China's vice FM ends five-day visit to Pyongyang
2009-08-21 13:59:05
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei wrapped up a five-day visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday.
Subway projects in 22 cities given go-ahead
2009-08-21 13:34:52
As many as 79 subway projects in 22 cities have been approved by the State Council, China's cabinet, the China Business News reported Friday.
China and Serbia forge closer ties
2009-08-21 10:50:25
China and Serbia forged a strategic partnership Thursday to further enhance ties between Beijing and the Balkan state.
China Q3 GDP to up 8.5%, no inflation: think-tank
2009-08-21 10:34:39
China's gross domestic product will grow about 8.5 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, picking up from the second quarter's 7.9 percent pace, a government think-tank said on Friday.
Confucius Institute in Bangladesh cements relations
2009-08-21 10:08:31
Red lanterns, paper cutting, kites and big Chinese knots... the new office of Confucius Institute at North South University in Bangladesh was decorated with all these in traditional Chinese style on Thursday for its inauguration.
State-owned firms deny bribe claims
2009-08-21 09:48:16
Officials from three state-owned companies are denying they were involved in an overseas bribery case in the United States with California-based Control Components Inc (CCI).
Steep drop in exports shrinks China balance surplus
2009-08-21 09:33:50
China's net flow of goods and services, or its current account surplus, shrank 32 percent this year to June as the global recession clamped down on exports for the world's third largest economy.
China-Australia free trade talks go ahead: report
2009-08-21 08:09:43
Free trade talks between China and Australia will go ahead in Beijing next month despite rocky relations between the two countries, Australia's Trade Minister Simon Crean was reported as saying. Australia, China ease the tension
Australia, China ease the tension
2009-08-21 07:30:33
Officials from Australia's capital yesterday played down recent friction with Beijing, hailing "common interests" shared with China while denying its ambassador to the country has been recalled for emergency talks.
Nuke fuel safety urged after breach
2009-08-21 07:18:01
Heightened supervision to ensure the safety of nuclear waste was strongly urged by officials and experts after the country's largest nuclear power plants operator breached regulations when it transported spent fuel.
More light shed on China's ancient past
2009-08-21 07:17:55
The cradle of Chinese civilization was long considered to be the region around the middle Yellow River. But recent archaeological discoveries from far-flung corners of China are forcing scientists to reconsider the origins of ancient Chinese civilization.
US, China sign agreement on diplomatic facilities
2009-08-21 05:48:57
US Under Secretary of State Patrick F. Kennedy and visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Li Jinzhang on Thursday signed the Conditions of Construction Agreement (COCA) in Washington.