US Vice-President Joe Biden will visit China later this month to strengthen ties with Beijing.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will urge Asia to embrace "open, free, transparent and fair" global trade rules in a speech on Monday overshadowed by fears of a catastrophic US debt default.
China on Friday rejected a Japanese judicial panel's decision to indict a Chinese captain involved in a collision with two Japanese patrol boats in the East China Sea last September.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton here Friday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum.
China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) hailed the cooperation between their parliaments, vowing to push forward the inter-parliamentary relations to a higher level.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said here Thursday that China hopes to make joint effort with Vietnam to advance the bilateral relations on the right track.
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday held a phone conversation with his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma, in which the two leaders exchanged views on bilateral ties and issues of common concern.
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan will travel to Singapore next Tuesday for a series of meetings, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
China will support Japanese products entry into the Chinese market on the basis that they are safe, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said Monday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrived in Beijing Sunday night for his first official visit to China as a guest of his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao.
China and Iran on Saturday signed several agreements on infrastructure and trade cooperation, a fact further testifying to the already strong political and economic ties between the two countries.
Regulation for the media sector is vital to ensure that the press fulfills its potential to act on behalf of citizens, rather than simply to make profit for shareholders. The PCC (Press Complaints Commission) has proved itself to be largely ineffective and it is now vital that a stronger body is set up.