China's parliament convenes as new leadership expected

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliamentary body, opened its first annual session Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. NPC deputies will elect new president and vice president,

China, Germany to promote military ties

BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese army on Wednesday pledged to continue boosting military ties with Germany. Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and a member of the Central Military Commission, made t

China, Colombia vow to boost cooperation

BOGOTA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- China and Colombia on Monday vowed to improve bilateral cooperation and strengthen coordination in global issues. Both China and Colombia are developing countries. We would like to work together with Colombia and treat ou

Armenia, China agree to further promote cooperation

A: Nice pen。 B: I got it over there. It's a steal。 假如在一部电视剧中听到这样两句对话，你会怎样理解呢？It's a steal是不是指笔是偷来的？B是贼吗？ 非也，非也。 A说nice pen是因为看到B有一支漂亮的

英闻天下——99 Expert Interprets China's 2012 Foreign Trade Growth

China's foreign trade growth slowed to 6.2 percent in 2012, which missed the government's 10-percent annual target. It was also a sharp decrease from the 22.5-percent rise registered in 2011. In the meantime, exports rose 7.9 percent in 2012 from the

Environment Report Reveals Serious Pollution in China

China's State of the Environment Report for 2012 suggests that the overall quality of China's environment is balanced and stable. The condition of underground water remains to be a big concern. Li Dong has the details. Released annually by China's Mi

China, Saudi Arabia vow to enhance bilateral relations

RIYADH, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Saudi Arabia's King and Prime Minister Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz agreed on Sunday to make concerted efforts to enhance bilateral relations under a strategic framework. In their meeting

China reiterates position on relations with Japan

BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Foreign Ministry on Friday reiterated its position on current China-Japan relations, urging the Japanese side to make tangible efforts to properly address relevant issues in order to improve bilateral ties. Spokesm

China faces serious trade disputes: vice minister

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China remained a major victim of trade protectionism（保护主义） during the past year, witnessing 64 trade disputes in this period, covering some 7 billion U.S. dollars in value, China's Vice Commerce Minister, Zhon

China, U.S. unveil report on trade data discrepancy

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The commerce authorities of China and the United States on Friday unveiled a report on a statistical discrepancy in merchandise trade, saying the discrepancy's share in bilateral trade is dropping. The report was based on

China to improve transparency of Red Cross Society

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, has pledged to encourage the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) to boost its transparency in a guideline issued Tuesday. The RCSC and its branches should, as required, disclose inform

Obama Names Locke as New China Ambassador

VOA News March 09, 2011 - U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated（提名,任命） Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as the new ambassador to China. In remarks at the White House Wednesday, Obama said Locke is the right person to continue America's e

Apple iPhone 4S to arrive in China's HK

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Apple announced on Tuesday that its latest iPhone 4S smartphone will be available in China's Hong Kong, South Korea and 13 additional countries next Friday. Customers will be able to pre-order iPhone 4S beginning thi

China honors private business elite

China honors private business elite

Heavy rains to hit south China

BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains will sweep south China in the next four days, with rainstorms expected in some southwestern regions, weather authorities said Sunday. Moderate to heavy rains will hit most of southwest China and southeastern pa

Youth represents hope of China-Africa cooperation

BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhuanet) -- As the dynamics of the China-Africa friendship, Chinese and African youth should strengthen exchanges and learn from each other to promote common development, delegates to the second China-Africa Young Leaders Forum ag

China announces nuclear fuel breakthrough

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough(重大突破) in spent fuel reprocessing technology that could potentially（潜在的） solve China's uranium supply problem, Chinese television reported on Monday. The tech

Poisoned German sailor rescued off E China

Poisoned German sailor rescued off E China JINAN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- A German sailor poisoned by toxic gas was saved off east China's Shandong Province and airlifted to hospital on Wednesday. Kevin Reissenweber, a 30-year-old sailor was poisoned by

Fashion factories move out of China as costs surge

BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Some global fashion brands' latest move to shift their manufacturing bases from China to Southeast Asia and developing countries close to Italy is a natural result of the changing landscape in the sector, experts said Mo

China's Internet users go mobile

BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- China is going mobile as mobile phones have overtaken desktop computers as the primary source of Internet access in the country, a report showed Thursday. Some 388 million Chinese were connected to the Internet through mo