Blast walls turn Afghan capital into maze

Blast walls mushroom in the Afghan capital after each massive attack or a big bombing, turning Kabul into a maze of concrete in a sad testimony that war still remains very much part of life here.

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Security hoax forces plane to make emergency landing

An EgyptAir passenger plane en route from Cairo to Beijing was forced to make an emergency landing in Uzbekistan on Wednesday after receiving a security threat that the airline said turned out to be a hoax.

Sanders plants seeds for lasting progressive shift

Bernie Sanders' upstart US presidential campaign may be headed to defeat, but his goals of reining in Wall Street, ending big money in politics and eradicating income inequality were the big winners in the bruising Democratic race.

Structural reforms to aim for stable growth

China and the United States reached dozens of agreements in such fields as policy coordination, bilateral investment and financial cooperation during the economic track of the high-level dialogue in Beijing, said Vice-Premier Wang Yang on Tuesday.

Fruitful people-to-people exchanges a pillar of relationship

People-to-people exchange is one of the three important pillars of China-US relations in the new era, along with mutual trust and economic and trade cooperation, Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said during an annual high-level discussion on Tuesday.

China, US help boost African healthcare

China and the United States will increase their cooperation in health assistance to Africa, including helping to build the first disease control and prevention center on the continent, according to a top Chinese public health official.

Urban leaders agree to undertake climate change fight

Mayors and other urban leaders from China and the United States signed cooperation agreements at a high-level climate summit on Tuesday, marking a further step at the municipal level to enhance bilateral efforts to tackle climate change.

US pressed to not takes sides in S. China Sea

Beijing urged Washington on Tuesday during high-level bilateral talks to keep its promise to not take sides on the South China Sea issue.

What they say

The outcomes of the S&ED have played an important role in enabling the two economies to overcome the impact of the international financial crisis, and have been conducive to the steady development of bilateral ties, while providing positive energy for world economic recovery.

New negative list nearly ready as BIT talks intensify

To smooth way for treaty, US should treat China as a developing economy during negotiations, analysts say

Cooperative work plan on climate change OK'd

Top officials from China and the United States approved their annual cooperative work plan on Monday in a joint action against climate change.