MANILA - Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are China's primary partners in promoting the Belt and Road Initiative, said Xu Bu, the Chinese ambassador to ASEAN, ahead of the organization's meetings, which are currently underway in the Philippines.
More new international air routes linking China with economies involved in the Belt and Road Initiative will be opened in the winter and spring aviation season, an official at the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Monday.
China and Vietnam signed documents to boost cooperation in such areas as the economy, investment, finance and cultural exchanges on Sunday during President Xi Jinping's state visit to the neighboring country.
President Xi Jinping once again highlighted the importance of open economies and inclusive development for a new round of global prosperity on Saturday, the second day of his attendance at APEC events.
Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday that China is ready to work with the Philippines to continue to properly handle maritime issues through friendly bilateral consultation. This can be done by giving full play to mechanisms such as the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea.
Bargain hunters splurged by spending a record 168.2 billion yuan ($25.3 billion) during this year's Singles Day on Saturday, the world's largest daylong discount gala, as e-commerce giant Alibaba Group took the online shopping spree to brick-and-mortar stores and beyond the nation's borders, banking on China's technological prowess.
President Xi Jinping sent a strong message of pursuing open global economies, supporting free trade and building a multilateral trade system in a highly anticipated speech delivered at the APEC CEO Summit in Vietnam on Friday.
The cooperation between China and Russia on global affairs has demonstrated major country responsibility and set an example for the new type of international relations based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation, President Xi Jinping said on Friday.
Pandas and the Great Wall were two national treasures taken in by US first lady Melania Trump during her tour of Beijing on Friday, as her husband, US President Donald Trump, wrapped up a state visit to China and headed to Vietnam.
President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump struck an upbeat, cooperative tone on Thursday on many key bilateral and regional issues, including the Korean Peninsula and trade.
President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump witnessed the signing of 15 commercial documents worth of $253.5 billion on Thursday, which was seen as a strong signal of increased trade between the world's two largest economies.
China's consumer inflation rate rose by a higher-than-expected 1.9 percent in October from a year earlier, compared with 1.6 percent in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.
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