BRICS promotes traditional medicine

The BRICS nations have pledged to strengthen the integration of traditional medicine in their national healthcare systems to improve services, according to a declaration by the five nations released during a high-level meeting on Thursday.

Meeting enhances cultural ties

BRICS countries will enhance cultural ties via new alliances of libraries, museums, art galleries and children's theaters.

Bus crash leaves 19 dead, 30 injured

Nineteen passengers were killed and 30 others injured after a bus carrying 49 people turned over on the Longmen section of the Guangzhou-Heyuan expressway in Huizhou, Guangdong province, at 1 pm on Thursday.

New magazine outlines China's development

Russian readers are able to get more information about China by reading New Dialogue China Economy Special, a new magazine launched on Wednesday at the Peace Conference Center in Moscow.

Bullet train service linking Beijing, Xiongan New Area commences

The first bullet train linking Beijing and the Xiongan New Area departed from the Beijing South Railway Station on Thursday.

India's reasons for trespassing slammed

China criticized India on Thursday for trespassing onto Chinese territory under the cloak of "protecting Bhutan", and questioned India's so-called security concerns regarding the construction of a road by China.

New solid-fuel carrier rocket to be ready by 2018

China is developing a carrier rocket that can be launched from ships at sea, according to a rocket scientist.

Rain disrupts public transport in capital

Heavy rainfall in Beijing and surrounding regions on Thursday severely disrupted public transport systems, with hundreds of trains and flights canceled, while rain continued to pound southern regions.

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Media ties, interaction with Russia praised at forum

China and Russia have maintained close cooperation in mainstream media in the past year, a senior Chinese official said during the Third China-Russia Media Forum on Tuesday in Moscow.

Party expels members over graft

Zhou Chunyu, former vice-governor of Anhui province, and Wang Yincheng, former president of the People's Insurance Company of China, a State-owned enterprise, have been expelled from the Communist Party of China and removed from all official positions, according to an announcement released by the top anti-graft authority on Wednesday.

Foreign Ministry urges restraint on Korean Peninsula

All parties involved in the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue should exercise restraint and not speak or behave in away that escalates tensions, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a regular news conference in Beijing on Wednesday.