A pair of pandas being loaned by China to Japan was set to arrive in Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Monday night, sparking a frenzy of interest in the endangered creatures in the Japanese capital and raising hopes that the animals may help improve bilateral ties.
The eighth Chinese naval escort fleet, which consists of two missile frigates, left on Monday for the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters to protect merchant ships from rampant piracy in the area.
A border city in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and Russia's Province of Amur will jointly build a cross-border nature reserve.
Commander of US Seventh Fleet Scott Van Buskirk said on Monday that they don't consider China as a "direct threat", and there remains close navy-to-navy relationship with nations around the Asia-Pacific that their commitment to the region has never been stronger.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Monday urged Chinese businesses in Libya to pay increased attention to their security and suggested Chinese businessmen planning to visit Libya to defer their plans for the time being.
Bernhard Arp Sindberg helped to save nearly 20,000 Chinese in Nanjing Massacre. "To us Chinese people, especially the people in Nanjing, he is a friend in need and a friend indeed."
Sylvie Bermann, the first female ambassador of France in a major country, is to be posted to China in March.
Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong said in Beijing on Feb 20 that China was ready to promote friendly cooperation with Turkmenistan.
Japan is rolling out a red carpet for the arrival of much-awaited special guests from China: a pair of giant pandas.
A 3800-year-old mummy is on show during an exhibition featuring archeological findings in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at the museum of Pennsylvania University in Philadelphia.
China should strive to gain more cultural soft power by discussing its current culture rather than lingering over its traditional culture, said one of the country's top think tanks on Friday.
China and Poland pledged Friday to boost military ties as defense officials of the two countries met in Beijing.