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BEIJING -- The lander and rover of China's Chang'e 4 probe have begun their 28th lunar day of work on the far side of the moon. Landing on the moon on Jan. 3, 2019, the Chang'e 4 probe has survived 795 Earth days on the moon, the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration said Monday. A lunar day is equal to about 14 days on Earth, and a lunar night is of the same length. The solar-powered probe switches to dormant mode during the lunar night. The rover Yutu 2, or Jade Rabbit 2, is currently located about 429 meters northwest of the landing site. … [Read more...] about China’s Chang’e 4 probe resumes work for 28th lunar day

BEIJING - China has set a sound growth target for 2021, leaving room for policymakers to carry out arduous reforms to tackle bottlenecks constraining sustainable development. "A target of over 6 percent (of economic growth) will enable all of us to devote full energy to promoting reform, innovation, and high-quality development," Premier Li Keqiang said in the government work report delivered to the national legislature, which began its annual session Friday. The report, along with the draft blueprint setting the country's development priorities for the period up to 2035, both of which are being discussed at the annual "two sessions" of the country's top legislature and political advisory body, outlined key areas where reforms are expected to bring institutional changes and bolster the country's long-term growth. … [Read more...] about China pledges greater reforms to chart course for sustainable growth

BEIJING -- China's top legislature will continue with the work plan for enacting and revising laws to strengthen the legal safeguards for public health, according to a work report. The annual work report of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee was submitted Monday to the ongoing fourth session of the 13th NPC for deliberation. The NPC Standing Committee will formulate a law on responding to public health emergencies and revise the Wildlife Protection Law, the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law, and the Practicing Physicians Law, said the report. … [Read more...] about China to strengthen legal safeguards for public health

BEIJING -- China's judicial and procuratorial organs have maintained high pressure against corruption, figures unveiled Monday show. At a plenary meeting of the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress, two reports on the work of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) were delivered for deliberations. A total of 22,000 cases of embezzlement, bribery and dereliction of duty involving 26,000 people were concluded in 2020, according to the SPC report. Among the defendants who have been prosecuted were 12 former ministerial-level officials, including Zhao Zhengyong and Lai Xiaomin, it said. Chinese courts have been in conjunction with related departments to pursue graft fugitives and recover illegal assets. The illegal assets totaling 1.15 billion yuan ($177.5 million) from 164 fugitives on the "red-notice" list were confiscated, according to the SPC report. Chinese procuratorial organs also fulfilled their duties and … [Read more...] about China’s judicial, procuratorial authorities resolute to fight corruption: reports

The Chinese government's top diplomat, Wang Yi, said on Sunday that Beijing is ready to engage with relevant parties to ease the situation in Myanmar, where the military seized power last month. China's friendship is with all of Myanmar, State Councillor Wang told a news conference on the sidelines of China's annual gathering of parliament. Meanwhile, authorities in Myanmar have asked India to return several police officers who have sought refuge to avoid taking orders from a military junta that seized power in the Southeast Asian country last month, an official in northeast India said on Saturday. Around 30 Myanmar police and their family members came across the border seeking refuge in recent days, as the junta's suppression of protesters turned increasingly violent, with dozens killed since the Feb. 1 coup. The senior-most official in Champhai, a district in the Indian state of Mizoram, told Reuters that she had received a letter from her counterpart in Myanmar's Falam … [Read more...] about China says it is ready to engage with relevant parties to ease Myanmar situation