Demonstrators take part in a protest against the US bombings in Syria outside the White House grounds on Saturday in Washington. Similar protests took place across North America and in major European cities.Mandel Ngan / Afp
China's plans to further open its economy, including the latest measure to build Hainan island into an international free-trade zone, reaffirmed the country's commitment to market liberalization and its role as a key driver of global growth, experts said.
China will improve services to attract foreign talent to study and work in the country, Vice-Minister of Science and Technology Zhang Jianguo said on Saturday.
Senior foreign officials, scholars and media workers have hailed the vision outlined by President Xi Jinping - building a community of shared future for mankind - calling it a viable solution to the rising challenges that plague growth and development across the globe.
The military strikes the United States and its allies launched against government targets in Syria set a very bad example, circumventing the United Nations and making such military actions an option the world's superpower can use any time it wants against any country it doesn't like.
GAZA - Palestinian journalists have recently realized that they have become a target of Israeli soldiers while they were covering the mass protests on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
PYONGYANG - The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-un, pledged to jointly write a new chapter in the friendship with China during a meeting with a senior Chinese official in Pyongyang.
China's 120 trillion yuan ($19 trillion) asset management segment, which comprises trust funds, insurance, securities, public and private funds, and commercial banks' wealth management products or WMPs, is on the cusp of a new era of tighter regulation and balanced growth free of systemic risks.
British airlines and retailers are finding Chinese business partners to make the most of increasing number of Chinese tourists visiting the United Kingdom.
As he slowly lifts two valuable violins from their cases, a 1734 violin made by Giuseppe Guarneri and a 1699 violin made by Antonio Stradivari, both famous Italian violin makers, Chinese violinist Lyu Siqing tries to avoid touching the glossily varnished wood on the bodies of the musical instruments.
OAKLAND, California - The Golden State Warriors had something to prove all right, and they plan to stay on top in these playoffs despite a disappointing finish to the regular season.
China's plans to reduce tariffs on imported vehicles could actually benefit Chinese customers and carmakers in the long run, according to industry experts.