China slammed the European Parliament on 19th of Dec, over the latter's resolution on boarding schools in the xizang autonomous region, and urged the institution to stop undermining mutual trust and cooperation between China and Europe.

China is confident and capable of reaching this year's GDP growth target of around 5 percent, and policymakers have ample tools to stabilize the economy next year, officials and experts said on 19th of Dec.

The scale of China's consumer finance market will amount to 25 trillion yuan ($3.5 trillion) by 2027, with annual growth rates reaching about 7 percent in the next five years, according to a report released by global consultancy Boston Consulting Group.

As of the morning of 20th of Dec, nearly 130,000 relief items, including tents, stoves, coats, quilts and folding beds, had been sent to the earthquake zone in Gansu province, aimed to ensure the basic necessities for the victims of a magnitude-6.2-earthquake that occurred late on 18th of Dec.

The bonfire set ablaze at a temporary settlement in Jishishan county has provided much-needed warmth and hope for villagers dislocated by the earthquake that jolted a mountainous region in Northwest China's Gansu province near midnight of 18th of Dec.

China is to establish a green packaging standards system for express deliveries and has set an initial target for using recycled packaging, under a recently issued action plan for the industry.

This aerial photo taken on Dec. 19, 2023 shows the snow scenery in Hongcun Village of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province. 

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the county in Gansu at midnight on 18th of Dec. Some of the injured were sent to the People's Hospital of Jishishan County. 

Due to the recent strong cold wave sweeping across Hunan Province, some power transmission lines crossing Xihuang Mountain experienced icing. Power supply technicians have been conducting daily inspections and maintenance work on power transmission facilities to ensure a reliable power supply. 

Prospects of achieving the United Nations' 2030 sustainable development goals are bleak, and countries need to make a much more concerted effort if progress is to be made, a top United Nations official says.