Chinese drug regulators accept application for Sinopharm vaccine rollout
China approved the country's leading vaccine producer Sinopharm's application for market rollout of its COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, which marks China's first approval for a vaccine to combat the coronavirus.
China sees over 35 bln kg of annual grain loss before consumption: report
China sees over 35 billion kg of grain loss at pre-consumption stages including storage, transportation and processing, says a report.
Sinovac may further optimize its vaccines before releasing efficacy data
Sinovac Biotech Ltd may further optimize its vaccines in late-stage clinical trials and release efficacy data along with results obtained from Indonesia and Turkey in 15 days to meet the increasing international demand for its vaccines, Chinese experts said on Thursday, after Brazil postponed the release of detailed data on the effectiveness of the vaccines co-developed by the Sao Paulo-based Butantan Institute.
Boarding with caution
Cases of people coming to China with forged COVID-19 test reports have occasionally happened this year, inconveniencing China's epidemic prevention and control work. In the face of sporadic imported positive cases, Chinese authorities have recently tightened requirements for passengers flying in from several countries and regions including the US and the UK, where the pandemic remains serious or is worsening.
Update: Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine 'effective' in Brazil trials, though results release postponed
The government of São Paulo announced on Wednesday that CoronaVac is over 50 percent effective, but has again postponed the release of detailed data on the effectiveness of the vaccine developed by the Sao Paulo-based Butantan Institute in partnership with the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac.
China begins vaccination sign-ups
Signing up to receive the vaccine against COVID-19 has begun in China, as the Global Times has learned that hospitals, schools, police stations and enterprises in Chinese cities are mobilizing people to take the shot against the resurgence of the epidemic.
Seeking anti-epidemic aid from central government to HK 'a right decision to make'
As voices alleging that the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is seeking political ends in the fight against the epidemic, some representatives from the city expressed the hope of seeking nucleic acid tests and vaccine assistance from the central government amid the fourth wave of outbreak in the international business hub, saying it is “a right decision to make.”
China's high-speed rail pilots 'quiet carriages'
China is piloting “quiet carriages” that prohibit noisy passengers on some high-speed trains from Beijing to Shanghai and Chengdu to Chongqing from Thursday, which was welcome news to peace-seeking passengers and Chinese netizens.
Sichuan Airlines suspends UK flights but China yet to impose travel ban
Speculation is rising that China may cancel inbound flights from the UK amid the worsening COVID-19 situation there, after China's Sichuan Airlines suspended flights on a UK-China route with a stopover in a third country from Wednesday.
NE China's Liaoning bans large gatherings amid COVID-19 resurgence
Northeast China's Liaoning Province is cancelling all large gatherings, including banquets and training sessions, ahead of the coming New Year's Day and Spring Festival holidays, after some cities in the province entered "wartime mode" in response to a resurgence of COVID-19 infections.
Foreigners in China celebrate special holiday with new recognition of life
The Global Times interviewed several foreigners from different countries and churches living in China. Some of them have been living in the country for decades and consider themselves as "locals," and some are stuck here alone due to travel restrictions. They have different plans for this special Christmas. At the end of the year, they would like to share their experiences in China and what the holiday means to them.
Japanese zoo asks public to name its new panda cub
In November, giant panda Liang Bang gave birth to her baby cub in Japan. Now, a month later, the zoo is turning to the world for a name for the female cub. Adventure World, the zoo where the cub was born, has recently launched a webpage open to worldwide baby name suggestions.
Chinese fans' attempts to further their idols' careers through 'bribes' will poison young people's values: opinion
Luxurious perfumes, bags and even thin bars of gold… It seems that Chinese fans are more than willing to spend their hard-earned money helping their idols stay on good terms with the hosts and staff of some variety shows that have throughout China's entire entertainment industry.
Unhealthy diets, lack of exercise leave over half of Chinese adults overweight: report
More than half of the adults in China are overweight, and the obesity rate continues to rise among all age groups, according to a report released by China's National Health Commission (NHC) on Wednesday.
A total of 24,112 organs have been donated in China over the past 4 years
A total of 24,112 organs have been donated by Chinese citizens after their deaths from January 2015 to December 2019, and the per-million population of organ donations have climbed from 2.01 in 2015 to 4.16 in 2019, according to a report from the China Organ Transplantation Development Foundation.
Resident finds dinosaur fossil in 'dinosaur home' Sichuan
A sauropod dinosaur fossil was found by a local resident while he was taking a walk near his home in Zigong — a city well-known as the “home of dinosaurs” — in Southwest China's Sichuan Province this week
New bishop ordained in N. China's Shanxi may be signal for accelerated appointments: observer
A new bishop was ordained in the diocese of Linfen, North China's Shanxi Province on Tuesday morning, marking the second appointed bishop after the renewal of a China-Vatican appointment agreement in late October.
No radical change in Chinese migration trend despite pandemic and worsening foreign relations: analyst
China's overall international migration trend won't see a radical change despite the COVID-19 pandemic and increasingly harsh environment, said analysts, after a Chinese think tank released a report on Tuesday saying that Chinese migration has grown steadily in recent years.