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Xi urges stepping up final preparations for successful Winter Olympics

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged organizers to continue to work hard in the final stages of their preparations to ensure the complete success of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Economic Watch: China’s services industry a new magnet for foreign investment

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, topped the 1-trillion-yuan (156.85 billion U.S. dollars) mark in the first 11 months of 2021, surpassing the whole-year FDI in 2020 and affirming China’s continued dominance as the top investment destination globally.

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424 kindergartens to reopen in the capital from Monday

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A delegation of Uzbekistan visits the Ithra Institute in Saudi Arabia

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Gas explosion occurred in a 4-storey building in Nukus

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China’s domestic tourism revenue to near 600 bln USD in 2022: expert

China’s domestic tourism revenue is expected to reach 3.81 trillion yuan (about 598 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, said on Saturday.

China provides 2 bln COVID-19 vaccines for global COVID response: Xi

President Xi Jinping said that China has provided 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 120 countries and international organizations for the global COVID response.

RCEP comes into effect on first day of 2022

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the world’s largest free trade agreement, entered into force on Saturday.

2022 New Year address by President Xi Jinping

On New Year’s eve, President Xi Jinping delivered his 2022 New Year Address through China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the address:

Yearender: Xinhua’s top 10 China news events in 2021

Xinhua News Agency’s top 10 China news events in 2021 are as follows:

China’s manufacturing PMI rises to 50.3 in December

The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for China’s manufacturing sector came in at 50.3 in December, up from 50.1 in November, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

Chinese FM reviews five aspects of China’s diplomacy in 2021

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday summarized the achievements of China’s diplomacy in 2021 in five aspects, hailing it as "writing a new chapter of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics."

Trade between China and other RCEP members nears 11 tln yuan in first 11 months

Imports and exports between China and the other 14 members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) totaled 10.96 trillion yuan (about 1.72 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first 11 months of this year, according to Chinese customs data.

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