China and France have agreed to join hands to combat the spread of Ebola in West Africa.
Until three years ago, Li Chengjian regularly arranged circus performances in zoos during China's annual weeklong National Day Holiday. Those glory days are long gone, though.
Although the ban on circus performances involving animals in State-owned zoos was strengthened last year, a recent survey shows that during the National Day holiday in early October, about 40 percent of the nation's zoos hosted shows that featured animals.
The authorities in Suzhou, Anhui province, are supporting innovation in the circus industry, in the hope of building it into a "calling card" for the city.
Like many Chinese youngsters, Jiang Li follows National Basketball Association games closely on TV.
In an increasingly connected world, shared social and education policies can play a key role in fostering fruitful collaboration between China and Italy, Italian scholars said in comments on Premier Li Keqiang's recent visit to Italy.
Austrian Vice-Premier and Minister for Economy Reinhold Mitterlehner said the European nation plans to attract more Chinese investors and strengthen its exports to China, Xinhua News Agency reported.
China will use the upcoming Finance Ministers' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to coordinate macroeconomic policy better among member economies, and to achieve concrete results, particularly in the infrastructure financing area, Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said.
The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has decided to push forward the establishment of mixed communities where people from different ethnic groups will live together. The move aims to improve understanding and eliminate estrangement, the regional government said on Sunday.
Beijing's endeavor to become an internationally acclaimed sports metropolis has run into the stark challenge that the city's heavy haze presents to that goal, while experts call for caution on rescheduling events.
It attracted 30,000 runners from 55 countries and regions in its 34th year.
Runners in the Beijing Marathon concentrated intently on the sound of the starting pistol on Sunday, as heavy smog blurred their vision, casting a pall over the athletic event.
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