The sixth China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue will strengthen bilateral ties and foster sustained growth of the financial services industry, a leading business leader from the United Kingdom said on Monday.
Australian Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb said on Monday that he believes Canberra could reach a free-trade agreement consensus with China by the end of this year and this could benefit both countries widely.
The interest of China's middle class in equine sports is quickly growing as they look for new ways to enjoy their wealth, similar to how they have taken to leisure activities such as golf and sailing.
Horseracing has great potential in China, but crucial changes are needed before the industry can thrive, says Louis Romanet, chairman of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities.
The earliest origins of modern equestrian sports can be found, in large part, in the bygone age of British chivalry and knighthood.
On a night in May 1979, as China was launching its reform and opening-up drive, a young soldier from Taiwan braved the Taiwan Straits by swimming from the outlying island of Quemoy to the mainland using basketballs as a floatation device.
An increasing number of Chinese jewelry designers are starting to challenge the dominance of top Western luxury jewelry brands, which have continued to briskly open stores in China in the past few years.
At a jewelry exhibition in London two years ago celebrating the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ascension to the throne, a selection of jewelry made by a young Chinese designer was put on display with masterpieces by many world-class Western designers.
The huge Huajian shoe factory, on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, comes to life about 6:30 am.
Two years ago Ren Ye was in the sunset years of his career as the clock ticked down to his retirement. He had spent more than 30 years with China's largest manufacturer of electrical transmission equipment, beginning as a hot metals technician in a switch factory, and rising to become its deputy chief engineer.
Cuba to send 165 doctors and nurses to W. Africa as death toll tops 2,400
The biggest dinosaur predator that ever stalked the Earth was also the weirdest.
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