The country hopes to sign a deal over a free trade agreement with Australia at an early date, Vice-Premier Wang Yang said on Friday.
For modern dance lovers, the Nederlands Dans Theater is synonymous with the best contemporary dance in the world.
"If Mozart was still alive, he would be proud of us," said Filip Jalar, first violinist for the Mozart Group string quartet, which will perform in Beijing on Sunday.
Coming to Afghan television this week will be the story of Kabir, a 12-year-old boy who returns home only to fall in with the Taliban and see his life unravel as he learns violence doesn't pay and democracy is the way forward.
In the German city of Dresden, trumpet player Ludwig Guettler takes pride in the soaring spires of the Baroque Frauenkirche church, rebuilt from the ruins of World War II, and sees them as a symbol of his city's vibrant economic and cultural life.
In a country terrorized by gangsters, it is left to the dead to break the silence on sexual violence.
New Zealand government scientists said on Thursday that an international treaty to stop the use of ozone-depleting gases was still working despite a study showing new damage to the ozone layer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is ready to consider lifting martial law in some parts of the country to help boost a struggling tourism sector and economy, a deputy prime minister said on Thursday.
A surveillance balloon floated and helicopters flew overhead on Wednesday in East Jerusalem, while police vehicles were deployed at main intersections and more police were patrolling the streets. Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem looked like a war zone.
Israel's foreign minister berated right-wing politicians on Thursday for exploiting tensions in Jerusalem, underscoring concerns that an increasingly violent dispute over a major holy site may be spinning out of control.
Russia said on Wednesday it has decided not to engage in preparations for a nuclear summit in Washington, arguing that it serves little purpose and gives too much weight to the United States.
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