James Thurber, a cartoonist, playwright, author and wit, asked of an unknown voice, "If I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?"
Thousands of agricultural companies and representatives from more than 10 countries and regions including France, South Korea, Thailand and Australia went to Yantai, in Shandong province, in search of business opportunities at an international fruit, vegetable and food fair on Sept 26.
The coastal city of Yantai is putting its efforts into building a brand for itself as "China's food city".
One of the leading universities in the world, the University of Missouri, is working hard to deepen ties with their counterparts in China, especially in aspects such as culture and language. China Daily reporter Zhang Yue interviewed Handy Williamson, vice-provost for International Programs at MU, and Wen Ouyang, director of the Confucius Institute at MU, to find out their thoughts on the university's achievements and future academic strategies.
Jilin province is stepping up the tempo of its international outreach as a large cultural exchange activity was held in the Canadian cities of Regina and Vancouver as well as Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States from Sept 4 to 12.
'How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man ?
In 2009, a group of technology experts and entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley founded BeiAng in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.
The 2014 Long Distance Triathlon World Championships will kick off on Sept 20 in Weihai, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province.
With its good environment for living and business, Weihai, a medium-sized port city of 2.8 million people, has become a popular destination for foreigners.
Once one of the starting ports of the ancient maritime Silk Road, Qinzhou is now an important part of China's new national project to construct a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, an initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping last year to promote trade, cooperation and connectivity with Asia and Africa.
One of China' s new opening-up and cooperation strategies is the construction of a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, which is in line with the deepening of cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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