2024-01-24: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Accusation on counterterrorism slammed. ecns.cn Groundlessly accusing China of using counterterrorism measures to carry out so-called "genocide" in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will severely hamper global efforts to fight terrorism, experts said.

infobrics (2024-01-24). BRICS+ Expansion Causes Turmoil for Western Countries. infobrics.org At the dawn of this year, five more countries became full members of BRICS, a transnational association which until then consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and thus became BRICS+ (BRICS Plus), totalling 10 countries…

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Regulatory ties critical to financial vigor. ecns.cn China should intensify collaborative efforts with other economies in the realm of financial regulation and policy coordination in a bid to better guard against financial risks, bolster resilience and heighten stability in the global financial system.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). China races against time for landslide rescue work in Yunnan. ecns.cn A landslide that occurred on Monday in southwest China's Yunnan Province has resulted in 31 deaths as of Tuesday evening, as all-out rescue efforts and post-disaster work are still ongoing, local authorities said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). 12.44 million new urban jobs created in 2023. ecns.cn China's employment situation has remained generally stable, with 12.44 million new urban jobs created in 2023, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). China's central bank to cut RRR by 0.5 percentage points. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, will lower the reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points, effective on Feb. 5, Pan Gongsheng, its governor, said at a press conference on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Nation's efforts on human rights praised at UN. ecns.cn Representatives of various countries on Tuesday lavished praise on the human rights development and progress made by China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region over the years, saying China's efforts have protected human rights and bridged the poverty gap.

Xinhua (2024-01-24). China calls for greater efforts to advance South-South cooperation. pressenza.com Liu Guozhong, a Special Representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, attended the 3rd South Summit in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Sunday, where he delivered a speech calling for further South-South cooperation and reform of the global governance system. | This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Group of 77 and, over the past six decades, the Global South has followed the correct path of equality, mutual trust, mutual benefit, solidarity and mutual assistance, said Liu, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Vice Premier of the S…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-24). China and Nauru formally resume diplomatic relations. plenglish.com Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Nauru counterpart, Lionel Aingimea, talked in this capital about the future of bilateral relations and resumed ties at the level of ambassador, effective from the date of signature. | Nauru is the latest country to break diplomatic relations with Taiwan. | In this regard, the Chinese Government recently stressed that the one-China principle is non-negotiable and the so-called "dollar diplomacy" is not a go-to tool. | Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning was responding to media reports that Beijing is allegedly pressuring Nauru to break its ties with Taiwan. | Shortly after the…

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). UN envoy: Israel's rejection of two-state solution 'unacceptable'. ecns.cn China's top envoy to the United Nations on Tuesday said that Israel's rejection of the two-state solution and denial of a Palestinian "right to statehood" are "unacceptable".

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Four China's C919 aircraft to serve during Spring Festival travel rush. ecns.cn Four Chinese home-grown C919 jetliners will join the fleet to serve the Beijing-Shanghai and Shanghai-Chengdu routes for the first time.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Zookeepers build snowmen for pandas in SW China's Chongqing. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). State energy firms turn to renewables abroad. ecns.cn China's large State-owned energy companies are focusing on wind, solar and hydropower projects overseas at a time when energy forms the largest share of investments under the Belt and Road Initiative, with most of that money going into renewables.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Insights | China has no intention to impose its model on other countries: Spanish scholar. ecns.cn It's necessary to explain Chinese history and the tradition of peaceful coexistence to the world, said Javier García Fernández, journalism professor at Renmin University of China and former director of Agencia EFE in China, during a conference held in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Demand from China drives U.S.' soybean trade. ecns.cn China is likely to import 30 million metric tons of soybeans from the United States in the latter's 2024 marketing year (Sept 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024), matching the amount imported in the previous marketing year.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). China further opens up financial market with 10 foreign firms approved for underwriting. ecns.cn NAFMII said on Tuesday that 10 more foreign-funded institutions have been approved as lead underwriters or underwriters of debt financing instruments for non-financial enterprises, in a major step for financial opening.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Insights | China's Hehe culture serves as a much better way of running a multipolar world: U.S. expert. ecns.cn Senior Research Fellow of Taihe Institute and American commentator Einar Tangen said during a conference in Beijing that China's Hehe culture serves as a much better way of running a world, which is increasingly multipolar."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Visa-free policy well received by Italian tourists. ecns.cn With a visa-free policy now in place for visitors from some countries, niche tourist spots in China can unlock their potential for international tourism, said Cristiano Varotti, the East Asia manager for the Italian National Tourist Board, in an interview on Friday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Ceremony of resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru about to begin. ecns.cn The ceremony of the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru is about to begin.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). In Numbers: China's express delivery sector sees double-digit growth in 2023. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Pudong to pioneer institutional reform. ecns.cn The newly released plan depicting the development path for Pudong New Area in the next five years will help the area fulfill its role as a pioneer of China's socialist modernization, said experts.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Commercial satellites aid earthquake rescue in Xinjiang. ecns.cn China's commercial satellites joined the rescue relief after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Xinjiang on Tuesday. Satellites including Gaofen-4 and Gaofen-1 families were deployed to capture images of the quake-hit areas.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Guizhou prepares traditional dragon lanterns to celebrate upcoming Spring Festival. ecns.cn With the Spring Festival approaching, artisans are busy making traditional dragon lanterns in southwest China's Guizhou Province."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Giant panda Fu Bao to return in April. ecns.cn Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, is expected to return to the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda in Southwest China's Sichuan Province this April.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Revenue of China's state-owned enterprises hit $5.5 trillion in 2023. ecns.cn Total revenue of China's state-owned enterprises hit 39.8 trillion yuan (about $5.5 trillion) in 2023, with a total profit of 2.6 trillion yuan, indicating steady and high-quality growth, according to a report from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Ceremony of resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru about to begin. ecns.cn The ceremony of the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru is about to begin.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). China and Nauru resume diplomatic relations. ecns.cn On January 24, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Nauru Lionel Aingimea held talks in Beijing and signed a Joint Communiqué on the Resumption of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Nauru.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Statistical manipulation gets stricter supervision. ecns.cn Incorporating statistical manipulation as a violation of the discipline of the Communist Party of China will offer strengthened disciplinary guarantees to prevent and address this issue, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Kenyan students urged to contribute to friendship. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has encouraged Kenyan students and alumni at Beijing Jiaotong University to continue to contribute to the friendship between China and Kenya and between China and Africa, in a reply to a letter from them.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). China a staunch force for good in Asia-Pacific, says ambassador. ecns.cn China will always be a staunch force for peace, stability, and development in the Asia-Pacific region, China's Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang said in a keynote speech at a report launch event in London on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). CNSA commissions advanced Earth-observation satellite. ecns.cn The China National Space Administration formally commissioned an advanced Earth-observation satellite on Tuesday afternoon.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Pledge to open lifts confidence of foreign execs. ecns.cn Investing in China is vital for the future of global financial institutions as opportunities arising from the opening of the world's second-largest economy remain extensive and promising, international executives and experts said.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Death toll in Yunnan landslide rises to 31. ecns.cn A landslide that occurred on Monday in Southwest China's Yunnan province has resulted in 31 deaths as of Tuesday evening, as all-out rescue efforts and post-disaster work are still ongoing, local authorities said on Tuesday.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-01-24). Ascienden a 31 los muertos por alud en Yunan, China. telesurtv.net El alud cubrió 18 viviendas en Zhaotong, en las que habían 47 personas, de las cuales permanecen 24 como desaparecidas.

The Independent (2024-01-23). The 3rd South Summit calls for ending Israel-Palestine conflict. independent.co.ug KAMPALA | Xinhua | The Third South Summit ended on Monday in the Ugandan capital Kampala with participating leaders calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the protection of civilians. The two-day summit, which brought together leaders of the Group of 77 members and China, urged the United Nations Security Council to …

infobrics (2024-01-23). BRICS+ Expansion Causes Turmoil for Western Countries. infobrics.org At the dawn of this year, five more countries became full members of BRICS, a transnational association which until then consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and thus became BRICS+ (BRICS Plus), totalling 10 countries…

Barry Healy (2024-01-23). US war drive against China undeterred by Taiwanese election setback. peoplesdispatch.org On January 13 the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the Taiwanese presidential election. The result is important because of Taiwan's frontline status in the US war drive against China. | The New York Times The DPP, which is generally considered to be more aligned with US interests and plays with the idea of Taiwanese independence from China, was opposed by two other parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP). | For the current US anti-China war drive, the results were mi…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-23). Philippines president reaffirms support for China's policy. plenglish.com Manila, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured on Tuesday that his Government maintains its support for the "One China" policy and rules out any support for Taiwan's independence.

Editor (2024-01-23). Chip Wars: Breaking the siege. mronline.org While the sanctions regime has hit Chinese companies, especially Huawei, hard and exposed weak links in China's chip supply chain, the last year has seen significant progress by Chinese companies.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). China's first Y-shaped pedestrian bridge opens to public in Guangzhou. ecns.cn China's first Y-shaped pedestrian bridge opened to the public in Nansha district of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province on Monday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Harbin creates ice sculptures of Terracotta Warriors to cater for tourists. ecns.cn Three ice sculptures of the Terracotta Warriors were displayed at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Revamped carbon credit trade system launched. ecns.cn China launched the China Certified Emission Reduction program on Monday in Beijing, allowing companies in certain industries to trade their carbon reduction numbers after voluntarily engaging in emission-cutting activities.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). 'Silver economy' offers great biz potential. ecns.cn China has seen new growth opportunities arising from its aging populace, and its latest decision to promote the "silver economy" will significantly address the needs of the graying demographic and inject new impetus into the economy, officials said on Monday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). China's major cities set target GDP growth for 2024. ecns.cn China's major economic powerhouses such as Beijing and Shanghai as well as the southern province of Guangdong have all set a GDP growth target for 2024 at around 5 percent.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Consumption, travel bookings enter peak season in China. ecns.cn Travel bookings usher in peak season in China, weeks ahead of the Spring Festival holiday, which falls on Feb 10-17, news outlet ThePaper reported on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). China's efforts to fight terrorism effective, white paper says. ecns.cn China has established a sound legal framework to combat terrorism over the past four decades, ensuring that all counterterrorism measures in the country are law-based, according to a new white paper.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). China's grain output sets new historical record. ecns.cn China's grain output in 2023 hit 695 billion kilograms, an increase of 8.88 billion kilograms compared to the previous year, setting a new historical record, according to an official at a news briefing Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). China releases white paper on legal framework and measures for counter-terrorism. ecns.cn China on Tuesday released a white paper on its legal framework and measures for counter-terrorism, which sums up the characteristics of its counter-terrorism efforts over the past decades and exploration of the path of law-based counter-terrorism work.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). China says terrorist case procedures regulated in accordance with law. ecns.cn China has regulated procedures for handling terrorist cases in accordance with the law, with case management responsibility implemented and external oversight strengthened to ensure the standardized and orderly exercise of power in the handling of such cases, a white paper published on Tuesday said.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Flu B current main cause of respiratory illnesses. ecns.cn Influenza B has overtaken influenza A as the dominant respiratory illness circulating in China, while the overall flu epidemic is showing signs of subsiding, according to official data and experts.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). In Numbers: Two major railway ports in Xinjiang handle over 70,000 China-Europe freight trains. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Dragon-themed intangible cultural heritage artwork heats up festival. ecns.cn As the Year of the Dragon approaches, the dragon-themed artwork heated up shopping across China.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Snow scenery across China. ecns.cn A cold wave swept central and eastern regions of China, bringing heavy snowfall on Monday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). China sends five satellites into space. ecns.cn A Lijian-1 Y3 commercial carrier rocket carrying five satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Jan. 23, 2023.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-01-23). Ascienden a 31 los muertos por alud en Yunan, China. telesurtv.net El alud cubrió 18 viviendas en Zhaotong, en las que habían 47 personas, de las cuales permanecen 24 como desaparecidas.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2024-01-23). Reportan terremoto de magnitud 7 en frontera entre China y Kirguistán. telesurtv.net El movimiento telúrico se registró pasadas las 02H00 (hora local) y tuvo su epicentro a 129 kilómetros de la ciudad china de Aykol.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-23). Clausura presidente de Uganda III Cumbre del G77+China. telesurtv.net El G77+China concluyó sus sesiones pidiendo a Israel poner fin al asedio contra Gaza y se pronunciaron a favor de equilibrar el sistema financiero mundial.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2024-01-23). Siria y China prevén fortalecer cooperación en sector petrolero. telesurtv.net Siria apuesta por fortalecer la cooperación con China para mejorar la infraestructura del sector petrolero e implementar proyectos de desarrollo utilizando tecnologías modernas.

teleSUR -JCM (2024-01-23). Terremoto deja tres muertos en región china de Xinjiang. telesurtv.net Un total de 12.426 personas en el área afectada por el terremoto han sido reubicadas hasta ahora, dijo un funcionario de Xinjiang.

Alasdair Baverstock (2024-01-23). See the perilous journey migrants take to get to the U.S. america.cgtn.com Continuing our look at the migrant crisis at the U.S. border with Mexico, and the dangers migrants face along their journeys, CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports now on one of the greatest perils: Those final steps to cross the border itself. | The Rio Grande, running from El Paso, Texas, to the Atlantic Ocean, it marks more than half of the 3,000-kilometer U.S. Mexico border. | Defended with razor wire, military tanks and a floating border wall, it is also the front line of a migration crisis that saw a record two-and-a-half million undocumented migrant encounters in fiscal year 2023. | Tragedy on the Rio Grande…

Mary Triny Mena (2024-01-23). Venezuela's education system continues to suffer from pandemic effects. america.cgtn.com One of the main challenges for Latin America is to provide quality and uninterrupted education. Countries like Venezuela struggle with not only a complex economic crisis but also the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that have left students with a setback in their learning process. January 24 is International Day of Education, and correspondent Mary Triny Mena has this report from Caracas.

Lisa Chiu (2024-01-23). Internet shopping gets even more competitive with Temu, Shein. america.cgtn.com Temu is the latest Chinese shopping site to take the Internet by storm, attracting customers with a seemingly limitless range of products and low prices. The online marketplace has quickly topped app charts in many countries, including the United States, launching there in 2022 and capturing more than half the U.S. market share of its closest rival, the fast fashion giant Shein, also Chinese-owned. | With inflation still on the high side, Temu's appeal is clear — but lawmakers in Washington are expressing concern of the retailer's environmental impact and business practices. Benji Hyer reports.

Mark Niu (2024-01-23). Chinese restaurants may be popular, but owners lament lack of awards. america.cgtn.com

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). New panda conservation center coming. ecns.cn Visitors are expected to see more giant pandas as the construction of the first phase of a new giant panda national conservation and research center is underway in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). CAS Space launches five satellites with Kinetica 1 Y3 rocket. ecns.cn CAS Space, a Beijing-based rocket maker owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducted the third flight of its Kinetica 1 rocket model, formerly known as ZK 1A, on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Hong Kong remains hub for global talent. ecns.cn Beijing on Monday hailed Hong Kong's strong appeal to international talent, and reaffirmed its continued support for the city in attracting talent from around the world.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Relief efforts underway after earthquake hits Xinjiang. ecns.cn Rescue and relief efforts are underway to assist those affected by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Tuesday, which has resulted in three deaths and five injuries, according to official reports.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Extensive rescue and relief efforts underway after Xinjiang earthquake. ecns.cn Extensive rescue and relief efforts are underway to assist those affected by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, which resulted in three deaths and five injuries, according to a news conference on the quake held on Tuesday night.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Xinjiang earthquake leaves three injured. ecns.cn Three people were injured as of 6 am on Tuesday after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at about 2 am on Tuesday, local authorities said.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). 7.1-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang. ecns.cn Three people were injured after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Xinjiang on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Three-year-old giant panda identified as female from male. ecns.cn He Ye, previously known as a male panda, proves to be a female, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Chongqing to build world-class NEV cluster. ecns.cn Chongqing is catching up with Guangdong province in terms of auto production as it was runner-up in 2023, and it aims to build a trillion-yuan ($139 billion) level world-class intelligent new energy vehicle industry cluster.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). HK: No anomalies in market selloff. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is keeping a watchful eye on the local stock market, and has concluded that the market is operating in an orderly manner with no unusual occurrences or anomalies.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Palestine make history by reaching Asian Cup knockout round. presstv.ir The Palestinian national soccer team reach the Asian Cup knockout rounds for the first time after beating Hong Kong 3-0.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-01-24). Palestina clasifica por primera vez a octavos de final de la Copa de Asia. telesurtv.net El conjunto palestino derrotó este martes a Hong Kong y la dejó fuera de la fase de octavos de final.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). HK judiciary 'will not yield' to threats in national security cases. ecns.cn The Hong Kong judiciary will not yield to any pressure or threats of any kind in national security cases as in any other type of cases, the city's chief justice and the secretary for justice pledged on Monday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). People gear up for Tibetan new year. ecns.cn As Losar, or Tibetan New Year, draws near, people in Lhasa get busy with their annual shopping.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Shanghai sets growth target, key undertakings for 2024. ecns.cn Shanghai's GDP is expected to grow by about 5 percent this year after reaching 4.72 trillion yuan ($660 billion) in 2023, Gong Zheng, mayor of Shanghai, said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Relics dating back to 53,000 years ago discovered on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. ecns.cn Over 10,000 cultural relics, including stone tools, bone artifacts, pottery fragments, bronze items, animal skeletons and plant remains, dating back to 53,000 years ago, have been unearthed at the Meilongdapu cave site on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Zibo looks to capitalize on windfall from BBQ craze. ecns.cn The barbecue craze in Zibo last year has had a lasting impact on the city, with governments at various levels seeking to utilize the fame to boost consumption, said deputies at the ongoing session of the 14th Shandong People's Congress.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). 'Status quo' Taiwan remarks draw rebuke. ecns.cn A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the United States said on Monday that "Taiwan independence" is a dead end and would only bring disaster to the people in the Taiwan region, and that any attempt to justify separatist moves under the pretext of "democracy" is doomed to failure.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). 11 confirmed dead, 36 remain missing in Yunnan landslide. ecns.cn The death toll from the landslide climbed to 11 on Tuesday. More than 1,000 rescue workers equipped with 45 rescue dogs and 120 vehicles are carrying out search and rescue work at the site.

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