The new high-speed rail in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is expected to form a pivotal part of a long-term, cross-continent link to European countries to boost trade ties.
Adi Turdi is China's first high-speed train driver from the Uygur ethnic group. On Sunday, he also had a taste of the first high-speed train of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, from Urumqi to Hami.
Preliminary construction of a railway from Golmud in Qinghai province to Kuerle in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region began on Sunday, regional rail authorities said.
President Xi Jinping arrived in Brisbane on Friday night at the start of a busy timetable for his first visit to Oceanian countries since taking office in March 2013.
The visa deal agreed by China and the United States will benefit about 80 percent of travelers between the countries, a Foreign Ministry official said on Friday.
China and Myanmar pushed cooperation forward on Friday, introducing an energy liaison committee and signing more than a dozen deals relating to energy, finance, infrastructure and agriculture.
China will push for the implementation of a code of conduct for the South China Sea - a document that will lessen the risk of escalating tensions in the area - but experts said such an agreement faces obstacles, at least in the short term.
Pianist Lang Lang grabbed the prestigious German Bambi award on Thursday in Berlin, becoming the first Chinese to receive the honor.
Archaeologists are holding their breath that a skeleton found in a mysterious, richly-decorated tomb from the time of Alexander the Great will solve the riddle of whom ancient Greece's biggest burial mound was built for.
Beijing plans to phase out around 1million vehicles with low emission standards, a move toward allowing residents to enjoy the same good air quality experienced during the recent APEC meeting.
Beijing and Washington strove to narrow differences by reaching landmark agreements on Wednesday on a flurry of issues that had remained points of tension between them.
· China and the US announced an action plan on greenhouse gas emissions. China will aim to cap emissions by 2030, while the US will cut total emissions by more than a quarter by 2025.
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