Marriage registrations in China drop for the first nine months of 2024

Growing economic uncertainty and rising living costs across the country have forced many young couples to delay marriage, a troubling sign for lawmakers who have been pushing policies to boost a shrinking population. China, which has been releasing a slew of measures to bolster its sagging population levels, recorded a drop in marriage registrations for […]

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China’s Premier Li Qiang to speak at import expo in Shanghai

Leaders from Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Serbia are among those expected for the opening ceremony and other events at the seventh import expo, which runs from Tuesday to Saturday in Shanghai. China’s Premier Li Qiang will deliver remarks at the opening ceremony of this week’s China International Import Expo, the Chinese commerce ministry […]

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Citizens of 9 countries will be able to travel to China without a visa

The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allowed citizens of 9 countries to travel to China without a visa. The country’s Foreign Office confirmed the matter in a statement on Friday. Citizens of 9 countries will get this facility to travel to China without a visa from November 4. And the countries that will get […]

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China’s support for Iran’s security

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has assured that Beijing will continue to support Iran’s national security and stability. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian made the announcement at a press conference on Friday. At the same time, he condemned the Western-backed terrorist attack on members of the Iranian border guard force in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan […]

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Thousands of kindergartens in China are closing due to lack of children

Thousands of kindergarten schools are closing in China due to the continuous low birth rate and the resulting decrease in the number of children. This information was reported in the latest bulletin issued by the country’s Ministry of Education. The bulletin said that in 2022, there were 289,200 kindergarten schools across China, but in 2023, […]

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US finalises rules to curb AI investments in China, impose other restrictions

The rule covers technologies like “cutting-edge code-breaking computer systems or next-generation fighter jets,” added Paul Rosen, a senior Treasury official. The Biden administration said on Monday it is finalising rules that will limit US investments in artificial intelligence and other technology sectors in China that could threaten US national security. The rules, which were proposed […]

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China warns of deep-sea spying devices, underwater ‘lighthouses’ that guide foreign submarines

The ministry said it had uncovered devices that had been hidden on the ocean floor and were sending back information that could “pre-set the field for battle,” in an article on its official WeChat account, China’s most popular social media app. China’s Ministry of State Security said on Tuesday that it had retrieved spying devices […]

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China to send 14th crewed mission to space on Shenzhou-19

Of the 14 crewed missions, eight were visits to China’s independently built space station Tiangong, or “Celestial Palace” in Chinese. China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday in the country’s 14th crewed mission to space, where dozens of scientific experiments will be conducted. Of the 14 crewed missions, eight were visits to […]

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