China delivering world's largest high-quality education system: education minister
BEIJING - China is delivering the world's largest high-quality education system, with around 280 million students enrolled in some 440,000 schools, Education Minister Huai Jinpeng said today. China's gross enrollment rate for preschool education stands at 92.9 percent, significantly higher than the OECD average of 84.7 percent, while the admission rate for senior high schools reached 92 percent in 2025, Huai told a press conference on the
March 7, 2026
Average life expectancy of Chinese reaches 79.25 years in 2025: top health official
BEIJING - The average life expectancy of the Chinese reached 79.25 years in 2025, an increase of 1.32 years from 2020, Lei Haichao, head of China's National Health Commission, said on Saturday at a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual session of the top legislature. Lei described the past five years as a period of historic progress for China's healthcare sector, with improvements visible on multiple aspects. He said a policy
March 7, 2026
Investing in people: China's vision of inclusive, sustainable development
XINHUA Commentary BEIJING - For a country with 1.4 billion people, development cannot be measured by economic size alone. It must also prioritize people's wellbeing and happiness. A country that ensures dignity, safety, and opportunities for its people builds a stable society, attracts global talent, and gains lasting soft power. Sharing this vision, China's policymakers have charted a fresh dual strategy in the draft outline of the 15th
March 7, 2026
Nation's leaders attend deliberations at annual legislative session
BEIJINGn - Senior Chinese leaders today attended deliberations at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), the national legislature. Taiwan delegation Top political advisor Wang Huning took part in a group deliberation with NPC deputies from the Taiwan delegation. He said that over the past year, efforts have been made to properly respond to the complex and severe situation in the Taiwan Strait and vigorously chart the
March 7, 2026
China delivering world's largest high-quality education system: education minister
BEIJING - China is delivering the world's largest high-quality education system, with around 280 million students enrolled in some 440,000 schools, Education Minister Huai Jinpeng said today. China's gross enrollment rate for preschool education stands at 92.9 percent, significantly higher than the OECD average of 84.7 percent, while the admission rate for senior high schools reached 92 percent in 2025, Huai told a press conference on the
March 7, 2026
Average life expectancy of Chinese reaches 79.25 years in 2025: top health official
BEIJING - The average life expectancy of the Chinese reached 79.25 years in 2025, an increase of 1.32 years from 2020, Lei Haichao, head of China's National Health Commission, said on Saturday at a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual session of the top legislature. Lei described the past five years as a period of historic progress for China's healthcare sector, with improvements visible on multiple aspects. He said a policy
March 7, 2026
Investing in people: China's vision of inclusive, sustainable development
XINHUA Commentary BEIJING - For a country with 1.4 billion people, development cannot be measured by economic size alone. It must also prioritize people's wellbeing and happiness. A country that ensures dignity, safety, and opportunities for its people builds a stable society, attracts global talent, and gains lasting soft power. Sharing this vision, China's policymakers have charted a fresh dual strategy in the draft outline of the 15th
March 7, 2026
Nation's leaders attend deliberations at annual legislative session
BEIJINGn - Senior Chinese leaders today attended deliberations at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), the national legislature. Taiwan delegation Top political advisor Wang Huning took part in a group deliberation with NPC deputies from the Taiwan delegation. He said that over the past year, efforts have been made to properly respond to the complex and severe situation in the Taiwan Strait and vigorously chart the
March 7, 2026
Xi stresses enhancing political loyalty in military to advance defense modernization
BEIJING - President Xi Jinping today stressed fully leveraging the unique strengths of enhancing political loyalty in the military, and called for concerted efforts to advance the modernization of national defense and the armed forces in a steady and sustained manner. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks while attending a plenary meeting of the
March 7, 2026
Chinese mainland logs over 150 million inbound trips in 2025, up 17 pct: tourism minister
BEIJING - The Chinese mainland recorded over 150 million inbound visits in 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of over 17 percent, when the spending of inbound travelers surpassed US$130 billion, Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli said this morning. Visa-free entries by foreigners exceeded 30 million, Sun told a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC). The country has made significant
March 7, 2026
China does not seek trade advantages via currency devaluation: central bank governor
BEIJING - China has no need or intention to seek competitive edges in foreign trade through the depreciation of its currency, China's central bank governor said today. Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC). The PBOC has always upheld the decisive role of market forces in exchange rate formation,
March 6, 2026
HK, Macao urged by Vice Premier Ding to seize opportunities in nation’s high-quality development
Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang called on business and industrial leaders from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions to help their home cities better align with the country’s high-quality economic development, according to participants at a meeting today Ding, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during a joint meeting with national political
March 6, 2026
Editorial: Xi, Merz hit the reset button for amicably pragmatic Sino-German ties
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz paid a highly instructive two-day official visit to China last week, his first as the head of government of Europe’s strongest economy. President Xi Jinping and Merz, who appear to have established a good rapport, have hit the reset button for amicably pragmatic ties between the world’s second and third largest economies.In Beijing, the nation’s political nerve centre, Merz met with Xi, Premier Li Qiang, and Vice-Premier He Lifeng, and – visibly
March 2, 2026
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Editorial: Xi, Merz hit the reset button for amicably pragmatic Sino-German ties
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz paid a highly instructive two-day official visit to China last week, his first as the head of government of Europe’s strongest economy. President Xi Jinping and Merz, who appear to have established a good rapport, have hit the reset button for amicably pragmatic ties between the world’s second and third largest economies.In Beijing, the nation’s political nerve centre, Merz met with Xi, Premier Li Qiang, and Vice-Premier He Lifeng, and – visibly
March 2, 2026
Photo exhibition by Mil-Homens pays homage to late Macau architect José Maneiras
Interview by Rui Pastorin Black and white photos taken by Portuguese photographer António Duarte Mil-Homens are being displayed at Casa Garden until April 5, being not only a showcase of architectural photography, but a homage to the late Macanese architect José Maneiras (1935-2025).The exhibition, “José Maneiras: From Architecture to Urban Management in Macau”, is held as part of the 15th Macau Literary Festival – The Script Road and features 49
March 6, 2026
Macau youths’ creativity, talent showcased in 2 exhibitions
The creativity and talents of youths from different schools are being showcased in two exhibitions, namely the Exhibition of Works for the 70th Anniversary of Escola Estrela do Mar, and a display of the winning entries from the recently concluded “CEM Clean Energy City Challenge (4th Edition)”.The exhibition by Escola Estrela do Mar (“Sea Star School”) runs through Saturday and presents a varied selection of works at the Education and Youth Development Bureau’s (DSEDJ) Centre of
March 3, 2026
China delivering world's largest high-quality education system: education minister
BEIJING - China is delivering the world's largest high-quality education system, with around 280 million students enrolled in some 440,000 schools, Education Minister Huai Jinpeng said today. China's gross enrollment rate for preschool education stands at 92.9 percent, significantly higher than the OECD average of 84.7 percent, while the admission rate for senior high schools reached 92 percent in 2025, Huai told a press conference on the
March 7, 2026
Average life expectancy of Chinese reaches 79.25 years in 2025: top health official
BEIJING - The average life expectancy of the Chinese reached 79.25 years in 2025, an increase of 1.32 years from 2020, Lei Haichao, head of China's National Health Commission, said on Saturday at a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual session of the top legislature. Lei described the past five years as a period of historic progress for China's healthcare sector, with improvements visible on multiple aspects. He said a policy
March 7, 2026
Investing in people: China's vision of inclusive, sustainable development
XINHUA Commentary BEIJING - For a country with 1.4 billion people, development cannot be measured by economic size alone. It must also prioritize people's wellbeing and happiness. A country that ensures dignity, safety, and opportunities for its people builds a stable society, attracts global talent, and gains lasting soft power. Sharing this vision, China's policymakers have charted a fresh dual strategy in the draft outline of the 15th
March 7, 2026
Nation's leaders attend deliberations at annual legislative session
BEIJINGn - Senior Chinese leaders today attended deliberations at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), the national legislature. Taiwan delegation Top political advisor Wang Huning took part in a group deliberation with NPC deputies from the Taiwan delegation. He said that over the past year, efforts have been made to properly respond to the complex and severe situation in the Taiwan Strait and vigorously chart the
March 7, 2026
Xi stresses enhancing political loyalty in military to advance defense modernization
BEIJING - President Xi Jinping today stressed fully leveraging the unique strengths of enhancing political loyalty in the military, and called for concerted efforts to advance the modernization of national defense and the armed forces in a steady and sustained manner. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks while attending a plenary meeting of the
March 7, 2026
Chinese mainland logs over 150 million inbound trips in 2025, up 17 pct: tourism minister
BEIJING - The Chinese mainland recorded over 150 million inbound visits in 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of over 17 percent, when the spending of inbound travelers surpassed US$130 billion, Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli said this morning. Visa-free entries by foreigners exceeded 30 million, Sun told a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC). The country has made significant
March 7, 2026
China does not seek trade advantages via currency devaluation: central bank governor
BEIJING - China has no need or intention to seek competitive edges in foreign trade through the depreciation of its currency, China's central bank governor said today. Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC). The PBOC has always upheld the decisive role of market forces in exchange rate formation,
March 6, 2026