BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — China\’s commercial banks saw a net forex settlement deficit of 74.1 billion yuan (about 10.32 billion U.S. dollars) in August, narrowing by 30 percent from a month ago, o
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Biden taps former Commerce Secretary Pritzker to help Ukraine with economic recovery
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he appointed Penny Pritzker, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, to serve as an envoy to help Ukraine with its economic
China issues yellow alert for geological disasters
BEIJING, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese authorities on Wednesday evening issued a yellow alert for possible geological disasters triggered by heavy rainfall in multiple regions of the country.
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Chinese pangolins see continued recovery in the wild
BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — Chinese pangolins have seen a steady recovery of their wild populations in recent years, with a marked improvement in their natural habitats, according to the National Fo
China, South Africa ink agreements on international lunar research program
BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) — Space agencies of China and South Africa have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) program, accordi
China establishes global mangrove center in Shenzhen
BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) — China\’s proposal of establishing an international mangrove center has been approved by the Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention, the country\’s forestry ministry sai
China\’s foreign trade dips 0.1 pct in January-August
BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) — China\’s imports and exports in yuan terms edged down 0.1 percent year on year to 27.08 trillion yuan (about 3.76 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of the ye
Chinese academic database fined for privacy violations
BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — The operators of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), a leading online academic database, have been penalized for illegal handling of users\’ personal informatio
China\’s State Council appoints, removes officials
BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — The State Council, China\’s cabinet, announced the appointment and removal of several officials on Wednesday.
Li Yang was appointed vice minister of transportation; Wang Ho
Former head of religious affairs body arrested for suspected bribe-taking
BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — China\’s Supreme People\’s Procuratorate (SPP) has ordered the arrest of Cui Maohu, former director of the National Religious Affairs Administration, for suspected bribe-tak