A lifeline for those in need

Tanmen's fishermen work closely with the Chinese border guards, who patrol both land and sea.

A tough, dangerous life

Ding Zhile | First person

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.

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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.