Asia China Autumn migration of birds in China has roughly ended and monitoring of wintering habitats is ongoing, according to China's National Forest and Grassland Administration; authorities have intensified monitoring of harvesting areas to avoid man-made damage
Asia China Imports and exports expanded by 1,2% year-on-year in November, with exports recording their first dollar expansion in 7 months, beating market expectations with further evidence that China's economic recovery consolidates despite challenges
Asia China The WHO asked China for more data on respiratory diseases spreading in the north of the country, urging the population to take steps to reduce the risk of infection
Asia China A total of 13 departments have jointly formulated an action plan for cancer prevention and control from 2023 to 2030, in order for the overall 5-year cancer survival rate to reach 46,6% by 2030
Asia China All restrictions on foreign participation in the manufacturing sector will be lifted, highlighting China's growing confidence in the ongoing 'reform and opening-up' process, as stated during the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
Asia China Li Keqiang, number two in hierarchy alongside Mr. Xi Jinping until March this year, has died; economist by training, he was premier for a decade, in the months leading up to last year's Party Congress rumours had circulated of disagreement with Xi
Asia China The 'Three Gorges Hydrogen Boat No. 1', an inland waterway vessel and China's first hydrogen-powered ship, made its maiden voyage in the Yichang City, in the central province of Hubei
Asia China China intends to increase the country's aggregate computing power by more than 50% by 2025, with Beijing focusing on innovations in supercomputing and artificial intelligence
Asia China The visa application process will be simplified in a deliberate move to attract more foreign tourists as visa difficulties, lack of direct flights and more barriers -some Covid related-are reducing the flow of tourists into the country
Asia China The government denied a report indicating a ban on iPhones and other foreign-branded devices among government officials, while noting that government officials had identified possible security problems with Apple devices
Asia China The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, the highest court in China's Special Administrative Region, has asked the Hong Kong government to pass a law making it possible for same-sex civil unions to be recognised
Asia China The number of criminal cases for domestic violence-related injuries has declined steadily in the seven years since the implementation of the Law Against Domestic Violence, marking -5,2 % since 2010
Asia China Amid the rise in youth unemployment rate, which reached an unprecedented level of 21,3% in June, China's National Bureau of Statistics announced it will suspend disclosure of the figure citing the need to re-evaluate its methodology