Childcare centres ease parents’ anxiety for having second childon July 11, 2019Lyu Jiawei had not decided to have a second child until she found a new childcare center in her community in east Beijing's suburban district of Tongzhou.Even though running her own business enabled Lyu to work at home, she still found it difficult to take care of her son while dealing with routine work."Our parents cannot come to help like some other families. Besides, my parenting ideas … [Read more...] about Childcare centres ease parents’ anxiety for having second child
Earth’s largest radio telescope to search for ‘new worlds’ outside solar systemon July 11, 2019As well as hunting for signals from alien life, the largest and most sensitive radio telescope ever built will search for extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, which have magnetic fields like Earth, within 100 light-years from Earth.Astronomers from countries including China and France recently published their ambitious observation plan using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio … [Read more...] about Earth’s largest radio telescope to search for ‘new worlds’ outside solar system
Xi urges BRICS to strengthen strategic partnership, improve global governanceon June 28, 2019Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on BRICS countries to enhance their strategic partnership and promote the improvement of global governance.Xi made the remarks at a meeting with other BRICS leaders on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies in the Japanese city of Osaka.Xi said that the international situation is now in a complicated and severe … [Read more...] about Xi urges BRICS to strengthen strategic partnership, improve global governance
Xi-Trump meeting an opportunity to bring talks back on trackon June 28, 2019Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to sit down with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in the Japanese city of Osaka, igniting a flicker of hope to bring the China-US trade talks back on track.The meeting arrives at a time when Washington's trade offensive against China is not only poisoning one of the world's most important bilateral … [Read more...] about Xi-Trump meeting an opportunity to bring talks back on track
China urges US to settle disputes through dialogue, cooperationon June 27, 2019China's commerce ministry Thursday urged the United States to deal with existing issues through equal dialogue and cooperation."China always opposes trade bullying of unilateral tariff hikes. We hope the US side could pay attention to the opinions of its business community, and stop its wrong action," Gao Feng, spokesperson with the Ministry of Commerce, told a news briefing.Gao was … [Read more...] about China urges US to settle disputes through dialogue, cooperation
US markets brace for Trump-Xi meeting amid hope, optimismon June 27, 2019US markets on Wednesday braced for the much anticipated meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump."Remembering how important the bilateral Trump-Xi meeting was at the Argentina G20 meeting, markets will be looking keenly for what the result of this meeting means for future US-China trade relations," Desmond Lachman, resident fellow at the American Enterprise … [Read more...] about US markets brace for Trump-Xi meeting amid hope, optimism
Tech know-how modernises China’s century-old industrial cityon June 26, 2019With the head sheaves whirling on top of the derrick, the century-old No 1 pit of the Kailuan colliery still lifts coal from deep underground. The icon of the old industrial city of Tangshan is also a tourist site.The shaft, the country's earliest of its kind that began operation in 1881, is at Kailuan national mining park, a sign of modern industrial heritage that includes the country's first … [Read more...] about Tech know-how modernises China’s century-old industrial city
Taiwan separatist attempts doomed to fail: spokesmanon June 26, 2019Any attempts to provoke and create confrontation between compatriots across the Taiwan Strait is doomed to failure, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.An Fengshan, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks in response to questions related to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration's attempts to further block cross-Strait … [Read more...] about Taiwan separatist attempts doomed to fail: spokesman
Xi urges Chinese, Japanese youth to promote relationson June 26, 2019Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged young people in China and Japan to make contributions to a bright future of bilateral relations.Xi made the remarks in a reply letter to Daichi Nakashima, a prize-winner in the Panda Cup Japan Youth Essay Contest, who wrote to the Chinese leader ahead of Xi's trip to Japan for the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Osaka.In his letter, Nakashima … [Read more...] about Xi urges Chinese, Japanese youth to promote relations
China ready to boost bilateral relations with North Korea: Xion June 21, 2019Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Friday that Beijing seeks to join Pyongyang in turning the blueprint of the bilateral ties for a new era into reality.Xi, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), made the remarks during his meeting at the state guest house with Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the … [Read more...] about China ready to boost bilateral relations with North Korea: Xi
