Djokovic wins record third China Open title

Djokovic wins record third China Open title BEIJING, Oct.7 (Xinhua) -- World No.2 Novak Djokovic from Serbia captured a record third China Open title after edging past always-dangerous and talented Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final on Sunday.

China says grain security top priority

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Ensuring grain security and the supply of major farm products will always be a top priority in China's development of modern agriculture, Chinese authorities said on Thursday in its first policy document for 2013. China s

China's Three Gorges hits full capacity

YICHANG, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Three Gorges Dam on Sunday reached its designed highest mark, the second time for the world's largest water control and hydropower project to run at full capacity. The water level hit 175 meters at 5 p.m. after st

China, Russia issue joint communique on ties

MOSCOW, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- China and Russia on Thursday issued a joint communique on wide-ranging cooperation and coordination between the two countries. The document was released after the 17th regular meeting of the two countries' heads of governme

China's Ding to face Day at snooker worlds first round

LONDON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China's top snooker player Ding Junhui will take on Ryan Day in the opening round of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield next week. Ding, who entered the semifinals last year but was knocko

Web China: Behind war of words about Games

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing London Olympics has become a huge topic in China as many express their excitement, anger and grievances through the country's fledgling social media. Behind the war of words is a collision of values among peopl

Berdych, Radwanska into China Open finals

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Czech third seed Tomas Berdych muscled out top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France here on Saturday to reach the final of the 2.1-million-U.S.-dollar China Open ATP tournament, while Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska saw off Ital

Canada's trade with China triples in decade

OTTAWA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Canada's international merchandise trade with China has more than tripled in the past decade, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday. Canada's imports from China amounted to 48.2 billion Canadian doll

China in Pacific for common development: Chinese vice FM

China in Pacific for common development: Chinese vice FM RAROTONGA, Cook Islands, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai firmly rejected suggestions Thursday that China's assistance to developing Pacific countries was aimed at

China's premier says 7.5 pct GDP target not low

BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday that the 7.5 percent GDP growth target for 2012 is a result of the government's proactive macro-control and can not be viewed as low. China's GDP has reached 47 trillion yuan (7.46 trill

China's Li Na reaches French Open last 16

PARIS, May 28 (Xinhua) -- China's Li Na breezed past Romania's Sorana Cirstea.6-2, 6-2 to sail into the fourth round of the French Open for the second time on Saturday. The 6th-seeded Li, who became the first Chinese player to make a Grand Slam final

Tourism boost for Russia and China

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Kremlin in Moscow has witnessed the launch of Tourism Year of China 2013, which will look to help boost the travel industry for both China and Russia. Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart

Yatai lost to Shide 0-1 in China Super League

CHANGCHUN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Changchun Yatai was defeated by Dalian shide 0-1 in the 13th round of China Super League on Monday. The match started in a sultry weather. Although Yatai dominated the first half, its players wasted lots of opportunities

China subsidy mechanism drives rural projects construction

BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- China's central and local governments had invested 105 billion yuan (16.6 billion U.S. dollars) in its award and subsidy mechanism for village-level public projects by 2011, and around 985,000 public projects were built in

China and Russia seek to expand tourism ties

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- China hopes to strengthen tourism cooperation with Russia to bring the total number of mutual tourists to 5 million by 2015, Vice Premier Wang Qishan said while meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladislav Surkov on Fr

New agreement to simplify customs procedures in NE China

FUYUAN, Heilongjiang, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Provincial government officials on Friday inked an agreement in Heilongjiang province to simplify customs and quarantine procedures in the northeast China region. The agreement, signed by officials from the p

China has confidence on EU market, says central bank

China has confidence on EU market, says central bank TOKYO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- China is willing to offer the eurozone support on getting through the difficulties, said Yi Gang, the vice governor of the People's Bank of China on the annual meetings o

China proposes strengthening Internet guidelines

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China's manufacturing PMI drops in Feb

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell for a second month to 50.1 percent in February from 50.4 percent in January, according to data released Friday. The China Federation of Logistics

Scores killed in China protests

Scores killed in China protests Violence in China's restive （不安的，不稳定的） western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 people injured, state media say. Several hundred people have also been arrested after the