authorities are testing all 680,000 people in the special administrative region, after two security guards working in a quarantine hotel were confirmed with the coronavirus.
Officials have said they aim to complete the testing in 72 hours, st...
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 22:50:00 +0800HNA says chaiman and CEO arrested in Hainan
China's HNA Group, once one of the country's most acquisitive conglomerates, said on Friday that its chairman and its chief executive had been taken away by police due to suspected criminal offences.
The company, which was placed in bankruptcy admin...
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:41:08 +0800Xi makes coal vow, stresses multilateralism
President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China would not build new coal-fired power projects abroad, using his address at the United Nations General Assembly to add to pledges to deal with climate change.
Xi provided no details, but depending on ho...
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:25:40 +0800Biden nominee sees Huawei as security threat
US President Joe Biden's nominee to a post overseeing export policy on China said on Tuesday he sees Chinese telecoms firm Huawei as a national security threat and expects to keep the company on a trade blacklist unless "things change."
If confirmed...
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 23:59:09 +0800OECD says China can withstand Evergrande shock
China's economy can cope with the fallout from the possible collapse of debt-riddled property giant Evergrande and contagion to other markets would be limited, the OECD's chief economist said Tuesday.
Global markets have seesawed this week over fear...
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:58:15 +0800Harbin brings in measures following Covid case
Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, has brought in a number of social distancing measures after a new local Covid-19 case was reported in the city, Xinhua reported.
The new rules cover cinemas, bars, theatres, indoor playgrounds, gyms, ...
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:49:42 +0800UN chief calls for dialogue between China and US
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged China and the United States to engage in dialogue, warning of an increasingly divided world.
"I fear our world is creeping towards two different sets of economic, trade, financial and technology...
Sun, 19 Sep 2021 10:03:15 +0800Mainland reports 43 local cases in Fujian
Mainland authorities on Saturday reported 43 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases, all in Fujian Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
Also reported were 23 new imported cases, including nine in Yunnan, three...
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:50:09 +0800China pledges due contribution to victory over Covid
China will make its due contribution to humanity's ultimate victory over the Covid-19 pandemic, President Xi Jinping said on Friday.
Xi made the remark via video link in Beijing while addressing the 21st meeting of the Council of Heads of State of t...
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:40:25 +0800China astronauts return to earth after 90-day mission
Chinese astronauts returned to earth on Friday after completing the country's longest-ever crewed mission.
The capsule carrying the three astronauts was suspended on a parachute and landed in the Gobi desert at 1:35 pm local time.
The crew of the S...
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:33:50 +0800Macau govt rejects EU's so-called report
The government of Macau has expressed strong opposition to and deep regret over a so-called report passed by the European Parliament, Xinhua News Agency reports.
Regarding references to Macau in the European Parliament's so-called new EU-China strat...
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:23:22 +0800China says it's committed to friendship with Belarus
China is ready to join hands with Belarus to lift the friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries to a higher level, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Wang made the remarks during a meeting with Belarusian Foreign Minister ...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:31:47 +0800Beijing condemns Australia-US nuclear sub deal
Beijing on Thursday slammed a new US alliance with Australia and Britain, under which Canberra will acquire nuclear submarine technology, as an "extremely irresponsible" threat to regional stability.
The agreement "seriously undermines regional peac...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:30:09 +0800Quake kills at least three in Sichuan province
Three people were killed and dozens injured when a shallow earthquake struck Sichuan province in the early hours of Thursday, triggering the second-highest level of emergency response by rescuers, mainland media said.
The quake struck Luxian county ...
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:47:41 +0800Fujian Covid cases continue to rise
Fujian province reported 120 locally-transmitted Covid cases on Tuesday, the Xinhua news agency said. Authorities there are battling, what appears to be, an outbreak linked to the highly-infectious delta variant.
There were also 19 local asymptomat...
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:40:39 +0800Mainland media slam cosmetic surgery ads
Mainland media on Tuesday said it was "imperative and urgent" to regulate advertisements for cosmetic surgery, procedures and treatments, saying that some made excessive or false claims.
"From posters at bus stops and in subway, to introductions on ...
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:59:58 +0800Fujian reports 59 cases as outbreak grows
New local Covid-19 infections more than doubled in southeastern Fujian province, health authorities said on Tuesday, in the mainland's latest outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
The National Health Commission said 59 new locally transmitted cases wer...