Creating a better tomorrow for relations

Editor's note: The following is a speech delivered by Premier Li Keqiang at the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of China-Malaysia diplomatic relations held in Beijing on Saturday.

Manila, Hanoi's plots on South China Sea will never succeed

A number of countries have recently been causing trouble in the South China Sea.

IN BRIEF (Page 4)

The life aquatic

Wan Jinyu believes she is bolder than many Chinese women.

Cooking up a storm out at sea

In the eyes of Rolf Nylander, Wan Jinyu is like a magician when she is in the kitchen.

A 14-hour whirlwind of work

Shen Xiaohua's high-pressure workday in Shenzhen begins when she rises at 6 am. The 44-year-old domestic helper then has 50 minutes to wash, gulp down breakfast and cycle to her employer's home 3 kilometers away, where she begins preparing breakfast for the family she works for; a couple with two young girls.

Assessing the fabric of a 'new Silk Road'

Mao Minhui, director of Shaanxi Jingyang Fuzhuan Tea Development Center, hadn't expected his 50-square-meter exhibition stand to attract so much interest from overseas visitors. He was also surprised to find that businesspeople from Central Asian countries appeared to be falling over themselves to talk to him at the Silk Road International Expo in Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province.

Connectivity is crucial

First person | Chutintorn Gongsakdi

The view from Hanoi

First person | Sok Siphana

Xinjiang to hit button for textile jobs boost

Tajigul Arken was taking three new recruits on a tour of a textile factory on the outskirts of Aksu, a city in the south of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Vital lifeline

The dim light emitted by a coal- and cow-dung-fueled oven helped to warm the small apartment where Tsering Degyi and her husband Gunga were cooking potatoes.

Miserable nights and enthralling days in Amdo

After spending just one night in Amdo county, the crushing headaches and breathlessness caused by the lack of oxygen will be imprinted in my memory until the day I die. The pains in my head and bones made me understand the courage required by the highway maintenance workers as they battle to withstand the harsh environment. We city dwellers could learn a lot from these road crews, who maintain a cheerful disposition, even in adversity.