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7th Military World Games torch relay starts from Nanchang
A torch-lighting ceremony for the 7th Military World Games was held on Thursday in Nanchang in east China's Jiangxi Province, cradle of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
China, ASEAN complete first reading of South China Sea COC draft
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have finished the first reading of the Single Draft Negotiating Text of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea ahead of schedule.
China's irrigated area tops the world
China has the largest expanse of irrigated lands in the world, which helps ensure food security at home, a water resources official has said.
Xi's article on CPC self-reform to be published
An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the self-reform of the Party will be published Thursday in the 15th issue of the Qiushi Journal this year.
Shanghai to host world AI conference
China's economic hub Shanghai will hold the 2019 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in late August. This year's event will focus on a connected intelligent world enabled by the development of AI technologies.
China to fund new football pitches with 2 mln yuan investment
An official document says newly-built football pitches in China will be subsidized by the central government. And 11-a-side football pitches will be subsidized by 2 million yuan each.
China releases pardoned prisoners
The first group of prisoners, who were granted special pardons on June 29, have been released, according to a statement given to Xinhua Tuesday.
Ne Zha beats Monkey King as top-earning Chinese animation
Home-grown animation "Ne Zha" has beaten "Monkey King: Hero is Back" to take the crown of the highest-grossing domestically-made animated film on the Chinese mainland.
Viral hepatitis epidemic effectively controlled in China: official
The epidemic of viral hepatitis has been effectively controlled in China thanks to the country's increased prevention and control efforts, according to an official with the National Health Commission (NHC).
Xi sends congratulatory letter to Kubuqi international desert forum
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 7th Kubuqi International Desert Forum, which opened Saturday in the city of Ordos in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
China reports world's largest number of film screens
China's cultural industry has posted rapid growth since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 with the number of film screens ranking first in the world, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics.
Ambassadors from voice support to China's position on issues related to Xinjiang
Ambassadors from 50 countries to the UN at Geneva have co-signed a letter to the President of the UN Human Rights Council to voice their support for China's position on issues related to its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Xi calls for new advances in veterans affairs
President Xi Jinping on Friday called for efforts to break new ground in the work concerning veterans affairs.
First 5G phones to hit China's online market in August
Four different 5G smartphones will hit the market next month during a shopping festival, according to Suning, one of China's e-commerce platforms.
China's second import expo to enjoy wider participation
The second China International Import Expo (CIIE), which will be held in Shanghai between Nov. 5 and 10, will enjoy greater participation than the previous year, a senior official said Friday.
China launches new remote sensing satellites
China successfully sent a group of new remote sensing satellites into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Friday.
Premier Li urges more efforts to promote people's health, life quality
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for more efforts to advance the country's Healthy China action and promote people's health and quality of life.
China reports less labor rights violations in H1
China dealt with about 49,000 cases of labor rights violations in the first half of this year, down 25.2 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Thursday.
China ranks the 14th most innovative economy
China ranked 14th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) released on Wednesday.
8,882 meters! PetroChina drills Asia's deepest oil well on land
The Tarim oilfield branch of PetroChina, China's largest oil and gas producer, said Thursday that it has completed drilling the deepest oil well on land in Asia.