The Sino-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue, whose seventh round was concluded in Washington on Wednesday, has long been viewed as one of the most important mechanisms for the two countries to conduct regular communication, address problems in their relations and reach consensus.
At least 70 million people are still living in "extreme poverty" in China, according to official data.
The annual litchi and dog meat festival, a commercial activity on the day of summer solstice promoted by local restaurants in Yulin in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, met tremendous opposition from the animal rights activists, who claim eating dog meat is a bad custom and urge the local authority to ban the festival, which was started in the 1990s. The local government, however, says it has no legal foundation to interfere with the commercial activity. Comments:
Two people died and one person was injured in a traffic accident in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province on Saturday, when a 35-year-old BMW driver tried to jump a red light at an intersection, smashing into a Mazda then a taxi.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is an initiative announced by the Chinese leadership in October 2013. Since then, the initiative has been enthusiastically received by many countries in Asia and beyond and substantial progress has been achieved.
The landmark free trade agreement China and Australia signed on June 17 will have a far-reaching impact on bilateral ties and contribute to economic integration of the Asia-Pacific region
Whatever guesses the rest of the world might make about the motivations for China's military parade on Sept 3 to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's victory in the war against Japanese aggression, there is enough reason to argue that this parade is the right one on the right occasion, and that it will send the right message to the Chinese people and the world at large.
Media exchanges between China and Russia have boomed following a joint announcement made by President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in May that the "year of media exchanges" will be launched in 2016.
A video showing several middle school students in Qingyuan, East China's Zhejiang province, torturing a first-grade pupil with cigarettes has been widely spread online. The local police saw the video and have spoken to the perpetrators. But since they were minors, they have only been warned about their actions and asked to apologize. Comments:
During this year's Dragon Boat Festival many scenic spots raised their entry prices.
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