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Aerial photo taken on Jan. 14, 2021 shows the container terminal of the Lianyungang Port in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)

Thursday, 04 February 2021 15:01

Economic Watch: How will China's exports sustain growth momentum in 2021?

Customs data shows that China's exports managed a 4-percent yearly increase in 2020, despite the turbulence, with the total export value reaching 17.93 trillion yuan (about 2.77 trillion U.S. dollars).…

File photo taken on a marine surveillance plane B-3837 shows the Diaoyu Islands and nearby islands. (Xinhua)

Tuesday, 02 February 2021 14:53

China, Japan to hold talks on maritime affairs

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- China and Japan will hold the 12th round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs via video link on Wednesday, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said…

Workers operate at the finished products storage area of a workshop producing high-end automotive steel plates in a local subsidiary of the Shougang Group in Qianan City of north China's Hebei Province, May 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

Tuesday, 02 February 2021 14:50

Explainer: How China's fiscal funds go straight to primary-level governments

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- While coping with heavy blows to the economy by COVID-19, China has set up a special transfer payment mechanism to ensure that fiscal funds can…

Workers of a quartz glass company check quartz tubes at Jinping industrial park of Haizhou District in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 30, 2020. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)

Tuesday, 02 February 2021 14:40

Update: Economic Watch: China's manufacturing activity slows in January amid COVID-19 resurgence

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 51.3 in January, edging down 0.6 percentage points from December, data from the…

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 16, 2019 shows the Piraeus port in Greece. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)

Monday, 01 February 2021 17:29

Xinhua Headlines: Port, pride and promise -- A tale of Piraeus' revitalization

-- Thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who visited Piraeus in November 2019, the ancient port is bustling with fresh…

Containers of China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited are seen at the Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles County, the United States, Feb. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Monday, 01 February 2021 16:51

World Insights: U.S. experts call for getting U.S.-China ties back on track

As a new administration has taken office in Washington, U.S. experts, in their recent conversations with Xinhua, have been calling for seizing the opportunity to bring bilateral ties back on…