Gambia visit points to 'correct' path

China and Gambia signed seven documents to enhance cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, finance and culture on Thursday during Gambian President Adama Barrow's state visit.

Driver 'intentionally' rammed into Melbourne holiday crowd

SYDNEY - Two men were arrested in Australia after the SUV in which they were traveling rammed into pedestrians on a busy central Melbourne street on Thursday, leaving 19 people injured in what police suspect was a "deliberate act" but one they did not believe was terror related.

Capital's air quality sharply improved

Beijing residents, used to seeing smoggy winter days, have enjoyed what have been called amazing days free of pollution, for 80 percent of the time in November. The blue sky has continued, data from the top environment authority showed on Thursday.

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Former radio host compares poor province from 22 years ago with how it is now

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Discovering the meaning of winter solstice

This Day, That Year

Item from Dec 22, 1991, in China Daily: Qinshan, China's first nuclear power station, came on stream on Sunday, marking a giant step to ease the energy famine in the country's eastern industrial centers.

US report called 'poisonous' to ties

The Defense Ministry has strongly slammed the recent security report released by US President Donald Trump, saying it has exaggerated and disregarded facts about China's efforts to modernize its national defense.

Statement described as short of looking 'truly like strategy'

A trade war between the world's two largest economies would only hurt both sides, Beijing's top envoy to Washington said on Wednesday as he described US President Donald Trump's new national security strategy as falling short of looking "truly like a strategy" .

Navy conducts combat exercise in western Pacific

The Chinese Navy recently conducted a combat exercise in the western Pacific Ocean involving its aircraft and ships, the Navy said in a news release on Thursday afternoon.

Expert tapped for top Asia post

The White House's nomination of Susan Thornton as top US diplomat for East Asia will act as a positive signal in China-US relations, which face a variety of uncertainties, experts say.