Britain's Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, is scheduled to visit Beijing, Shanghai and Yunnan province starting on March 1, the incoming British ambassador to China, Barbara Janet Woodward, announced on Wednesday in London.
China has the expertise and is willing to participate in Argentina's efforts to revitalize its transportation infrastructure and develop nuclear energy, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday in Beijing.
Beijing has confirmed that a law-enforcement action was taken in January against Philippine fishermen who intruded into Chinese waters in the South China Sea, as analysts said Manila is trying to maintain tensions to further its objectives.
At least 25 people were killed on Wednesday when a TransAsia Airways plane with 58 people aboard hit a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in downtown Taipei in Taiwan.
Cancer cases are rising rapidly in China and are estimated to cost the country 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) a year, according to health organizations and experts.
Out of a wheelchair and sporting a red outfit, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was back on two feet in Beijing on Wednesday for a meeting with President Xi Jinping.
China's central bank cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves on Wednesday, the first industry-wide cut in more than two and a half years, as it increased efforts to shore up flagging economic growth.
When I first moved to Beijing a decade ago, healthcare costs came as a shock. Even allowing for the "premium" foreigners are charged for the privilege of easier access to doctors, they seemed out of sync with the general cost of living.
Item from Feb 5, 1983, in China Daily: Enjoying "rinsed mutton" in Beijing's Donglaishun Restaurant. The hotpot delivers one of China's traditional winter treats. It is a potlike vessel made usually of brass or aluminum with a center chimney that burns charcoal. There are versions that use kerosene or electricity but the old style is still popular.
China Railway Construction Corp is seeking compensation from the Mexican government, which had canceled the rail giant's bid for a $3.75 billion high-speed link last year before suspending the project last month.
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