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A farmer airs harvested corn in Binzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 29, 2023. (Photo by Chu Baorui/Xinhua)

Friday, 05 January 2024 18:22

Global production of bulk grain, oil crops sees year-on-year increase

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The global production of bulk grain and oil crops saw a year-on-year increase in 2023, according to the 2023 annual report on the remote-sensing monitoring…

This photo taken on Nov. 17, 2022 shows a rescue robot exhibited at the 5th World Voice Expo in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Friday, 05 January 2024 18:21

China to speed up development of emergency response robots

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- China will accelerate efforts to produce a batch of sophisticated emergency response robots by 2025. These robots can be used for multiple purposes including search…

Wednesday, 03 January 2024 18:34

Xi Focus: Xi's 2024 New Year message highlights confidence, people, global vision

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's 2024 New Year message was focused on confidence, people's livelihood and a global vision. Xi delivered the message on Sunday evening,…

Visitors pose for photos at the Green Zone of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 10:10

(COP28) Interview: China's achievements in green transformation phenomenal, says int'l business organization leader

"China's achievement has been phenomenal. A lot of people outside of China perhaps don't realize the scale of the shift that is taking place," said Dominic Waughray, executive vice president…

This aerial photo shows cars to be loaded for export at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province, May 9, 2023. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)

Monday, 11 December 2023 18:37

Update: China issues measures to accelerate integrated development of domestic, foreign trade

BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council has issued a series of measures to accelerate the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade. This acceleration is essential for the…

This aerial photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023 shows a villager drying harvested corns at Dongsheng Village of Zhaodong City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

Monday, 11 December 2023 18:34

Update: China's 2023 grain output hits record high

BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's grain output rose 1.3 percent year on year to a record high of 695.41 million tonnes in 2023, data from the National Bureau of…

A staff member works in a Yiwu Cainiao bonded warehouse in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

Monday, 11 December 2023 18:32

China's warehouse storage sector maintains expansion for 10 straight months

BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's warehouse storage industry registered sound performance in November, remaining in the expansion zone for the 10th consecutive month, industry data showed. The index tracking…

People visit the clean energy exhibition area at the sixth China-Arab States Expo in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

Monday, 11 December 2023 18:22

Interview: China drives global climate action with economical solutions, says Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard

China has scaled up its renewable energy investment over the years as it pursues low-carbon and green development. by Martina Fuchs GENEVA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China is a driving…

This aerial photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows container vessels at a shipyard of Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Taixing, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

Sunday, 10 December 2023 18:44

China's weekly export container shipping index up

SHANGHAI, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's export container shipping index increased in the week ending Dec. 8, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). The SSE added that the average…

A staff member works at a factory of a wind power company in Ulanqab, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

Sunday, 10 December 2023 18:42

China's largest onshore wind power base starts full-capacity production

SHENZHEN, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- A wind power facility with an electricity generating capacity of more than 10 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) a year was put into full-capacity production and connected…