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Two boys have been detained by Shanghai police for allegedly urinating into a hotpot at an outlet of famous restaurant Haidilao, police officers announced on Saturday. A video showing a man standing on a table and peeing into a hotpot went viral online on Thursday. In the video, the man also laughed and said that the restaurant, Haidilao, China's hotpot chain, had launched a new hotpot soup, "urine hotpot". A screenshot of a video shows a man standing on a table and urinating into a hotpot. In response to this, Haidilao has stated that it has reported the video clips to police. Police officers in Huangpu District said in a statement on Saturday that they had received a report from a hotpot restaurant that the incident showed in the video occurred in their outlet. After investigation, Huangpu police found two males, Tang and Wu, both 17 years old, entered the restaurant in the early hours of February 24, and dined in a private room at the hotpot restaurant with others. After getting drunk, the two stood on the dining table and urinated into the hotpot. Wu also posted the video online. The two have been put under administrative detention by…

Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Jun attends an interview after the second plenary meeting of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2025. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn] China's grain supply and demand remain in a tight balance, and food security must remain a top priority despite record-breaking production, Agriculture Minister Han Jun said during an interview on the sidelines of the ongoing third session of the 14th National People's Congress on Saturday. Although the country encountered severe weather challenges last year, including extreme heat, droughts and typhoons, its grain output reached a record 700 million metric tons, an increase of 11 million tons from the previous year, Han said. The per capita grain availability has exceeded the global average, with major staple crops like rice and wheat achieving a self-sufficiency rate above 95 percent. However, Han noted a structural gap in feed grains, which require imports to balance domestic demand, Han said. "While our food supply is generally stable, the balance remains tight," he said, adding that total grain consumption will continue to grow.,http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202503/08/WS67cbebefa310c240449d9946.html

China's judicial protection of intellectual property rights has been further strengthened, contributing to serving its innovation-driven development and promoting new quality productive forces, according to annual work reports. The reports of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate were submitted to the ongoing third session of the 14th National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, for review on Saturday. Last year, 21,000 individuals were prosecuted for infringing upon trademarks, patents, copyrights and business secrets, the SPP showed in its report, adding that the legal effort to advance the development of emerging sectors such as artificial intelligence and biomedicine was increased. Chinese prosecutors also played their role in public-interest litigation, handling 4,219 IP-related cases, in a move to encourage technological innovators and serve high-level technological self-reliance, the report said. In 2024, Chinese courts resolved 494,000 IP-related cases, an increase of 0.9 percent compared to the previous year, the SPC said in the report. Judges across the country focused more on protecting IP rights in the fields of information technology, high-end equipment, biomedicine and new materials, the report noted. Since the establishment of the Intellectual Property Court of the SPC in 2019, nearly 20,000 technological IP rights appeal cases have…

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The 2025 Business Cooperation and Fortune 500 Dialogue with Hubei, a grand business event under the band of "Cherry Blossom Viewing", will be held from March 19 to 21, in Wuhan, capital city of Hubei Province. This year’s event will feature 5 major activities, 12 special activities and 5 on-site inspection activities, including the opening ceremony, the Fortune 500 Dialogue with Hubei Roundtable and the IFF Science and Technology Finance Summit. More than 500 representatives of foreign diplomatic envoys in China, representatives of domestic and foreign government agencies and representatives of international economic organizations, executives of the world's top 500 and well-known multinational companies will attend the event.  Editor:Lai Jun,https://english.wuhan.gov.cn/H_1/NWP/202503/t20250308_2548861.shtml

Lovers of Chinese history – especially as it relates to Beijing – are in for a treat as author Paul French will be in the capital from Mar 19 to Mar 22 for a series of talks and appearances about his latest book. French will be in town to discuss Her Lotus Year: China, the Roaring Twenties, and the Making of Wallis Simpson, a recounting of the year Wallis Simpson, American socialite and future wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII), spent in China from 1924 to 1925. While also an overview of her time in the country, the book also seeks to largely dispel any of the more scandalous rumors that came about from Simpson’s journey. To find out more about the book discussion and subsequent post-AGM dinner, both organized by the Royal Asiatic Society, Beijing (RASBJ), we spoke with Melinda Liu, the society's vice president and a longtime Beijing resident. Hello, Melinda. What did you think of Her Lotus Year? And how did this in-person talk come about?I enjoyed the book. Given all the salacious and sensational what-did-Wallis-Simpson-really-do-in-China rumors, I found it refreshing to read something based on deep research and an open mind. That's why, earlier this year,…

CRI Online (Zhang Linrui): Beijing,  renowned for its open and inclusive spirit, rich cultural  heritage passed down for ages, and environment highlighting continuous  innovation, is an ideal place for women from around the world to live,  work, and study. These women, hailing from diverse cultural backgrounds,  bring their enthusiasm to this city where the ancient traditions blend  perfectly with modern elements, infusing the city with endless charm and  new vitality. The Beijing Women's  Federation and CRI Online invited several female representatives on  the International Women's Day this year to share their insights and  experiences and amplify the voices of women worldwide. Among the  invited are a foreign ambassador to China, a foreign media worker, a  Chinese entrepreneur, a foreign educator, and a foreign student. Check  this video to learn about what they perceive as the true beauty of  women!,https://english.beijing.gov.cn/latest/news/202503/t20250308_4029242.html

Ying Yong, prosecutor-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate The intensified multilateral and bilateral exchanges between China and other countries and regions have led to an increase in foreign-related legal cases in the country, which has made the importance and urgency of strengthening foreign-related procuratorial work more prominent, said Ying Yong, prosecutor-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. As high-level opening-up further advances, an increasing number of Chinese enterprises and citizens are venturing into the world, and China's development interests are expanding overseas at a faster pace. As a result, the country has witnessed an increase in the number, types and areas of foreign-related legal cases, and the demand for legal support from the State, enterprises, and citizens is growing, posing new and higher requirements for strengthening foreign-related procuratorial work, Ying, prosecutor-general of the SPP, said in an exclusive interview with China Daily, on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions. Also, foreign-related procuratorial work will attach great importance to combating transnational economic crimes, especially money laundering, illegal foreign exchange transactions, counterfeiting and infringement of intellectual property rights, to foster a world-class and market-oriented business environment supported by a sound legal framework, Ying said. "We will equally protect the legitimate rights and…

Zhang Jun, president of the Supreme People's Court  Chinese courts will further strengthen measures aimed at preventing children from committing crimes, while at the same time continuing the "zero-tolerance" approach against those who harm children, so as to provide a healthy environment for the young generation to grow up by rule of law, the head of China's top court said. "Judges cannot penalize offenders too leniently simply because they are minors. For those with significant malicious intent, causing serious social harm, and especially for repeat offenders, punishment is a must," Zhang Jun, president of the Supreme People's Court, said in an exclusive interview with China Daily, on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions, the annual gatherings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee. He emphasized that the severity of the punishment should be commensurate with the nature of the criminal act and its harmful consequences. In December, Handan Intermediate People's Court in Hebei province sentenced a teenager who orchestrated the killing of his classmate to life in prison for intentional homicide, marking the first time in China that the maximum penalty had been imposed on a juvenile offender under the age of…

Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, takes part in deliberations with the Taiwan delegation to the National People's Congress on March 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the nation's top political advisory body, called on Friday for efforts to oppose "Taiwan independence" and external interference, and steadfastly advance the great cause of national reunification. Wang made the remarks in Beijing while taking part in deliberations with the Taiwan delegation to the National People's Congress, the nation's top legislature, at the third session of the 14th NPC. Regarding the Taiwan question, he underlined the need to adhere to the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, and enhance exchanges and cooperation while integrating development across the Taiwan Strait to promote national reunification. Cai Qi, a member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, takes part in discussions with NPC deputies from Qinghai province on March 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] On Friday, other senior Chinese leaders also participated in deliberations of the Government Work Report with NPC deputies at the ongoing annual session. While taking part in discussions with his fellow…

The Shanghai delegation to the third session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, holds a group meeting on March 6 to deliberate on the government work report. [Photo/WeChat account "shanghaifabu"] The Shanghai delegation to the third session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, held a group meeting on March 6 to deliberate on the government work report. The meeting, which lasted two hours and 20 minutes, was open to Chinese and overseas media, drawing more than 100 journalists from over 80 media outlets, including 31 overseas media organizations. During the Q&A session, journalists raised questions on a wide range of topics, including the business environment, consumption, and the silver economy. Here are the key takeaways from the session. Financial center Bloomberg: What challenges and opportunities does Shanghai face in building itself into "five international centers", especially an international financial center, amid US-China competition and global economic uncertainty? Gong Zheng, mayor of Shanghai: Amid a rapidly evolving global landscape, Shanghai's "five centers" campaign presents both challenges and opportunities. However, the opportunities outweigh the challenges, and the city remains confident in achieving its goals. Shanghai will accelerate the implementation of major policies and key projects to reinforce…

Heilongjiang province, the country's largest agricultural producer, will continue to leverage agricultural technology to enhance high-quality agricultural development in the next phase, the National People's Congress deputies from the province said during a group discussion in Beijing on Friday. Liang Huiling, the province's governor, said that the province is located in one of the world's three major black soil belts and is recognized globally as a prime area for corn cultivation and livestock farming. Those have given Heilongjiang unique advantages in developing modern agriculture, she noted. Last year, the province's total grain output reached a new milestone of 80 billion kilograms, ranking first in China for 15 consecutive years and accounting for 11.3 percent of the country's total output, according to the governor. "One out of every nine bowls of rice nationwide comes from Heilongjiang," said Liang, who is also a deputy to the 14th NPC. "This year, Heilongjiang is focusing on modern agriculture as its main direction, effectively transforming resource advantages into industrial, economic and developmental advantages". The deputy emphasized the importance of technological innovation in agriculture, noting that Heilongjiang has 78 higher education institutions and 120 independent research institutes, with four national key laboratories in the agricultural sector…

The open panel discussion of Henan's delegation in Beijing on Friday. [Photo by Wang Ru/chinadaily.com.cn] Anyang in Henan province is actively building jiaguwen, or oracle bone inscriptions, which compose the earliest-known established writing system in China from Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan, a new landmark of the Chinese culture, said Gao Yong, an NPC deputy, who is also mayor of Anyang, at an open panel discussion of Henan delegation in Beijing on Friday. As a capital of the late period of the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC), Yinxu was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006. According to Gao, last year, Yinxu Museum, which was built with high standards, was opened to the public, showcasing more than 4,000 artifacts about the Shang civilization, among which more than 75 percent are on display for the first time. Since it opened on Feb 26 last year, it has received more than 1.8 million visits. "Archaeological studies on Yinxu Ruins span nearly a century, with new achievements emerging constantly. Last year, archaeologists identified a traffic artery of the Shang capital, becoming another important discovery in the site after excavations on its royal mausoleum area and discovery of a capital…

The open panel discussion of Jilin's delegation in Beijing on Friday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Jilin province explores the deep integration of culture and tourism and is integrating itself into Northeast China's overall regional tourism development, said deputies to the National People's Congress from the province's delegation during an open panel discussion in Beijing on Friday. Jilin has worked to make its cultural resources shine even brighter in the new era, becoming a driving force in tourism development, said Sun Guangzhi, an NPC deputy, who is also head of Jilin Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. Last year, museums in the province received 11.75 million visits, a 70 percent increase compared to the previous year, demonstrating the potential of culture to help drive tourism, said Sun. By upgrading museums, opening national archaeological ruins parks, holding red tourism-themed festivals and organizing intangible cultural heritage markets, the province will offer the public diversified and multi-layered cultural and tourist products and services, she adds. Jilin also attempts to combine cultural tourism with other facets of life. For example, it combines cultural tourism with education, giving rise to a number of tourism areas for study tours. It also explores the integration of sports with…

The opening meeting of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 5, 2025. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn] Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended warm congratulations to President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang and the Chinese people on a successful convening of the two sessions in Beijing, saying that China is making remarkable progress in achieving its national development goals. "We are particularly impressed by China's modernization under President Xi's visionary leadership," Sharif wrote on his X account. "As 'iron brothers' and all weather strategic cooperative partners, Pakistan and China will continue to work together closely to further strengthen our cooperation to realize the shared objectives of peace and development.",http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202503/07/WS67caf4a6a310c240449d97a3.html

Tianjin, a major economic hub in northern China, is transitioning from a traditional industrial city into a modern metropolis by expanding into emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, new energy and new materials through technological innovation and industrial upgrades, deputies to the National People's Congress said during the country's annual legislative sessions. Tianjin's gross domestic product grew 5.1 percent last year, with key industrial chains in artificial intelligence and biomedicine continuing to expand. The Tianjin-Nankai Higher Education Science and Innovation Park has attracted more than 3,000 tech companies, with an annual output value exceeding 50 billion yuan ($6.9 million), becoming a core driver of regional innovation, according to local government data. "These achievements are inseparable from the promotion of scientific research results and their transfer into technology," said Chen Jun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress and vice-president of Nankai University. "Technological innovation is a core element in developing new quality productive forces, with the utilization of scientific and technological achievements as an important path," he said. As a national lawmaker, Chen proposed establishing a national technology transfer center in Tianjin to create a hub for transforming scientific breakthroughs into industry applications across northern China. He also called…

A view of a data center in Qingyang, Gansu province. [Photo/Xinhua] Qingyang, a city in Gansu province, has made significant progress in developing a national data center cluster with strong backing from national ministries and the provincial government, Party Secretary Huang Zeyuan said during China's ongoing annual legislative sessions. Gansu began building a national hub node for an integrated computing power network in late 2021 after receiving approval from the National Development and Reform Commission and three other ministries. As part of the initiative, the Qingyang National Data Center Cluster was established within the "Gansu hub." By the end of last year, Qingyang had built 31,000 rack cabinets, reaching 51,000 petaflops of intelligent computing power at full utilization. That made it China's data cluster with the largest incremental expansion, fastest growth rate and highest proportion of intelligent computing nationwide, said Huang, who is also a deputy to the National People's Congress. A computing capacity of 50,000 petaflops allows for processing about 50 trillion images per second or providing real-time road condition analysis for roughly 25 million vehicles simultaneously, experts previously told China News Agency. The national data center currently supplies computing power for regions including Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei; the…

Zhang Shuxin, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attends a group interview ahead of the second plenary meeting of the third session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 7, 2025. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn] The Western Land-Sea New Corridor — a railway linking western China to South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, is growing to be a crucial logistics and economic pathway linking China's western regions with the global arena, a national political advisor said on Friday. Zhang Shuxin, deputy general manager of Guangxi-based Beibu Gulf Port Group, also a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said at the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions that this essential logistics and economic conduit connecting China's western regions with the world has successfully transported over 1,100 types of goods to more than 500 ports across 127 countries and regions. Zhang also noted that by 2024, the export of automobiles and associated components through the Western Land-Sea New Corridor had reached 35,000 twenty-foot equivalent units, marking a 25 percent year-on-year increase. Noteworthy products such as goji berries from Ningxia…

The Baogang Group drives high-quality development through technological innovation, said Meng Fanying, Party secretary of the Baogang Group, at a plenary meeting of the Inner Mongolia delegation to the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 6. Meng said the Baogang group is expanding the application of "rare earth+steel" new materials, assisting in key projects such as high-speed rail and wind power. By supporting major national initiatives, it helps revitalize China's steel industry. Click the video to learn how the Baogang Group is deepening reforms and accelerating its transformation.,http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202503/07/WS67cadb2ca310c240449d975d.html

The Inner Mongolia plenary meeting during the third session of the 14th National People's Congress is held on March 6. [Photo by Ma Jianbing/provided to goinnermongolia.com.cn] "Inner Mongolia has made new achievements in safeguarding national energy stability and security," said Wang Lixia, chairwoman of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, at the Inner Mongolia plenary meeting held during the third session of the 14th National People's Congress in capital Beijing on March 6. The event underscored the growth and confidence that is currently in evidence in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region and was covered by 29 domestic and international media outlets. It featured an engaging discussion where journalists posed questions on key issues, including energy industry upgrades, cultural and tourism development, major infrastructure projects, trade cooperation with Mongolia, and State-owned enterprise reforms. Deputies including Yang Jin, Jin Zhijun, Gong Mingzhu and Luo Qing provided insightful and candid responses. Chairwoman Wang outlined Inner Mongolia's development achievements in 2024 in several key areas. She said the growth rate of the region's major economic indicators had ranked among the top in China for three consecutive years now, with the region's total economic output returning to the national mid-range after five years. Inner Mongolia also…

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