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All Chinese citizens on Tonga’s main island are safe, ambassador confirms
Xi stresses full, strict Party governance, vows1 zero tolerance2 on corruption3
General secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China Central Committee has stressed rigorous and unswerving efforts in further promoting full and strict Party governance.
Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, vowed4 to maintain a zero-tolerance stance on corruption while addressing the sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection5.
At least 3 killed in Tonga's violent volcanic6 eruption7, tsunami8
At least three people have died in Tonga after the volcanic eruptions9 on the weekend.
Authorities say with communications in Tonga cut off, the true extent of casualties in the island nation is not clear.
China to deliver disaster-relief supplies to tsunami-hit Tonga
China will deliver a batch10 of disaster-relief supplies to Tonga to assist the country's recovery from the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry11 says the essential supplies, including drinking water and food, will arrive in Tonga as soon as possible, pending12 the country's airport conditions.
All Chinese nationals on Tonga's main island safe: ambassador
It's been confirmed all Chinese nationals living on Tonga's main island are safe following Saturday's volcanic eruption and tsunami.
Ambassador Cao Xiaolin says in an exclusive interview that the embassy is providing assistance.
"There are over a thousand Chinese nationals living on the main island. We've contacted all of them and confirmed their safety. Their daily life and work go as normal without disruptions. Since communication with the outside is cut off, we've asked the Tongan government to help us contact the Chinese nationals living on the outlying islands and provide necessary assistance."
Tonga volcanic eruption not likely to cause global climate change, says New Zealand volcanologist
A leading New Zealand volcanologist says the Tonga volcanic eruption is not likely to cause global climate change.
Professor Shane Cronin of the University of Auckland says most of the volcanic plumes13 from the eruption were in the lower part of the atmosphere, which means there is not much aerosol14 to reflect sunlight and cause global cooling.
Chinese mainland reports 55 COVID-19 cases
The Chinese mainland reported 55 new, locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.
Of the new local cases, 33 cases were reported in Henan, 14 in Tianjin and 1 in Beijing.
One in five Americans infected with COVID-19: Johns Hopkins University
About one in five Americans have been infected with COVID-19.
That's according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Also over 850-thousand COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the United States.
Kazakhstan ends state of emergency
The state of emergency imposed in Kazakhstan amid riots in early January has ended.
The authorities say law and order have been restored, but the anti-terrorist operation continues in several regions.
Health officials put the number of those killed during the riots to 227.
European Parliament elects Maltese Roberta Metsola as new president
Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola has been elected as president of the European Parliament.
The 43-year-old lawyer by profession won in a landslide15 vote.
She is the third woman elected to the post.
China to attend 95 events at Beijing 2022
All qualification tournaments for the Beijing Winter Olympics have ended and Team China has qualified16 for 95 of the 109 events.
That's up from 55 events at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018.
Poland's president to attend Beijing Winter Olympics
It's been confirmed Polish President Andrzej Duda will attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
The president's foreign affairs advisor17 says the president plans to take part in the opening of the Olympic Games and support Poland's athletes.
China's central bank to strengthen support for real economy in 2022
China's central bank says it will guide financial institutions to ramp18 up support for the real economy.
The People's Bank of China says it will implement19 market-based policy tools to support small and micro companies.
Efforts will also be made to lower overall financing costs for enterprises.
The central bank reiterated20 that the yuan exchange rate should be kept basically stable at an appropriate and balanced level.
China's power use surges 10.3 pct in 2021
China's electricity consumption went up 10.3 percent in 2021.
Total power use in China reached over 8.3 trillion kilowatt-hours last year.
The figure represents 14.7 percent growth from 2019.
Residential21 power consumption saw a 7.3-percent increase.
The country's gross domestic product expanded 8.1 percent last year.
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