The top 20 things China and Britain have in common

1 We enjoy our traditions more than any other.

Dutch journalist says Xi shows 'determination'

Dutch journalist and author Fokke Obbema still remembers how President Xi Jinping received him when visiting the Netherlands last year.

Ministers' views on China-UK ties

Gao Hucheng, minister of commerce

More young Chinese graduates setting up businesses in UK

An increasing number of young Chinese graduates are setting up their own businesses after graduation to take advantage of the United Kingdom's startup environment, which has experienced a boom in recent years.

Moments, meetings and milestones

China and Britain have regularly played host to each other's leaders and dignitaries. Following are the key exchanges.

City design should strive to be more sustainable

China has achieved a lot through process of urbanization, says senior UN official

Umbilical blood transfusion saves infant's life

An infant in Shanghai who received an umbilical cord blood transfusion when she was 6 months old to fight congenital genetic defects has become the youngest beneficiary of such a transfusion in the country.

Bandaloop's dance routine is up in the air

Four dancers hang from the 31st floor of the Kerry Center skyscraper in downtown Shanghai as they move to the sound of the music.

Buddhists distance themselves from HK monastery

Hong Kong's Buddhist leaders have denied that a monastery at the center of snowballing allegations involving sham marriages and millions in embezzled funds was one of their own, noting few rules and fewer regulations govern the city's numerous Buddhist institutions and practitioners.

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Air cleaning effort pays off

About 80 percent of China's 367 cities with real-time air quality monitoring capabilities failed to reach national standards on small-particle pollution in the first three quarters of the year, a report by the global environmental organization Greenpeace said on Thursday.

Trafficking ring targeted mentally disabled women

Police in Jiangxi province have cracked down on a major human trafficking ring accused of abducting mentally disabled women, illegally detaining them at a pig farm and trafficking them, Jiangxi authorities said.