China-Belgium trade and investment has followed a sound track of development due to the lasting efforts by governments from both sides over the years.
Editor's note: As Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Belgium from Mar 30 to Apr 1, Bert De Graeve, chairman of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and also CEO of Bekaert Group, talked with China Daily reporter Zhang Zhao about the latest development in business cooperation between the two countries.
An attractive investment destination for the world's entrepreneurs, Brussels is home to more than 1,300 foreign companies, according to a report from the foreign trade and investment agency Brussels Invest & Export.
Legend has it that Chinese emperor Han Wu Di (156-87 BC) once looked to the lands west of his vast empire and proclaimed them full of people who placed "great value on the rich produce of China".
Cargo trains transporting goods from central, southwest and south China across six countries to Europe will run regularly from April 8. The trains will travel along the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe railway, a key economic transport corridor that starts at Chongqing and links East and West.
The heavy smog that has shrouded the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area for several days eased somewhat on Thursday afternoon, but experts said it won't disperse until Saturday.
With Beijing education authorities urging schools to cancel outdoor activities when pollution level alerts hit orange, some international schools in the capital are building facilities to ensure children can exercise in cleaner air.
The electricity grid is being upgraded to help combat smog in major cities.
The number of applicants for civil service jobs has dropped in most places so far this year, according to information released by provincial-level governments.
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