China is forging closer ties with ASEAN, with a historic treaty likely to be signed - the first between the bloc and the country - as Premier Li Keqiang arrived in the Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday to start a three-day visit.
The passport-check at Yangon International Airport told an interesting story. Two men in front of me, in the "Diplomats and Officials" line were dressed in what is often described in the fashion pages as smart-casual. They carried US diplomatic passports. In front of them stood two men, attired in black suits. They spoke in Japanese.
Chile looks forward to cooperating with China for more investment and continues to strengthen ties, said Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
A low-level official in Hebei province stashed 120 million yuan ($19.5 million) in cash at his house, according to the local anti-graft watchdog.
For the first time ever adults in Shanghai are displaying better English proficiency than their counterparts in Hong Kong, according to the English Proficiency Index released by EF Education First on Wednesday.
One tourist was killed and 11 others injured by a horse on Tuesday while they were visiting an outdoor film studio in Xiangshan county, Zhejiang province, Modern Gold News reported on Wednesday.
We express sincere gratitude and highest respect for the residents of Beijing for their unselfish contribution to this event. It is the largest and highest-profile international activity held in China since the 2008 Olympic Games."
Photo: Yu Xinghua makes a round wooden container using traditional handicraft skills at a workshop in Shuangxi, Jiangxi province. The 65-year-old cooper has witnessed booms and slumps with traditional handicrafts since he started making wooden barrels at the age of 18.
At this former factory site in Beijing, old industrial boilers are corroded among containers piled high within crumbling walls.
For the faint of heart, leaping off a cliff 1,400 meters high wearing only a wingsuit seems like a suicidal stunt reserved for blockbuster action movies.
Invented in the United States more than a decade ago, robotic surgery has since reached new levels of competence in China.
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