China and the Gulf Cooperation Council have resumed frozen negotiations on their free trade agreement and will conclude the pact later this year, both sides said on Wednesday.
Taiwan has become one of the most popular travel destinations for mainland residents during the winter holiday season thanks to an increase in the quota allowed for tour groups.
At least 21 people died when gunmen armed with grenades and Kalashnikovs attacked a university in Pakistan on Wednesday as security forces moved in under thick fog to halt the bloodshed.
China's luxury industry is still feeling the impact of the country's economic slowdown and domestic consumers' growing interest in shopping overseas.
China plans to open about 20 Traditional Chinese Medicine collaboration centers overseas this year, according to a senior TCM official.
Beijing has been blessed with blue skies for most of the days the past few weeks.
Item from Jan 21, 1985, in China Daily: Workers at the Beijing Winery refill a barrel in the cellar.
About half of the respondents in a recent survey on online rumors said they check the credibility of Internet news before sharing the information.
President Xi Jinping witnessed ties between China and Saudi Arabia lifted to a higher level on Tuesday by securing wide-ranging deals covering energy, industrial capacity cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative.
China will continue to experience an economic slowdown and major challenges have still to be met, forecasters said on Tuesday.