Should the 996 Work Schedule Be Encouraged?

LI SHIGONG 　　In late March, a group of developers started an initiative on computer code-sharing platform GitHub, called 996.ICU, to complain that their 996 work schedule was a shortcut to the ...

6.7-Magnitude Quake Hits Taiwan, Injuring at Least 17 People

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rattled Hualien county in eastern Taiwan at 1:01 p.m. on April 18, injuring at least 17 people, tilting two buildings in Taipei, and spooking many others across the isl...

Kim Jong-un to Meet Putin in Late April

The leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un will pay a visit to Russia and meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the second half of April, the Kremlin said on April 18....

China March FDI Expands 8 Pct

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 8 percent year on year to reach 95.17 billion yuan (about $14.2 billion) in March, the Ministry of Commerce said on April 18. 　...

Xi Calls for Greater Efforts to Win Battle Against Poverty on Time

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presides over a symposium about solving pro...

China, Japan to Arrange Exchanges, Visits for 30,000 Youths in 5 Years

China and Japan have agreed to arrange exchanges and visits for 30,000 young people of the two countries in the next five years, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on April 17. 　　The arrangem...

China Improves Great Wall Protection

China's National Cultural Heritage Administration has vowed to strengthen the protection of the Great Wall, which is more than 21,000 km long. 　　The protection and restoration work should ensur...

U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan a Dangerous Move to Aggravate Cross-Strait Situation

The U.S. arms sale plan unveiled on April 15 is a dangerous move that will only aggravate the already complex and grim situation across the Taiwan Strait. 　　The U.S. Government has approved a p...

Chinese Economy in Good Shape in Q1

Mao Shengyong (R), spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics, attends a press conference in Beijing on April 17, 2019 (XINHUA) 　　The Chinese economy got off to a good start in 2019 as ...

No.16, 2019

No.16, 2019