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Officials in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Monday celebrated a significant milestone in the construction of the fourth bridge linking the Macao Peninsula and Taipa Island, a major project that is set to help boost local traffic capacity and the region's sustainable development.
By Global Times | 2024/3/19 4:26:14
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  • China's former anti-terrorism official under probe

    Liu Yuejin, former commissioner for counterterrorism of the Ministry of Public Security, has been placed under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and laws, an official statement said Monday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/18 23:16:28
  • Murder of 13-y-o by teenagers triggers reflection on juvenile crime

    The brutal bullying and murder of a 13-year-old boy in North China's Handan has triggered a profound reflection on juvenile crime in Chinese society over the past few days, with many calling for a more effective way to keep teenagers from veering onto the wrong path.

    By Fan Anqi and Zhang Yuying | 2024/3/18 20:05:22
  • China commits to establishing region-specific environmental management system by 2025

    China recently rolled out guidelines on building a system for region-specific environmental management by 2025. This system establishes comprehensive environmental goals for different regions to meet, while also allowing for flexibility in implementing measures that are tailored to local conditions. Experts believe that this move signifies a shift toward a more nuanced and sophisticated approach to environmental management in China.

    By Zhao Yusha | 2024/3/18 18:36:51
  • Several cities carry out rewards for reporting electric bicycles for illegal charging

    To prevent fires caused by illegal charging of electric bicycles, recently, several cities have announced reward measures for reporting illegal charging of electric bicycles.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/18 17:33:23
  • Safety emphasized in firefighting effort in SW China to subdue blaze

    Official rescue teams have arrived at the scenes to guide firefighting efforts after a number of forest fires broke out in Southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) said, adding that safety requirements for firefighting should be strictly implemented to prevent casualties, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/18 15:32:12
  • MSS' interpretation on Cybersecurity Law highlights prioritization of critical information infrastructure

    China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Monday released an interpretation on the country's Cybersecurity Law in terms of four highlights in the first basic law in China that regulates cybersecurity management, specifying the prioritization of the protection of critical information infrastructure.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/18 12:49:23
  • China issues guidelines on region-specific environmental management

    China has rolled out guidelines on a more region-specific approach to environmental management.

    By Xinhua | 2024/3/18 10:48:59
  • All suspects apprehended in the case of 13-y-o boy killed by classmates: authority

    In a case of the 13-year-old boy who was killed on March 10th, the suspects involved were all captured the next day and taken into custody, the joint working group responsible for the case said on Sunday night. Currently, all aspects of the work are proceeding in an orderly manner.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/18 5:41:17
  • Forest fire breaks out in SW.China's Sichuan, Yunnan

    China is witnessing wildfires in some regions, as a forest fire broke out in Yajiang, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Friday. While there have been no reports of casualties so far, media reports on Sunday stated that four people had died in two separate forest fires in Sichuan.

    By Zhang Yuying | 2024/3/17 21:33:21
  • China Coast Guard carries out more law-enforcement patrols in waters near Kinmen

    In another patrol, China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels sailed in the waters near the Kinmen islands on Friday and Saturday, a move experts said is intended to signal that Chinese mainland law-enforcement vessels will conduct more patrols in the waters to protect lives and safeguard the legitimate rights of fishermen from both mainland and Taiwan region.

    By Yang Sheng | 2024/3/17 21:29:31
  • Chinese scholars unveil draft on artificial intelligence law

    On Saturday, Chinese scholars unveiled a preliminary proposal draft in Beijing that could potentially shape the nation's forthcoming artificial intelligence (AI) law.

    By Liu Caiyu | 2024/3/17 20:42:11
  • Former president of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital reportedly taken away for corruption investigation, 'landmark case in healthcare sector'

    Tian Wei, an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and former president of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, was taken away on approximately March 12 for investigation on suspicion of corruption, marking a "landmark case" in China's anti-corruption campaign in the field of healthcare, according to sources confirmed with the Economic Observer.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/17 18:24:39
  • China initiates Level-IV emergency response to wildfire in SW China's Sichuan

    China has activated a Level-IV emergency response and sent a working group to the frontline of firefighting efforts after a forest fire broke out in Yajiang, Southwest China's Sichuan Province at around 5 pm on Friday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/17 11:25:47
  • 7.68 million couples register marriage in China in 2023, an increase of 12.4% y-o-y

    Some 7.68 million couples registered marriage in China in 2023, increasing 845,000 couples or 12.4 percent from the previous year, according to data released by China's Ministry of Civil Affairs on Friday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/16 14:59:32
  • Detailed measures stipulate place name translation from foreign language must not compromise China's territorial claims, sovereign rights

    China's Ministry of Civil Affairs on Friday published implementation measures addressing the management of geographical names, which detailed the requirements for translation of place names in ethnic minority or foreign languages into Chinese characters.

    By Zhang Han | 2024/3/16 14:43:06
  • Mainland authorities firmly support patrols near Kinmen by Fujian coast guard

    The State Council Taiwan Affairs Office firmly supports the law enforcement patrols implemented by the mainland coast guard authorities in waters near Kinmen, as they are legitimate actions to maintain order in the relevant maritime areas, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a press briefing on Friday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/16 0:39:00
  • Materials exposure experiment outside China Space Station making progress

    The materials exposure experiment device mounted outside the China Space Station, which has been outside the cabin since March 8, 2023, has completed one year of in-orbit experiments. The device and the first batch of more than 400 material samples installed in it successfully completed the external exposure experiment and returned to the space station on Thursday night, according to CCTV News.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/15 22:48:55
  • Chinese scientists conduct world's first transplant of pig liver into human patient

    Chinese scientists have successfully transplanted the liver of a gene-edited pig into a brain-dead human subject to mimic treatment for a patient with liver failure, indicating the potential for gene-edited pig livers to replace human livers. It was the world's first-ever reported case of pig-to-human liver xenotransplantation.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/15 22:12:13
  • Chinese scholars introduce protection of education right of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and Xizang at side event of UN Human Rights Council

    Chinese scholars revealed how the right to education of ethnic minorities has been protected in China's Xinjiang and Xizang regions at a side event during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday.

    By Liu Xin | 2024/3/15 20:57:12
  • China's cyberspace regulator launches campaign to oversee AI-generated content

    China's cyberspace regulator will conduct a special campaign to regulate content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) on the internet. Analysts said that the campaign is in line with the country's efforts to boost AI development while safeguarding cybersecurity.

    By Chi Jingyi | 2024/3/15 16:37:28
  • EU's AI law tackles potential risks, 'could add costs for tech companies entering EU market'

    The European Parliament voted Wednesday to adopt the long-awaited AI Act, which it has dubbed “the world's first comprehensive AI law.” Chinese observers said the Act sets out a risk-based framework for AI which will help to prevent the fast-growing technology from harming human interests, but at the same time adds more hurdles and costs for tech companies, mostly from the US and China, to enter the EU market.

    By Liu Caiyu | 2024/3/14 23:22:23
  • Gas pipeline leakage in transportation preliminarily determined as main cause of deadly explosion in Yanjiao

    A gas pipeline leakage in transportation has been preliminarily determined to be the main cause of the explosion that killed seven people in Yanjiao, a satellite town of Beijing, on Wednesday, the head of the investigation team said on Thursday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/14 22:36:38
  • Experts rebut Western hype of 'pink tide damaging Chinese business environment' amid Nongfu Spring PR challenge

    After Chinese bottled water giant Nongfu Spring and its founder and CEO Zhong Shanshan found themselves at the center of a public opinion storm in recent days, experts on Thursday dismissed Western media hype over a so-called nationalist wave in China posing a threat to private and foreign enterprises, noting that isolated cases do not point to a general trend.

    By Fan Anqi | 2024/3/14 21:28:00
  • 13-year-old boy in N. China's Hebei bullied and killed by three classmates

    A 13-year-old boy in Handan, North China's Hebei Province, who had been suffering long-term bullying from his three classmates, was reportedly killed by the classmates and buried in an abandoned vegetable shed on Sunday. The three suspects have been arrested by the local police, Xinhuanghe news portal of Jinan Daily reported on Wednesday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/14 20:30:56
  • Red Notice fugitive repatriated to China from Indonesia after 11 years on the run

    A Chinese fugitive on Interpol's Red Notice who is accused of illegally absorbing public deposits and has been on the run for 11 years was repatriated to China from Indonesia on Thursday morning. The police operation marks a new achievement made within the law enforcement cooperation between China and Indonesia.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/14 19:43:42
  • World's largest green, clean, renewable energy base surpasses cumulative power generation of 1 trillion kilowatt-hours

    The world's largest green, clean, renewable energy base surpassed a cumulative power generation of 1 trillion kilowatt-hours on Thursday, which could satisfy local electricity needs for three years, playing a crucial role in optimizing the power supply structure, ensuring power supply, and realizing China's "dual carbon" goal.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/14 18:57:52
  • Chinese mainland, Taiwan hold joint rescue as mainland fishing boat sinks near Kinmen water; two fishermen confirmed dead

    A Chinese mainland fishing boat with six crew members aboard capsized on Thursday in waters near Kinmen, a cross-Straits joint search and rescue effort is underway.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/14 12:16:38
  • Local authority in Sanhe apologizes for obstructing journalists covering explosion that resulted in 7 deaths

    The local authority in Sanhe city, where a deadly explosion occurred on Wednesday resulting in seven deaths and 27 injuries, apologized early Thursday for "forcibly dissuading" reporters from China Central Television and other media outlets from covering the incident. This has sparked wide discussion on protecting journalists' rights and duties when covering sudden incidents of public concern, especially in cases of disasters.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/14 9:16:43
  • Myopia rate among children and adolescents amounts to 51.9% in 2022: China's National Disease Control and Prevention Administration

    The overall myopia rate among Chinese children and adolescents amounted to 51.9 percent in 2022, with the proportion of high myopia declining, according to statistics released by China's National Disease Control and Prevention Administration on Wednesday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/13 22:44:46
  • US investment pledge to Philippines 'sugar-coated bullet;' serving own ends

    The recent $1 billion investment pledge from the US to the Philippines, announced during US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's visit, is seen by Chinese analysts as a strategic move to encourage the Philippines to further cooperate with the US' Indo-Pacific strategy and take a strong stance against China, particularly over the South China Sea issue. However, analysts caution that this investment package may be more like a sugar-coated bullet, as the potential losses would outweigh the gains if the Marcos Jr government continues to provoke China.

    By Liu Xin | 2024/3/13 22:29:54
  • Ukraine crisis 'may escalate' amid new aid deal

    There are new dangers of an escalation in the Ukraine crisis as media claimed that NATO members are mulling deploying ground troops to join the war and the West continues to send weapons to fan the flames of the conflict. Consequently, Russia warned that it is ready for nuclear war if the US sends troops to Ukraine, while China has concluded its second round of shuttle diplomacy among key players in Europe on seeking a political settlement to the Ukraine crisis.

    By Yang Sheng and Liu Caiyu | 2024/3/13 22:24:35
  • Update: Seven dead, 27 injured in explosion in Beijing's satellite town Yanjiao

    An explosion occurred in a building in the town of Yanjiao, located to the east of Beijing, on Wednesday morning. The incident has resulted in two deaths and 26 injured as of Wednesday afternoon, local authorities said.

    By Cui Fandi | 2024/3/13 21:01:36
  • First space-bred 'giant panda in the plant world' returns to the wild

    More than 3,000 rare and endangered plants were successfully reintroduced into the wild on Tuesday in Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province. Among them, 500 Plantago fengdouensis, dubbed the “giant panda in the plant world” due to its extremely limited distribution, had traveled to space and returned, marking the first of such practice.

    By GT staff reporters | 2024/3/13 20:53:50
  • Experts stress significance of national security education to avoid spy traps

    With espionage activities targeting China and its people, such tactics are also becoming more diverse. Chinese experts believe we should further promote national security education in more methods to prevent some people from falling into traps set by spy forces.

    By Xu Keyue | 2024/3/13 20:48:45
  • China takes fast, effective move to solve payment difficulties of international arrivals, facilitate foreigners' stay

    When Lucas Fan received his friend Jim in Beijing in June 2023, Lucas had to order a taxi for Jim every time he needed one as Jim, from Ireland, could not link his international bank card with WeChat or Alipay payment functions. As the two main social networking apps in China, WeChat and Alipay are virtually indispensable in nearly every aspect of daily life, from chatting, working to shopping, and from taxi-hailing to making electronic payments.

    By Leng Shumei and Huang Lanlan | 2024/3/13 20:11:53
  • Mainland warns of further measures if DPP continues to evade and stall in handling fatal fishing boat incident

    If the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities continue to evade the issue and stall in solving the problem, we will take further measures, and all consequences will be borne by Taiwan authorities, a Chinese mainland spokesperson warned on Wednesday, a month after a brutal expulsion of a mainland fishing boat by the Taiwan coast guard caused the deaths of two mainland fishermen on February 14.

    By Wang Qi | 2024/3/13 19:18:56
  • Baby boom in the Year of Dragon: New quality productive forces facilitate balanced population growth

    According to Wang, in the Year of the Dragon in 2024, a year traditionally associated with an increase in birth rate due to cultural beliefs, and with the government's ongoing efforts to improve fertility support measures, it is expected that the newborns in China will see a slight increase.

    By Liu Caiyu | 2024/3/13 16:00:36
  • Chinese security authority warns of espionage traps in online dating and job hunting

    Are they your like-minded "online friends"? Intimate "lovers"? Caring "friends"? Helpful "good Samaritans"? Or perhaps, these are all just sweet "traps" set by espionage forces, Chinese Ministry of State Security warned the public in its latest article published on Wednesday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/13 13:18:41
  • Chinese international purchasing agency for military equipment has agency qualification revoked for serious risk of information leakage

    A Chinese international purchasing agency has had its purchasing agency qualification revoked for serious risk of information leakage due to the company's internal mismanagement and poor practices around managing sensitive data, the Equipment Development Department (EDD) of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) announced in a statement on Tuesday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/13 11:56:57
  • China, UN co-host side event in Geneva to promote protection of human rights of persons with disability

    The year of 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and China is willing to work with all parties to take this opportunity to take concrete measures to eliminate the difficulties faced by persons with disabilities and truly achieve the goal of “leaving no one behind," according to Chen Xu, permanent representative of China to the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/13 11:30:21
  • Update:Two dead, 26 injured in explosion in Beijing's satellite town Yanjiao

    An explosion occurred in a building in the town of Yanjiao, located to the east of Beijing on Wednesday morning, causing severe damage to several surrounding buildings. As of time of press, the incident has resulted in two deaths and 26 injured, local authorities said.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/13 11:02:51
  • Hyping tritium content in Chinese nuclear plant effluents just an attempt to divert attention: experts

    Chinese experts have slammed claims in the Japanese media that the content of tritium in the liquid effluent discharged from Chinese nuclear power plants was higher than the annual emission limit of the treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. They said it is clearly an attempt to shift public focus away from the Japanese side's reckless nuclear contaminated water discharge plan.

    By Fan Wei and Leng Shumei | 2024/3/13 2:40:44
  • Officials from central government, HKSAR refute Western media reports on Article 23

    Officials from the central and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) governments have refuted Western media reports on Article 23 legislation by writing letters to media outlets such as the Washington Post and Bloomberg, pointing out their misleading reporting on the matter.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/13 1:17:35
  • Young pair arrested in HK after discovery of 2 deceased Infants in bottles

    A young man and a young woman were arrested after two infants were found in glass jars in a flat in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in a horrifying case, as reported by local media outlets.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/13 0:11:57
  • JN.1 variant of COVID-19 now the dominant strain in China: CDC

    The JN.1 variant of the COVID-19 virus has become the dominant strain in China, according to an update released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) on Monday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/13 0:04:32
  • India's missile program indicates its imaginary enemy, harms regional peace, stability: observer

    India has reportedly successfully conducted the maiden flight test of an indigenously developed ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple warheads, a move widely viewed by Indian and Western media as intended to enhance its nuclear deterrence against China and Pakistan.

    By GT staff reporters | 2024/3/12 22:51:18
  • Exhibition highlighting women's contribution to China's development held at founding site of first CPC Congress

    As the Chinese saying goes, “Women hold up half the sky.” An exhibition highlighting women's contribution to China's development over the past century kicked off at the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in downtown Shanghai on Tuesday.

    By Huang Lanlan in Shanghai | 2024/3/12 22:47:39
  • 13 years after disaster, doubts, challenges remain in Fukushima cleanup effort

    Thirteen years after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami triggered the nuclear disaster, experts and media on Tuesday cast doubt on the Japanese government's pledge to clean up the Fukushima plant within 40 years, as there is still no technological breakthrough that can effectively solve this problem.

    By Fan Anqi | 2024/3/12 22:24:58
  • US 'reluctant to let go hegemony' in intelligence assessment

    The US' latest intelligence report is part of the country's cognitive warfare against designated "competitors" and "rivals," and exposes that Washington is anxious and reluctant to accept that US supremacy is waning, Chinese observers said on Tuesday.

    By GT staff reporters | 2024/3/12 20:57:22
  • Car accident in Guangzhou injures 11 people; driver under control

    The incident occurred in the old city area of Guangzhou, where there is a high density of people. Witnesses stated that the driver occupied the non-motor lane for hundreds of meters, indiscriminately colliding with electric bicycles and pedestrians along the way.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/12 16:34:28
  • AI booms won't cause much crisis to literature; every scientific advance gives it new wings: Chinese Nobel Prize winner

    "Literature will never die out with the progress of science," Chinese Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan said on Monday. Instead, "Every scientific advance will give literature new wings," Mo said during a speech at an event where Mo and another Nobel Prize winner in literature Abdulrazak Gurnah had a dialogue.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/12 11:32:45
  • Chinese scholar introduces nation's human rights protection of the disabled at Human Rights Council

    More than 7.1 million disabled people in rural China have been lifted out of absolute poverty, with institutionalized guarantees and organized services established for citizens with disabilities, a Chinese scholar detailed at the annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council on Monday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/12 10:44:39
  • Chinese scientists use TCM in promising new HIV therapy

    A research result released by a team led by Li Taisheng of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) was selected for a poster presentation and discussed at a special session of the 31st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2024) held in Denver, the US from March 3 to 6, showcasing the Chinese solution of using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to address immune reconstitution failure in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals, the Global Times learned on Monday.

    By Fan Wei and Leng Shumei | 2024/3/12 2:06:59
  • China to enhance convenience for inbound foreign tourists during their entire visit: Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism

    China vows to facilitate inbound tourism and provide more convenient services to foreign tourists in all aspects of their travel experience, including payment channels. Sun Yeli, Minister of China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, expressed this commitment during an interview after the closing meeting of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. He concluded the interview with a warm welcome to tourists worldwide, saying "Welcome to China" in English.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/12 1:34:51
  • Latest study by Chinese scientists reveals how fireflies produce light

    Why do fireflies light up? How do they regulate the growth of their light organs? A scientific paper by a team of Chinese researchers published in the scientific journal Nature Communication on March 6 revealed the secret. The paper provides key insights into the development of adult light organs and bioluminescence in fireflies.

    By Hu Yuwei | 2024/3/12 0:59:11
  • Coal mine gas explosion claims 7 lives, leaves 2 missing in Anhui

    A coal mine in Xieqiao town, Fuyang city, East China's Anhui Province, experienced a gas explosion around Monday noon, resulting in seven deaths and two missing. China Central Television reported that among the 15 rescued miners, one is still undergoing surgery.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/12 0:40:22
  • China's Olympic champion skater Ren Ziwei vows to win as many medals as possible this year

    China's Olympic champion skater Ren Ziwei, also a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), said his new year resolution is to win as many gold medals as possible and contribute to the plan to establish China as a leading sporting nation.

    By GT staff reporters | 2024/3/11 22:54:44
  • 7-Eleven branches in E.China stop selling Nongfu Spring products over 'flattery toward Japan' controversy; decision not company stance

    The decision to stop selling any products under the Chinese bottled water giant Nongfu Spring does not represent 7-Eleven's stance, the Japanese convenience store chain responded on Monday after two of its branches in China made the move in protest against Nongfu Spring's alleged “flattery toward Japan.”

    By Global Times | 2024/3/11 20:31:46
  • More pragmatic measures needed to attract foreign students: political advisor

    More pragmatic measures need to be taken to attract foreign students to China, such as simplifying their internship application procedures, allowing qualified foreign students to work at certain "non-sensitive" enterprises and public institutions, and lowering the work visa thresholds for foreign college graduate applicants, a political advisor told the Global Times, amid a deep decline in the number of foreign students in recent years, especially from developed countries.

    By Li Xuanmin and Chen Zishuai | 2024/3/11 20:04:52
  • Chinese national lawmakers pass revised Organic Law of the State Council

    Chinese national lawmakers on Monday passed a revised Organic Law of the State Council at the closing meeting of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress.

    By Xinhua | 2024/3/11 15:16:44
  • China's national legislature holds closing meeting of annual session

    The 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature, held the closing meeting of its second session on Monday.

    By Xinhua | 2024/3/11 15:03:28
  • NPC deputy proposes implementing inclusive basic pensions for elderly aged 65 in China

    A deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) Zhou Jinbo proposed the implementation of an inclusive basic pension system in China for those aged 65 and above who are not currently receiving a pension, Chinese media outlet thepaper.cn reported on Monday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/11 14:18:20
  • China resolutely cracks down overseas espionage activities targeting germplasm resources: state security authority

    "Grain is the foundation of the people and the nation, and a precious asset of the country," citing a proverb, the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) stressed food security in its latest article published on Monday, noting China has struck hard to cut off the "black hands" from overseas targeting the country's germplasm resources.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/11 12:07:44
  • Chinese lawmaker suggests continual updating of drug catalog and enhancing intl cooperation to tackle new drugs

    A national lawmaker suggested updating and adjusting China's drug catalog in a timely manner, and providing a clear definition of the range of variations in the chemical composition of drugs, in order to fully cover new types of drugs in terms of legal regulation. He also proposed enhancing international cooperation so that crimes regarding new types of drugs can be handled swiftly.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/11 11:07:09
  • Basketball development needs to be supported by high-quality league system: Yao Ming

    In response to an interview with CCTV on the Chinese men's basketball team's loss to Japan in the Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers on March 7, Yao Ming, an NPC deputy and chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), said that the disparity between China and the world's high-level basketball teams lies in foundation.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/10 23:42:36
  • US attempts to crack down on any industry that boosts Xinjiang's prosperity: national lawmaker

    The US cannot tolerate stability and prosperity in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and it is trying to resort to cracking down on every industry that is boosting the region's development, a lawmaker from the Xinjiang region told the Global Times, in response to US lawmakers pushing for a travel ban on the region and the continued hype of “forced labor” in Xinjiang. In a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken released on Thursday, a bipartisan group of US legislators is pushing the US State Department to escalate its travel advisory to Xinjiang to the highest risk level due to "ongoing crimes against humanity and genocide" and the Chinese government's promotion of tourism in the region, according to recent media reports.

    By Zhao Yusha and Li Meng | 2024/3/10 22:13:53
  • Global businesses draw confidence from two sessions

    Many multinational companies operating in China have drawn great confidence in their prospects in the Chinese market from the two sessions, where top Chinese officials, national lawmakers and political advisors put a great deal of emphasis on greater efforts to attract foreign investment, including higher-level opening-up.

    By GT staff reporters | 2024/3/10 21:28:23
  • Political advisor's proposal for workers' right to offline rest submitted for legislation

    As remote online work has become increasingly convenient due to the development of technology in recent years, office workers' leisure hours have been gradually encroached upon by their jobs. During the ongoing annual two sessions, a political advisor proposed legislation on employees' rights to stay offline and away from their work during non-working hours and to increase the costs of illegal activities for companies involved in invisible overtime practices and the proposal has been registered.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/10 21:11:25
  • HK officials clarify concerns over Article 23 legislation, refuting ill-intentioned Western hypes

    Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) spared no effort in accelerating the review procedures of the Article 23 legislation draft bill over the weekend and local officials constantly made clarification on some concerns raised by local lawmakers in Hong Kong, which also served as forceful rebuttals toward some ill-intentioned hypes made by Western media and political figures on the law.

    By Chen Qingqing | 2024/3/10 20:25:09
  • HK officials clarify hype over whether keeping secessionist Apple Daily 'as memento' violates Article 23

    In addressing concerns about whether local residents in Hong Kong would violate the law under the Article 23 legislation of the Basic Law by keeping the secessionist tabloid Apple Daily “as memento” at home, local officials said it depends on whether the possessor has a reasonable explanation. The clarification served as a rebuttal to Western media hype targeting the law.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/10 15:31:58
  • China capable of preventing and dealing with 'Disease X': official

    While the occurrence of "Disease X," which is gaining global attention, is difficult to avoid, the resulting pandemic can be prevented and dealt with, Wang Hesheng, director of China's National Disease Control and Prevention Administration, told a press conference on the sidelines of the two sessions on Saturday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/10 15:05:56
  • China's top political advisory body holds closing meeting of annual session

    The second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, started its closing meeting on Sunday morning.

    By Xinhua | 2024/3/10 9:02:17
  • China starts drafting law to boost confidence of private sector, vitality for high-quality growth

    The work report of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on Friday pledged to accelerate the formation of a law aimed at promoting the development of the private sector, sending a strong, new signal on policymakers' commitment to making continuous improvements in the business environment and boosting the high-quality development of the private sector for Chinese modernization.

    By Ma Jingjing and Li Xuanmin | 2024/3/8 23:33:47
  • Netizens mourn passing of 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama

    Manga fans worldwide expressed deep sadness after media reported on Friday that Japanese manga comic creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his Dragon Ball series, died at the age of 68 on March 1. Some Chinese netizens said that his works are their fond childhood memories, while others expressed a hope that dragon balls really exist so they could collect all seven and bring the master back.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/8 23:37:40
  • China's top legislature vows rule of law to defend national sovereignty, security

    China's top legislature vowed on Friday to use rule of law to solve disputes involving foreign-related affairs, and will resolutely defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests. Experts believe that defending national safety and sovereignty has increasingly become an important part in pushing for rule of law in China, and the country will continue improving legislature process in relative areas.

    By GT staff reporters | 2024/3/8 18:36:04
  • China seeking ways to develop elderly care service industry: Ministry of Civil Affairs

    As the aging population continues to increase, China is committed to improving the social security system to address the funding issue for elderly care, as well as encouraging social capital to develop an elderly care service industry, so as to meet the diverse and multi-level needs of elderly care services, China's Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) said on Friday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/8 23:09:59
  • DPP's change to curriculum aims to pave way for 'Taiwan independence': NPC deputy

    The Taiwan authorities' removal of large chunks of traditional Chinese literature from the new curriculum guidelines is intended to pave the way for "Taiwan independence," Ling Yu-shih, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), told the Global Times on Friday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/8 21:53:48
  • China could consider orderly relaxing restrictions on egg freezing and donation: political advisor

    China could consider orderly relaxing the restrictions on egg freezing and egg donation, as the country takes more measures to strengthen the country's fertility preservation guarantee system amid an aging population and a delay in Chinese women's marriage and childbearing age, a political advisor told the Global Times during the two sessions.

    By Li Xuanmin | 2024/3/8 19:12:32
  • Time to move on from Messi's no-show in Hong Kong, says NPC deputy

    Following Lionel Messi's controversial absence from a recent Hong Kong friendly game, Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, a member of the National People's Congress and Hong Kong Legislative Council, said in an interview during the two sessions on Wednesday that he hoped to keep looking forward and that there are many world-class athletes who have a good feeling about Hong Kong.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/8 3:59:56
  • NPC deputies from Xinjiang call for continuous opening-up despite challenges, refute West's slander

    The delegation of deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held a meeting open to domestic and foreign media on Thursday during the ongoing two sessions. The delegation refuted the West's slanders and stressed to continue opening-up.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/8 1:59:21
  • Political advisor proposes mainland-HK university cooperation on AI-powered platform to optimize academic research

    A national political advisor from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has suggested leading universities in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong could jointly establish an AI-powered digital sharing database for academics and scientific research, which can provide effective supporting resources to promote the development of national high-quality academic education.

    By Xu Keyue | 2024/3/8 1:30:13
  • Application of China's space-borne infrastructure increasingly capable of serving domestic and overseas users: CASC

    China's space-borne infrastructure based on technologies including satellite communication, satellite remote sensing and satellite navigation further developed into a rather complete application system in 2023, significantly supporting national strategies of building the country into a cyberspace, maritime, agricultural, transport and cultural power, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), a state-owned conglomerate and the nation's leading space contractor, said on Thursday.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2024/3/7 18:17:58
  • Exclusive: China's nuclear energy technologies to provide energy security for more countries: national political advisor

    China has maintained a high record of nuclear power plant safety operation, and has also provided many countries with "Chinese wisdom" & "Chinese solutions" for the application of nuclear energy technology. Lu Tiezhong, a member of the National Committee of the CPPCC & chairman of China National Nuclear Power Co., introduced the "international development strategy" of China's nuclear energy technology.

    By Fan Wei and Xu Keyue | 2024/3/7 16:12:31
  • NPC deputy proposes adding medical examination for depression to students

    A deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) proposed adding a medical examination for depression to the annual physical examination of students at the ongoing two sessions, Chinese media thepaper.cn reported on Thursday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/7 14:50:14
  • The stronger the commitment to one-China principle, the greater the guarantee for peace across the Taiwan Straits: Wang Yi

    Whoever engage in "Taiwan independence" on the island will be held accountable by history.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/7 14:19:26
  • Attempts to create 'small yard, high fence' in AI development would result in mistakes with historic consequences: Wang Yi

    On artificial intelligence development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized attempts to create "small yard, high fence" in AI development would result in mistakes with historic consequences.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/7 13:32:22
  • Disturbed rhythms of respiratory infectious diseases since COVID-19 epidemic led to more patients this winter: Zhang Wenhong

    The rhythms of respiratory infectious diseases have been disturbed since the end of the COVID-19 epidemic, said Zhang Wenhong, China's renowned infectious disease expert and a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee. Zhang was explaining during the ongoing annual two sessions the prevalence of respiratory infectious diseases throughout this winter.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/7 2:22:57
  • HK textbooks on territorial sovereignty should meet national standards: education association chief

    A cross-border student in Hong Kong had a page depicting a map of China in a Hong Kong-published Chinese history textbook page torn out by mainland customs while crossing the border, local media HK01.com reported on Wednesday. "The map referred to the Diaoyu Islands as 'Diaoyutai' and did not display the 'ten-dash line' in the South China Sea," the media report said.

    By Chen Qingqing and Bai Yunyi | 2024/3/6 23:26:09
  • HK lawmakers vow to complete Article 23 legislation 'at full speed'

    Some lawmakers in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), who are also the deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), returned to Hong Kong and attended a joint meeting on the Article 23 legislation on Wednesday, as finishing the legislation is seen as the most pressing issue for the city. Some NPC deputies from the HKSAR said they will work at full speed to complete it.

    By Chen Qingqing and Zhao Yusha | 2024/3/6 22:01:25
  • Top Chinese physicist calls for more investment in basic research planning

    The planning of large-scale scientific facilities and basic research requires long-term perspective and more investment, said Wang Yifang, director of the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who is also a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress.

    By Leng Shumei and Fan Wei | 2024/3/6 18:59:16
  • Political advisor proposes cross-regional sharing mechanism of organ donation

    China has more than 140,000 registered people waiting for organ transplants, but the number of organ transplants is less than 20,000 per year. Establishing a cross-regional sharing mechanism of organ donation would better allow the donated organs go to the most needed, a political advisor proposed.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/6 16:36:42
  • NPC Macao deputy proposes enhancing patriotic education, stepping up efforts in building national security education bases

    Following the enactment of the Patriotic Education Law, a deputy from the Macao Special Administrative Region to the 14th National People's Congress proposed enhancing the patriotic education in Macao and stepping up efforts in building national security education bases during the ongoing two sessions.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/6 14:58:47
  • Two hotel staff in Beijing detained for obstructing state security police performing duties

    Two staff members of a hotel, where police found a foreign spy was secretly carrying out illegal work, have been detained for obstructing China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) police officers from performing their official duties, according to a statement published by MSS' official WeChat account on Tuesday.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/6 14:33:21
  • Xi stresses developing new quality productive forces

    President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions during the second session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature.

    By Xinhua | 2024/3/6 14:07:47
  • NPC deputy from Taiwan delegation urges DPP authorities to handle fatal boat incident sincerely

    The Taiwan authority's handling of aftermath regarding fatal expulsion incident damaged relations with mainland compatriots, and exposed long-standing irresponsibility of the authority, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) from delegation of island of Taiwan said. He also demanded Taiwan authority publicly apologize and compensate the victims' families.

    By Zhao Yusha and Li Meng | 2024/3/6 11:44:18
  • Political advisor proposes establishing national team to address China's supercomputing bottleneck

    China should establish a national team to address the country's supercomputing bottleneck, a political advisor told the Global Times on Tuesday. He said he believed this initiative is crucial for China to achieve sovereign Artificial Intelligence (AI) development.

    By Liu Caiyu and Zhao Juecheng | 2024/3/5 21:59:26
  • Chinese scientists find gene responsible for giant panda Qizai's rare brown-and-white fur

    Chinese zoologists have found that the base deletion in genes resulted in the brown-and-white coloration in giant pandas, providing unique insights into the genetic basis of fur color variation in the rare animal.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/5 20:58:01
  • China's new-generation reusable rockets eye maiden flight by 2025, 2026

    China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), a state-owned conglomerate and the nation's leading space contractor, is accelerating the development of a 4-meter-diameter and a 5-meter-diameter reusable launch vehicle, and the two new models are scheduled to carry out maiden flight by 2025 and 2026, respectively, chief designer Rong Yi disclosed on Tuesday.

    By Deng Xiaoci | 2024/3/5 19:30:37
  • NPC deputy proposes compiling sex education picture books as soon as possible

    A deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) proposes compiling sex education picture books for children as soon as possible at this year's ongoing two sessions, as sex education, an indispensable part of schooling for children to raise awareness of self-protection, has long been inadequate either at home or in schools in China, for the topic has been considered a taboo for children.

    By Global Times | 2024/3/5 15:13:52
  • Exclusive: Regina Ip refutes Roach's claims on Hong Kong again; calling UK's criticism on Article 23 legislation 'most absurd'

    Recently, there was a “virtual debate” between Stephen Roach, former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, and Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, convenor of Hong Kong Executive Council, and a Legislative Council member, over Hong Kong's economic prospects after Roach claimed that “Hong Kong is over” in a commentary piece published in the Financial Times in February. In an exclusive interview with the Global Times on Monday, Ip responded again to what she called “unfair remarks” of Roach.

    By Chen Qingqing and Bai Yunyi | 2024/3/5 13:38:12
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