China's Guangzhou Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as Zhongke Aerospace) announced that China's space tourism vehicle will make its first flight in 2027.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has given instructions on China's tourism work, requiring the improvement of the modern tourism system, accelerating the construction of a strong tourism country, and allowing the tourism industry to better promote economic development and showcase China's image.
According to media reports, Yuan Keqin, a Chinese professor in Japan who was detained on suspicion of espionage after temporarily returning to China to attend the funeral of a relative five years ago, has been sentenced to six years in prison.
China officially announced that from now on, foreign tourist groups entering the country by cruise ship from 13 cruise ports including Haikou and Sanya in Hainan will be exempted from visa requirements for a stay of no more than 15 days.
UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation announced the five winners of the 2024 World Outstanding Female Scientists Award on May 14, local time. Chinese scientist Yan Ning is one of the winners. The award ceremony will be held on May 28.
In response to the U.S. announcement of new tariffs on certain Chinese industries, China's Ministry of Commerce responded by saying that it firmly opposes and will take resolute measures to defend its rights and interests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will launch a two-day visit to China starting from Thursday (May 16, 2024).
Chinese real estate developer Agile Group defaulted on interest payments on its U.S. dollar bonds for the first time and is expected to be unable to meet all payment obligations under its overseas debt. After this news came out, Agile's Hong Kong stock price fell all the way after the market opened. As of noon, the stock price fell nearly 13%.
Regarding the issue of illegal Chinese immigrants smuggling into the United States, the Chinese Embassy in the United States stated that the Chinese government has always opposed any form of smuggling activities and firmly opposes US public opinion and politicians using the issue to smear China.
Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha, the women's singles table tennis champions at the Tokyo Olympics, will continue to represent China in the women's singles competition at the Paris Olympics.
After some branches of the well-known American fast food chain giant McDonald's in China were exposed to tampering with food shelf life labels and using expired ingredients, McDonald's China said on May 13, 2024 that it was cooperating with the local market regulatory authorities to investigate.
A large number of dead fish have appeared in Hongcheng Lake in Haikou City, Hainan Province, China. At least eight tons of dead fish floating on the lake have been recovered. Experts say that changes in the ecological environment have caused large fish deaths.
Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China plans to increase tap water prices from a minimum of 1.98 yuan per cubic meter to 2.6 yuan per cubic meter, a price increase of 31%.
China's one trillion yuan ultra-long-term special government bonds will be issued starting from this Friday (May 17, 2024), with an initial term of 30 years and interest payments on a semi-annual basis.
