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Premier Li urges efforts to boost innovation for new growth momentum

Beijing - ArabToday

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday called for more efforts to create a favorable environment for innovation and entrepreneurship and seek new driving forces for the economy. For China to maintain medium-high economic growth, the biggest potential lies in bringing out the creativity of the country's population of more than 1.3 billion, said Li while joining a group of lawmakersRead more

Results of CBA league

Beijing - ArabToday

Following are the results from the 2016-17 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league on Sunday (home teams in CAPS): Sichuan bt BAYI, 96-72 SHANDONG bt Fujian, 124-113 GUANGZHOU bt Tongxi, 109-102 Xinjiang bt QINGDAO, 110-102 Shanghai bt TIANJIN, 113-102 JIANGSU bt Shanxi, 100-95 Liaoning bt BEIJING, 98-84 AOLONG bt Jilin, 124-118 (OT) Guangdong bt ZHEJIANG, 108-93 GUANGSHA bt Shenzhen, 97-90 (GeneratedRead more

China to see lower temperatures as cold front nears

Beijing - Xinhua

A cold front is forecast to sweep across China over the next three days, causing temperatures to drop by at least six degrees Celsius, the country's top meteorological authority said on Saturday. With strong wind and snow, some parts of Inner Mongolia and northeast China will even see temperatures down by 12 degrees Celsius, the National Meteorological Center said inRead more

People perform fire dragon dance to greet upcoming Spring Festival

Zaozhuang - Xinhua

People perform fire dragon dance amid sparkles to greet the upcoming Spring Festival in Tai'erzhuang ancient town of Zaozhuang City, east China's Shandong Province, The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Jan. 28 this year. source: XinhuaRead more

China’s capital enjoys brief respite, but smog returning on Tuesday

Beijing - Arab Today

Heavy smog that blanketed parts of China at the weekend cleared somewhat on Monday, with flights in Beijing back to normal, but it was likely only to be a brief respite with more choking smog expected to return to the wintry north within 24 hours. Weather forecasts on Monday showed the smog would return to Beijing and nearby Tianjin cityRead more

China folk arts and crafts exposition kicks off in Yantai

Shandong - XINHUA

Folk artists show the art of Chinese paper cutting at the 2016 China (Yantai) folk arts and crafts exposition at the Yaitai International Expo Center in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 23, 2016. The four-day exposition, with the participation of exhibitors from at home and abroad, kicked off here Friday. Source : XINHUARead more

China July lottery sales rise 19.8%

Beijing - XINHUA

China's lottery sales rose 19.8 percent year on year to 32.4 billion yuan (4.8 billion U.S. dollars) in July, official data showed Wednesday. Sales of welfare lottery tickets increased 6.7 percent year on year to 16.6 billion yuan in July, while sports lottery sales jumped 37.6 percent to 15.8 billion yuan, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement. July'sRead more

Tourists visit Baotu Spring in east China

Jinan - XINHUA

Tourists visit the Baotu Spring in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, The water level of the well-known Baotu Spring reached 29.17 meters by Monday. Since the reactivation of the Baotu Spring in 2003 after the font ran out of streams for 548 straight days, the spring has continuously gushed for 13 years. Source : QNARead more