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SEOUL — The Democratic People's Republic of Korea warned on Tuesday that it would be a...

Human rights are subjective, inalienable and inherent attributions of being human, based on the value and dignity of every person and on the need for protection of the rights for the development of all of a person's capabilities....

On International Women's Day, Pan Shuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress and director of the Liaoning Provincial Department of Commerce, introduced Liaoning to the world in English. As the cradle of China's manufacturing industry, ...

The humanitarian situation in war-torn Yemen is in danger of being forgotten by the world after a United Nations funds drive managed to raise only $1.2 billion, well short of its target of $4.3 billion, nongovernmental organizations say....

Union officials said protesters aim to...

Having played a pivotal role in shoring up economic momentum against headwinds in the past few years, infrastructure, this year — when China has seen many other economic engines vrooming again fueled by supportive measures in various fields — ...

The frenzy over metaverse, a tech buzzword that promises a future where virtual and physical worlds are inextricably interconnected, is cooling as major tech heavyweights are downsizing workforces in metaverse-related businesses and banking on the fast-gr...

China, with one-fifth of the global population, triumphantly exited the three-year COVID-19 pandemic with the lowest cost in terms of human life, setting a good example for other populous countries, experts said....

China's foreign trade is expected to keep growing on the back of domestic economic recovery and improvement in global demand, lawmakers attending the 14th National People's Congress and industry experts said on Tuesday....

Zhao Leji, a senior Chinese leader, called on Tuesday for the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions to better integrate themselves into China's overall development, resolutely implement the policy of "one country, two systems" and...

China's major-country diplomacy has pressed the...

A controversial biological laboratory in Kazakhstan has caused concerns among local residents. The laboratory used to be controlled by the Soviet Union, but now it is funded and built by the US....

China on Monday urged Japan again not to arbitrarily start discharging nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station into the Pacific Ocean....

Digitizing healthcare, coupled with advances in artificial intelligence, presents huge opportunities to improve efficiency, and China is integrating the new technologies into its health system faster than any other country, a health economics expert says....

Domestic carriers are ramping up efforts to resume more international flights with hopes that the government will provide more support to the sector's further recovery, as there is still a long way to go due to the impacts of COVID-19, said the civil ...

China seeks to set up a new national financial regulatory administration that will shoulder the responsibility of supervision over the financial sector minus the securities sector, said a reform plan submitted to the National People's Congress on Tues...

Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Tuesday that the United States defining its relations with China as...

Although women account for nearly half of the global population, gender gaps seem to be everywhere, including in internet usage. Statistics show that there were 259 million more men than women using the internet in 2022....

China set its target for GDP growth at around 5 percent in 2023, according to the Government Work Report read at the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing on Sunday. Experts have weighed in on this goal...

Recent data show that inflation in the United States runs hotter than expected and will put pressure on the US Federal Reserve to further raise interest rates, the Financial Times has reported....

Prosecutors initiated lawsuits against about 13,000 people for the infringement of trademarks, patents, copyrights and business secrets in 2022, an increase of 51.2 percent over 2018 according to the annual work report of the Supreme People's Procurat...

China has unveiled a draft plan for the biggest reorganization of State Council departments in five years as part of its broader efforts to bolster self-reliance in science and technology, enhance financial oversight and protect intellectual property righ...

Chinese judicial authorities stepped up efforts to maintain social stability and national security over the past five years....

A man who was caught on camera fighting with monkeys on Mount Emei has apologized for his inappropriate behavior....

With exports hitting a new high and total foreign trade generally stable, China's foreign trade market has had a stable start despite lingering high inflation and weakening economic and trade growth globally....

China is further promoting revisions of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law and improving regulations and guidelines such as declaration standards of the concentration of operators, the head of the State Administration for Market Regulation said on Tuesday....

China seeks to set up a national financial regulatory administration that shoulders supervisory responsibilities across the financial industry except the securities sector, according to a reform plan submitted to the National People's Congress on Tues...

The principle "punishment should not be given where there is doubt" has been strictly implemented by prosecutors and judges over the past five years to provide stronger protection of human rights and prevent judicial miscarriage....

Chinese scientists' breakthroughs in temperature control systems for semiconductors have helped the country overcome its reliance on imports, said Sun Dongming, a researcher from the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a...

The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, the world's largest single dish telescope, has discovered over 740 pulsars, said Jiang Peng, chief engineer of the telescope and a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress....

China will strive to renovate more than 50,000 old urban residential communities this year to benefit 20 million residents, said Ni Hong, minister of housing and urban-rural development....

China has experienced a significant drop in casualties from workplace accidents and natural disasters thanks to a reinforced emergency management system following an institutional reshuffle in 2018, said Wang Xiangxi, minister of emergency management....

Procuratorates at all levels prosecuted 78,000 people involved in duty crimes over the past five years, according to the annual work report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate....

The results of a seven-year study based on genome sequences of 180 indigenous Africans from a dozen ethnically, culturally, geographically, and linguistically varied populations was published in the journal Cell on March 3....

China is fully confident in the recovery of the real estate sector, Ni Hong, minister of housing and urban-rural development, said on the sidelines of the two sessions on Tuesday....

China has seen more laws relating to national security enacted over the past five years to safeguard the country's sovereignty and interests, a report said on Tuesday....

Three professional managers recently started their new careers in three villages in Tianjin's Ninghe district, becoming the first batch of "village CEOs" in North China....

Cross-border trains from Guangdong province to neighboring Hong Kong will increase significantly soon, with increased passenger demand between the Chinese mainland and the special administrative region, according to China Railway Guangzhou Group....

Some 300 international students gathered for a gala in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Friday night, to showcase Chinese culture through a variety of performances....

Chinese courts have strongly supported the nation's high-quality opening-up efforts, with a conclusion of 95,000 foreign-related disputes over the past five years, a report from China's top court said....

The spirit of innovation and enterprise is the secret behind China's rapid rise in the field of lunar and Mars exploration, according to a key figure in the country's space industry....

Prosecutors initiated lawsuits against 719,000 people for using the internet to commit fraud, gamble and distribute obscene materials over the past five years, with an average annual increase of 43.3 percent in lawsuits each year, according to the annual ...

Thanks to the application of technology to the judicial system, courts have become smarter over the past five years, making it easier for litigants to access to legal services, a report released by China's top court stated....

As spring arrives and temperatures rise, farmers are busily engaged with their spring plowing at an agricultural demonstration base of Shibang Agricultural Development Co in Xiaxian county, Shanxi province....

A strong nation requires self sufficiency in science and technology, and the Chinese people are fully capable of achieving this, said Wan Buyan, senior marine engineer from the Hunan University of Science and Technology and a deputy to the 14th National P...

China will improve its elderly-care work mechanism to implement the proactive national strategy in response to population aging and to expand the basic elderly-care services to cover all senior citizens, according to a reform plan of State Council institu...

China will establish a national data bureau, according to a reform plan submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation....