China’s integrated circuit output slows in November while imports climb amid stockpiling

China’s integrated circuit output slows in November while imports climb amid stockpiling

China’s integrated circuit (IC) output increased 8.7 per cent year on year to 37.6 billion units in November, as growth slows amid an intensifying US-China tech war and escalating chip restrictions. Growth of IC output – a broad measure of semiconductor production – has fallen to single digits for the first time this year, according … Read more

Xi Jinping’s father the subject of new historical drama on state television

Xi Jinping’s father the subject of new historical drama on state television

A historical drama about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s late father, Xi Zhongxun, will be shown on state television from Tuesday – the first time his story has been dramatised for TV. The first episode of Time in the Northwest will make its debut during prime time on CCTV’s main channel, according to a trailer aired … Read more

Netflix Chef’s Table: Noodles star on a mission to make Xian noodles as popular as she can

Netflix Chef’s Table: Noodles star on a mission to make Xian noodles as popular as she can

Guirong Wei has been dreaming of noodles since she was six years old. There is the satisfying stretch and biang biang slap of the dough as it is slapped against the table. Then the sizzling crescendo of hot oil as it is poured over the seasonings, filling the air with an intoxicating, fragrant aroma. Noodle … Read more

China’s Shaanxi launches international legal affairs office for belt and road

China’s Shaanxi launches international legal affairs office for belt and road

It will also train legal professionals in overseas-related matters, research legal theory and offer legal services with an international focus, it said. Foreign-related rule of law refers to an initiative launched in 2020 aimed at connecting Chinese law with foreign and international law as Beijing’s global ambitions grow and competition with the West intensifies. Shaanxi’s … Read more

China orders infrastructure checks after another deadly highway collapse

China orders infrastructure checks after another deadly highway collapse

The incident occurred three months after 51 people died in a similar highway collapse in Meizhou, a city in southern Guangdong province. 02:07 Bridge collapse in northwest China kills at least 12 amid heavy rain Bridge collapse in northwest China kills at least 12 amid heavy rain At least 10 people were also reported dead … Read more

China starts building pivotal dam to manage Yellow River, the world’s muddiest waterway

China starts building pivotal dam to manage Yellow River, the world’s muddiest waterway

After decades of planning, construction has begun on a massive new dam on China’s Yellow River in the latest water management project aimed at controlling increasing sediment in the world’s muddiest river. The Guxian Water Conservancy Project, which is located midstream on the river between the central provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi, officially began construction … Read more

China’s local governments shut down social media accounts as budgets shrink

China’s local governments shut down social media accounts as budgets shrink

Dozens of cities in the provinces of Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shandong and Jiangsu, as well as Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, have announced plans so far this year to cut back on government department websites, social media accounts and smartphone applications, research by the Post shows. One of the latest to do so was … Read more

‘Get used to tighter belts’: how China’s local governments and party bodies are embracing cost-cutting culture

‘Get used to tighter belts’: how China’s local governments and party bodies are embracing cost-cutting culture

Local government and party agencies in China are rolling out rules to cut spending, including greater use of new energy vehicles, less tea and fewer indoor plants. They vowed to “get used to living a tight life” in every aspect in keeping with Beijing’s persistent call amid a faltering economy. The northwestern province of Shaanxi … Read more

Young Taiwanese urged to ‘remember the roots of the Chinese nation’ by island’s former leader Ma Ying-jeou

Young Taiwanese urged to ‘remember the roots of the Chinese nation’ by island’s former leader Ma Ying-jeou

On Thursday, Ma visited the northwestern province of Shaanxi to pay tribute to the Yellow Emperor, a legendary ruler from 5,000 years ago who is considered an ancestor of the Chinese people. Speaking after the ceremony – which took place on Ching Ming, a festival where people traditionally honour their ancestors – Ma said these … Read more