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.
On Monday, Ronny Tong Ka-wah, co-founder of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Civic Party, announced his decision to quit the party, days after the "pan-democrats" veto of the SAR government's electoral reform plan for the chief executive election.
Recent US rhetoric and moves on the South China Sea issue reflect its double standards.
Progress in Asia, or anywhere, depends on the implementation of progressive ideas, and few recent ideas have seemed more progressive to people in Asia - and indeed to people almost everywhere - than the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
After emergency meetings on the Greek debt crisis and the influx of immigrants in Europe, the European Union is scheduled to hold a summit with China at the end of June.
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