HANGZHOU, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — The eastern Chinese booming provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu have raised the minimum wage by around 9.2 percent starting this month to help attract workers and offset ri
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China\’s Jiangsu to complete afforestation of 40,000 hectares by 2025
NANJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — By 2025, east China\’s Jiangsu Province will complete afforestation of 600,000 mu (40,000 hectares), with a forest coverage rate of 24.1 percent, local authorities said.
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China\’s Guangxi sees foreign trade growth in 2023
NANNING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — South China\’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reported robust foreign trade growth last year, local authorities said Monday.
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Alzheimer\’s, HIV/AIDS drugs get market approval
China\’s medical regulators recently approved two foreign drugs, bringing new hope to patients with Alzheimer\’s disease and groups at risk for HIV/AIDS.
The National Medical Products Administration ann
Chinese courts resolve 12.04 mln cases via pre-litigation mediation in 2023
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese courts resolved 12.04 million cases through pre-litigation mediation in 2023, which accounted for 40.3 percent of all cases filed in the year, according to a natio
China\’s basic living allowances for orphans increase in 2023
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — In the third quarter of 2023, the monthly basic living allowances for orphans living at welfare facilities and in foster homes across China were 1,885.4 yuan (265.4 U.S. d
China\’s urban rail transit trips skyrocket 130 pct in December 2023
BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — The number of passenger trips handled by China\’s urban rail transit networks surged 130.1 percent year on year in December 2023, official data showed.
The Ministry of Tran
China\’s night schools the new craze among young people
Jinan Library, East China\’s Shandong Province. Photo: Courtesy of the Jinan Library
In China, going to night school was once for adults, with the main aim being to reduce illiteracy. Today, far from b
China\’s local SOEs witness business revenue growth in 2023
BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — China\’s local state-owned enterprises (SOEs) saw business revenue steadily grow in 2023, according to the country\’s top state assets regulator.
The total business revenue
Surge in China trade contributes to record-high South Australian exports
CANBERRA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — A surge in trade with China has helped drive South Australian exports to a record high.
Data published by the state government on Friday revealed that the value of South