(2024-12-25). China's NPC Standing Committee adopts law on value-added tax. ecns.cn China's top lawmakers on Wednesday voted to adopt a specific law on value-added tax, marking a major step in enforcing the principle of law-based taxation.
(2024-12-25). China presents Zidingxiang Creative Design Award in Harbin. tvbrics.com 
Around 100 top works were showcased at an exhibition in Harbin…
(2024-12-25). Tech Frontier | Key takeaways from innovative 2024 and promising trends for 2025. ecns.cn This year, China has made remarkable progress in sci-tech innovation. With technological breakthroughs in quantum computing, advancements in commercial spaceflight, the rise of humanoid robots, new developments in 6G, and the rapid growth of AI-generated content (AIGC), it has been a year like no other.
(2024-12-25). China: The 18th IHL Moot Court concludes in Guilin, CUPL claims victory for the sixth time. icrc.org
(2024-12-25). China: Humanitarian and development actors must collaborate to restore people's dignity in protracted crises. icrc.org
(2024-12-25). New Report Focuses on Digital Threats Faced by Civilians During Armed Conflicts. icrc.org
(2024-12-25). We Must Build International Solidarity Against US-China Imperial Rivalry. truthout.org Increasingly, understanding the inter-imperialist competition between the United States and China is becoming essential to understanding the dynamics of the modern capitalist system. With the goal of broadening our understanding of the dynamics at play, Ashley Smith, along with co-authors Eli Friedman, Kevin Lin, and Rosa Liu, have published China in Global Capitalism: Building International… |
(2024-12-25). Roads to glory: Xi Jinping and the legacy of the 'Two Roads'. ecns.cn At the founding of the People's Republic of China, over 100,000 people built roads through mountains and bridges over rivers, creating the Sichuan-Xizang and Qinghai-Xizang highways. They turned natural barriers into passages and created miracles in the history of road construction.
(2024-12-25). China repudia venta de armamento de EEUU a Taiwán. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) El portavoz de la Oficina de Asuntos de Taiwán del Consejo de Estado de China, Chen Binhua, expresó hoy el firme rechazo de este Gobierno a la venta de armas de Estados Unidos a Taipei.
(2024-12-25). China repudiates U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan. plenglish.com Beijing, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China, Chen Binhua, today expressed his government's firm rejection of the sale of U.S. arms to Taipei.
(2024-12-25). Hangzhou in a foreign anchor's eyes: How smart could robots be. ecns.cn Hangzhou City, located in Zhejiang Province, is renowned for its technological innovation, and is also one of the leading cities in the development of China's robot industry.
(2024-12-25). Direct chartered flight launched between China's Harbin, Bangkok. ecns.cn The first chartered flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, successfully landed at Taiping International Airport on Wednesday.
(2024-12-25). China slams U.S.' National Defense Authorization Act containing negative content related to Taiwan. ecns.cn In response to the U.S. signing into law of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which contains negative content related to Taiwan, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office.
(2024-12-25). Top 10 sci-tech news from China in 2024 released on Tuesday. ecns.cn Top 10 domestic sci-tech news in 2024 was released on Tuesday by Science and Technology Daily, the official newspaper of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China. They are:…
(2024-12-25). Hubei expands China-Europe freight train service to boost trade with Kazakhstan. ecns.cn The China-Europe freight train from Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, has expanded its route to reach the northernmost region of Kazakhstan, further promoting high-level international trade.
(2024-12-25). Experts mull potential impact of higher tariffs. ecns.cn Experts expressed concern over the path of U.S.-China trade ahead of Donald Trump's second term in the White House, as the president-elect has said he would impose wide tariffs on Chinese imports.
(2024-12-25). Washington's annual defense bill slammed. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry condemned on Tuesday an annual United States national defense authorization act that contains negative China-related provisions, and vowed to take resolute and forceful measures to safeguard China's sovereignty, security and development interests.
(2024-12-25). (W.E. Talk) China a significant player in global green growth. ecns.cn
(2024-12-25). Countermeasures to safeguard China interests. ecns.cn China stands ready to take necessary countermeasures against United States' tightening export controls on the semiconductor sector, but favors a "long-term, strategic approach" to its technological rivalry with Washington.
(2024-12-25). Green energy spending to top $1 trillion by 2030. ecns.cn China's investment in its energy transition is expected to surpass $1 trillion by 2030, with a focus on enhancing energy efficiency and accelerating electrification, according to a think tank.
(2024-12-25). China's top political advisory body will convene annual session on March 4. ecns.cn China's top political advisory body will convene its annual session in Beijing on March 4…
(2024-12-25). Yangtze River safer following crackdown on crimes. ecns.cn Police in China have solved more than 5,200 criminal cases and dismantled over 710 criminal organizations in a campaign launched in February to combat illegal fishing, sand mining, theft and smuggling along the Yangtze River.
(2024-12-25). DPP depriving youth to learn Chinese culture and history. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesman on Wednesday said Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party has deprived Taiwan youth of their rightful opportunity to learn about Chinese culture and history by introducing educational policies and curriculum distorting Chinese history.
(2024-12-25). Chinese tourists reacquiring wanderlust. ecns.cn Chinese tourists are displaying ever-growing demand for overseas travel, which is now approaching pre-pandemic levels, and the trend is expected to accelerate in 2025, speeding up the rebound of the world's largest source of tourists.
(2024-12-25). Beijing's predominant flu strain: H1N1 influenza A. ecns.cn Experts have said that the predominant flu strain circulating in Beijing this flu season is the H1N1 type of influenza A, with the majority of individuals with normal immune function being able to recover on their own.
(2024-12-25). Diputado cubano aborda programa gubernamental para la recuperación del sistema electroenergético. radiohc.cu Recientemente culminó el Cuarto Período Ordinario de Sesiones de la X legislatura de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, donde los diputados analizaron la situación socioeconómica y política del país, recibieron una actualización del estado del cumplimiento del Plan de Gobierno a un año de su puesta en marcha; y se presentaron los Objetivos y metas de la economía y el Proyecto de Ley del Presupuesto del Estado correspondiente al año 2025.
(2024-12-25). Muere Desi Bouterse, expresidente de Surinam. cubadebate.cu El expresidente de Surinam Desi Bouterse murió a los 79 años, informó este miércoles el gobierno. En diciembre de 2023 Bouterse fue condenado en apelación a 20 años de cárcel por la ejecución en diciembre de 1982 de abogados, periodistas, empresarios y militares presos. Desde entonces estaba en la clandestinidad.
(2024-12-25). Shanghai records 68,000 patents. ecns.cn Shanghai has recently completed a comprehensive inventory of altogether 68,000 patents from its universities, research institutions and medical facilities, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration said at a media briefing on Tuesday.
(2024-12-25). Double-decker sightseeing bus launched in Harbin. ecns.cn Double-deckers for sightseeing were launched in Harbin to serve tourists on Tuesday.
(2024-12-25). Harbin Airport sees 183 percent increase in passengers. ecns.cn The number of inbound and outbound passengers at the Harbin Taiping International Airport in Heilongjiang province in 2024 has exceeded 500,000, a year-on-year increase of 183 percent, according to the Harbin immigration border inspection station.
(2024-12-25). Guangdong eases fireworks ban for Spring Festival. ecns.cn Shunde district of Foshan city, Guangdong province, will allow its residents to set off fireworks and firecrackers in an orderly manner and within a limited time during festivals and holidays in 2025.
(2024-12-25). A glimpse of world's first million-kilowatt water and light power station in Sichuan>. ecns.cn With an annual utilization time of 1,735 hours, the Kela Photovoltaic Power Station has an installed capacity of one million kilowatts and can generate 2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity on average per year.
(2024-12-25). Taiwan struggles to reconcile climate ambitions and chip manufacturing. aljazeera.com The island's semiconductor industry represents one-quarter of GDP but is a major source of carbon emissions.
(2024-12-24). Insights | EU official commends China's leading role in global climate governance. ecns.cn Lauren Bardon, the first counselor for climate action and environment at the EU Delegation to China, shared his observations and insights on global climate action during an exclusive interview with China News Network following his trip to COP29 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
(2024-12-24). Group members call for support for peaceful resolution of Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn China hopes to work with other members of the "Friends for Peace" group toward the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday, days after the group members convened in New York.
(2024-12-24). China-U.S. relations in 2024. america.cgtn.com 
2024 was a complex year between the world's two largest economies. | CGTN's Nathan King looks back on China-U.S. relations over the past year.
(2024-12-24). As BRICS Welcomes Nigeria as Partner. infobrics.org The 16th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit took place in the city of Kazan, Russia with an enlarged compliment of countries attending as new members and observers…
(2024-12-24). TIR road trade route linking Xinjiang's Kashgar, Dubai opened. ecns.cn A truck bearing a TIR plate departed from Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on Monday, marking the opening of the first TIR road trade route between the two cities.
(2024-12-24). Lucky Air opens direct flight from Kunming to Vientiane. ecns.cn Lucky Air, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines, launched a new international route from Kunming, the capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province to Vientiane, the capital of Laos on Tuesday.
(2024-12-24). North China's wetland Baiyangdian sees increase in wild bird species. ecns.cn Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater wetland in northern China, has seen a significant increase in wild bird species, the local natural resources bureau announced on Monday.
(2024-12-24). Finance minister: China will implement a more proactive fiscal policy next year. ecns.cn China will implement a more proactive fiscal policy next year, with sustained and intensified efforts to deliver a well-coordinated package of measures aimed at ensuring economic stability and driving growth.
(2024-12-24). China to raise deficit-to-GDP ratio. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) held a two-day national financial work conference from Monday to Tuesday, unveiling plans to implement a more proactive fiscal policy in 2025.
(2024-12-24). China to tighten antitrust oversight in sensitive sectors, foreign monopolistic practices. ecns.cn China is set to ramp up antitrust enforcement in strategically sensitive sectors such as semiconductors, new energy, and platform economy next year, so as to safeguard economic security, said the country's top market regulator.
(2024-12-24). Hong Kong SAR government cancels passport of seven absconders who are anti-China disruptors. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government issued a notice on Tuesday, listing seven anti-China disruptors as absconders, including Ted Hui Chi-fung and Dennis Kwok Wing-hang.
(2024-12-24). Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya to visit China. ecns.cn Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is invited to visit China on December 25, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Tuesday.
(2024-12-24). Terraced fields covered in snow resembles 'fingerprints of Earth'. ecns.cn Terraced fieldson the plateau are covered in snow, looking like "fingerprints of the Earth" in Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province.
(2024-12-24). China's 5G mobile subscribers exceed 1 billion(1/1). ecns.cn The number of 5G mobile subscribers in China exceeded one billion by the end of November, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Monday.
(2024-12-24). More than 2,000 stone artifacts found at Longgupo Site in SW China. ecns.cn A Chinese research team has collected a total of 118 species of mammal fossils and more than 2,000 stone artifacts from the Longgupo Site in Wushan county, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.
(2024-12-24). China's GBA economic scale tops global bay economies by end of 2023: report. ecns.cn A blue book on the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) released on Monday indicates that the region's economic scale ranked top among global peers at the end of 2023.
(2024-12-24). China issues guideline to speed up the building of unified, open transportation market. ecns.cn The Chinese government released a guideline on Monday aimed at accelerating the construction of a unified and open transportation market, calling to develop general aviation and the low-altitude economy and ensure that all types of businesses in this sector are treated equally under the law.
(2024-12-24). Panda bonds roar back to life in China. ecns.cn The panda bond market posted record-high issuances by value this year and is poised to attract new issuers, including those from the Middle East and Latin America, in 2025…
(2024-12-24). China subraya importancia de ampliación del grupo Brics. radiohc.cu La Habana, 24 dic (RHC) China destacó hoy la importancia de la expansión del grupo Brics con Indonesia, Malasia, Tailandia, Bielorrusia, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazajstán, Uzbekistán y Uganda.
(2024-12-24). Chinese scientists develop method to increase crop yields. tvbrics.com 
Experiments conducted under different conditions — both in greenhouses and open fields…
(2024-12-24). Hong Kong police announce bounties on overseas pro-democracy activists. aljazeera.com Police in Chinese territory offer $130,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of six campaigners.
(2024-12-24). Philippines' introduction of U.S. Typhon mid-range missile system a provocative and dangerous move. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated at a regular press conference on Monday that the Chinese side has repeatedly elaborated its solemn stance of firm opposition on the U.S.' deployment of mid-range missiles in the Philippines.
(2024-12-24). Watch: Chinese astronauts set new record of longest spacewalk. ummid.com Two Chinese astronauts set new record of the longest spacewalk surpassing the earlier one set by NASA astronauts.
(2024-12-24). Denuncian asesinato de 723 agentes que protegían ayuda humanitaria en Gaza. cubadebate.cu El gobierno de Gaza ha denunciado este martes que las fuerzas israelíes han asesinado al menos a 723 policías y agentes de seguridad que protegían los envíos de asistencia humanitaria en la Franja de Gaza desde octubre de 2023. Según la Oficina de Prensa del Gobierno de Gaza, Israel ha brindado apoyo directo a grupos armados que han saqueado estos envíos de ayuda.
(2024-12-24). English snooker world No 1 Judd Trump becomes HK resident. ecns.cn World snooker number one Judd Trump has become a Hong Kong resident through the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme, according to the Immigration Department of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Tuesday.
(2024-12-24). Pandas pair enjoy special treats in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Giant Panda KeKe is presented with an ice snowman at Ocean Park in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Dec. 23, 2024.
(2024-12-24). Germany's Federal Electoral Committee seeks to bar the Maoist MLPD from the upcoming parliamentary election. wsws.org The premature end of the widely despised ruling 'traffic light coalition' of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Greens and neo-liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the decision for an early election is not aimed at giving the electorate a say, but rather at ensuring that an even more reactionary government comes to power.
(2024-12-24). Building collapse tied to unsafe practices by builders. ecns.cn The collapse of a factory building in Anhui province in June that killed five has been traced primarily to the failure of the construction team to follow safety regulations, which created hazards on the factory's second floor.
(2024-12-24). Work/life balance for mothers. america.cgtn.com 
Working mothers around the world know all-too-well the struggle of achieving a work/life balance. And in the U.S., there's new data shedding light on just how tough their juggling act has become, and its toll on their mental health. | CGTN'S Poppie Mphuthing shares the story.
(2024-12-24). 37th Sun Island Int'l Snow Sculpture Expo begins trial operation in Harbin. ecns.cn The 37th Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Expo began its trial operation on Monday.The expo covers an area of 1.5 million square meters, and displays more than 260 snow sculptures.