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View of Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) Chinese lawmakers are considering a draft law whose newly added details allow tax refunds for goods from the country’s …

New Energy Vehicles on assembly line in China. China’s leading new-energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer BYD reported strong NEV sales growth in May, company data showed Monday. The Shenzhen-based company said …

A derailed compartment of a passenger train in Ghotki district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on June 7, 2021. (Str/Xinhua) The death toll from a head-on collision between two passenger …

A news conference after the vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Chow Hang-tung, was arrested Police blocked off a Hong Kong park …

Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute during a flash mob protest in Yangon Diplomacy intensified with Myanmar‘s junta on Thursday as the head of the International Red Cross met with …

Smoke rises from a fire onboard the MV X-Press Pearl vessel as it sinks while being towed into deep sea off the Colombo Harbour, in Sri Lanka A cargo ship …

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the Chinese Sinovac vaccine for use in people 18 years and older, in a two-dose schedule with a spacing of two to four weeks. …

China broadly expands 5G in industry. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the first batch of key industries and application scenarios of 5G + industrial internet in …

A freight train from Yiwu City in east China’s Zhejiang Province, arrives in Barking, east London, Britain. (Xinhua file photo/Han Yan) Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held …

No more non-degradable plastic use on flights (Xinhua/Shen Bohan) China will ban the use of disposable plastic packaging bags, tableware and straws on domestic flights starting next year, the Civil …