As spring arrives in March, bringing warmer weather and blossoming flowers, people across China step outside to fulfill a civic duty - planting trees.  March 12 marked China's 46th Arbor Day, a national day dedicated to tree planting and environmental protection.  The practice of afforestation and greening the nation is a duty for all citizens. […]

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters on Monday morning in Paris on invitation. Upon the arrival of Peng, also a UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls' and women's education, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay warmly welcomed her at the entrance. Azoulay […]

This year's 41st Beijing Marathon was held on October 29, and Greece, the cradle of the Marathon run, took part in the Beijing Marathon for the first time.  Greek Ambassador to China, Eugenios Kalpyris, was among the seven dignitaries who gave the signal for the start of the race at 7:30 am, at the Tiananmen […]

China has made serious representations to the US over the US State Department's statement on Taiwan's regional election, and opposes the US having any form of official interaction with the island, China's Foreign Ministry stated on Sunday. As the risks of Taiwan secessionists' provocation and cross-Straits conflicts overshadow peace and stability in the Straits with […]

Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, became the first senior CPC official to visit the US since the summit meeting between two heads of state in San Francisco last November. Chinese experts believe Liu's visit, apart from allowing inter-party diplomacy to play bigger role in […]

China’s State Council, the country’s cabinet, issued guidelines on Saturday to improve the operating budget system for state-owned capital, in an effort to give more support to state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and promote high-quality development of China's economy. The decrees outline detailed measures, aiming to put in place a comprehensive, optimized, smooth and effective budget system […]

The Chinese women's national soccer team is gearing up to face their Asian opponents in the second-stage qualifiers for the Paris Olympics.  The team will be competing in front of a home crowd in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province, on October 26.  To secure their place in the third-round qualifiers, they will have to battle […]

The China-proposed Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) and Global Development Initiative (GDI) are widely welcomed and well received, and if these goals can be achieved, the whole world will applaud, said John L. Thornton, chair emeritus of the US Brookings Institution. He believes the aspiration China has is admirable, and it would be a step forward […]

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed on Wednesday to build a "brighter future" for the country as he scrapped the northern leg of the flagship HS2 rail project and introduced a raft of new measures to shore up support for the ruling Conservative Party as the next general election nears. Announcing the decision […]

The highly anticipated third Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum for International Cooperation currently underway is expected to not only highlight the achievements of the last decade since the initiative's inception, but also provide a blueprint for the BRI's new era in the next decade, Gan Tian Loo, the vice president of the Association of […]