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  • China, Lebanon sign visa-free agreement for official passport holders

    China and Lebanon on Tuesday signed an agreement to exempt travellers holding diplomatic, special, service passports and passports for public affairs from visa requirements, said the Chinese embassy in Lebanon.

    November30,2022


  • Brazil allows new passports to be issued after freeze

    Brazil's President Michel Temer signed on Wednesday a loan of 102 million reais (32 million U.S. dollars) for the federal police to begin emitting new passports. This essential procedure was suspended in late June due to a lack of funds.

    July20,2017


  • China pledges expedited passport services to aid COVID-19 fight

    China's National Immigration Administration said on Wednesday that it will offer timely or expedited passport services to Chinese citizens entering or leaving the country to participate in global anti-COVID-19 efforts or the resumption of business.

    August05,2021


  • Hugo Junkers awards for vegan imitation leather and emission-free engine

    Vegan "leather", emission-free engines, a new approach to the treatment of dementia and a car scanner are the most innovative developments to have been created in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt this year.

    December06,2019


  • China to resume passport, visa issuance from Jan. 8, 2023

    China will optimize immigration administration policies and measures starting from Jan. 8, 2023 in compliance with the country's downgraded COVID-19 response measures.

    December28,2022


  • Seal engraving art on Dubai expo passport on show in Beijing

    An art exhibition opened on Sunday in Beijing, highlighting seal engraving art to stamp on the China Pavilion passports for the Expo 2020 Dubai.

    October10,2021


  • Hong Kong to launch new electronic passport system

    The Next Generation Electronic Passport System is expected to be introduced in Hong Kong in the second quarter of this year, the Immigration Department of the government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said on Friday.

    February02,2019


  • From imitation to innovation: China's fashion industry gets tech boost

    For Chinese fashionistas, a new party dress can be a huge purchase, but the Internet is making it easier to dress sharp without a big price tag or long-term commitment.

    June12,2017


  • Laos, China to boost development of mining sector

    Laos and China will cooperate more closely to promote sustainable development and the development of the mineral resources sector.

    August14,2024


  • China-aided hospital in northern Laos officially opens

    The handover and opening ceremony of a China-aided Luang Prabang Hospital has been held.

    August19,2024


  • RMB clearing bank opens in Laos

    A renminbi (RMB) clearing bank opened in Laos, which will create a fast, safe and economical cross-border settlement channel between Laos and China.

    October25,2023


  • Chinese foundation donates bicycles to Lao students

    A ceremony to hand over bicycles donated by the China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) to Lao students was held in Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday.

    December26,2024


  • China begins urgent visa reissue service for foreigners who lose passports

    Jordan Kane, a 24-year-old woman from Britain, was thrilled to get her Chinese visa reissued in just one hour Saturday.

    September03,2018


  • Laos, China to increase trade cooperation

    Lao businesses held talks with Chinese business operators in the Lao capital Vientiane, to discuss ways to strengthen their ties towards increasing trade and investment in Laos.

    August25,2023


  • China-invested photovoltaic project breaks ground in Laos

    A China-invested 1-million-kilowatt photovoltaic project broke ground in northern Laos, China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN), a major nuclear power operator in China and the project investor, announced on Thursday.

    December20,2024


  • Chinese, Lao FMs meet on ties, situation in Myanmar

    China is willing to further deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with Laos across various fields, leverage the comprehensive benefits of the China-Laos railway, jointly resolve bottlenecks and accelerate integrated development along the route so as to serve the respective development and revitalization of the two countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says.

    August16,2024


  • China, Laos pledge stronger ties for a shared future

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR Thongsavanh Phomvihane in Beijing on Thursday, with both pledging to push forward the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future.

    March14,2025


  • Laos eyes influx of Chinese tourists

    Lao tourism authorities anticipate that around 368,000 Chinese nationals will visit Laos in 2023, an increase of 21 percent compared to 2022.

    February28,2023


  • Lao PM expects enhanced cooperation with China

    Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone said here on Thursday that Laos attaches great importance to the development of news, culture and tourism, and hopes to strengthen cooperation with China in these sectors to attract more Chinese tourists.

    December08,2023


  • Laos, China strengthen ties to boost cardiovascular treatment

    Laos' Mahosot Hospital and Fuwai Cardiovascular Hospital in China's Yunnan Province have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance healthcare quality, patient treatment, and medical services, particularly in the field of cardiovascular care.

    May28,2025


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