Xi's Governance is published in Lao

The Lao language version of Chinese President Xi Jinping's book on governance was presented on Thursday in the Laotian capital, Vientiane.

• Mandarin gaining popularity in Vietnam
• President's article draws high praise
• Da Nang 'proud' to host APEC leaders
• Video games leading charge to spread culture among young people
• Xi urges cooperation for free trade in region
• Cross-border e-commerce among ministers' targets
• China plays active role in Economic Leaders' Meeting

Looking ahead

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

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Asia-Pacific's role vital to free trade

The Asia-Pacific region is expected to continue driving world economic growth and promoting free trade at a time when many countries are grappling to find ways to push forward globalization. Accounting for about 60 percent of the global gross domestic product, the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation makes up nearly half of the world's trade and 40 percent of its population.

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• Preschools run by firms need strict supervision
• Education quality, not name, defines a college

Financial sector opened up further

Foreign ownership limits in JV firms will be raised from 49% to 51%

• Honeywell bets big on growth in China
• NDRC to deepen pricing reforms in monopoly sectors
• Report: Beauty, cleaning products top shopping choices for Nov 11
• Westinghouse eyes more cooperation in nuclear projects
• Carriers bullish on air connections to US
• C919 completes long-distance flight
• Toutiao buying Musical.ly for $1b
• Zhao Wei, husband banned from capital markets for 5 years

China's credentials lauded in climate-change effort

BONN, Germany - At the ongoing United Nations climate talks in Bonn, global environment organizations and climate experts and officials hailed the opportunities and potential China offers in regard to global climate cooperation and to the implementation of measures to tackle changing weather patterns.

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• New engine of world economy
• Britain pencils in 'Exit Day' as Europe negotiations rumble on
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• Thriving Da Nang 'lauded most livable'
• Chinese teachers learn important lessons in the UK
• Italy unveils its 'Disneyland for foodies'
• 'House of horror' stuns Japan as victims identified
• Space at a premium in Africa's oldest zoo

Judgment day arrives for Evra

MARSEILLE, France - Patrice Evra was due to find out his disciplinary fate this weekend, with the Frenchman in danger of being fired by Marseille and heavily sanctioned by UEFA for aiming a karate kick at one of his team's own fans.

• N. Ireland incensed by 'staggering' call
• FIFA corruption trial jury sworn in
• Feng closing on No 1 spot in Hainan
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• Harden hitting dizzying heights
• Wall weaves wizardry, but magic has deserted Ball
• Oilers dig deep for stirring OT triumph

1840: Why the 19th-century opium wars between imperial China and Britain are still relevant in modern China

In his speech at the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October, President Xi Jinping said ancient China was a great nation.

Melting pot of cultures

Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, is where you can enjoy the integration of cultures, unique architecture and retrace the steps of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Russian Communist Party, leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.

• A cruise is a good way to experience the culture of Tartarstan

Chinese musicians bring music to philadelphia communities

In the eyes of Li Zhixiang, delegation head of China's National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra (NCPAO), the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of NCPAO's most famed strategic partners, carries special weight to him and his team.

• Building a music bridge between China, US

Protecting the antelopes

It was a summer evening in the late 1990s.

• Chinese comedy film Never Say Die wins box office success

The web we weave

A large space in a three-story redbrick building, located in southeast Berlin near the river Spree, is home to nearly 100 spiders.

• Former teen model proves she's all grown up

Online progress

Twenty-nine-year-old Huang Bin from Baishenmiao town, Shucheng county in Anhui province suffers from cerebral palsy. So, he started to run a small shop in his village after he finished junior high.

Lose losers despite trump break

Denis Waitley, a motivational speaker, said, "Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future."

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