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Lanzhou, Gansu province, reported 11 imported cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. The city quarantined the 311 passengers who had taken chartered flights from Iran from Monday to Thursday. Some 300 people who had close contacts with those now confirmed have also been quarantined for observation. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus coming into China from outside

According to Ding, leadership of the central government and commitment and effort from across China have worked to complete an "arduous and breathtaking" amount of work, helping address the dire shortage of hospital beds and alleviating the strain on medical equipment. … [Read more...] about China’s containment the result of nationwide mobilization

He also said China will promote the healthy development of China-U.S. relations, maintain high-level strategic coordination with Russia, consolidate the sound momentum for relations with European countries, and work to build a framework for major-country relations featuring overall stability and balanced development. … [Read more...] about Chinese foreign minister pledges better diplomacy for China, world development

Market regulators across the country are asked to step up management of compulsory certification for electric bicycles, according to a document jointly issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Public Security. … [Read more...] about China’s new national standards on electric bicycles to be implemented in April

However, unregulated mass production by some unscrupulous e-bike makers has turned the vehicles into a risky transportation method, with more than 56,200 accidents involving e-bikes and 8,431 deaths reported in the past five years, an increase of 8.6 percent and 13.5 percent annually. … [Read more...] about China mulls lifting safety standards for e-bikes

The project is aimed at advancing development of the Yangtze River economic belt, accelerating the construction of the high-speed rail corridor between Beijing and Kunming, strengthening ties between city clusters and promoting economic and social development and poverty reduction along the route, according to the NDRC. … [Read more...] about NDRC approves high-speed rail project in SW China

Cases jump in coronavirus hotspots Iran and Italy Chinese app censored virus content since 1 Jan China and the virus that threatens everything "I'm under quarantine too [at another hotel] and I'm very worried, I don't know what to do. They were healthy, they took their temperatures every day, and the tests showed that everything was normal." … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Six dead in China quarantine hotel collapse

China launched the "toilet revolution" in 2015 to increase the number and improve the sanitation of toilets at tourist sites. The campaign expanded to improve public toilets in cities and build better private toilets in rural areas. … [Read more...] about Online toilet map boosts ‘toilet revolution’ in China: report

HEFEI - Three people diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been cured and discharged from hospitals in eastern China's Anhui province, bringing the number of COVID-19 patients being treated in hospitals to zero, provincial authorities said Monday. … [Read more...] about All COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital in East China province

"I've been sharing with Iran and with Italy over the last few days (that)... you can slow down the virus. And every step you take to try and reduce the number of cases, the intensity of transmission, that's going to translate into less cases, and people and lives saved," he said. … [Read more...] about China has shown key to victory is ‘speed’