Editor's Notes: China is always willing to help its people and the world improve the resilience of anti-pandemic control, and also to share its development fruits to help the world to become a better place. In today's pieces, we've picked some headlines that primarily focus on environmental protection, the global fight against COVID-19, and so on. 

1. China's central bank rolls out new lending tool for carbon reduction

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, said on Monday that it has rolled out a supporting tool for carbon reduction as part of efforts to facilitate the country's goal of carbon neutrality.

The bank will provide low-cost loans to financial institutions through the tool and guide them to provide these loans to firms in key carbon-reduction fields on the premise of independent decision-making and risk-taking, according to a statement released by the PBOC.

2. Chinese mainland records 62 confirmed COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland recorded 62 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 43 linked to local transmissions and 19 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission (NHC) showed on Tuesday.

In addition, 74 new asymptomatic cases were recorded, while 507 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 97,885 with the death toll unchanged since January. The latest tally of confirmed cases in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan region is as follows:

Hong Kong: 12,368 (12,036 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 77 (75 recoveries)

Taiwan: 16,445 (13,742 recoveries, 847 deaths)

3. Chinese envoy calls for time, space for goods offices to play out in Ethiopia

Supporting African solutions to African problems, China welcomes the good offices of Olusegun Obasanjo, the African Union (AU) high representative for the Horn of Africa, and calls on all parties concerned and regional countries to support his work, said Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, on Monday.

Likewise, China also welcomes the offer of good offices by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and expects enhanced coordination between the UN and the AU so they can work together to play a constructive role in promoting nationwide peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia, he told the UN Security Council.

4. China's High-speed rail cuts greenhouse gas emissions

China's high-speed railway network has led to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a recent study has shown.

Published in the journal Nature Climate Change last month, the study was carried out by researchers from Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Chinese mainland.

The research found that the high-speed railway connection has led to an annual reduction of nearly 11.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas emissions by replacing road traffic, equal to 1.33 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in China's transport sector.

5. China's new COVID drugs showing good results

Drug researchers in China are making progress on developing therapies to treat COVID-19 with several antibody drugs, which neutralize the virus, emerging as promising candidates in clinical trials.

Sunney Xie, director of the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics at Peking University and a world-renowned biochemist, said his team has discovered a "full-spectrum neutralizing antibody" that has tackled all known emerging variants in laboratory experiments.

The antibody, known as DXP-604, is so potent that it will likely treat any mutations, he said at an academic conference in Shanghai last week.

6. Global COVID-19 cases surpass 250 mln: Johns Hopkins University

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The global case count amounted to 250,015,789, with 5,052,148 deaths worldwide, as of 8:21 am local time (1321 GMT), showed the data.

7. UK to add China's Sinovac, India's Covaxin to approved vaccine list

Britain said it would recognize COVID-19 vaccines on the World Health Organization's Emergency Use Listing later this month, adding China's Sinovac and Sinopharm, and India's Covaxin to the country's approved list of vaccines for inbound travelers.

The changes, which come into force from November 22, will benefit fully vaccinated people from countries including the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and India. 

The travel rules are being further simplified as all people under the age of 18 will be treated as fully vaccinated at the border and will be able to enter England without self-isolating on arrival, the Department for Transport said on Monday.

8. U.S. lifts COVID-19 travel restrictions for 33 countries

The U.S. is open again for vaccinated international travelers or people who show proof of a recent, negative COVID-19 test. After 20 months of closed borders because of COVID-19, the U.S. has lifted its travel restrictions for 33 countries. 

Family friends and tourists are landing and reuniting at international airports across the nation.

9. EU-China cooperation key to global climate confidence

Right now, 25,000 representatives from around the world are gathered at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland, to avoid a climate catastrophe. A few weeks ago, China hosted a global conference in Kunming, Yunnan province, focused on averting the catastrophic loss of nature.

Both climate change and biodiversity loss are very real threats that require a strong and unified global response. Given the complex geopolitical situation, it is really heartening to witness and be a part of the ongoing positive cooperation between the European Union and China on climate and environment.

This cooperation is bearing tangible fruit. Last month, a joint EU-China communique was released that contains breakthroughs on key issues, such as tackling global deforestation, greening supply chains, strongly implementing rules for the global biodiversity framework, and new areas of climate cooperation, including transitioning away from coal, phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and reducing non-CO2 emissions, including methane.

Editor: Ye Ke