President Xi Jinping arrived in Havana on Monday for his first state visit to Cuba since taking office.
Before Luis Melian Alfonso traveled from Cuba to China for the first time in 1993, he had read and heard about the "Bicycle Kingdom", but was still surprised to see so many people going to and from work by bike, often while carrying their children.
China is not only increasing its investment in Venezuela, it is diversifying where it invests in the South American nation, experts said.
Top business representatives and former senior officials from China and the United States are engaging in a dialogue on Tuesday and Wednesday to consolidate economic cooperation after the world's top two economies reached a consensus this month.
Evaluating the US and Chinese economies and policies as well as the efforts on boosting Sino-US economic opportunities and addressing challenges.
Police are launching an operation to track down corrupt officials and others who have fled abroad with illegally obtained financial assets, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Tuesday.
Relief efforts are still underway after Typhoon Rammasun battered the coast of southern China, with the death roll increasing to 46 and millions of people affected, according to local civil affairs authorities in several provinces.
Authorities from a town in Nanning, in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, are trying to save locally grown bananas that were battered by Typhoon Rammasun.
Fujian province closed its coastal scenic spots and shut down outdoor construction on Tuesday as it braces for Typhoon Matmo, the 10th typhoon to hit the Chinese coast this year.
Editor's note: To offer a clearer picture of history, the State Archives Administration released a large number of files on 45 Japanese war criminals who were tried and convicted in China after World War II. The special military tribunal of the Supreme People's Court held public trials, sentencing the criminals to eight-to-20 years prison term. China Daily is publishing abstracts of the criminals' confessions:
A 67-year-old woman in Wuxi injured herself but claimed she had been bitten by dogs so she could get money from dog owners, Legal Daily reported on Monday. The woman, surnamed Huang, injured her own hands and legs and then went to rural areas to find houses whose occupants kept dogs. She told them that their dogs had bitten her, and she demanded money to treat the injuries. From May 2012 to June 2014, Huang got about 10,000 yuan ($1,611) through the scheme, which she used 17 times, the authorities said. She was detained by police.
"We are seriously concerned about and saddened by the conflict in Gaza, which has caused heavy civilian casualties. We support the mediation efforts by the United Nations, regional countries and the Arab League."
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