Subway construction workers get inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines in Nantong, Jiangsu province, on Tuesday. Medical experts are urging the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible and to abide by personal hygiene measures. XU CONGJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY See story, page 3
After a high-level meeting hosted by China, the United Nations Security Council has spoken in one voice, urging the international community to give Africa equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies.
PAGE TWO
Beijing teacher Bai Yun shares her thoughts about reading books in a 30-minute online video every month, impressing audiences with her erudition and appearance.
TOP NEWS
Shanghai, the birthplace of the Communist Party of China, will host a series of events in the coming months to celebrate the 100 anniversary of the Party’s founding, the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee announced on Thursday.
CHINA
Mountainous Guizhou province has become a magnet for investment after recently eradicating some of the country’s most entrenched poverty and embarking on a greener development path, its Party chief said on Thursday.
PATH TO GLORY
Editor’s note: This year, the Communist Party of China is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. China Daily is publishing a series of stories looking at the tremendous changes that have occurred in provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities under the leadership of the Party. They also include stories of the people and places that have left indelible marks in the Party’s path to glory.
COMMENT
The Joe Biden administration has shown its reluctance to get sidetracked by regional concerns such as the war in Afghanistan and conflicts in the Middle East.
VIEWS
Seventy years ago, on May 21, 1951, when Pakistan and China established diplomatic relations, very few people could have imagined that the customary move would lay the foundation for an extraordinary bilateral relationship.
WORLD
The administration of US President Joe Biden is on course to approve a $735 million arms sale to Israel in the middle of a raging conflict in the Middle East, as a group of Democratic lawmakers launched an apparently futile attempt on Wednesday to block the sale.
DISCOVER SHANXI
Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, used to be one of the business hubs in North China because of its long history of commercial prosperity.
BUSINESS
The General Administration of Customs is working on a slew of measures, including shortening the overall port clearance time for imports and exports, to further improve port efficiency under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership framework, said a senior Customs official.
VISION CHINA
China will enter a new era with the further development of artificial intelligence technologies and blossoming industrial applications, said an industry insider on Thursday.
PAKISTAN SPECIAL
The future economic and trade ties between China and Pakistan will be decided by stable political relations, the tangible growth of the Belt and Road Initiative and complementary goods trade structure especially in manufacturing and healthcare sectors, said government officials and business leaders.
LIFE
Qiu Yamin, 42, was inspecting her flowers in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, one afternoon, while having it livestreamed.
SPORTS
It’s time to drop that smartphone, haul yourself off the sofa and get active! That’s the message from some of China’s prominent sports and entertainment stars as they do their bit to boost the nation’s fitness.
ADVERTORIAL
The 2021 Changsha International Construction Equipment Exhibition, held from May 19-22 in the capital of Central China’s Hunan province, is debuting an array of cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements in the sector.
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