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  • Germany's IG Metall union eyes four-day week for steel workers

    Germany's IG Metall union is to demand the introduction of a four-day week with full salary, said a union negotiator ahead of a new round of collective bargaining talks covering steel workers in the north-west of the country.

    April06,2023


  • China welcomes San Francisco mayor's visit to China

    China welcomes U.S. San Francisco Mayor London Breed's visit to China and hopes the visit will further increase San Francisco's cooperation with China and China-U.S. subnational exchanges, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

    April02,2024


  • Beijing issues prepaid cards for international visitors

    The Chinese capital introduced the Beijing Pass, a multi-purpose card for international visitors, on Wednesday, facilitating their payment for transportation, tourist sites and shopping centers.

    August01,2024



  • Feature: San Diego Zoo welcomes back beloved pandas on California Panda Day

    Cameras flashed, and eager crowds of press and people gathered at the gates of Panda Ridge as two giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, made their eagerly-awaited public debut at the San Diego Zoo on Thursday.

    August09,2024


  • IG Metall: 70,000 auto-sector jobs endangered by electric vehicles

    Nearly every tenth job in the German automotive industry is in danger of being eliminated by the year 2030, according to German metalworkers’ union IG Metall.

    May28,2018


  • Shanghai issues prepaid travel cards for inbound travelers' convenience

    Shanghai has released Shanghai Pass, a multipurpose prepaid travel card, to facilitate easy payment by inbound travelers and other visitors not in favor of mobile payment.

    May22,2024


  • Panda pair from China to debut at U.S. San Diego Zoo next month

    The panda pair that arrived at the San Diego Zoo from China earlier this summer will make their eagerly-awaited public debut on Aug. 8, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced on Friday.

    July22,2024


  • UnionPay cards to be issued in Europe

    UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China's UnionPay, the country's largest bank card payment processor, announced Monday that it has entered into strategic cooperation with the Portuguese bank, Banco Comercial Portugues (BCP).

    November21,2017


  • Lower transaction fees set to boost international bank card usage in China

    International bank card clearing institutions, such as Visa and Mastercard, have reduced transaction fees on overseas bank cards for Chinese merchants, a move expected to encourage more local merchants to accept these card payments.

    July04,2024


  • Belt and Road Countries --- San Marino

    San Marino hopes to sign the memorandum of understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with China soon.

    March04,2020


  • China issues 9.25 bln bank cards by end of 2021

    China had issued a total of 9.25 billion bank cards by the end of 2021, according to an industry report.

    September26,2022


  • UnionPay holds all the cards

    China UnionPay is ramping up efforts to expand its business in overseas markets to support the Belt and Road Initiative or BRI, in addition to facilitating fast growing personnel exchanges between China and the rest of the world.

    December28,2018


  • China issues 8.98 bln bank cards in total

    China had issued a total of 8.98 billion bank cards by the end of 2020, according to a blue paper.

    October18,2021


  • UnionPay holds all the cards

    China UnionPay, a Chinese bank card organization, is ramping up efforts to expand its business in overseas markets to support the Belt and Road Initiative or BRI and facilitating fast growing personnel exchanges between China and the rest of the world.

    December25,2018


  • China to improve customs clearance with updated health card

    China's customs authority will launch a new edition of its health declaration card, in which some requirements for travelers are removed to streamline customs procedures and enhance clearance efficiency.

    August26,2022


  • Vietnam plans to digitize healthcare cards

    Vietnam is planning to issue electronic health security cards to its citizens to verify their right to medical services, according to the country's government.

    February08,2017


  • China, U.S. make preparations to send a pair of giant pandas to San Francisco Zoo in 2025

    It is learned that the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Francisco Zoo of the U.S. will make various preparations and try to send a pair of giant pandas to San Francisco Zoo in 2025, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday.

    April22,2024


  • China XD, TÜV Rheinland establish strategic cooperation relationship

    China XD Electric Co., Ltd. (China XD, 601179. SH) signed a cooperation agreement with Germany's technical services provider TÜV Rheinland Group in Shanghai on Tuesday.

    November07,2018


  • Feature: San Francisco expects APEC week to woo back int'l visitors, particularly Chinese

    In the heart of the international media center of the 2023 APEC Economic Leaders' Week at the Moscone Center, the largest convention complex in San Francisco, lie two unique exhibits catching sight of reporters who gather to cover the leading forum on regional cooperation.

    November15,2023


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