Light meals turn heavyweights in catering sector
Led by females, Chinese diners are increasingly preferring healthier, low-fat light meals at restaurants and on online delivery platforms, a catering industry report has found. Young and busy urbanites in China like eating low-fat salads and sandwiches in a casual…
Argentina gears up to welcome a growing number of Chinese visitors
If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, then maybe the same applies to China’s growing number of globe-trotters. Argentina is banking on the old adage to attract more Chinese tourists, and the strategy is part of…
China leader in online fundraising
China has been leading the global growth of online fundraising after gaining notable progress in its charity sector over the last few years, said a Ministry of Civil Affairs official. Speaking at a news conference, Jia Xiaojiu, director of the…
Iran links tanker dispute to ailing nuclear deal
VIENNA – Iran said on Sunday it considered Britain’s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker a breach of the ailing 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, as the remaining parties to the…
‘Tusk force’ gets to work
Villagers, the forestry bureau and welfare organizations attempt to wrangle rowdy elephants in Yunnan. In Meng’a town, Menghai county, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, the Asian elephant monitor, Pu Zongxin, just returned with the insurer. The sugar cane fields of several farmers…
Moscow says sailors of Russian tanker detained by Kiev to return home
MOSCOW — Sailors on board of the Russian tanker detained in the Ukrainian port of Izmail have not been charged with anything by Kiev and will soon return to Moscow, Russian Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova said Thursday. According…
More green laws to back compensation
Environmental watchdog urges local governments to make polluters pay China’s top environmental watchdog has pledged to enhance an environmental damage compensation system that has seen almost 1 billion yuan ($145.4 million) claimed since the start of last year by integrating…
Traditional Chinese operas take comedy route to woo audiences
For fans of traditional Chinese operas, when the lights are dimmed and the curtain goes up, they are immersed in the actors’ techniques of singing, martial arts and the exquisite costumes as well as the band playing the gongs and…
China’s leading gold producer posts steady output, sales in H1
BEIJING – China National Gold Group (CNGG), the country’s leading gold producer, posted stable growth in gold output and sales during the first half of the year. Click Here: cheap Wallpape The company’s revenues amounted to 47.59 billion yuan ($7…
Chinese team ‘more united than ever’
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will mark the first time a Summer Olympics has been held in Asia since Beijing 2008. The following is Xinhua News Agency’s exclusive interview with Liu Guoyong, vice-president of the Chinese Olympic Committee and head…