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China's commercial space industry takes off with successful orbital launch
A carrier rocket developed by a Chinese private company successfully sent two satellites into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.
China sees full development of disabled persons' federations
China has seen full development of disabled persons' federations and a marked increase in financial support to programs of persons with disabilities, said a white paper issued by the State Council Information Office.
China issues white paper on protecting disabled persons' rights in 70 years
China on Thursday issued a white paper on the country's efforts to protect the rights and interests of persons with disabilities in the past 70 years.
Top political advisor stresses summarizing CPPCC's experiences
China's top political advisor Wang Yang stressed the importance of summarizing and publicizing valuable historical experiences of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since its establishment 70 years ago.
China to deepen pilot regional financial reform
China will intensify pilot regional financial reforms to enhance the role of finance in supporting reform, opening-up and economic development.
Peony dominates in online poll to name China's national flower
The peony is dominating an online poll to name China's national flower, accounting for 4 out of 5 votes.
China exports first batch of second-hand commercial vehicles to Nigeria
A ceremony was held Monday in north China's Tianjin Municipality for the export of 60 second-hand commercial vehicles, marking the first batch of used commercial vehicles exported from China.
China unveils new financial opening-up measures
China announced Saturday a slew of new measures to further open up its financial markets, according to a meeting attended by the country's financial authorities.
China maintains top position in global shipbuilding industry in H1
China's accomplished shipbuilding output in the first half of this year stood at 19.66 million deadweight tonnes, up 4.2 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
China to issue special bonds to vitalize rural areas
China will encourage the issuance of special bonds by local governments to finance rural vitalization projects as part of efforts to boost rural industries and increase farmers' income.
World's highest aquarium starts trial operation in Qinghai
The world's highest aquarium opened for trial operation in Qinghai Province Thursday. The aquarium is scheduled to be officially opened on August 18, and is able to accommodate up to 2,000 visitors.
China's top political advisory body to convene in August
The Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will convene from Aug. 26 to 28 in Beijing to discuss "developing education that people are satisfied with."
China, France pledge to strengthen strategic coordination
China and France have agreed to strengthen their strategic coordination, which was reached between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and visiting French president's diplomatic counselor Emmanuel Bonne.
China's space lab Tiangong-2 reenters atmosphere under control
China's space lab Tiangong-2 reentered the earth's atmosphere under control at around 9:06 p.m. on Friday (Beijing time), China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.
China to launch clinical trial of long-lasting HIV vaccine: paper
Chinese scientists will begin the second-phase clinical trial of an HIV vaccine on 160 volunteers. The candidate vaccine, DNA-rTV, relies on replication of the DNA of HIV to stimulate effective immunization.
China mulls naming peony as national flower
China has launched an online poll to solicit public opinions on whether to name peony or another plower as its "national flower," according to the China Flower Association (CFA).
Chinese, Russian ministers vow closer economic, trade ties for new era
China and Russia will work together to expand bilateral trade and investment to develop their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
Xi urges local legislatures to be practical, creative in their work
President Xi Jinping has instructed local people's congresses and their standing committees to creatively improve legislation and supervision based on local conditions.
China's central SOEs see solid net profit growth in H1
The net profit of China's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) saw stable growth in the first half of 2019, with an all-time high reached in June, official data showed Tuesday.
China's non-financial ODI up 0.1 pct in H1
China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) maintained healthy growth in the first half of this year, official data showed Tuesday.