China has full picture of coastal water resources

China has full picture of coastal water resources BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday officially concluded an eight-year-long national marine survey, giving the country a true picture of its coastal water resources. Launched by the State Oce

ADB lowers China's 2012 growth prediction

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday lowered its prediction for China's economic growth to 8.2 percent in 2012 and 8.5 percent in 2013, although a bank official said a hard landing is unlikely. The ADB made the re

China reaffirms it will stick to socialist path

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo reaffirmed on Friday that China would unwaveringly keep on the socialist path of political development with Chinese characteristics. We need to thoroughly understand the intrinsic nature

China stocks close up Friday

China stocks（股票） close up Friday BEIJING - Chinese shares higher Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index（财政综合指数） up 1.07 percent, or 30.09, to end at 2,841.04. The Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.87 percent, or

China's first aircraft carrier commissioned

DALIAN, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Tuesday after years of refitting and sea trials. Overseen by President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, the carrier

China's fixed-asset investment picks up pace

China's fixed-asset investment picks up pace BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's fixed asset investment rose 20.7 percent year-on-year to 29.25 trillion yuan (4.64 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first ten months of 2012, the National Bureau of Statist

Wozniacki, Zvonareva into third round of China Open

BEIJING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- World number one Caroline Wozniacki and third seed Vera Zvonareva on Tuesday both sailed through to the third round at the China Open, but followed different paths. Wozniacki needed only one hour and 20 minutes to outclass

China to check implementation of agriculture law

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature will start a new wave of inspections on the implementation of its Law on Agriculture in September. Five inspection teams, organized by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC)

Cold front to sweep China

BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A cold front will sweep most parts of China over the next three days, bringing strong winds and temperature drops, the National Meteorological Center forecast Tuesday. From Wednesday to Friday, temperatures will drop from

China launches new mapping satellite

JIUQUAN, Gansu, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched its Tianhui I-02 mapping satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu province at 3:10 p.m. Sunday. The satellite, which was launched using a Long March 2-

Strong cold front to sweep China

Strong cold front to sweep China BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A strong cold front coming from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will drop temperatures in most parts of China in the next three days, the country's national observatory

China launches telecommunication satellite

XICHANG, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent a telecommunication satellite, ChinaSat 2A, into orbit on Saturday evening, using a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The rocket blasted of

Cold snap to sweep through China

Cold snap to sweep through China BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's central and eastern regions will experience temperature drops in coming days, while the southern parts will receive moderate to heavy rain, the national meteorological watchdog for

China Not to Actively Debase Yuan Rate

The People's Bank of China's governor Zhou Xiaochuan says the Renminbi won't be actively depreciated to regain national competitiveness. Zhou was speaking during a recent International Monetary Conference in Shanghai, when he also suggested that now

China Decides to Investigate EU Wine

China's ministry of commerce has decided to begin an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into wines imported from the European Union. The move comes after the European Union decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of sola

Interest Rising as China-US Summit Approaches

The impending meeting between Xi Jinping and Barack Obama in California is generating keen interest among observers in the United States. CRI's Washington correspondent Lv Xiaohong has more. The Chinese president's visit to the US has generated a lot

China-Arab relations have centuries to come

DUBAI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The three-day Annual Investment Summit ended Thursday with the China-Arab Leadership Forum, where United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Bint Khaled Al Qassimi said in her opening speech strong tra

Children's Day marked across China

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Welfare activities and projects initiated for children swept across China on Friday, International Children's Day. A free lunch for poor pupils online fund raising scheme led by domestic web search giant Baidu called for n

China vows to increase sports facilities

BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- China has vowed to increase the nation's expanse of public sporting areas to 1.5 square meters per head of population by 2015, according to a five-year plan released on Monday. Under the plan drafted by the National Devel

China-U.S. dialogue highlights will for new ties

BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- A new round of China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (SED) on Thursday highlighted the will of both sides to build new relations in the era of economic globalization. China and the United States should break the tradit